Landscaping & Gardening Information

Landscaping & Gardening Information

Light Up the Night! Quick Facts about Outdoor Lighting


When the days start to get shorter, the darkness may drive us inside from our porches, patios or decks. Don't despair - outdoor lighting can lengthen the day and dramatically extend the potential of our outdoor living spaces.

How to Decorate your Outdoor Space without Breaking the Bank


Noted English clergyman Sydney Smith (1771-1845) is quoted as saying, "Economy in the estimation of common minds means the absence of all taste and comfort." But finding thrifty ways to decorate your outdoor living space doesn't mean you have to sacrifice either of those things.

Gardeners: Contain Yourselves!


Whether you live in a tiny city apartment or on a large country estate, gardening in containers is a way to add colour and the beauty of nature to your surroundings. The three main elements of creating successful containers gardens are:Choosing the potsGetting the right planting mediumSelecting the plantsIn all of these elements, the key is to create a healthy growing environment for the plant roots.

Fountains of Refreshment


When hot, sticky days hit, try to use all your senses to keep cool. Sight and sound have amazing psychological effects, even when the thermometer soars.

Grey Water- Not Drinking Water- For Your Garden


The average home can reduce their water consumption by around 30% by re-using grey water on their garden.The figures are compelling.

About Hummingbirds and How to Attract Them to Your Garden


Visualize watching a bright green hummingbird in your garden moving from flower to flower in search of the tasty nectar within. These beautiful and tiny birds weigh about 2 to 20 grams and are found in a wide variety of environments from the high Andes to lowlands, and from dry desert areas to rainforests.

Spurce Up Your Garden With Decorative Birdhouses


Decorative Birdhouses are active garden ornamentation --the presence and movement of birds creates a fluid focal point for your garden. As such, placement is critical for you to earn maximum benefit from your birdhouses.

22 Fun Things To Do With Your Dozen Rose Gift


Your dozen rose gift doesn't only have to decorate your favorite room. Roses are about romance and enjoying the moment they are given and received.

How To Brighten Up Your Home With These Flower Arrangement Ideas


A beautiful flower arrangement piece can become the focal point of the room you choose to decorate. It's truly fascinating how we can combine different flowers to create a mesmerizing bouquet.

Growing Great Asparagus


I went out to feed the birds this morning - the temperature was comfortably above freezing, and a downy woodpecker was telegraphing his territorial rights on the nearest utility pole. I realized it was time to feed the asparagus.

Gardening - Natural Science NOT Rocket Science


Don't force yourself out of the most profitable hobby in the universe because you think it's too hard to learn ..

10 Free Gardening Products


One of the pleasurable spin-offs in organic gardening is finding alternative ways of coming up with the same, if not better, end result..

Feeding the Hummingbirds


Early in May here in west central Wisconsin, I can count on seeing a Ruby Throated Hummingbird hovering in front of my kitchen window, flitting back and forth, as if to say, "there was a hummingbird feeder RIGHT HERE last year. Where is it?"And then I know it is time to put out hummingbird nectar.

Butterfly Gardening


Butterfly gardening is not only a joy, it is one way that you can help restore declining butterfly populations. Simply adding a few new plants to your backyard may attract dozens of different butterflies, according to landscape designers at the University of Guelph.

Herbs: Growing Your Own


The first thing you need to do when deciding to create your own Herb Garden is to decide on the size of the plot of land you want to use. This will depend on what herbs and how much you want to grow.

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