Lettuce in Winter: Part 2 »
We spaded the ground in our unheated greenhouse, removing weeds and debris. To spade, push your shovel in the ground and lift a shovel full of dirt out of the ground. Turn your whole shovel over and let the dirt fall back into the hole you just made. The point of doing this is to [Read More...]
Let’s Get Vertical Gardening »
What’s better than a living piece of art? With vertical gardening that’s exactly what you’re getting and as a bonus, you get to help out the environment. The great thing is that a vertical garden can be made out of almost anything. Just search vertical gardening on Pinterest and you will be led through a world of [Read More...]
Lettuce in Winter: Part 1 »
Starting lettuce in winter was successful for us. We transplanted it into a raised bed inside our unheated greenhouse. We covered the raised bed in a low tunnel as well, we then snaked a heating cable through the bed and set out a heat lamp that turned on when it got close to the freezing [Read More...]
Signs of Spring »
A few months ago I stopped at the local lumber yard in search of leftovers in the garden department. They had an abundance of Spring flowering bulbs marked down to almost nothing. Of course I grabbed them up, then waited for a warm day to get them planted. In the middle of December that warm [Read More...]
Pocket Gardens Can Be Fun! »
If you have fussy plants that just seem to grow slow or never look the best then perhaps you are ready to try a pocket bed. This is a sheltered spot in your garden or beds that you’ve designated by using large rocks surrounded by other smaller rocks that have separated certain plants for protection. Inside this [Read More...]
A Gentle Introduction to Herb Gardening… »
Will 2013 be the year you start an herb garden? Have you been overwhelmed and confused when you approach the project? There are so many books written on the subject, and it may seem as if growing herbs is somehow difficult, expensive, exhausting and just too much trouble! I am here to tell you that none of [Read More...]
A Garden is Truly Inspiring »
Who claims the inspiration? Nature inspires everything. Every time you open your eyes you’re looking at something inspired by the elements. Whether it be the ottoman in your living room or the new shirt you slipped on this morning, your indoor world comes from the life outside. Even hermits have been witness [Read More...]
Vertical Gardening is Up and Coming »
Vertical gardening is becoming more popular in the United States while in Europe it’s all the rage. You will see them on commercial and private building everywhere. Living walls add softness to otherwise hard surfaces. There is not a whole array of supplies out there so, you might want to give some of these products [Read More...]
Growing the Norfolk Pine Indoors »
The Norfolk pine makes a wonderful living Christmas tree; its lush green twigs of soft needles provide the perfect combination with holiday ornaments or just beads of garland strung around the tree. Known botanically as Araucaria heterophylla, the plant is native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific between Australia and New Zealand. It is [Read More...]
Plan for Winter Landscaping »
Winter gardens are something one has to plan for. If you want your garden to look good in the winter as well as during the season you have to incorporate structure. Structure is very important to the winter garden. Since the flowers are several inches under snow, the structures of gardens and larger plants will [Read More...]