Perfect Christmas Gifts for Gardeners
By buying one of these simple,yet effective gifts, your bound to please any gardener you know for christmas.If you want to go big, I don’t think any gardener would say no to a nice new tool shed or greenhouse! But to be realistic most of us cannot afford such a luxery to buy for ourseleves, unless otherwise budgeted for, little alone give as a gift!
Essential Fall Gardening: November Tasks
A list of tasks that have to be undertaken in the garden in November, ranging from plants, planting bareroot, pruning to lawncare and greenhouse maintenance.All images are by author.
Growing Hyacinths for Your Christmas Decoration
If you, like me, prefer life decoration to dead materials, hyacinths might provide the colourful display that makes Christmas so special. While in bloom, hyacinths are heavily scented as well; this provides an additional highlight to their display. I am usually not that early with thinking about Christmas, but if you want them in full bloom then, your work starts now.
Essential Fall Gardening: October Tasks
A list of the tasks that have to be undertaken in the garden in October ranging from plants to lawncare and greenhouse maintenance. All images are by author.
Essential Fall Gardening (September Tasks)
A list of the tasks that have to be undertaken in the garden in September from plants to lawncare.All images are by author.
Create Your Very Own Rock Garden
An easy to follow step by step guide to creating your very own rock garden.
Thinking About Going CFL? – Maybe You Should Think Again
CFLs are fluoroscent lamps for home use. They are small enough to fit in most of your existing light fixtures, and outlive the regular (incandescent) lamps by a margin. But wait a minute before replacing all the lights in your homes – CFLs are not always the perfect choice for everyone.
How to Grow Rock Plants
This explains how to grow and care for rock plants also known as alpine plants.I have also added a list of some great rock plants and have added some of my photography.
Ways to be More Environmentally Friendly
Tips on how to make your house more energy efficient, and ways to be more eco friendly.
Forcing Bulbs
For those that want to know how to force bulbs to flower at different times of the year rather then the normal flowering time.
