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Waterwise gardeners should consider drip irrigation systems. They stretch water supplies and get more water to plant root zones.

Modern drip irrigation is not only for backyard desert gardeners. It is currently being used worldwide to halt starvation.

In dry times there are many water restrictions imposed on home gardens, so how can vegetables still be grown successfully without using too much water? Here are some tips

Drip irrigation is a method to conserve water and irrigate crops efficiently.

Ancient agrarian cultures living in or near deserts have used olla gardening methods for milennia.

Simcha Blass

Drip irrigation systems help gardeners conserve water, are highly efficient, cost relatively little and are extremely easy to install.

When reservoirs are low and weather is dry, reduce your garden's need for water by xeriscaping, switching to targeted irrigation, and protecting plants with mulch.

Efficient irrigation systems apply water where it is needed, not where it will be wasted.

A little planning and a good supply of organic mulch can help you lower your water and sewer bills and increase your harvest.

Following these steps will go a long way to installing a system that will last for many years.

Powdery mildew and downy mildew damage plants with white or gray patches on leaves, stems, and flowers. Use cultural methods or organic sprays to control these diseases.

States across the country are experiencing severe droughts and homeowners are being charged more or being fined for watering their lawns (and the sidewalk)!

Gardeners can benefit from the following measures to conserve the earth's most valuable resource, save money, and comply with community water-use restrictions.

In the dry, arid climates of North America's southwest, irrigation is a must if gardeners want to have a productive vegetable garden. But take care; too much water can be

Organic gardening is about growing food naturally without the use of pesticides and herbicides. Use these key factors to ensure a healthy and hearty organic garden.

Pants to Poverty support fair trade and make underwear using organic cotton, helping farmers and families in India get out of poverty.

Herbs are easy to plant, easy to grow, and respond well to benign neglect.

Designing a garden in the Capitol City and other hot summer climates can prove challenging. Read on for tips that will help to produce a landscape that thrives.

Ways to reduce water use in the garden include mulching, plant selection and water harvesting.

Green building is beyond the trends of innovative, colorful facades and materials. Green building is a new way of thinking that propels communities to the future.

Often referred to as the lazy gardener's vegetables, perennials in the vegetable patch are a surprise to many gardeners.

There are many types of commercially available emitters.

Where to locate drip emitters is paramount to a drip irrigation system.

Desertification may be one of the most serious problems facing humanity today.

Here is a resource for Desert Garden readers, along with links to definitions and articles on Desert Gardens topics. Please feel free to use this list.

Maintenance of a desert garden is an important component in developing and keeping a beautiful and viable garden.

Gardening is more enjoyable when the gardener has good tools. The gardener will also be more successful when they have the right tool and accessories for the task.

Hybrid automobiles and reusable shopping bags are one way to go green. But to truly benefit the environment you are trying to protect you have to start outside.

The Earth-Kind program provides gardeners up-to-date information on landscaping practices that help sustain the environment and offer a well-designed landscape.

The lack of summer rainfall in North Texas requires supplemental watering to maintain lush landscapes. Consider applying xeriscaping practices to minimize water use.

January is a good time to prep your vegetable garden, plant cool season crops and get your seed starting supplies ready for the upcoming season.

Sustainable communities acknowledge the finiteness of natural resource through environmental, economical, and socially equitable planning.

Organic gardeners who think celery is difficult to grow in the natural vegetable garden can grow healthy plants by following a few rules.

Anyone who has forsaken spinach because they've only eaten it from cans--or because of recent contamination scares--should consider growing it themselves.

More than a dozen strawberry plant diseases can reduce the fruit harvest or even kill the strawberry patch. Stop these diseases without using chemical fungicides.

When growing tomatoes in an organic garden, one can control garden pests and diseases like the tomato hornworm and tomato blight with natural gardening methods.

Rain barrels and water harvesting are a water to save on home water use during the summer drought. There are many styles of water cisterns that suit different gardens.

The Encore line of azaleas do what traditional azaleas don't - they flower in spring, then return with an encore bloom performance from mid-summer through fall.

Self watering containers and automatic watering systems for houseplants and gardens can save water and money throughout the year and while plant lovers are on vacation.

Just about everyone loves the taste of fresh vegetables. And there is no better way to get fresh vegetables than to grow them yourself.

Use of harvested rainwater to irrigate your desert landscape is cost-effective and wise.

As a global water crisis threatens, modern civilization must consider how food consumption effects the world water supply.

Waterwise gardeners need only follow a few principles to conserve and make the most of a dwindling resource.

Landscape plants are expensive, and gardeners will do most anything to assure their plants survive. Placing and maintaining mulch around plant roots is cheap insurance.

Residential artificial grass offers less lawn care- no mowing or watering. Plastic grass lawns are ever green, but does sod or faux grass leave more money in a wallet?

Trees of hardware and steel pipe show off Wave® petunias and other annuals like ivy-leaf geraniums. These handyman garden projects generate creative landscape displays.

Container vegetable gardening is growing in popularity for those who have relatively small outside spaces or large areas of shade, or little time.

Whether you need a holiday gift or a birthday gift or a thinking of you gift, here are ideas for the perfect gardening present for the special gardener on your list.

Certain strawberry cultivars can be grown successfully much of the year in North and Central Florida. Large, juicy fruit depends on variety selection and plant care.