Articles related to "Urban Gardens"

Herbs make a great addition to the urban garden. Not only are they attractive, compact, and easy to grow, but they will also add pizzazz to your cooking!

Everyone has heard of bean sprouts, but what about micro Greens? These tiny yet tasty plants are the seedlings of common herbs and vegetables and easy to grow indoors.

Victory gardens, popularized during World War II, are popular once again due to the sinking economy and rising food prices. Only have limited space for yours? No problem!

This is a collection of quips and quotes for houseplant lovers. Post them near your desk or garden workspace for instant inspiration and entertainment.

From flower gardens to food production, creating impressive urban gardens is becoming a major trend in larger cities.

A community garden brings people of all ages and descriptions together. There is no "typical" community garden. Each community garden is as unique as each community...

The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden (Springfield, MA), a tribute to Theodor Seuss Geisel, features interpretations of his well-known and loved characters.

For growing tips, troubleshooting advice, identifying a plant, or fun projects, these books have something for every houseplant lover!

A sampling of some of the useful information you'll find in E's guide to living lightly.

Being an urban gardener doesn't mean you can't have a lush garden. With an accommodating windowsill and the right containers, you can grow a wide variety of plants!

Plant propagation is an easy way to save coleus plants over winter. Growing coleus indoors, from plant cuttings, builds the garden.

Go green and bring your neighborhood along with you by creating your own community garden. Whether you live in the city, country or suburbs, you can grow food!

Tucked away on a tree-lined, riverfront spot in Jacksonville's historic Riverside neighborhood is the House on Cherry Street.

Visitors grasp the distinct quality of the Beacon Hill area during walking tours. Stable populations, historic architecture and urban horticulture add up to a community.

Residents of Beacon Hill's North Slope (Boston, MA) and civic and government groups work to transform derelict spaces and passageways into neighborhood garden spaces.

Stop here for the most exciting culinary events. Updated on rolling basis: this culinary calendar will offer unique experiences for novice or gourmet cooks.

Beacon Hill (Boston, MA) residents fashion hidden backyard gardens. Garden retreats come into being from small pieces of degraded urban soil and shaded settings.

Eco-friendly poop disposal poses a problem for many pet owners; keeping potential fertilizer out of landfills and put to better use as compost might be the answer.

Make best use of the available space with an evergreen patio. For year round appeal consider such green shrubs as Skimmia, Photinia Red Robin, Pieris and many more.

Until we solve many of our current pollution problems some urban gardens will suffer. Here are smog tolerant options for gardens in dirty cities.

Potted Gardens: A Fresh Approach to Container Gardens and Paradise Found: Gardening In Unlikely Places written by Rebecca Cole, especially for urban gardeners.

Small Space Gardening by Melinda Myers explores the challenges of creating a garden using less space. Read a book review outlining this valuable garden reference.

Choose the type of coleus that will thrive in part shade or part sun. Whether called Solenostemon or coleus, these plants grow easily indoors or outside in gardens.

Coleus: Rainbow Foliage For Containers and Gardens by Ray Rogers, expert plantsman and garden writer, is a comprehensive book about coleus plants.

Reclaimed industrial land is recycled to prove that small urban gardens can be exciting and innovative outdoor living spaces, even in Canada's cold northern climate.

These annual plants will add a climbing wall of color to your garden landscape areas and are perfect for small garden spaces.

Dracuncula Vulgaris, or Arum Dracunculus is also known by the name Voodoo Lily or Dragon Flower, but what is it and how do you grow it?

Switching to a diet of more local foods not only gives you fresher, heathier eating choices, but benefits the local economy and environment as well.

Old city charm, fun nightlife, music and tulip festivals, live jazz and urban cool on hip Lark Street make New York's state capital, Albany NY, a great place to visit.

Constructing a kitchen garden can provide fresh produce for several seasons.

The pound may have recovered against the U.S dollar recently, but in New York money can still fall through your fingers like water.

Here is an annual plant combination for a container in a small front porch garden. Coleus, an angel wing begonia and a new lime green sweet potato vine is one idea.

Over-wintering annual geraniums as houseplants save plants and money for next summer's gardens. Pelargoniums make good plants for indoor flower gardens.

Container gardening ideas begin with the vessel. When choosing garden containers consider what is needed to water container plants.

Cascading pea plants look beautiful in hanging baskets, and the freshly picked pods taste amazing. Try this simple form of vertical, edible gardening at home.

Sprouts are tasty, nutritious, and easy to grow indoors. However, certain safety measures must be followed to avoid contamination. Check out our growing tips and advice!

Learn how to grow coleus as a houseplant or in summer annual in planting beds. Solenostemon is a tropical low maintenance foliage plant, a good choice for any gardener.

Floating pond islands and planters from companies like Biohaven and Islandscapes provide wildlife habitat, a natural filter, and new space for water plants.

Finding a newsletter topic might pose problems for many new online publishers. Read on for important insider secrets and ideas.

The first full-scale Ming dynasty garden constructed outside of China, the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is known as one of "Vancouver's Living Treasure."

A dollar is worth only half a pound, but you can really get to know Liverpool for a pittance. This sensible advice applies anywhere, even in wallet-gobbling London.

Home grown tomatoes taste fantastic and are easy to grow in pots or a spare patch of garden bed. Follow these steps for sweet, juicy fruits you can truly call your own.

A potted garden can easily be grown with annual plants. A container planting of Pennisetum, Calibrachoa and coleus attracts pollinators and, later, has winter interest.

Spring 2010 collections took on a different feel at New York Fashion Week, with elegant dresses, billowy fabrics and a more neutral palette than in previous seasons.

A new trial garden at Franklin Park Consevatory chose coleus plants among the top best performers in 2009. Four Solenostemon hybrids won in this Midwest botanical garden.

Gardeners will spend time this winter planning their purchases for spring planting. Here are ideas for each US gardening zone.