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Habitat Aid Launches Historical Herb Collection
ethical pulse | October 20th 2009 by Ketan
Habitat Aid is delighted to announce the launch of their historical herb collections: Plague Garden: The antidote to Christmas! A good start to a Physic Garden. Yeoman's Garden: No peasant should be without one. Roman Garden: Beautiful bee friendly read more
Fall Foliage and Why They Turn Color
Gardeners Garden Supplies Home Garden Tools and Gar | October 20th 2009 by Barbara E. Volkov
The beautiful fall foliage and why they turn color is probably one of many questions your children have asked. Some of the leaves will turn red, orange, yellow, even purple, and some will stay green. I want to talk about some of the fall foliage and read more
From The Editor's Post Bag...
Veg Plotting | October 20th 2009
It's been a while since we've had a Question Time here on Veg Plotting, mainly due to the majority of the search hits I've had the past few months being from people obsessed with making preserves. My jam recipes are so popular, I've been wondering w read more
From The Editor's Post Bag...
Veg Plotting | October 20th 2009
It's been a while since we've had a Question Time here on Veg Plotting, mainly due to the majority of the search hits I've had the past few months being from people obsessed with making preserves. My jam recipes are so popular, I've been wondering w read more
HYDRANGEA EPIPHANY
Lorna Sass at Large | October 19th 2009
I always thought hydrangeas were big, round, and dopey–the ultimate suburban shrub. Indeed, they were a front-yard cliche in the Long Island suburb of my youth. Last month the sweetie took me to a jazz festival in Chatauqua, way upstate in read more
good bye, hyacinth bean
Deb's garden | October 19th 2009 by Deborah Elliott
I got rid of a thug today. A rose arch separates the patio outside the kitchen from a walkway going around the side of the house. The arch is old, and over the years I have had several different climbing roses growing there. They have all been beauti read more
Miniature Orange & Passion Fruit
Plant Zone | October 19th 2009 by Andrew
In one of the greenhouses we have several varieties of citrus plants. I was surprised by the strength of the flower's scent. You can easily smell the tiny little flowers from several feet away. The plants are constantly in bloom and read more
Support Your Local Petal Pusher
SoCal nursery plants | October 19th 2009 by susan hirsch
Malibu Gardens nursery Why we should support our local nurseries Does anyone care if we lose a mom/pop nursery (except for me, of course)? Recently, a fantastic place near me, The Outdoor Room,closed. They hadn’t been there very long and it’ read more
My Australian Adventure: Chinese Garden of Friendship
Ryan's Garden | October 19th 2009 by Ryan
This small garden situated in Sydney's Darling Harbour, walking distance from Chinatown, was one of the highlights of my Australian adventure. Nestled in the heart of the financial district this garden is a true surprise an read more
Growing Herbs : How to Grow an Herb Garden Indoors
Gardening and Landscaping Made Easy | October 19th 2009 by Werner Michael Heus
In herb gardening, the most important aspect of having an indoor herb garden is to have access to a sunny window. Grow an herb garden inside a house that has a lot of natural light withtips from an experienced gardener in this free video on gardenin read more
How To Make An Organic Garden – Proper Plans and Seasonal Plant…
Gardening and Landscaping Made Easy | October 19th 2009 by Werner Michael Heus
tinyurl.com ? ? LEARN TO GROW ORGANIC FOOD NOW How To Make An Organic Garden – Proper Plans and Seasonal Plants The last frost date for your area will be the last spring day when you might have a killing frost. How to Make an Organic Garden &# read more
Dahlias flower on and on
www.myglobalgarden.com | October 19th 2009 by Debbie
The nights may be getting colder and the days shorter - its dark at 18.30 now - but there are still some wonderful dahlias braving the changing seasons . I spotted these beauties bathing in the Autumn light in London a few days ago. Sunlight is vita read more
11 Home Hydroponics Advantages
Organic Vegetable Gardening | October 19th 2009 by Lee Power
With home hydroponics you can plant anything you want and you will soon have an abundance of quality fruit, vegetables, flowers or herbs! read more
Indoor Hydroponics Gardening - 9 Advantages!
Beginners Guide To Cooking With Seasonings | October 19th 2009 by Ferdinand
Have you ever thought about getting into indoor hydroponics gardening as a hobby or way of making some extra money? Below is a list of advantages of indoor hydroponics gardening when compared to traditional soil based gardening: 1. After your initia read more
Indoor Hydroponics Gardening – 9 Reasons To Try It!
Organic Vegetable Gardening | October 19th 2009 by Lee Power
Have you ever considered getting into indoor hydroponics gardening as a hobby or way of making extra money? read more
A World Of Their Own
Dancing-Girl's Studio | October 19th 2009 by dancing-girl
Vincent came back from the supermarket the other day with a couple of pots of house leeks, which I absolutely love. They grow in the most dry and inhospitable places, even on the roofs of houses, hence the name. Their Latin name, sempervivum, also gi read more
Soil Exposure And Surroundings Micro-Climate Landscape Needs
Organic Vegetable Gardening | October 19th 2009 by Lee Power
The direction in which your house faces (north, south, east, west) is termed its exposure. This fact is of utmost importance in planning your garden. First of all, you will have to locate plants that will grow successfully in shaded areas according t read more
Tokyo’s Potted Gardens
Studio 'g' | October 19th 2009 by Rochelle Greayer
I am so captivated and inspired by the flickr photostream of TsuyaTsuya Nemury. The stream is filled with images are of Tokyo’s potted gardens. In a city where houses are small and gardens even smaller, most gardens are of the container vari read more
Winter Protection Tips For Roses
Organic Vegetable Gardening | October 19th 2009 by Lee Power
Many of the shrub roses like rugosas and the Scotch rose are perfectly hardy in the West and require no covering. Hybrid teas, polyanthus, and climbing roses are quite tender and need winter protection. If the roses are planted in beds, place a mound read more
ICS visits Courson 2009
A Gardener in France | October 19th 2009 by Colin Elliott
As noted in my previous post, last weekend I was the guest of the International Camellia Society and the RHS Rhododendron, Camellia and Magnolia group, as nice a bunch of people as you could hope to meet in a garden in France. Friday we visited Les read more
Shrubs in the Spotlight:-Cotinus coggygri
Jules Gardens | October 19th 2009 by julian
Image via Wikipedia Cotinus coggygria. This is quite a large growing shrub height to 4M and spread to 4M. It does well if given some space to grow to its full potential. The large pinkish flower heads appear in June, turning grey with age, gi read more
Shrubs in the Spotlight:-Deutzia
Jules Gardens | October 19th 2009 by julian
Image by –char– via Flickr Deutzia A lovely flowering shrub for smaller gardens. Height between 1M to 1.5M. The flower colour ranges from white to pale purple depending on the variety. Enjoys full sun or partial shade, although a f read more
Buy This Strawberry Plants Collection Available For Only £14.95…
Garden Features | October 19th 2009
A British summer wouldn’t be a British summer without three things - rain when it’s meant to be sunny, Wimbledon and strawberries fresh from your garden. The first two are pretty easy to cross off the list as they’re a given. The read more
Fresh Again: Impatiens
Studio 'g' | October 18th 2009 by Rochelle Greayer
Impatiens walleriana - commonly know as simply impatiens or busy lizzies seem to inspire extreme opinions. So utterly common and over used, many designers hate them (me included) but because (I assume the reasons) they are so easy to grow and they read more
Stanhopea Blooms
Plant Zone | October 18th 2009 by Andrew
Another one of the greenhouse Stanhopea plants has begun to bloom. There are several more but none of their flowers have opened yet. They are very interesting and I would like to have a few plants of my own one day. The smell ranges read more
Lantana & Mandevilla
Plant Zone | October 18th 2009 by Andrew
This is the most variety I've seen in the colouration of any of the greenhouse Lantana.Apparently we have pink, yellow and white Mandevilla. read more
FACT: the only known vegetarian spider lives like a burglar
Learn Something New Every Day | October 18th 2009 by Ryan
An interesting fact about spiders has recently surfaced… for the first time, they’ve found one that is a herbivore, primarily eating plants. Not only that, the Bagheera kiplingi spider (clearly named by a fan of the Jungle Book story), h read more
FACT: the only known vegetarian spider lives like a burglar
Learn Something New Every Day | October 18th 2009 by Ryan
An interesting fact about spiders has recently surfaced… for the first time, they’ve found one that is a herbivore, primarily eating plants. Not only that, the Bagheera kiplingi spider (clearly named by a fan of the Jungle Book story), h read more
9 Common Plants That Harm Your Kids
Evolution | October 18th 2009
Everybody likes to keep plants at home as they add greenery and beauty the house and also improve the quality of the air, but as studies reveal some of these plants can prove to be harmful because of the harmful toxins they have. Certain plants if ke read more
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