Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Friday, May 17, 2024
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Preventing weeds in an established garden
Thursday, May 23, 2019
How Much Sun Do Succulents Need
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Inspiration for a Beautiful Back Yard
My once peaceful and beautiful back yard is still in shambles, mainly since the long recovery from Hurricane Irma. I could really relate to this article about starting over again.
Check out the article if you are in need of inspiration like me!
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Herbs to Grow and How to Cook With Them
Herbs are the easiest and most versatile plants to grow in your garden, at least in my experience.
There have been times I had so much basil dried and put up for at least a year and also kept friends and family supplied. Cooking a spaghetti sauce with basil is so much tastier than store bought basil. For me, basil is the easiest of all to grow.
Of course the climate in which you live and if you grow them indoors or outdoors has much to do with the success of individual herbs, but you won't know unless you try them out.
Click here for an excellent article on growing and cooking with herbs.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Watering The Garden
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Trellised Containers for Inspiration
I am so inspired by these photos of large container plantings with trellises for support and I thought I would share it here even though I don't have a photo source.
The photo was shared in a Facebook Gardening Group, A Not So Secret Garden that is packed with awesome ideas and inspiration.
What I love about these containers other than being so functional is the beauty of all the colors. Check out the peppers! They sure do look happy . . . so does the tomato plant.
I can't wait to put some of the containers together for our carport jungle . . . great way to start the spring season!
Monday, August 1, 2016
Soil For Raised Beds
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Landscape Inspiration
Save Time and Money in the Garden
Monday, June 27, 2016
How to Grow Flowering Mandevilla Vine
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Container Plants for the Shade
When I moved into my house, several decades ago, it was a shady yard with large oak trees and citrus trees. Before that time, I thought growing in full sun was the only way to go, but I was so wrong!
Coleus plants are one of my favorites to bring bold color to the garden without flowers . . . and they are grown in such a wide variety of leaf shapes and colors. There are many other plants that are shade loving.
If you grow in the shade or would like to, click here for an excellent article on plants to grow and how to care for them.
Happy gardening!
Friday, June 24, 2016
Awesome Succulent Ideas
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The Summer Garden
Summer gardening can be totally overwhelming!
Experienced gardeners have come up with many tips and tricks to make it less overwhelming and more enjoyable. One of those tips is setting aside 15 minutes a day . . . a concept I like to use for any task. I've found that once you get in the habit of doing something every day, it becomes routine and actually extends beyond the 15 minutes.
One gardening blog, Tenth Acre Farm, has laid out an excellent plan as a guide to June gardening which most tasks are also good for the whole summer. Check it out here. Awesome blog!
Happy Gardening!
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Flowering Perennials
Bursts of color all over the garden can be a spectacular and soothing sight. One of my favorite things to do is color-coordinate sections.
Click here for an article on Flowering Perennials from Better Homes and Gardens. Plan for continuous color by mixing perennials and annuals. It is fun to experiment!
Happy Gardening!
More Gardening Tips and Tricks
One of the things that I love about the internet is gardening benefits through other gardeners sharing their tips and tricks through their blogs.
Today I ran across an excellent article with some great photos for vegetable gardening inspiration, along with tips and tricks that you may find useful.
Click here for the article from Live, Laugh, Farm.
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Sago Palm Outdoor Care
The photo is from my paradise before a few harsh winters wiped out the landscape. My beloved sago palm is at the bottom left of the photo. It was killed by an infestation that hit Florida hard. Love sago palms!
Click here for a excellent article on the sago palm that grows in zones 8 through 10.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Quick Gardening Tips
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Beginners Guide to Succulents
Succulents seem to be all the rage . . . I'm seeing them everywhere! I've always loved hens and chicks, but I have not had luck growing them.
They are perfect plants for container gardening and so cute.
Click here for a beginners guide to growing these little beauties. I'll be updating this post as I find more links.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Blue Plumbago: How to grow
Before an unusually brutal winter wiped out most of my paradise, my blue plumbago stood out like a shining gem. It was started from a cutting from my mother-in-law's garden, like most of my other plants. The cutting grew into a beautiful bush that always had butterflies hovering around it.
When we get our paradise beautiful and thriving again, the blue plumbago for sure will be prominent in the garden again.
I highly recommend this beautiful bush for your landscape.
Click here for an excellent article from Plant Care Today on growing these beauties.
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