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18 Dec '12
Container Gardening In the Shade
How to Create a Successful Shade Garden
Perhaps when you were landscaping your yard you wanted to create a lot of shade to offset hot summer days. Now that your trees are mature and providing that much-needed shade, you might not know what your options are for planting flowers or a vegetable garden in the shade. Is container gardening in the shade an option for vegetables? Can a flower garden grow in the shade? The answer to both of these questions is yes. A container garden, whether planted with flowers or vegetables, can be successful in the shade if you take some time to learn what to plant and what containers to use. (more…)
15 Oct '12
How to Grow Tomatoes
A Beginners Guide to Growing, Harvesting & Canning Tomatoes
One of the great benefits of having your own garden is having fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables to enjoy whenever you want. Growing techniques will differ depending on what food you’re growing as well as where you live. We’ve put together a few general tips on how to grow tomatoes, harvest tomatoes and even how to can tomatoes. (more…)
15 Oct '12
What are Passion Flowers?
Learn What They Are, How to Grow Them & Best of All, How to Eat Them
Passion flowers have been known to attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. One variety, the Stinking Passion Flower, uses a sticky fluid to attract and digest small insects like gnats. The passion flower is an aggressive vine plant with powerfully beautiful coloring. (more…)
15 Aug '12
Patriotic Outdoor Decorations
Show Your True Colors with Some Unique Outdoor American Home Decor
Whether you’re getting ready to celebrate a patriotic holiday or you just feel like decorating with an American home decor theme (or you just really like red, white and blue!), then check out these patriotic outdoor decorations. (more…)
15 Aug '12
How to Grow Indoor Plants from Seeds
With a Little Patience & Some TLC You CAN Grown Indoor Plants from Seeds
People might tell you that it’s impossible to successfully grow indoor plants from seeds, but actually it’s absolutely possible. Not only is it possible, but people are doing it all the time. Of course, there are the basic necessities to consider when growing plants from seeds, such as providing water, light, soil, and oxygen, but there’s much more to it than that. You might think you know all the basics of growing a plant from a seed, but a refresher course with a few extra tips might help your seedlings flourish. (more…)
