Posted by LoveCause on Saturday, 30 August, 2008 @ 5:00 am
Gardening is undergoing rapid changes and new forms are being introduced with amazing frequency. Today, one of the newest trends is water gardening. This type of gardening is done specifically in sources of water such as fountains, ponds and waterfalls. They can be enhanced with rocks and with fish and lighting. In fact, you can do your water gardening in a plastic tub too. There are really several options.
The area you select for your water garden is of first importance. Both your plants and the fish in the garden will want sunlight. It is best to keep your garden away from the trees and shrubs. This is ideal because it will keep the leafy debris from entering into your garden.
Posted by LoveCause on Thursday, 28 August, 2008 @ 5:00 am
A lot of negative publicity has hounded rose gardening, mostly criticism about the difficulty in growing and keeping them. However, this should not deter you. You can easily get accustomed to rose gardening, and the rewards are quite fragrant and beautiful, to say the least.
Deciding what type of rose to plant is the first step in rose gardening. It’s not just about the color; there are many other things to decide. You need to think which rose plant to take - bare-root, prepackaged, container-grown, etc. The bare-root rose plants are available from winter to early spring. They are meant to be sown after the frost thaws over and the ground can be used for planting. Prepackaged rose plants are similar to bare-root rose plants, but they are sold in a box with sawdust or similar material so that the roots can keep some moisture. Then there are rose plants available in containers too, in the early spring season. These rose plants are generally budding and ready to bloom.