A background is a must. Use a hedge, shrub border, a trellis, a fence, or a wall. Perennials prefer full sun and well-drained soil. Choose plants that will give continuous bloom. A good arran...
Summer Water Pond care and Algae
Summer care and Algae
By the Pond Lady
Summer is here and everything in your pond is in full rhythm, flowers are blooming, and your fish are active. Algae is growing, and you...
PERENNIALS FOR BORDERS OF PONDS AND STREAMS
PERENNIALS FOR BORDERS OF PONDS AND STREAMS (Well-drained soil)
SUNNY LOCATIONS
Brunnera macrophylla [Anchusa myosotidiflora] (Siberian Bugloss) Chrysanthemum uliginosum (Giant Dais...
Perennial Gardening
The new gardener is coming to rely on perennial flowering plants to a greater extent every year. This is natural, for these plants to possess qualities, which enable them to fill satisfactorily a...
Growing Vegetables in Containers
Growing in Containers
Everyone seems to think growing in containers is easier than growing in the ground but it can be even more difficult. In climates with lots of hot summer heat, even large po...
GROWING VEGETABLES
There are several forms of vegetables which, while the culture is not specially dissimilar, may yet, for convenience, be divided into five classes: those the edible part of which is produced bene...
Growing and planting Marigolds: African and French Marigolds
Useful and Easily Grown Flowers for Garden and Greenhouse
Tagetes (Tage’tes) are annuals of great decorative value during the summer and autumn months. They are natives of Mexico and So...
How to Grow Good Tomatoes in the Garden and Greenhouse
The Tomato is highly esteemed as a delicious food when cooked or eaten raw and as a source of juice. It is known to be a source of health protective vitamins and because of the ease with which ...
The Healing Power of Gardening: Unlocking Mental and Physical Health Rewards
Gardening is not just a hobby for those with a green thumb. It offers numerous mental and physical health benefits that can transform your life. From increased hand strength to reducing stress, ...
Growing Sweet Peas
Sweet PeasA most popular annual, the sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is not difficult to grow, though the richer the soil the better the results. Given good cultivation it will produce stems 2 ft....