Do you have a green thumb, or just the desire to grow your own plants, but find that you are restricted by lack of space? The Bonsai Plant may be the answer to your dilemma. Cultivating the Bonsai Plant has become very popular, partly for the fact that they don’t take much space, and they are a very decorative addition…
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Rose Gardening Tasks Early Spring
When should you start preparing your rose garden for the onset of spring and summer? Well, if you live in an area where you can start seeing the promise of spring in late March or early April, then you’re an “early spring” rose gardener. However, if you live where March and April still brings icy rain and snow, then just…
The Secret To A Beautiful Lawn
Actually, having a beautiful lawn isn’t much of a secret at all. Here’s how it works: 1. Plant the right type of grass for your area 2. Use the proper fertilizer as directed a couple of times a year 3. Keep well watered during the growing season 4. Never mow shorter than 1/3rd the present heigth Select grass seeds that…
Fertilizer Understanding It S Use
Commonly used to promote growth in plants, fertlizer is applied to the soil after being obtained naturally or through a chemical process. Due to the fact that natural products are generally more healthy than those that are manufactured, natural fertilizer is often the best type to use. Fertilizer, alone, is designed to provide three major plant nutrients in various proportions.…
Indoor Bonsai Tree Caring
It is essential to care properly for your Indoor Bonsai, but by simply following a few growing procedures, you can grow some really beautiful bonsai trees (for example like Japanese Maple Bonsai). If you just keep these few basic tips in mind you should have no problem growing the indoor bonsai tree (also spelled bonzai). The first thing you should…
How To Grow African Violets
NATURAL LIGHT: Adequate light is the most important factor in promoting flowering. Place plants near any window that has bright, but filtered, light. An east window is best because it gets morning sun. A thin curtain will be necessary if placing plants in a south or west window. In order to develop a nice symmetrical form, plants must be turned…
Preparing Healthy Soil
If you’re getting ready to go on a new garden venture, you need to prepare your soil to ideally house your plants. The best thing you can do in the soil preparation process is to reach the perfect mixture of sand, silt, and clay. Preferably there would be 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt, and 20 percent clay. There are…
Fertilizing Your Flowers And The Importance Of Choosing The Right Flower Food
When buying fertilizer for your flowers, there are two basic approaches. Either of these methods is satisfactory and the approach you take will depend upon the types of flowers you have. The first approach is to have your soil analyzed and give your flowers the precise nutrients they need as determined by the results of the analysis. Very often you…
Be Prepared Rose Gardening Soil Preparation
One of the easiest ways to ensure that your rose garden is a success is to be prepared. You can do this by making sure you’ve followed these tips for rose gardening soil preparation. People need healthy food to perform their best, and roses are no different. In fact, roses are plants that require a large amount of nutrients in…
Know Your Course Fairways
There is greater challenge in keeping a healthy looking fairway and green for the whole golf course. Because more than forty thousand golf players come and enjoy the whole fairway, damage to the grass is inevitable. The best advice that professional owners and caretakers can give to other golf course starters is to use the right fertilizer and maintenance technique…