The crocus is almost ready to peek through the partly snow- covered ground. It wont be long now and the earth will bring out a burst of colors to herald the beauty of Spring as Nature wakes up from its winter slumber.
Its that time of the year when gardeners can hardly wait for the snow...
The word for paradise comes from the Persian word for a garden and has always meant the same thing in every culture. It is representative of paradise on earth and is our opportunity to own a little bit of heaven here and now. It has a restorative significance as a healer when we understand...
Alexander Neckam, an Augustinian monk living in the twelfth century, is the earliest English writer on fountains, statuary, and gardens. In his De Naturis Rerum, he describes the herbs, trees, and flowers growing in a noble garden, flanked by flowing water from statuary fountains. His list,...
The Flower Shop: Actual Or Virtual, Your One Stop To Beautiful Flowers
The increasing pace of life seems inevitable with continuous developments and inventions to available technologies. On the other hand, thanks to these developing technologies, so many mundane daily tasks are alleviated...
If you are creative, growing the Japanese Maple Bonsai is a great way to make use of your creativity. When growing the Bonsai Tree, you have a variety of choices. The best choice for those who are just beginning to get into this hobby is the Japanese Maple Bonsai.
The Japanese Maple...
The Dutch garden is said to have been brought to England by William III, though some of its characteristics might have been discovered there before his day. It was an adaptation of the French and Barocco styles, hardly to be called original, but comprising certain features at least individual....
The Different Roses You Can Grow In Your Rose Garden
There are actually many kinds of roses, with each one different from the other. If you are planning to grow your own roses and plant your very own rose garden, what type of rose do you think you should have?
The Floribunda...
Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all.
The purposes of cultivation are three to get rid of weeds, and to stimulate growth by (1) letting air into the soil and freeing unavailable plant food, and (2)...
After a long, cold winter, you are probably anxious for the first signs of spring. Springtime automatically brings thoughts of flowers. Choosing the best flowers for spring can be difficult and it is often confusing. Perhaps the most effective way to ensure spring flowers that bloom each year is...
If you are a keen gardener, you have probably come across solar water features. Below we look at some of the benefits of using them in your garden.
As the experts are shouting louder about environmental melt-down, the amount of solar products on the market over the last few years has...
Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature. Then, nature does most of the work for you. There are many benefits of growing your own fruits and vegetables with this way. Growing them organically is also easy and you just need to learn...
There are two main classes of roses: Bush roses and climbing roses. These two classifications are based entirely on tendencies of growth. Bush roses grow from 1 foot to 6 feet in height and require no support. Climbing roses produce long canes each year and must be provided with some type of...