Hand Feeding your Koi
One of the most rewarding and entertaining things about having a Koi pond is when your fish finally start eating out of your hand. There is no better way to learn each fishes' personality and temprament than to have them nuzzle your fingers when they are hungry.The key to training... Read More
Laying Out Your Landscape Part Two
Part Two in a SeriesOnce you have your landscape design on paper, now it's time to transfer it to the actual location where you will be planting your plants. You will need a couple of tools in order to accomplish this. First it's handy to have a long tape measure.... Read More
Summer Pond Tips
Low Oxygen levels Kill FishUse an oxygen tester and air stones to keep your available oxygen level to at least 7.0 parts per million of dissolved oxygen in 90 degree F. water. Koi and goldfish start showing signs of stress at oxygen levels of 4.0 ppm and will start dying... Read More
Gardenscape On A Shoestring
Many of us flip through garden magazines, all the while thinking that it takes years, a professional, or tons of money to landscape the gardens featured in the glossy pictures. This isn't necessarily true. You can design a breathtaking garden and be the envy of the neighborhood by following some... Read More
Safety On Lawn Tractors
Every gardener riding a lawn tractor should be concerned about safety. But, most homeowners don't take much time thinking on how risky can be driving lawn tractors. It is obvious the indestructible feelings that you feel when driving a large lawn tractor. You are there, sitting on top of a... Read More
Beauty With Indigenous Species
A garden a serves a man's every day need for s refreshing and pleasent experience.We have to appreciate that the garden serves as a home not only to the trees and plants that appear, but is a home to lots of small and big creatures of animal kingdom. Thus a... Read More
With Outdoor Lighting You Can Enjoy Your Garden Into The Evening Hours
It is a beautiful evening and you are relaxing on your patio, enjoying the cool summer air. The flowers are blooming, the lawn is green and lush, everything is perfect, if only you could see! We spend so much time and money on our backyards, decks and patios, and then... Read More
You Take The Vacation - Not Your Garden
If you are planning to go on vacation, there are some important tasks that you really must undertake to ensure that your garden continues to maintain that well cared for condition which you constantly strive for.After all, because you have spent so much of your time during the rest of... Read More
Add Value to Your Home - Landscaping
Just recently my friend had his house appraised between $800,000 and $815,000 by two different independent house valuators. He spent two days hard work in the garden placing new grass on mats, bringing in new plants, putting creepers on the wall, and adding a water feature. He sold his house... Read More
Planting Roses In Your Garden
Roses are an old standby for any garden and one of the worlds favorite flowers. There are over 5,000 varieties of roses in the United States and they can be used to enhance your garden in many ways - as creepers, shrubs, vines, climbers, hedges or just as beds of... Read More
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Nontoxic Pest Control for Your Home and Garden
Pesticides are toxic and, while often effective against pests, can... Read More
Teak Furniture - How to Care for it Properly
Many finer homes and businesses feature beautiful indoor and outdoor... Read More
Gardening is Good Therapy
Many of us garden just for the sheer joy of... Read More
Why You Should Always Have Garden Furniture
You've put a lot of work into your garden, from... Read More
Teak Patio Table - Why You Need One
Do you love to cook outdoors but end up having... Read More
Online Garden Seed Exchanges
If you've been gardening for any length of time you... Read More
The Tools of Rose Gardening
Like any job you tackle, it's always easier if you... Read More
Hand Feeding your Koi
One of the most rewarding and entertaining things about having... Read More
Wildlife in Winter Ponds
This may seem contradictory, but you want to leave a... Read More
Safety On Lawn Tractors
Every gardener riding a lawn tractor should be concerned about... Read More
Early Spring Garden Guide: What To Do In The Yard And Garden Now
Can't wait to get back to the garden? Use this... Read More
The Indoor Garden: Plants that Clean the Air
There are many reasons for creating an indoor garden ?... Read More
Mole Traps: Can You Use Them?
Mole control is one of the most complicated problems that... Read More
The Care of Cattleya Orchids
Cattleya Care: a bit more in-depth.This month we are going... Read More
Gardening and Flowers
Gardening is one of life's pleasures whether you grow flowers,... Read More
Commercial and Residential Flagpoles
The world's tallest unsupported flagpole is located in Amman, Jordan.... Read More
The Zoo-Doo Man - Or How to Make the Best Compost in the World!
Is your garden soil great? Does it produce an abundant... Read More
What is the Right Plant and Where Do I Put It?
Know if your plants are disease-susceptible. Your choice of plants... Read More
Planning a Water Garden...
A water garden is the area of your landscape that... Read More
Laying Out Your New Landscape
When planning your new landscape, the first place to start... Read More
The Many Types of Palm Trees
There are thousands of species of Palm Trees. They are... Read More
Bare Root Roses
Bare Root Roses, what to look for when buyingThe first... Read More
Potting Benches: Beautiful and Practical
Do you love spending time outdoors in your garden creating... Read More
Dream Yard
Do you ever dream about what your yard could look... Read More
Orchids Are One Of Natures Most Beautiful Flowers
Orchids are beautiful flowers. The interesting thing about orchids is... Read More
Pond Construction
The location of your pond should be decided. You've picked... Read More
Planning Permission Tips UK - Landscaping Schemes - Do They Add Value-Is It The Chicken Or The Egg?
Have you noticed how everything looks great at the moment... Read More
Bottle Gardening or Terrarium - Design and Maintenance
Women take pride in home decoration and gardening and want... Read More
Fleur De Lotus: Purity in a Sullied World
Rising from a muddy pond, a lotus flower blossoms. Such... Read More
Tractors and Their History
I recently bought a small tractor for my garden, which... Read More
The Heralded Teak Furniture Manufacturer: Kingsley-Bate
With an average lifespan of 75 years, teak wood has... Read More
Fun, Funky Garden Plants
I have a love for funky, fun and unique garden... Read More
Grow Herbs in your Garden for Pleasure and Profit
Herbs can add a touch of magic to your garden... Read More
Kirengeshoma palmata
Kirengeshoma palmata Sometimes known as yellow waxbells, Kirengeshoma palmata... Read More
Moss on Lawns
Just about right now, we start to see moss on... Read More
How to Grow Sweet Corn
Purchased corn, whether on the cob or in a can... Read More
Sleeping Beauties: Porches For Dreaming
There's something magical about sleeping outside, drinking in the night... Read More
Three Stumbling Blocks to Growing Grapes in the Backyard
Are you one of those home gardeners that don't know... Read More
Parsley: A Cooks Best Friend
A cook's best friend, Petroselinum crispum, commonly known as curly... Read More
A Garden Pond in Your Landscape - Want Water in Your Yard?
A Garden Pond in your Landscape - Want Water in... Read More
The String Algae Blues
Now that Spring is upon us and things are coming... Read More
How To Prevent Damping Off
Damping off is the single term used to describe underground,... Read More
About Hummingbirds and How to Attract Them to Your Garden
Visualize watching a bright green hummingbird in your garden moving... Read More
Guide to Basic Lawn Mower Maintenance
Trying to start your lawn mower after a long winter... Read More
Winterizing Your Pond
For many parts of the country, it's getting to be... Read More
Liner Ponds versus Folding Preformed Ponds
IntroductionSo you've decided to build your very own backyard water... Read More
What is Compost Tea?
Organic gardeners all know compost is fantastic stuff. But now,... Read More
How to Grow Snow Peas
Snow peas may have been named because in bright sunlight... Read More
Park Benches - Making the Right Choice
When most people hear the words, "park bench", they envision... Read More
Daphnes for Scent and Colour
Anyone with even a passing knowledge of plants knows that... Read More
You Cant Beat Perennials For Glorious Color All Season Long
When you start gardening with perennials, it's easy to think... Read More
Garden Hot Tubs
Imagine starting your morning with a saunter out the back... Read More
How to Buy a Porch Swing
The Porch Swing is enjoying a surge in popularity thanks... Read More
Set Out a Feast for Your Feathered Friends
February is "Feed the Birds" month in much of North... Read More
Choosing Garden Furniture
No matter how pleasant a garden is, it is not... Read More
Orchids Plus More Newsletter - December, 2004
Newsletter Name Change?After several of you made suggestions to me... Read More
How to Install a Liner Pond
Liner ponds are ideal for the experienced water gardener because... Read More
Planting Roses
The art of planting roses doesn't have to be a... Read More
How To Prune Your Roses For Stunning Results
Pruning and deadheading are essential to proper rose care. Alas,... Read More
Are There Really Black Roses?
Throughout the course of time, black roses have conjured... Read More
Gardeners Gift Ideas
Plant lovers and backyard enthusiasts are special people who will... Read More
Orchid Myths -The Truth
Here are some of the popular orchid myths#1 Orchids are... Read More
Edible Flowers in Your Garden
Flowers can be an integral part of cooking. While most... Read More
Rose Meanings Explained
Roses are the traditional gift given on Valentines Day, but... Read More
The Benefits of Using Landscape Software
If you enjoy making your yard as beautiful as it... Read More
Introduction to Aquaponics
Hydroponics and aquaponics are very similar in every way except... Read More
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