Grow Indoors Successfully: The Best Lighting Guide
Making a small investment in a good grow light can make a world of difference in what you can accomplish as an indoor gardener. Continued: SOURCE: … [Read more...]
How to Create A Holiday Wreath
A wreath is an attractive decoration for the holiday season. Making a wreath isn't as difficult as you might think. Follow these steps to create a holiday wreath using evergreen branches from your own yard. Continued: SOURCE: … [Read more...]
The do’s and don’ts of holiday decorating with plants
Keep holiday greenery fresh and pets safe from toxic plant material by following a Virginia Cooperative Extension master gardener’s expert tips. Read on: Source: … [Read more...]
How and When to Divide Perennials
Perennials grace our gardens year after year with their variety of brilliant colors and unique foliage forms. After a few years in the garden, these perennials may start to produce smaller blooms, develop a 'bald spot' at the center of their crown, … [Read more...]
Floriography:The Languageof Flowers
Floriography simply means the language of flowers. Every flower holdsa different meaning based on its species, color or both. Read more: Source: … [Read more...]
Stop before you lop – a quick guide to winter pruning
To prune or not to prune? That is the question. Homeowners may want to take advantage of the milder temperatures and get a head start pruning trees and shrubs in the landscape. Continued: … [Read more...]
10 Adaptive Gardening Rules To Live By…
Adaptive gardening offers a myriad of ways for gardeners of all ages with a limited range of motion, the wheelchair bound, or anyone wanting to reduce stress on their joints, to identify what works for them in their garden according to their personal … [Read more...]
Create New Garden Beds with Sheet Composting and Sheet Mulching
The amount of work usually associated with creating a new garden bed can be challenging. Removing grass and weeds, digging up the area, and incorporating fertilizer or other amendments into the soil can be labor intensive. Fortunately, there is a … [Read more...]
HOLIDAY DECORATING WITH FRESH GREENERY
Decorating the house with fresh greenery is one of the oldest winter holiday traditions. Evergreens have been a part of winter festivals since ancient times. Evergreens are used to represent everlasting life and hope for the return of spring. Read … [Read more...]