Gardening Guide

If you find yourself hanging around the house this holiday weekend, it might be a good time to catch up on your garden. Yes, in the fall. In fact, gardening in the winter and fall can help prepare your garden for the spring, says Debra Knapke, a garden consultant in Columbus, Ohio, and owner of The Garden Sage. “Planting bulbs, going out and weeding, edging beds, you know, it all depends on what your plans are for the next year,” she says. “And that might be the first thing you might think about doing is looking at what didn't work last year and trying to figure out how you can make it work next year, or just throw it out and start over.” In recent years, it’s gotten more difficult to plan for the spring because the seasons have been “truncated,” Knapke says. Plants also suffer from extreme freeze-thaw cycles. “It's all about finding plants that are resilient and adaptable,” she says. “And that can become difficult because we don't know yet how all of our plants are going

The following content details about gardening ideas and Plant Growing Tips for Beginners. Introduction to Gardening:- Most of the people dream about growing vegetables, flowers and fruits on their own especially in places like backyards, patios, balconies, pots, containers and roofs / terrace. Gardening is not only provides physical activity but also mental peace. However, you can spend some time growing plants indoors and relive from daily stress, this can also provide fresh home grown vegetables, flowers and fruits without spending money to buy these. Gardening is easy if you follow some management practices. So let us discuss how we can start a garden. First and foremost, you should decide about plants that you are planning to grow in the garden then accordingly your garden should be designed. Gardening Ideas and Tips #1 – How to Select the Place:- Proper site selection is very important as most of the vegetables crops, fruit  crops and flower crops require 7 to 8 hours  sunlight t

here’s something to be said for the ethereal beauty and purity of white flowers. They provide contrast to the rich jewel tones of a garden, offer a backdrop for the varying shades of green, and add a subtle glow on a moonlit night. They offer even greater visual impact if you design an entire section of your garden around them, preferably in an area where you sit in the evenings so you can enjoy their luminescence. That's we've rounded up the best white flowers right here. These pretty white flowers work in a variety of garden and landscape settings. Mix and match them however you prefer, but for more formal gardens, roses, peonies, and gardenias can be the stars. Country or cottage gardens shine with butterfly bushes and containers, hanging baskets, or landscape plantings of trailing flowers, such as bacopa and fan flower. And the sweet scents of alyssum and nemesia are best when placed in containers or hanging pots next to a seating area, or someplace where you can enjoy the

Not edging your garden beds is like getting all dressed up, but then not combing your hair. Sure, it’s not necessary, but, well... things look a little unfinished. Adding edging to your garden beds full of annual flowers and perennial flowers makes them look more polished, helps keep mulch in place, and boosts curb appeal. It’s a small investment for big returns. That's why we've rounded up the best gardening edging ideas here. To start, look for edging that works with the style of your house. For example, a classic saltbox or Colonial looks best with traditional edging materials such as brick or stone. Don’t forget that edging takes some sweat equity; even if the instructions claim it’s easy to install, plan on spending at least a half day (maybe more!). Make the job easier by gathering your tools first, such as heavy-duty gardening gloves, an edging shovel, a garden spade, rake, and a kneeler pad (you’ll be on your knees a lot!). The good news is that if you do it right the