Everything to do with your shak.
courtesy flickr/pamelavwhite
Over the years I have designed and grown a wide range of gardens from a
one pot with tomatoes and basil on my balcony to a 1 acre commercial
operation. One reoccurring question raised through all these various
gardens’ projects over a 17 year period is whether to grow flowers or
not.
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.Gardening will make you healthy through the act of gardening itself and
through eating the fruits of your labour; it will also make you wise as
you discover the wonders of growing things. Will it make you wealthy?
Well that is all up to you and what you believe wealth to be.excerpt from here.
courtesy flickr/newleaf01
This is a post-valentine’s day entry.
Flowers have been used for centuries as symbols for our
emotions, the feelings that we may keep locked inside for whatever
reason or the words that seem to fail us when most needed.
red rose courtesy flickr/paparutzi
Jane Perone over the the Horitcultural blog asked her readers: How did you spend your Sunday? My answere was basically sitting out another winter storm, much like yesterday and this morning. It is clearing now but the snow sits deep and my backyard is practically non existent, so today I wander the blogosphere and read about gardening.
How are you spending your day?
Bob Ewing
You are in you kitchen getting ready to make a tomato sauce. You
need some fresh basil, what do you do? Well if you have a kitchen herb
garden, you pick the leave you need when you need them without leaving
the kitchen.Getting your windowsill kitchen herb garden started is fairly straightforward
image courtesy flickr/tiny white lights
Perhaps, one of the oldest plant communities that we know of is the
Three Sisters, beans, corn and squash. It is a First Nations planting
method that goes back for several centuries and is often associated
with the Iroquois.Now corn is not often a crop that a
backyard gardener, unless the backyard is a good size will plant but it
can be a great community garden crop and the sisters can make an
excellent shared garden within a community garden.However, if you have the space or simply want to experiment then the 3 sisters will increase your yield and reduce your labour. more
The 3 sister, photo courtesty flickr/Abri_Beluga
A home is not complete unless there is at least one houseplant living there. It does not matter how big your space is, you can find a plant that fits into your overall design as long as you place the plant where it gets the sunlight that it needs and remember to water it.
I am redesigning my living room and need new houseplants. there is very little light but there is a corner near the window that looks ideal for one of my favourite houseplants, the spider plant.
Picking one favourite is difficult; if you had to choose just one houseplant, which would it be?
courtesy flickr/madaise
It is much warmer today than it has been and the sun was shining. I think we may be on the way to setting a record snowfall, it is early February and planting season is a long way off, so seeking some company I went blog surfing and found Bert’s Bloomers.
it is comforting to know others are experiencing similar situations.
The first step in making that plan is to find out what city bylaws
or other rules affect your front yard. You do not want to draw the
wrath of the local bylaw department down on you and find you have fined
for having a messy yard. So check with city hall first.Once
you know the rules, you can begin to the plan. You may find that a well
drafted plan that clearly sets out your intentions, along with plant
lists, will convince the authorities to stretch the rules a bit.crocuses- courtesy jhirtz/flickr
The tomato is one of the most commonly grown plants for home gardeners.
They are reasonable easy to care for, once you get them started which I
do indoors from seed about six weeks before I put them out.
