Gardening is a great activity for people of all ages and children
are no exception. Children often want to do what mom or dad are doing
and when it comes to gardening they can, all that it takes is a little
patch of soil and a few seeds.If you want
to give your child an early start on an activity that can bring years
of pleasure not to mention fruit and flowers, create your own child
garden right near yours.Radishes – Day 13 courtesy flickr/benklocek
Small Space Gardening
If you want to grow something, anything, be it fruit, flowers, herbs or
vegetables and have even the smallest space you can do so. It is all a
matter of determination, knowledge and design.courtesy flickr/lollyknit
Jobmate 6 cu. ft. Wheelbarrow
As gardening season heat up, you may find a wheelbarrow handy for the numerous tasks that your yard demands. Canaian Tire has the Jobmate 6 cu. ft. wheelbarrow on sale.
Sale: $49.99
Reg: $69.99
Product #60-4514-0
Features
- Heavy-duty wheelbarrow with 6 cubic foot capacity
- 60" (150cm) hardwood handles, sealed for moisture resistance
- 6" (15cm) 2 ply pneumatic tires with inner tube for great maneuverability
- Rugged seamless steel tray with steel rod-reinforced rolled edge construction
- Powder-coated finish on tray for added rust-resistance
- Limited lifetime warranty
Become Healthy and Wise While Gradening
Gardening, no matter what you grow, will help you become healthy and
wise, as for wealthy well, that all depends upon how you define wealth.If
you want to be healthy, then it is important to grow naturally which
means that you do not use any chemicals but rely on nature to guide you
and using the gardener’s footstep method to prevent problems before
they spread.courtesy flickr/jackie-dee
Great Potatoes!
Potatoes, mashed, baked, boiled scalloped and perhaps my favourite, potato salad
especially when it is made with new red potatoes, are a great food.
What is even better you can grow your own potatoes and make your
favourite dish with the freshest potatoes around.You can grow potatoes on your patio or balcony in a container or in a community garden plot or your backyard.
courtesy flickr/Tony Austen
Growing Vegetables Indoors
It is snowing outside and you are craving a few cherry tomatoes to
garnish the fresh green salad that you just made. You want it fresh not
from the store where the tomatoes and green may have traveled hundreds
and thousands of miles before they are offered for sale.Instead you wander into the living room and pick them fresh just as you cut the greens a few minutes before.
courtesy flickr/angellina
Pea Planting Time- Soon!
Peas are one of the first crops that can be planted in Spring. Here in Northern New Brunswick with 4 feet of snow covering my garden and more on the way it will be a few weeks before I can plant peas but when it is time to plant Organic Gardening has some great tips.
photo: courtesy robstephaustralia/flickr
Garden Tools
Gadgets, where would any gardener be without their favourite gadget
or tool? It does not matter what you grow or where you grow it, most
gardeners have at least one tool that they hold dear and could not
begin to garden without it.Whether it be a pair of
well worn gardening gloves, a favourite pair of shoes that are worn
only in the garden or a spade that you can live without, it does not
matter.photo courtesy Rittenhouse
The Solaira All-Season Outdoor Patio Heater
If you are looking for a way to extend the time you spend in your backyard on the deck or in your gazebo, Rittenhouse may have what you need.
The Solaira All-Season Outdoor Patio Heater provides instant and directional heat to warm your favorite outdoor area. This patio heater
generates enough radiant heat to warm up to 9 square meters of floor
space – Enough to heat an average size patio table with 6 chairs. This outdoor heater allows you to enjoy patio living well into the cool autumn months.
Use it:
- Heat balconies, terraces, gazebos.
- Add warmth to patios and decks.
- Under umbrellas and awnings.
- Around the hot tub or barbeque.
Details:
- Dimensions: 15" x 7" x 8"
- 120 V, 10 A, 1.2 kW.
- Uses Philips 1.2 kW Quartz Gold Series Lamp (HeLeN).
- Safe and odorless: no propane gas tanks or products of combustion.
- Provides instant and directional radiant heat.
- IP54 rated weatherproof casing for outdoor use.
- Toughened safety glass.
- Includes 16′ long power cord.
- Includes adjustable steel wall mounting bracket.
- Easy to install: Minimum mounting height of 2.5 m (8’2") from floor.
- Extends the summer season.
- Available in black or white.
photo courtesy Rittenhouse
Planning the Outdoor Room
Curb appeal refers to how your house looks from the outside when
someone is coming towards it. Curb appeal can make the difference
between selling your house for the price you want or reducing the price
to make the sale.If you really want to add dollars to
that sale price or are simply looking to extend your living pleasure
then it is time to stop looking at you backyard as merely a yard and to
think about it as another room.outdoor dining area; courtesy flickr/diana_dee_sophia
