Having your own vegetable garden means never having to wish for a big delicious salad. One of my all time favourite salads comes from a restaurant named Buca di Beppo, and it is their famous Italian apple and gorgonzola mix. What makes this salad so great is that it can be made in a simple [...]
Since the moment I told my spouse that I would want to start a vegetable patch in our garden I have seen her work very hard to avoid being involved. From what I have gathered, mulching, hoeing, and weeding the rows in the vegetable garden are not of interest to her. But, I have been [...]
A romantic garden is usually depicted with an abundance of flowers. If your aspiration is to set up a romantic style garden then you will need lots of flowers, and that can become budget breaking. Unless of course you learn to make your own flowers from cuttings. Once you have learned which way you need [...]
All the vegetables that grow on vines can become overwhelming if you do not plant the appropriate number of seeds. Once you have decided that you want to grow things like cantaloupes, watermelons or pumpkins you will definitely want to investigate how many seeds to spread. Otherwise they could grow to take over much more [...]
I was browsing through a garden supply website and happened upon a product called the Raspberry Trio. I was easily absorbed by the photo that accompanied the description of the purple Jewel berry, red Nova berry, and yellow Anne berry. The thought of planting these in my edible garden and having them fruit at different [...]
Many gardeners are nearly as proud of their tools as they are of their blossoms. They take great care of those implements, to a certain extent, but fail to do the whole job. What I mean is that they fail to care for the handles, and with just a little more effort they could do [...]
To get your garden to produce those gorgeous veggies you dream of, you may have to work on your soil. This is one of the main things people skip, and then pay the price for later on. In order to know what will grow well, you need to be familiar with the soil. If this [...]
Snow has completely covered my garden since the second week in December. While it is exceptionally beautiful, trying to muddle my way though it to get to our wood supply, our oil supply, and the garden shed has been a chore. I can only begin to imagine what it would have been like if I [...]
I never imagined I would be searching for lift hire information at 3 in the morning on a Tuesday, but that is exactly what happened recently. As some of you know, the tremendous ivy I had growing up the entire front of my home was in fact my pride and joy. While I was not [...]
If you are having difficulty coming up with ideas for your Christmas wish list, take a look at some of the great garden benches that are available. There is something very romantic about encountering a garden bench while strolling along the floral trail. These seats can become wonderful focal points for vignettes you can create [...]