This is the 'perfect storm' behind the huge growth in this fun form of gardening. Ideas of planting a few pots of herbs, or a tomato plant or two, soon grow into more ambitious plans. Before long, you're building containers to cover up your useless lawn space, and harvesting dozens of...
It seems horrible and cruel to pull up the baby plants necessary to provide proper space for the remaining plants. But get tough; it is necessary to do this, as your plants will not develop properly if they are over-crowded! With carrots and lettuce, sometimes I try to wait until they ...
Make it easy to record data on plants and plans by having the graph paper or templates ready. Use pictures cut out from magazines for your hard copy notebook, especially if you feel you don’t have time to paint or draw. Collage can be used to create the pages, as well as hand writ...
If you will be planting short plants with taller ones, make sure to locate taller veggies (for example, tomatoes, corn, and okra) on the north side of your bed to allow shorter ones (like bok choy, chives, and lettuce) to get their share of the sun’s rays. On the other hand, if...
A landscape gardener usuallydesigns and plans gardens–either from the ground up or by redesigning an existing garden. However, some landscape gardeners will do some practical work too, including preparing the ground, installing different garden features, or choosing plants and their placement. ...
a viewer of this website posted a question about how to arrange furniture in a large master bedroom; her inquiry inspired this post. I’ve come up with16 possible floor plansfor arranging furniture in such a space. The ideas that I’ve come up with can also be applied to a space that...
Complete Seasons Cookbookby Joanne Weir. Delicious recipes and party ideas for seasonal celebrations. Crafts to Make in the Winter by Kathy Ross Spring: Recipes Inspired by Nature's Bounty (Williams-Sonoma Seasonal Celebration) by Joanne Weir ...