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| Top Tips for the Do-It-Yourself Landscaper http://gardening.about.com/b/a/187582.htm So, you've finished the planting and pruning for this season and you're looking for a new garden project? How about a water feature, a fence to back-up your border or a an arbor to support that trumpet vine you've been... |
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| Growing Bamboo: Fear and Longing http://gardening.about.com/b/a/187323.htm Bamboo. We see it in all the garden design magainzes. Bamboo looks so elegant and graceful, how harmful can it be? Can bamboo be safetly grown in home gardens? Yes and no. Bamboo is one of the most useful plants... |
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| A Touch of the Tropics for Any Flower Garden http://gardening.about.com/b/a/186630.htm A Tropical paradise doesn't have to be the domain of only those fortunate enough to live in gardening Zones 9 and higher. Gardeners in more temperate zones can enjoy the feel of the tropics, complete with the hot, vibrant foliage... |
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| Quote of the Month - July 2005 http://gardening.about.com/b/a/186695.htm "You need patience to be a good gardener. If you don't have patience, and you stick with gardening, it will teach you patience." Bill Turull Jr. as quoted in the current edition of People, Places and Plants magazine, N.E. /... |
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| A Good Book for the Start of Sitting Season. (And I'm not hyping Harry.) http://gardening.about.com/b/a/185805.htm We're moving into the dog days of summer, or as I like to refer to them - The Sitting Season. When it's too hot for even the weeds to grow, it's time to sit back with a good book. While... |
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| A Long Producing Vegetable Garden.Extend Your Vegetable Growing Season. http://gardening.about.com/b/a/185799.htm You worked long and hard this spring to get your vegetable garden growing. Now it's paying you back with the fruits of your labor. Don't be content to sit back and let nature take its course. You can keep your... |
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| There's No Substitute for a Wheelbarrow or Garden Cart http://gardening.about.com/b/a/184907.htm When you have to haul compost, tools, cement ornaments or flats of plants, nothing is as handy as a wheelbarrow or garden cart. They are indispensable garden tools. While wheelbarrows and garden carts perform basically the same functions, they each... |
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| Is it Too Hot To Transplant? http://gardening.about.com/b/a/185154.htm The short answer is yes. Summer is never the best time to move plants or trees. Unfortunately, there are times when you must move it or lose it. In those instances, there is a bit of magic that will allow... |
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| Tips for Growing Green Lawns.The Dirt on Grass. http://gardening.about.com/b/a/183799.htm Like a lot of gardeners, I don't really consider lawn care gardening. Lawns are there so that guys can ride around on tractors with cup holders, right? OK maybe mowing isn't my cup of tea, but I do know that... |
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| Growing Ornamental Grasses in Containers http://gardening.about.com/b/a/183797.htm It's hard to find a garden these days without an ornamental grass in it. Ornamental grasses are easy growing, low maintenance garden performers. Growing ornamental grasses in containers is a great way to feature grasses without the worry of them... |
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| A Quick, Fun Gardening Project with KidsGrowing Personalized Fruits http://gardening.about.com/b/a/183772.htm Gardening with kids takes patience. You may have it, but the kids probably won't. Here's a fun and quick garden project for kids that may even have them asking for more apples and peaches! Grow their own names on the... |
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| Featured Pest: Rose Chafers and Japanese Beetles http://gardening.about.com/b/a/183275.htm We had such fun responding to favorite wildflowers and weeds, I thought I'd try a serious subject. I really hate to say 'Featured Pest'. Chafers (or shafers) and Japanese Beetles do so much damage to so many different plants, the... |
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| Are Moles Turning Your Lawn into an Obstacle Course? http://gardening.about.com/b/a/181655.htm Do your neighbors seem to be stomping round on their lawns, walking in a line and then suddenly circling back? This is the common suburban ritual known as 'The Mole Dance". Moles can turn your beautiful lawn into a... |
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| First Peek at the New Annual Flowering Plants http://gardening.about.com/b/a/188831.htm Remember when your choice at the nursery was between petunias, geraniums and marigolds? Our yards may have all looked the same, but the choice of annual plants for color was pretty easy back then. Now there are diascia, bacopa,... |
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| Chickory: Weed, Wildflower, Herb? http://gardening.about.com/b/a/183271.htm Two interesting posts popped up on the About Gardening Forum last week. One asked what wildflowers were blooming in your neighborhood and another asked what your favorite weed was. I responded to the first post with chickory, a brilliant blue... |
