Garden tractors are primarily used for mowing lawns. They are a must when your gardens produce agricultural goods. It helps you with agricultural work like loading and unloading the agricultural inputs. In case of small gardens, garden tractors are not that useful. Instead, small lawn tractors can be used for the same function. Gardens with an area of around 2 […]
Organic in the Garden – Starting a New Vegetable Garden From Scratch
When I first buy or move into a new home, one of the first things I work out is planning the Vegetable garden will go. This may be one specific area set-aside for your vegetable garden or several spots scattered around the yard. It’s a good idea to plan ahead by a few months before beginning to plant your new […]
Wild and Free: Bees in Your Back Garden
If you grow top fruit, beans, almonds, coppiced hazel or willow, flowering crops of any kind, or just have plenty of wild flowers in your garden, you will already have bees as visitors, so keeping a hive or two of honeybees would seem like a great idea. However, while my own main interest is in honeybees, my first piece of […]
Black Flowers For Your Garden – 11 Almost Black Flowers
Black rose and black tulip has always been the dream of gardeners. We haven’t reached that dream yet, but we are getting closer. Flowers we call black, are actually very, very dark red or purple flowers, so dark they appear black to us. If you are like me, and want some black flowers in your garden, here are some suggestions: […]
Garden Decor Ideas That You Cannot Get Enough Of
With most of us living in concrete jungles, having a garden in your home can be considered nothing short of lucky! From a small flowerbed to a large lush green space, there is a lot you can do with your garden that helps put your own personal stamp on it. From installing garden ornaments to adding outdoor lighting, you are […]
Get Out on That Garden Bench
A garden is a place that should be enjoyed by the whole family, it should be a place that has a lot of laughter, fun and when you want to relaxation. A garden should allow you privacy to do what you want and in the summer months encourage you to enjoy the fresh air. A garden can be spruced up […]
Solar Power Garden Lights – Enjoy Your Garden at Night
Solar power garden lights will transform your garden into a stunning outdoor space that you can enjoy at night as well as during the day. Solar power lights are easy to install since they have no wires. You can create unique walkways, small meditative areas, or use them to highlight a feature in the garden like a trellis or fountain. […]
The Symbolism of Favorite Garden Flowers
Some of the most common garden flowers have fascinating histories and symbolic meanings. Flowers have been associated with symbolism for thousands of years. Flowers are a significant part of our lives from birth to death. Many popular garden flowers including foxglove, lupines, poppies, sunflowers, sweet peas, tulips and zinnias are associated with a treasure trove of stories and mythologies. Foxglove […]
Do You Have a Resentment Garden?
My sisters and I got talking at a recent family reunion about how differently we each deal with conflict. We recalled our teen years when one or two of us would easily blow up at my mom or dad when something didn’t go their way (I’m not naming names!). This kind of reaction, which we all remembered, was unbelievable to […]
Lou’s Beer Garden, Where the Beer Grows
If the definition of a Horticulturist is one who works in the disciplines of plant propagation, cultivation, crop production and plant breeding then a “hops-culturist” would be a beer-breeder a Beer-Master of his domain. This is exactly who and what Lou Ramirez is; Miami Beaches’ very own beer-master extraordinaire. Chef and beer lover Luis Ramirez is the person behind this […]