While working in your garden during the fall season, watch out for those stink bugs! Stink bugs like to reside in tomatoes, beans, and pepper plants, as well as many fruits. Stink bugs may get out of hand and do significant damage in your garden. It is important to take steps to eliminate them from […]

Be careful how you water your garden. To save time, use a soaker type hose so each plant doesn’t need individual watering from the nozzle of a hose or a little watering can. Turn the water on at low pressure so your delicate plants will not be damaged by the soaker hose. Give it a […]

It is a good idea to plan a garden with your own calendar. This calendar should have the dates when each type of plant will go in the garden. Having a schedule will allow you to prepare by making the purchases you need when you need them. Your planting calendar could be written on paper, […]

To deter meddlesome dogs from destroying your garden, you should use heavily scented substances around the perimeter. You can even use perfume! This will mask any scents that might attract your dog and make your garden less interesting to him. A great tip to consider when gardening is to make sure that you are not […]

To create an attractive, quintessentially English garden, you need to use a mixture of different plants that all grow to varying heights in each bed. Using plants of all the same kind or size, can result in a boring, and unoriginal garden. When deciding what to plant in your vegetable garden, consider what kinds you […]

Choose higher yield plant varieties. In many cases, a disease-resistant or cold-tolerant hybrid will produce a higher yield than a traditional variety. An English garden mixes plants of various kinds and sizes close together, which helps to give it a more multi-dimensional feel. If you use plants that grow vertically at the same rate, you […]

A great method for accumulating plant material to include in a compost pile is to store it in plastic trash bags. This can be done in the fall season after you have raked leaves in your yard. A warm place is where your leaf bags should get stored. When spring arrives, you will have perfect […]

Get more profits from your property. One of the best things you can do to increase property value is to have proper landscaping. Investing in the right plants could raise the resale value of your property by at least 20%. Seek out plants and shrubbery that require limited maintenance and will adapt well to the […]

An English garden mixes plants of various kinds and sizes close together, which helps to give it a more multi-dimensional feel. Plants that are all at the same height makes a garden bed look flat and uninteresting. You should always have a planting calendar when planning your garden. If you keep a planting calendar, you […]

Take the time to place organic mulch in the area around your vegetable plants. The mulch will add beneficial moisture to your soil. This is also efficient in preventing weeds from growing. Every gardener can appreciate pulling fewer weeds. Maximize the use of fall color. There are a lot of deciduous bushes and vine plants […]