Gardening Fundamentals

Dozens of kinds of water features for you backyard garden are available. We will start with how to build the simplest and least expensive water feature that will bring you compliments...

To make the most of what we buy and improve the condition of the planet is important to nearly everyone. As a result, it is almost always better to reuse something or recycle it...

Many gardeners focus on building their garden to a peak in midsummer, leaving a boring, bare garden in the winter. It's easy to forget about the winter with the excitement and...

Although my business is growing and selling flowers for fresh cut bouquets for the lovely folks of Germantown and Westminster Maryland, my customers frequently ask me a wide...

Add pale coloured blooms to your garden, and see them glow in the moonlight.

Here's how to stop cats from digging in your flower beds and leaving "presents" for you to find.

Trees don't always grow where we want them to. Here's a guide to help you successfully transplant a young tree.

Gardening science fair projects can be both fun and educational for children – especially for those who may have no experience with growing plants. There are endless possibilities...

Gardening is a wonderful introduction to science and nature. If you are looking for a special way to spend time with a child in your life, think about planning a garden for kids....

Growing plants in the classroom is an excellent way to get students excited about science!

Waste coffee grounds are an ideal source of free plant food for your garden. Toss them onto the compost heap, rather than in the trash.

Growing your own coffee at home can have a number of benefits. First is the free coffee angle. A mature plant can produce as much as two to four pounds of coffee per year. Second,...

Why throw your grounds away when they can be used around the house, every day? Here are the top 10 uses for used coffee grounds.

Gardeners love buying plants, but how do you make sure that you're buying good quality plants? And how do you take care of plants that arrive through the mail?

Simple plants to grow with your children. The easier they are to grow the more involved the children will become.

The steps to getting you and your class a world class garden in no time!

If you've got itchy green fingers in the middle of winter, or you want to introduce your kids to the joys of growing your own food, then growing mustard and cress is a fun and...

If you have a comfrey plant in your garden, then you can turn it into a liquid feed for tomatoes and other fruiting plants for free.

Sheet mulching is an environmentally friendly gardening technique that allows you to create a new garden bed without digging or using harmful chemicals.

Green manures are used to improve the soil in an organic garden. They can suppress weeds, prevent soil erosion and even add fertility.

Green manures are plants grown to improve the soil without chemicals. There are many to choose from, each with particular benefits.

Falling leaves can be a problem in a garden, and collecting them is a fall gardening task. But once they've been collected, they can be turned into leaf mold, not trash.

Many gardeners unnecessarily fear growing their favorite flower. Yes, roses do have a reputation for being disease-prone, but it’s often more the gardener’s fault when the...

Almost everyone waters their lawn incorrectly. Learn when and how to water your lawn properly.

As any gardener knows, the plants are the most important part of a garden, but they're not the only part. Garden accessories give your garden character, add interest, and...

Chemical lawn care is a ruse, a marketing scheme. Grass, as all gardeners know, is a tenacious weed that needs little help to be healthy. But Americans weaken their lawns with...

All garden hoses are basically the same, right? They're just a circular length of rubber that carries water from point A to point B. Well, that's true to a certain extent,...

Composting is the process of breaking down waste into a nutrient-rich topsoil. This soil can cure a host of maladies in your garden. If you have a problem with pests attacking...

Any home owner that has a yard will most likely want to have a garden hose as one of their home maintenance accessories. In fact, if your yard has a flower or vegetable garden...

Composting is a quick way to recycle kitchen and garden waste. Composting simply speeds up the decay of organic matter by using air, moisture and heat as tools. Compost can be...