Organic Gardening - Good For You and the Planet, Too

Recently, I reported a study showing that children who eat organic diets have significantly lower exposure to toxic pesticides commonly used in agricultural production. That's important because children's small bodies are more susceptible to the biological effects of even minute levels of pesticide and herbicide residues.

Repairing Your Lawn Mower

Most homeowner's need to have a quality lawn mower that works well so that they can keep their yard looking nice. There are also larger types of lawn mowers used for clearing fields and for farming. They come in the forms of hover mowers, riding mowers, rotary mowers, and robotic mowers.

Banish Ugly Foundation Planting - Add Charm to Your House

The different fashions and styles of home garden design.

Fertilizing Your Vegetable Garden

Would you go to a pharmacy and buy an assortment of pills because you don't feel well before you have a doctor diagnose what is wrong with you? Then how can you determine what fertilizer or soil conditioning is needed for your vegetable garden without an analysis of your current soil.

Enjoy Small Indoor Greenhouses

The experience that most people have with seeing greenhouses is at a plant nursery or perhaps the zoo, where a large glass building, big enough to walk into, hot and filled with plants. But if you think that's the limit to the size and design of greenhouses, you're mistaken! There are greenhouses that encompass multiple acres of land, as well as small indoor greenhouses that can be operated in your basement or even on your desk at work. The uses of small indoor greenhouses can be fun as well as useful.

The Benefits Of An Electric Lawn Mower

Taking care of your lawn is very important because it is the first thing people see when they drive by your home. The equipment you use will determine the quality of the cut you get for your lawn. It can be expensive to maintain it with gas prices continually increasing.

History of Parsley: Parsley in Greek History

Native to Mediterranean, parsley has been cultivated and used in culinary and medicine for thousands of years. In times of Hippocrates (he was born around the year 460 BC on the Greek island of Kos) parsley has been used in cure-all remedies, as antidote to poisons, to cure rheumatism, for relieving kidney and bladder stones and more.

Planting a Tree

Always begin with the best quality nursery stock. Spend a few dollars more to insure the future growth of your tree. A few dollars more investment will make a big difference in how sturdy your tree will be in a few years. Go to a reliable nursery or garden center. In your new tree you need to look for a strong straight trunk and well spaced branches. There should be no breakage or bruising of the bark. Your tree should have lush foliage with no sign of wilting, disease, or insect activity.

Selecting a Tree

When choosing a tree there are many things to consider. An important consideration is winter hardiness. You should also consider your yard's soil type as well as the moisture level. The exposure to the sun and the amount of wind the tree will receive are also important. You will probably want a tree that is low maintenance and good appearance. Be sure to keep in mind the full growth requirements of any future tree.

Proper Lawn Care

Take a walk around your lawn, how is it doing at the moment? Check its overall appearance. Are some areas in better shape than others. You may find different problems in different areas of your lawn, one part may be less healthy, or there may be weed filled areas other places. Or perhaps a spot where grass never grows a matter how much you fertilize, or how much seed you lay down. Or there may be Moss were grass never seems to grow on the north side of the House. In the damp shaded area by a large tree.

Watering And Irrigation

All Gardens require water to grow. What determines how often to watering is the soils ability to hold water. Clay soils require less frequent watering than sandy soils. While clay soils retain moisture, sandy soils are more porous and let water flow through it. The frequency of your rainfall and the texture of your soil are some of the factors affecting watering.

Growing Beautiful Roses - Simple Easy Care Tips

Make your roses the envy of your neighbors.

Growing Hydrangea Cut Flowers

If you have bought a hydrangea specifically for cut flower use, you have truly made a commitment and an investment. It can be very frustrating if that investment fails to pay off, especially if you have planned to use your hydrangeas for some special occasion. Here are a few simple tips to help you successfully grow hydrangeas for cut flowers.

Maintain Your Garden Tools - It Pays

One would expect that when prehistoric man first attempted to plant a seed or seedling he dug into the ground with his hands. Finding that to be not only hard on the hands but also futile, he probably graduated to some sort of sharpened stick. And so the first garden tool was devised. It is believed that the grapevine was the first woody plant pruned by man. This supposedly took place in Asia Minor around 6000 B.C. Then some 5000 years later history records bronze spades being used in China. Since then new tools were invented. Maintain all of your garden tools properly to avoid the cost of replacement.