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“Garden Bones” is the term used to describe the architectural structure of a garden. It can be either natural or artificial. If natural, plants are used to create the garden designs. If it is artificial, then materials can be used to create structures like an arbour or obelisk. When people prefer to go green, they use an evergreen shrub or tree to create an architectural structure in the garden that really is unique. For centuries, evergreens have been used in large gardens to create designs. (more…)

Herbs are very good for health. You can use them in a number of ways like adding them to your food preparations or you can use them to make herbal teas. Herbal teas are known to be refreshing and invigorating to the body. There are different types of herbs that can be added to tea to derive various flavours. Growing herbs for making your teas is quite easy. (more…)

Tomatoes are one of the most commonly grown vegetables. At times, they are classified as fruits. Tomatoes are easy to grow and can be grown even in your small garden or backyard. Growing your very own tomatoes provides you not only with a uniquely nourishing fruit, but also immense satisfaction. Tomatoes can be grown in small vegetable gardens, in pots in your backyard, on raised beds, on rooftops, on patios or on large tracts of land just like farmers do. Heirloom tomatoes are specially grown tomatoes with a special flavour. These tomatoes are favoured by chefs as compared to the conventional hybrid varieties. This is because heirlooms tomatoes help enhance the flavour of their unique recipes. (more…)

The French bean, which is quite common in all our meals, is originally from the United States and not France as its name indicates. Beans are easy to grow and when the seeds are planted into warm earth between the months of April and middle of May, the bean plants bring forth lovely long tender beans. After the planting, you will be surprised at how fast the new plants have sprouted. (more…)

Most people think peppers grow just like tomatoes. They believe that both have the same planning time, require the same amount of sunlight and similar spacing. They may both be in your garden but they certainly have different requirements. Both peppers and tomatoes love warm soil. Plant your peppers just a little after spring has set in when the soil has tuned warmer and feels really good. (more…)

Garden lovers have a wrong notion that it is much easier to grow plants in containers than in a garden. Well, they are wrong. It is more difficult growing them in containers than in the garden. In places, which feature extremely hot summers, the pots tend to heat up and this can cause the soil inside to absorb the heat and be very warm thereby causing considerable damage to the roots. When you grow plants in pots, water fed to them is not retained in the soil as it is drained out. In summers, when you want the water to remain longer in the soil to cool the plant, it becomes impossible. (more…)

At times, we become overzealous and think our plants require a lot of water especially during the hot summer months. We tend to flood the plants and soil with too much water, which can cause water logging. When water logging takes place, the roots are starved of oxygen and it results in poor functioning, eventually leading to root disease and even root death. This ultimately results in the death of the plant. At times, even heavy rains can be a cause of water logging in our gardens. (more…)

Do you have a garden in your home? Then in all probability, you will also have pests. Pests are common to gardens as they thrive on soil and plants. You may have potted plants and decide to bring them into your living area to beautify it. Caution is the watchword when you plan on bringing in potted plants, as they are likely to contain pests and diseases. Pests which are likely to infest your indoor plants include the mites, slugs, snails, scale, mealy bugs and aphids. (more…)

If gardening is your hobby, you must be familiar with the benefits of organically grown fruits. However, if you don’t have enough space to maintain a separate garden at home, you can fulfill your aspiration by growing strawberries in containers. Sounds good? Yeah! You can grow delicious strawberries in containers by following these simple but practically useful tips: (more…)

There are certain tips you can follow to maintain the beauty of your garden helping it survive the harsh winter conditions. (more…)