Roses are one of the most beautiful flowers in the garden. They can also be one of the most difficult to grow. Caring for roses may take some time, but the rewards are worth it. There are many, many different types of Roses. Tea, Grandiflora, Floribunda, Old English, Ramblers, Climbers, Miniature, etc. Many of the [...]

Maintaining a nice green yard can be a chore. Cutting, fertilizing, weed, insect and disease control, where does it end?
Maintaining your yard can be simple… Go Organic!
The use of organic products on the lawn takes all the guess work out. By using natural products that come from the earth, you don’t need a chemistry degree. [...]

Creating a habitat for birds can be a fun and rewarding hobby. To attract and keep birds coming to the new environment you’ve created, there are a few simple things you need to do.
Hang a variety of birdhouses for different types of birds. Many birds will come back year after year to roost in the [...]

Grass Cutting in many parts of the nation has become a huge business. With our hectic, over scheduled lives most of us choose to let someone else do the chore of cutting our grass.
The Landscaping industry in general is a wonderful business. They create beautiful landscapes, install tress, shrubs, plants and flowers. This enhances our [...]

Perennials are one of my favorite types of plants to have in the garden.
Perennials are flowering plants that go dormant in the winter and return each spring. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of different types of perennials. Perennials have as many different blooming seasons, colors, textures and sizes as there are types. This is [...]

Interested in growing organic? For many, it’s the only way to grow.
When starting an organic vegetable garden you must start from the ground up. Compost is the key to a lush, bountiful organic garden. If you don’t already have your own compost, check with your local municipality. Most give away leaf compost for free. Some [...]

Tools, all gardeners need them, but which tools to buy? What tools will I really use? A good quality tool will get much more use and will last much longer, than a tool you bought just because it was on sale.
The following is a list of Garden Tools all gardeners should have in their shed:
Wheelbarrow- [...]

Gardening is America’s number one hobby. We all know too well of the aches and pains that can come from our favorite past time! Here are a few tips that can help minimize the stress on your body and keep you healthy.
Protect those Joints:
Use tools with padded handles and easy spring-loaded handles to minimize stiffness [...]

Home composting is one of the best ways to cut down on waste going into our overtaxed landfills.
Food waste, leaves, and grass clippings contributes a huge 24% of solid waste in our landfills. As these materials break down in a landfill situation, they produce Methane Gas, an explosive GreenHouse Gas. This can leach through the [...]

This is a timeless struggle between the Gardener and Nature’s creatures.
Rabbits, Deer, Chipmunks, Squirrels, Gophers, Moles, Voles and Ground Hogs are probably our biggest challenge in the vegetable and flower garden world. Following are a few easy tips on how to get rid of these pests:
There are all natural repellents such as ShakeAway, Liquid Fence, [...]