You’re a keen gardener and like to grow your own vegetables for a modicum of self-sufficiency and for fresh, nutritious meals. You love cooking your own food. Maybe you like to eat al fresco, too, inviting friends and family around for summertime meals in a relaxing garden setting. How would you join all these passions
A beautiful garden is a glorious sight to behold but making it exist is no walk in the park. It requires intensive tending and timely action in practices like pruning, weeding and applying fertilizers. Even with these practices, however, a garden may fail to meet the owner’s expectations if some pre-planting plans are not properly
Nowadays, it’s really hard to control the quality of the ingredients of the food that you and your family eat. That is unless you decide to take the matter into your own hands and start growing some of it. Many people don’t know how easy it is, given some simple tips, to grow tasty, healthy
People usually think that greenhouses are a luxury that they cannot afford and that it is only a fun activity for the wealthy, but that statement is way off. A greenhouse is a great all-year-round garden that can be extravagant and inexpensive at the same time! You can even build your greenhouse by using recycled
Vertical gardening is becoming a popular hobby around the world. It’s a fun and inventive way of using limited space, bringing balconies and walls alive with colour and creating green areas around the home. Planting herbs and vegetables is a healthy pastime and creating a kitchen garden is inexpensive and productive. Even commercial growers are
Landscaping and design offers inspiration to private residences as well as public spaces, blending beautiful architecture, art and landscape design. Landscapers cleverly make use of the natural beauty of a certain area so that this form part of a backdrop for different designs. A typical example of this is the Garden of Cosmic Speculation in
Gardening isn’t for everyone, it requires attention to detail and level of interest and passion. It can be extremely enjoyable and some even argue that it is extremely relaxing. Learning About the Soil The first step you are going to have to take is to learn a little bit about the soil you are going
Gardening in general is being proven to be beneficial to all age groups. Seniors benefit greatly from this pass time for a number of reasons. Firstly, it allows for mental and physical stimulation which helps with mental and physical ability and capability. It also helps provide meaningful opportunities for those who may otherwise not have
Living in the city has its perks but it also has it downside. For those that love the outdoors and enjoy gardening their choices are limited. However, it is not impossible to indulge in this type of past time, but it does mean learning a little about urban gardening. Space is one of the biggest
Aside from the pure fun that gardening brings it is being shown that it also has many potential health benefits to it. Some studies are showing that gardening is a wonderful way for relieving stress. Many individuals are finding that after a stressful day taking in a hour or two of gardening at night is