Blog Entries tagged 'plants'

Fall Garden Fun

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Some people are under the impression that once they've planted their gardens, apart from watering and weeding, the work is done until next spring. That couldn't be further from the truth. There are so many things you can do to ensure a successful lawn and garden for the following year. Besides, it's just plain fun to get back digging in those beds again.

Clean-Up

Now is the time to rake up any leaves or mulch them with your mower. Your grass requires sunlight to thrive [...]

Best Herb Garden Secrets

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Herbs are the most fascinating member of the plants family. Cultivating a herb garden offers unique rewards for the intrepid hortulan devotee. There are many secretive questions in regard to herb gardening. The best herb garden secret is that herb plants are very easy to grow. Compared to the typical vegetable or flower garden a herb project is very "low maintenance." They require only two things to prosper. One is plenty of sunlight and the other is well drained soil in which to rest [...]

Most poisonous plants from your garden - beautiful but might kill

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Most poisonous plants from your garden - beautiful but might kill. Some plants in our garden are really beautiful and look good as an ornament. But sometimes we don't even know what impact do they have on our health when being eaten

Check the list below and find out which plants can be really dangerous - especially for you children.

Lily of the Valley
All parts of this plant are toxic
Causes: diarrhoea, liquid laugh, skin problems, ventricular fibrillat [...]

Organic Vegetable Garden - Tips In Taking Care Your Vegetable Garden

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Growing vegetables in an organic vegetable garden is not as uncomplicated as eating the vegetables directly after serving them on your table. Gardeners or farmers working in an organic vegetable garden have to do lots of things harder than gardeners or farmers in general veggie garden. It does so because organic garden doesn’t use any synthetic fertilizers. Moreover, in their care they also need further attention.

All part of the efforts required for an organic vegetable garden is [...]

Growing Plants In A Garden

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

If you're a homeowner, you probably can't resist having your own garden where children can play and you can sit back and unwind. A garden is one place where we feel we are one with Nature and enjoy the small pleasures of life. But without potted plants and flowers, a home garden is incomplete. If you need to find inspiration on what kinds of plans will look good, look at your neighbors' gardens and take note of what varieties of plants are being planted. That’ll give you [...]

Exotic plants at winter time

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Winter is quite a rough time - for us and for our garden plants. It's cold and we aren’t in the mood for anything. Our plants are feeling bad too. How to make them feel good? Which plants are more likely to survive at this time of the year?

A winter garden is one of the best places to grow flowers, especially the exotic ones. We can also have vegetables, lemons and oranges there.

The most popular winter-garden plants are climbers and hangi [...]

Extraordinary plants

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Take a look at this selection of unusual plants and flowers. Not all of them can be planted in the garden, but all of these flowers will remind you the spring time. Some flowers look very unusual and some are just beautiful and worth seeing and talking about!

Passion Flower (Passiflora)

Coral Tree

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