Nifty Wares Five Rose Garden Ideas If you've always shied
Nifty Wares
Five Rose Garden Ideas
If you've always shied away from growing roses because you believed their press, it's time to put away your misconceptions. Far from being the finicky, pest-ridden creatures that they're made out to be, roses are surprisingly easy to grow and maintain. Roses have five basic needs: Plenty of sun! With very ...
Your Garden Diaries :: RE: I'm Back With Renewed Enthusiasm
Author: Pumpkin
Posted: 25 Oct '05 5:38 am (GMT 12)
Topic Replies: 1
Howdy Swallowstitch!
Nice to see you again.
One can only go so long before the garden beckons ...working life and huge muddy, rainy weekends have kept me out of the garden too
However! with Spring comes a renewed energy and determination!
The glasshouse is full of trays of seeds and the veg patch has been dug over and composted. Lurking thistles are out of here and the swallows are looking at straightening up their nesting site
The course you are attending sounds great, reading things in books doesn't quite inspire the same way hands on does. Good Luck with it and feel free to pass on any hints and tips
Garden Trends for 2006: Toss Out the Miracle Gro!
I'm not very fond of surveys and trend predictions, but my heart warmed when I saw that organic was listed as "in" and chemicals were "out." Here are four of my favorite garden trends for 2006 from a survey conducted by the Garden Writers Association. (OK, so I'm a member.)1) Garden in small spaces is in. Giant landscapes are out.
As lot sizes shrink and people downsize their homes, consumers are gardening more in less space, on patios and decks, on rooftops and, of course, in containers. Vertical gardening is in, growing either up or down from balconies or on patios.
In the national debate hurricane Katrina has triggered over emergency preparedness, one element shouldn t be overlooked, experts say: the availability of food, set aside by government authorities as well as individuals and families. Unfortunately, few communities and households have more than a couple day s worth of food stockpiled. [What is YOUR state doing?] 
