How to Design An Irrigation System for Your Lawn and Garden
Sprinkler systems help you cut down on your water usage as well as waste. For many homeowners, this is reason enough to consider investing in one.
What’s Really in that Bag of Garden Mulch?
Buying garden mulch these days practically requires a warning sticker on the bag and a robust suspicion of spurious marketing claims.
Which Flowers Bloom in Fall?
There are plenty of flowers that bloom in fall to light up your garden just as the days are getting shorter and the rest of your flowers have gone to seed.
How To Easily Build a Raised Garden Bed
Raised garden beds changed my gardening life. My back hurts less, I spend less time watering and weeding and I grow more fruits and vegetables in the same space.
No-Dig Gardening: Grow Vegetables Without Picking Up a Shovel
A no dig garden lets you grow vegetables year after year without the back-breaking work of digging and turning over the soil.
Companion Planting: Flowers, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit are Better Together
Companion planting is not a new idea or trend. It’s been done for centuries, from kitchen gardens in ancient Persia to modern industrial farm fields.
How to Protect Fruit Trees From Birds
Growing fruit can be one of the most rewarding gardening experiences. until birds steal your crop one day before harvest. Here are a few tehniques that will keep the birds out of your fruit trees and shrubs.
How to Grow Bearded Iris
There are good reasons Bearded Iris are popular with gardeners: they’re hardy, have gorgeous blooms in many colors and they are easy to grow.
Review: Best Roses, Herbs & Edible Flowers
Best Roses, Herbs, and Edible Flowers in the Home Grown Gardening series covers the basics of rose care and how to grow and use herbs and edible flowers.
Review: Best Perennials For Sun & Shade
This edition of the Home Grown Gardening series gives new gardeners the basics of what they need to know before choosing perennials for sun and shade.
