How to make Compost

There are several ways in which compost heaps can be made and various theories exist as to the way in which they should be treated. There are two important points that are essential for successful compost making and these are […]

Orphan Pages

Tomato Growing Guide Page 1 Expert Help – Heirloom Tomato How to Select the Correct Size of Exhaust Fan Tips on Using Fluorescent Lights How to Select the Correct Size of Exhaust Fan Canning Tomatoes – Heirloom Tomato Seed Starting […]

Pumpkin Hybrid Varieties

Pumpkin Hybrid Varieties Information only The maturity days are specifically targeted for North-Eastern USA. Please Contact Howard Dill to purchase commercial quantities.

How to grow Astilbe

Many of the older species had colourless flowers which may be the origin of the name, from the Greek a, no, stilbe, rightness (Saxifragaceae). A small genus of herbaceous perennials with feathery plumes composed of myriads of minute flowers in […]

Bog Gardening

A POND is not an essential feature of the bog garden, although its presence is to be desired when you can use the overflow to feed a marsh. It is essential, that the soil of the marsh garden be kept in […]

The Pacific Northwest Xeriscape Garden

Provided is the list of plants to support a drought tolerant environment. These plants were planted in the spring and required frequent watering until I felt the roots were well established. After all my hard work, the first winter provided […]

The Pacific Northwest Rock Garden

This is a south facing view of my garden where the rock garden resides. The soil was to hard to have Alpines or Rock garden plants to thrive so I had to raise the soil. The neighbor had a few […]

Pacific Northwest Perennial Garden

A perennial border is somewhat of a heavy maintenance project. When I started this project, the soil condition was very poor. It consisted of heavy clays and traditional tractor squish em hardpan. Even today when it rains cats and dogs […]