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Getting Started With Container Gardening
Sometimes, the urge to garden might be stomped out by other circumstances, such as living arrangements, or space constrictions. If you live in an apartment, you can’t really operate a full garden, just because you don’t really have a yard! I thin...
How To Grow Big Plants In Pots
Big pots can make an impressive statement in any garden, particularly if they have big healthy plants in them. Many trees will grow well in big pots, provided they have sufficient room for their roots. To ensure their good health, you should always b...
Plants Perfect For Container Gardening
Here are some wonderful plants, all perfect for you to grow in window boxes, or in containers. Whatever the circumstances, potted plants always look lovely,both indoors and outdoors. Here are some selections. 1) Biennials. a) Canterbury-Bells. This ...
You Can Create Your Own Garden Even If You Live In An Apartment
Anyone and everyone can have a garden, even those who live in apartments. If you have a balcony, all you need is a little imagination and patience and a bit of a green thumb and you too can have a pocket sized garden, worth bragging about. The balco...
Mystery Surrounds The Black Orchid Plant
Do Black Orchids really exist? Where is the black orchid found? These questions and others have on orchid enthusiasts minds, for centuries. Orchid growers have been trying to grow this orchid for ages, but this still seems to be a mythical plant. Ma...
How To Do Indoors Container Gardening
Plants are just as popular as ever. Everyone has some, but apart from the part time gardeners, the disinterested gardeners and those who employ gardeners to keep their gardens looking beautiful, how many truly dedicated gardeners are there? Who talks...
The Lucky Bamboo Is A Perfect Desktop Plant
If you wish to place a nice green, indoor plant on your desk, or bedroom table, that only requires a minimum of care, then the Lucky Bamboo can be just what you are looking for. Despite the name, Lucky Bamboo is not really bamboo at all, they just ...
Book For All Bonsai Enthusiasts
I have had a lot of interest shown and questions asked on Japanese gardens and Bonsai gardening recently, so when I found this book, I just knew I should share it with you. The book is titled “Bonsai Expert Exposes Time-Tested, Secret Met...
Bonsai Gardening –What Is It
Bonsai is an ancient, oriental type of horticultural art form. The word Bonsai actually means “tree in a pot”. This is the true meaning, for both the Chinese and the Japanese language. The art of Bonsai gardening was first started in the East, al...
Greenhouses - Growing Fruit Vegetables And Plants Indoors
Modern greenhouses are a perfect solution for the farmer, or gardener, who wants to see his, or her fruits mature and be nurtured, even when the weather is not good. It was in England, where grapevines grew in sunny gardens, that the greenhouse was f...
Indoor Herb Garden - Project With The Kids
An indoor herb garden project is a great way to get your kids interested in gardening. Because an indoor herb garden project is small in scale, kids won’t lose interest and because herbs grow quickly, kids are quickly satisfied by the success of th...
Indoor Plants - Basic Requirements
There are many types of plants that can be grown indoors. Some need very little care, while others need more TLC. As with anything, the better the preparation and maintenance, the better the end results, but there are a few basic guidelines, which, w...
Bonsai – How To Grow Miniature Conifer Trees
The most common species, used for Bonsai, in northern areas, are Conifers. The Conifer family is huge and includes both Pines and Junipers, each of which have many sub varieties. In the northern countries, these trees are generally tall and pointed, ...
Greenhouses For Hobbyists
For people who would like to do more gardening, but live in an area with a short growing season, a hobby greenhouse is the answer. A hobby greenhouse, is not large enough to produce vegetables, or flowers on a commercial basis, but it will give you a...
Indoor Gardening –The Basics
A lot of people stick a fake tree in a corner, dust the leaves off every week and call it indoor gardening, but indoor gardening has grown into much more than that, lately. There are also a lot of people, who thinks plants belong and should stay outs...
Some Favourite Leafy Indoor Plants
There are many different types of plants that can be grown indoors and anyone wanting to pursue this hobby, is spoilt for choice. This article covers some of the leafy plants, that are common favourites in South Africa and surrounds. 1. Spider Plant...
How To Grow African Violets Successfully All Year Round
Being a South African and an avid gardener, one of my favourite indoor plants and a very common sight in any South African home, is the African Violet. My mother-in-law has a magnificent spread in her living room. There is, however, an art to growing...
What Exactly Is Bonsai Gardening
Bonsai is an ancient, oriental type of horticultural art form. The word Bonsai means tree in a pot. This is true for both the Chinese and the Japanese language. It was founded in the East, almost 2000 years ago and it is still a very popular form of ...
Review Of Book For All Bonsai Enthusiasts
I have had a lot of interest shown and questions asked on Bonsai recently, so when I found this book, I just knew I should share it with you. The book is titled “Bonsai Expert Exposes Time-Tested, Secret Methods Used to Grow Shockingly Beauti...
Grow Flowers In A Nursery
Many people like flowers in their gardens. The whole point of having a garden, for some people, is to be able to have flowers which they can enjoy and smell and pick and give away to friends on birthdays, or funerals. And there are many types of flow...
Benefits Of Growing An Indoor Garden
Gardening is a very satisfying hobby, because it provides relaxation of the mind, as you work on enhancing an empty space, as well as making the world a better place. When you have an indoor garden, there are many more benefits that can be seen, and ...
Profitable Plants To Grow In Your Greenhouse
A few days ago, I ran a couple of articles and provided a resource, on growing plants for profit, in a greenhouse. When I saw this article, I felt I had to share it with you. It fits in with what we have been discussing and gives some examples of pla...
Make Money From A Greenhouse
For people who would like to do more gardening, but live in a short growing season area, a hobby greenhouse is the answer. A hobby greenhouse is not large enough to produce vegetables, or flowers on a commercial basis. It will, however, give you a pl...
Try Gardening In A Greenhouse
Modern greenhouses are a perfect solution for the farmer, or gardener who wants to see his, or her fruits mature and be nurtured, even when the weather is not conducive. It was in England, where grapevines grew in sunny gardens, that the greenhouse w...
How To Pot Big Plants
Big pots can make an impressive statement in any garden, particularly if they have big healthy plants in them. Many trees will grow well in big pots, provided they have sufficient room for their roots. To ensure their good health, you should always b...
Grow Plants Indoors With Hydroponics
Indoor growing, permits the gardener to entirely master the growing conditions. All of the nutrients, your plants call for, to grow, must be provided by your indoor hydroponic arrangement. Lighting, heat, oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH and plant food sho...
How To Start An Indoors Aeroponics Garden
Having your own garden is always blissful, as you watch the fruits of your labour come to fruition, either as a herb to be used in food, or as a flower to enhance the appearance of the surrounds. Plants and flowers provide us with fresh, clean air, h...
How To Grow Orchids Indoors
Most people will agree, that orchids are the most beautiful flowers and most would agree, that they would like to have orchids around their home, to add to the beauty. These delicate flowers come in so many different colours, but all of them are ex...
Basics Of House Plants
As houseplants are living in an unnatural environment we need to give them extra care to get the best results. They will require all the elements of outdoor plants in their need for good nutrients, water, ventilation, light and a suitable climate. Wi...
Growing Plants In Baskets
If you are growing plants in baskets there are a few things that you will need to take care of if the plants are to survive. Obviously you will need to start with the best and healthiest seeds or plants. It is important that you choose good quality c...
