I have always loved roses, and when I shifted to a house with a garden, I was thrilled! I cleared a big patch and planted rose bushes. I waited for a couple of months, but nothing much happened! The few roses that grew were of poor quality. However, I did not give up and kept …
Is the garden enthusiast in you worried about the environmental damage the fertilizers are likely to cause? Are you sure you are getting the best value for money? Then be sure you stumbled on the right article that throws light on the 3 magic fertilizer numbers to use in spring while enriching your garden.
looked at this beautiful pink fruit in the fresh food section and decided to give it a try, and I came to know that it was the Dragon Fruit!! The name is apt because the tough exterior and the spikes feel forbidding somehow!! Have you also felt the same? Let me tell you that you …
How often have you bought a Butternut Squash and blissfully forgotten its existence in your kitchen cabinet? More than 50% of homemakers agree to be in this distressing situation where you find the vegetable all leaky and mushy when you take it out for cooking. So how can you make sure that this kind of …
A few seasons earlier, we had a new neighbor who wanted to make extensive alterations to his garden. They wanted to be able to remove all the grass growing to lay down a new garden and utilize one part of the garden to make kennels for their two adorable doggies. Fair enough, but a lawn …
If you are into gardening and have had no great luck in the recent past, you will empathize. There is every plant that we tried planting in our small patch either with a reduced yield that was not so worthy of the trouble we put in, or the plants just forgot to show up!
Classy and always dressed to impress, calla lilies (Zantedeschia aethiopica) are popular for a reason. They are easy to grow, needing only a healthy rhizome to start. They also require moderate attention and available in numerous colors. Thus, you can find calla lilies in the gardens and homes of both novice and experienced gardeners despite …
The best gas powered hedge trimmers are the machine, which are helpful in trimming shrubs, bushes and of course hedges in your garden. There are different kinds of hedge trimmers available in the market such as electric hedge trimmers, battery powered trimmers and gas powered hedge trimmers.
Yards are that special place in our house where we gather as a family to hang out. So it can be upsetting if you find your lawn has become wet and muddy. Have you ever encountered this problem? For instance, heavy rain causes flooding. Small water pools have become the breeding ground for mosquitoes. You …
Who wants their lawn to be filled with pests, grubs and bugs and ruin the beauty of their lawn and also ruin the plants in there? Nobody, I can think of. Lawns and gardens are a very important part of keeping a house well-maintained and aesthetic. A good and well kept lawn will make or …
There is something inherently romantic about roses! A single stem rose, or a bouquet of many roses can express a variety of feelings, thanks to the type of colors and styles available. Though it is not difficult to grow rose bushes, you need to give them a bit of extra care and love to get …
Ants can turn out to be a nuisance for many people. Usually, outside ants enter the home only for a source of food or water. Ants are tiny social creatures who live in colonies. If you wish to eliminate ants, then you should eliminate the entire colony. Keep reading this article to find out about …
Remember the times when every summer, it is time to pack all your woolens to the loft or the attic where they will sit till the nippy air says hello? It was a tradition in the family to wrap in a piece of the cedar bark to the bag containing the sweaters and other warm clothing until …
The arrival of winter brings a winter storm and living in an area that gets several feet of snow can turn out to be a nightmare. If the area around your house gets completely covered with snow then instead of being unprepared and worried about removing the snow, it is better to buy a snow-blower. …
You have finally managed to break out a small plot to build the lawn of your dreams and filled it with good quality soil. However, you don’t know the exact routine of watering the grass seed and filling your lawn with luscious grass for you to lay upon on the occasion of a bright sunny …
Isn’t it irritating when small trees and hedges start growing haywire and spoil the aesthetic look of someone’s beautiful garden? Everyone likes a garden which has nicely trimmed bushes and is maintained well, but sometimes in the midst of a fast moving professional and corporate life, trimming our bushes isn’t the first thing that is …
As gardeners, we take pride in being able to grow our own vegetables, and we get satisfaction from seeing them grow day after day. But what if the time to harvest comes and all we have to show for our efforts is fruit or vegetables that disappoint with their taste? Bitter lettuce is one of …
Have you ever seen table saws? What an innovative invention it is for people to bring in a full-fledged work station right in one small corner of your studio or even your house. We will start this article by looking what a table saw is and what it helps you do, following which we will …
Weeds are a great problem if you are committed to having a picturesque lawn. There are a number of weed killers available in the market and all of them have varying degrees of poison in them. So, the question is – how long after weed killer can I plant grass seed? When do you plant …
Hostas are plantain lilies which are widely cultured as shade-tolerant herbage plants. Hostas need a continuous supply of water to thrive and grow to their actual potential. A major question that pops into the head of most gardeners is what kind of fertilizer should be used on the hostas.