Articles related to "Natural Garden"

Carolina spicebush or sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) and its cultivars are large, hardy, shade-loving shrubs at home in hedges, mixed shrub beds and natural gardens.

You don't need chemicals to create a healthy garden. Just plant certain vegetables and herbs near others that are friendly toward each other.

Waterfall and meandering stream,spool swimming pool,barbeque island, comfortable furniture, outdoor fireplace design - this Northern California garden has it all.

For a peaceful garden retreat that relieves stress and increases property values, a creative garden plan incorporates good tree choices, patio design and more.

There are many natural ways to control or eliminate common garden pests such as aphids, white flies and spider mites without resorting to dangerous pesticides.

Many gardeners would rather use natural products to control pests, but are confused about developing an overall strategy for natural pest control.

Sometimes, organic gardening is the result of circumstances beyond one's control.

Wildflowers can provide an excellent low cost alternative from traditional urban landscaping.

Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Virginia Native Plant Society 2008 Wildflower of the Year, is a long-blooming herbaceous perennial for native plant gardens

Designing the formal garden is not a trend of the past, but more often landscape designers are shifting to low maintenance garden plans.

While low areas in the garden are often landscape challenges - think wet - and plant a water garden.

Seven is a lucky number when you consider these reasons to switch to organic gardening methods.

Bugs and pests are perhaps a gardener's worst enemy, but the bugs don't have to win. Find tips on fighting those pesky garden pests.

Natural pesticides are cheap and easy to make for the organic garden. Supplement your gardening supplies with these homemade pest controls.

Implement one of 26 A to Z organic gardening tips to increase yields, fight garden pests and diseases, and beautify your landscape.

Provide a green foil for your organic flower and vegetable beds by establishing an organic lawn without pesticides or other chemicals.

You may have hard stony soil or a clay pan but with a no-dig, raised-bed garden you can build a productive garden using organic principles- without great effort.

Three days in Orlando, Florida barely gives enough time to memorize the names of the Seven Dwarfs but makes for a great weekend getaway.

There are six important trace elements in healthy garden soil. Organic gardeners can correct poorly performing flower and vegetable plants with natural soil amendments.

Seaside and sheltered landscape plantings and herb gardens present some down-to-earth examples for using annual poppies in natural appearing gardens.

Everyone has different views and desires when it comes to color. Many landscape designers and garden architects prefer foliage color over flowering garden plants.

Dealing with Japanese Beetles is a seasonal problem, but there is help out there. You don't need to stock up on traps and pesticides to control this destructive bug.

The Japanese have developed their gardens into an art-form. Over time, westerners have borrowed these methods and expanded landscape possibilities.

The following highlighted garden may inspire you to create a sunken garden like the famous Butchart Garden in British Columbia - with a tropical landscape twist.

Early season uniform poppy beds require planning and design to focus attention on residential and commercial landscapes. Presented is a planting sequence for Zone 5.

Landscape architecture and garden design would not be the same without Acer palmatum - the favorite tree of many serious plant collectors.

Annual poppies bring unity to wildflower meadows or a natural garden as well as create a breath-taking display. Seeds of annual poppies are easy to find and buy.

Worm castings (a.k.a. worm poop or vermicompost), are a high nitrogen source of organic matter good for growing vegetables and flowers in the ground or in pots.

Memorial Day is observed in the U.S.A. on the last Monday of May. Corn Poppies enliven summer gardens while symbolizing remembrance. These articles offer design ideas.

Use things you get from the grocery store to keep your garden truly "green" using no harsh chemicals.

Attracting birds to the backyard is a great hobby venture and to make sure you get a variety you may need more than seed trays.

Whether under an umbrella in the Portland Japanese Garden or finding interesting indoor activities at OMSI, guests to this NW city enjoy winter vacation.

Catmint was originally grown as an herb for tea and to keep flying pests out of the garden. Now, many cultivars are highly ornamental.

Providing organic care for indoor potted plants is important to gardeners who wish to minimize their exposure to chemicals indoors.

Many are surprised to find that the late blooming Tulip Tree is actually a Magnolia. Daffodils usually bloom at the same time making them a great companion planting.

'Venus' & 'Hartlage Wine' (Calycanthus spp.) are new hybrid cultivars, large, shade-loving shrubs excellent as specimen plants in many landscape garden designs.

Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens is a treasure trove of information for gardeners wanting to design landscapes with native flowering plants and ferns.

Cracking is a preventable disorder in tomatoes whereby the tomato skin splits when internal growth outpaces the skin's ability to expand.

His idealized landscape paintings - inspired by ancient Greek and Roman ideals - motivated later artists, gardeners, and landscape designers.

Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), Virginia Native Plant Society 2009 Wildflower of the Year, is an early blooming native plant at home in bog and water gardens.

Set in London's Hampstead Heath of 1818, this period piece recounts the tragic love affair between poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, the fashion-obsessed girl next door.

Many are surprised to learn that there is a cold hardy hibiscus that will grow in wet swampy conditions, bloom all season and draw hummingbirds to the garden.

Tulips can be forced to bloom indoors in pots during the winter by tricking them into reacting as though spring has arrived.

Adults can instill a lifelong love of gardening and educate children about the natural world by helping them create their own gardens.

A Japanese-style garden may be appropriate for small spaces. Consider how water, rocks and gravel, and plants influence and contribute to a Japanese-inspired landscape.

Kawarra Native Plant Garden, Kalorama in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is a beautiful hideaway in which to experience Australian Native Plants.

An organic gardening gift basket allows you to surprise a special gardening recipient with treats tailored to his hobby.

Looking back and looking forward all at the same time. Resolving to make changes that will improve the future are what New Year resolutions are all about.

You may be hearing more and more about Organic, Fair-Trade and Shade Grown Coffee. You're wondering what all the fuss is about? You just want your morning Cup-o-Joe!

Organic gardeners can get inspiration and motivation from the garden sayings and environmentally conscientious quips of famous and ordinary people.