Even though The Captain and I have a large property with way too many future projects, we decided to start in the Carport Jungle. Now that our tomatoes, peppers and herbs are on their way, it is time for us to concentrate on landscape design.
Even if you have a large area that needs landscaping, start small or you may overwhelm yourself. I speak from experience! Better to concentrate on a small area at a time rather than nothing because of overwhelm. It is something I have a problem with in every area of my life . . . overwhelm!
One of my favorite things to do is browse the internet for some garden inspiration. Love the small garden in the photo, which is from the Fine Gardening website, sent in by one of their readers Lily Jacobi. Love the layering on different levels and the use of container gardening along with the visual pleasing rocks.
I've always loved container gardening versus hard landscaping. The problem is that when my first husband passed away and I neglected the massive gardens on the property, the container plants grew out of control and took root into the ground. Anyway, tackling that problem is a future project! This year, The Captain and I have been transplanting our grown seedlings into containers since we could not decide on exactly where to put what.
Click here to go to the article at Fine Gardening. Other readers have sent in their photos for more inspiration.
As a little girl growing up, my dad taught me the joys of growing plants from seed. For as long as I could remember, I had a little patch of my own to plant whatever I wanted . . . I always picked red zinnias. He also taught me to check my zinnias often, cutting off the spent flowers so I could increase my inventory of seeds to plant in the future. To a little girl, it was amazing to watch nature in action and exciting that I had a part in it.
One of my favorite publications and website, Birds and Blooms have published a wonderful article on the 10 best plants for harvesting seeds. Of course my beloved zinnias are listing . . . but there are nine more! Click here to go to the article.
It is also about pest and disease control and convenience.
No doubt about it, I tend to gravitate toward container gardening for ease of movement, seasonal gardening, herb and veggie gardening . . . it is so much easier for me even though we have more than enough space in our garden.
Want some ideas? Click here for an excellent article from Organic Daily Post.
June is a great month to propagate those landscape plants! Don't spend a lot of money for future landscaping by multiplying your inventory. Click here for an article on propagation.
Central Florida gardeners (zone 9) will love the gardening calender from the University of Florida Extension Service that includes links for each topic.
Even if you don't live in Central Florida, the different educational topics are applicable to many other areas and gardening zones.
Click here for the complete list!
