If you’re looking to grow watermelon without having much water, you would do well to look for a drought resistant variety. Willy Blackmore writes an interesting article about growing watermelon. It was a plant that his father refused to plant in their Iowa home when he was a boy, even though his lot could accommodate […]...
Buy or Download a sample of From A Gardener’s Notebook via Amazon.com “Gardens can be beautiful or productive and are often both at the same time. Every gardener brings their own energies, their own attitudes, their own wants, needs and desires to their garden, making each one a unique statement on their creators. Whether you […] Gardens can be beautiful or productive and are often...
How to Design a Great Garden on a Sloped Lot from Houzz.com Eclectic Landscape by Charlotte Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Jay Sifford Garden Design Frequently we gardeners run up against what seems to be an insurmountable obstacle in our quest to attain a beautiful and functional garden space. So it is with […] Noted: How to Design a Great Garden on a Sloped Lot from Houzz.com...
While there are many forgiving perennials, Doug Oster’s favorite forgiving perennial is the corydalis lutea. It is likely to become my favorite perennial as well after I read Doug’s article. This perennial seems to be a dream plant–set it and forget it, well, not quite, but you get the idea. Instead of weeds taking over […]...
Morning glory (Convolvulaceae) A lovely morning glory scene caught this week in my neighborhood. Photo: Douglas E. Welch, A Gardener’s Notebook From Wikipedia… “Morning glory is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera, […] Flowering...
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) The state flower of California, the golden color of these poppies sprawling across open grasslands seems to imitate the gold that attracted so many to the state in previous centuries. These poppies were found right here in my neighborhood, but in the past we have travelled to the California State Poppy […] Interesting Plant: California Poppy (Eschscholzia...
In spite of all the health benefits of gardening, gardening can be hazardous to your health. It’s not that gardening in and of itself is hazardous, but rather that we don’t prepare properly for the physicality that is involved in gardening. Sheryl Ubelacker writes about how digging and weeding can cause one to suffer a […]...
DIY: Backyard Composter from a Garbage Can What Can Be Tossed Many cities around the world now have composting programs so household food scraps and garden clippings can be mulched rather than ending up in landfills. This is a great practice, but there are also a lot of places that don’t have a program […] Noted: DIY: Backyard Composter from a Garbage Can What Can Be Tossed from Inhabitat...
Contemporary Landscape by Austin Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers B. Jane Gardens Edible Gardening Essentials: Watering Tips Worth Soaking Up (13 photos) Watering is essential for any landscape, but it’s at the top of the to-do list if you’re growing an edible garden. Most edibles require regular watering. If you live where summer rainstorms are […] Noted: Edible Gardening Essentials:...
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Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn writes an interesting article about her city garden that provided minimal urban gardening benefits. She writes about her experience of reading Michelle Obama’s American Grownand being encouraged to plant an urban garden. Being interested in healthy food and in being a good citizen, Elizabeth set off to plant a garden on her […]...
Straw bale gardening is becoming so popular, that I’m tempted to say that the straw bale gardening method is going viral. Kelly Allsup has written a concise article about how to garden using straw bales. She gives a good explanation of why straw bale gardening works so well, and I’ll post a video below to […]...
Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) This is such a ubiquitous landscape plant herein Los Angeles that no one really even notices it anymore. You see it everywhere, so you tend to see it nowhere. The best thing about it, though, is the lovely smell. It is perfect to plant along paths or outside windows as the […] Garden Alphabet: Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is a post from:...
Don’t laugh about gravel gardening, because gravel gardening suits a purpose. It may not be a garden in the traditional sense, in which soil is tilled, plants are planted and plants are encouraged to grow while weeds are discouraged. Mary Beth Breckenridge writes an interesting article about how gravel gardening is different from growing a […]...
A New Botanic Garden: Costa visits Jane in Melbourne who shows him around a project close to her heart � one of the country�s newest botanic gardens, in Melton in Melbourne�s west. Building a Wicking Bed: Sophie shows how easy it is to build an instant, water-efficient garden bed out of easy to come-by materials. Hungry Citrus: Josh shares some tips on feeding the soil to keep citrus thriving all...
Josh shares some tips on feeding the soil to keep citrus thriving all year round...
Costa visits Jane in Melbourne who shows him around a project close to her heart - one of the country's newest botanic gardens, in Melton in Melbourne's west...
Josh drops by a neighbour's place to explore her collection of succulents and gets some tips on how to grow them...
Tino visits the University of Tasmania to find out about the latest research into fungi and bacteria and its potential uses in the garden...
Sophie shows how easy it is to build an instant, water-efficient garden bed out of easy to come-by materials...