Living walls are among the many vertical garden ideas that can make the most of every growing surface. 6. Lose the lawn (Image credit: Harris Bugg Studio / Jason Ingram) Consider if you backyard needs a lawn. For family gardens a lawn is often an important element to allow for childhood...
Backyardcompostingis one of the truest methods of recycling and reusing items that otherwise would fill thelandfillsasgarbage. Composting creates rich dark soil, called humus, which contains vitamins and nutrients from the items of which it is composed. Most organic gardeners use a compost garden fo...
You Might Also Like: Vegetable Container Gardening Ideas For Indoor Or Outdoor Gardening Provide the right growing conditions: Onions like full sun and well-draining soil. Make sure to keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Provide plenty of light and maintain a consistent tempera...
Seasonal gardeningis a great way to keep your garden productive all year round. Focus on planting crops that will grow easily in your particular climate, and be sure to rotate crops every year to ward off pests and diseases. Learn more about seasonal vegetable gardening to maximize your harvest...
Back to the current: On the home front, many years ago back in the early 1980s when Dave and I decided to turn our backyard from a vegetable patch to a proper garden, I wanted a small pond put it. That pond morphed into a swimming pool sized koi pond, over 8ft deep, 3 of which...
1. Is it safe to have the chickens near my vegetable garden? Salmonilla worries. 2. Is it ok to have it 5-10 feet from a window A/C unit? Concerned about the noise bothering them as it starts and stops. 3. How would they react when a lawn mower passes by the coop? Thank you...
Protecting Your Garden In The Winter While summer and spring are considered our garden’s best seasons, winter, on the other hand, can be your worst nightmare. Even the first frost, if you don’t guard your plants, might lead to their stunting or death. Fall is the best time to get ...