Image via Wikipedia Improving Your Garden by Adding a Fountain A great way to spice up your garden is to add a water feature. These can be both soothing and aesthetically appealing. I've found that there’s nothing more relaxing than sitting on a bench next to my garden and listening to my fountain while I read a good book or do some studying. Putting in a water feature is fairly easy [...]

Image via Wikipedia Creating Microclimates to Facilitate Growth Many gardeners live in areas where almost anything can grow effortlessly. Just plant the seeds and water it for a few weeks, and you’ve got a beautifully lush plant. But if you live in somewhere like Colorado, you’ll understand what its like to have a slim selection of plants that naturally grow. It can be quite a challenge [...]

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Where To Put Your Garden Generally the location of your garden will be determined by many factors that cannot be changed such as the location of any buildings on the property. Eco-Friendly Products Aside from the obvious constraints that you will need to work with, you will too need to take other factors into consideration. These factors will include [...]

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 via WikipediaTopiary can be a lot of fun if you have an imagination and some patience. Topiary is the art of shaping trees and shrubs into shapes of all types and sizes. There have been some quite outstanding topiary shapes created by garden artists over the years and many folks get pleasure from practicing this art in home gardens across the country. Topiary can be a lot of fun if you [...]

Image via Wikipedia Themes in Your Garden It is good to have a theme that you can follow throughout your garden and work on a plan and a selection of plants that will go along with that theme. By having a theme to follow this will dictate, not only the types of plants that you'll be buying, but also anything else that you put in the garden. $10 off orders of $100 or more at Garden.com [...]

Image via Wikipedia There are frequently small spaces in the garden that are left abandoned simply because we can't think of anything to do with them. This doesn't have to be the case as nearly any area can be enhanced with a small thought and planning. Simply adding a garden seat can add to the enjoyment you can get from a garden as it offers a quite place to rest and relax and see at the [...]

Image via Wikipedia Moving Plants While winter is the ideal time to move plants they can be successfully moved at any time throughout the year provided care is taken. Smaller plants, under three feet tall , are the easiest to move. The first step is to trim the plant by about one third. The next step is to dig the plant out ensuring that the root ball is approximately the same diameter as [...]

Image via Wikipedia Growing in Hanging Baskets If you're growing plants in hanging baskets there are a few things that you'll need to take care of if the plants are to survive. Obviously you'll need to start with the best and healthiest seeds or plants. It is necessary that you choose good quality container mix too. There are proprietary hanging basket mixes that you really should use [...]

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Using Ground Cover in Your Garden Ground cover has many different uses in the garden.Posts It can be used to help reduce the amount of weeds that will appear in the garden by covering over the space in-between plants where the weeds might increase . There is a downside to this though, as weeding can become a bit more difficult when you need to remove [...]