Image via Wikipedia Growing Your Own Herbs If you’re not the type of person that wants to spend their time managing an elaborate fruit or vegetable garden, you might consider planting and maintaining an herb garden. While the product might not seem as significant, you’ll still enjoy the constant availability of fresh, delicious herbs to flavor your meals with. First you’ll want [...]

Image via Wikipedia Creating a Raised Bed If your current planting goals involve plants that require good water drainage, I am sure you know how frustrating it is to have a yard that just won’t cooperate. Some plants can handle the excess water that comes about from being in an area that doesn’t drain properly. In fact, it might just cause them to bloom more lushly. However, other plants [...]

Image via Wikipedia Water Logging Your Plants If you give your plants excess water or have poor drainage you'll run the risk of water logging them This will cause the leaves to go a yellow or brown colour and they will generally drop off. When plants begin getting waterlogged the leaves at the bottom of the plant will be affected first . By the time the upper leaves of the plant begin [...]

Image by Crinklecrankle.com via Flickr Laying good paving and walkways around your garden can add considerably to the number of months during the year when you'll be able to enjoy your garden and whether or not you will be able to work in it. During the moist season, unless you have suitable areas to walk without the ground turning to mush and mud, you won't be able to access your garden [...]

Image via Wikipedia Lawn Care and Preparation There is nothing quite like a good condition, well maintained lawn to set off your garden. It's the finishing touch, just like a frame around a painting. Preparation when the lawn is initial laid can make maintenance a entire lot easier and the finished result will look better too. Simple things like making sure the ground is even will make [...]