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How to Choose a Garden Watering Wand
Posted by: | CommentsA telescoping watering wand is a great tool for reaching hanging garden planters, window boxes, and other hard to reach places. Choosing a quality garden watering wand the first time out will save you frustration and headache later in the season.
What should you look for in a watering wand?
Garden watering wands are available for as [...]
How to Choose a Garden Hand Pruner
Posted by: | CommentsThe best garden hand pruners are made by Felco, Corona, and Fiskars, and the hands down industry standard is the Felco bypass pruner. Any of these major brands will set you back $75-$100 or even more, and yet buying a good name brand pruner is worth every penny. No self-respecting landscape professional would buy anything [...]
Read More...How to Choose a Garden Spade that Lasts a Lifetime
Posted by: | CommentsSome gardening tools are so important and so heavily used that it just doesn’t make sense to try to save money by skimping on cost. Few tools are more crucial to gardening than a durable, sturdy garden spade. Choosing a gardening spade that lasts and works the way it should, instead of a spade that [...]
Read More...How to Buy and Use a Compost Tumbler
Posted by: | CommentsA compost tumbler is an efficient, easy to use alternative to a compost bin or open compost pile. Great for urban applications, small spaces, and city gardening, compost tumblers take most of the guesswork and hassle out of making your own ‘black gold’ soil enhancement while keeping your gardening space tidy and clean at the [...]
Read More...Self Watering Planters – How To Make Them Yourself!
Posted by: | CommentsDo you want to have a beautiful garden, but don’t have all the time for watering? Have no fear – we’ll show you how to make your own self watering planters.
Making Planters Yourself
A Self watering planter automatically water themselves, saving you time and energy. But the best thing about these planters is that you can [...]
How To Make A Tire Planter – For A Garden That Won’t Go Flat!
Posted by: | CommentsTire planters are a great choice for any gardener that wants to give their yard an old-fashioned feeling. If you’re looking to rev up your garden by learning how to make a tire planter, we’ve got all of the information that you need.
Making Your Own Tire Planter
The first thing that you need to make a [...]
Gardening Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Containers
Posted by: | CommentsGrowing tomatoes in containers doesn’t require a big vegetable garden or even a small garden bed. Tomatoes are perfectly happy growing in a pot on the patio or in a few containers on a sunny deck. All you need to grow delicious tomatoes successfully on a porch is a big pot, the right tomato plant, [...]
Read More...Tips and Tricks for Growing Roses in Containers
Posted by: | CommentsMost kinds of roses can be successfully grown in containers with a little planning and special effort. Growing roses in containers has become very popular, especially for patios and decks and for people with not much gardening space and people with limited mobility.
Choosing the right varieties of roses, the best type of container, and the [...]
Growing Herbs in Pots is Easy and Fun
Posted by: | CommentsIf you’ve never done much gardening but you love to cook, growing herbs in pots is a great way to get acquainted with the plant kingdom, have some fun, and save money on dried herbs and garnishes. Seasoned gardeners who have never grown their own seasonings will also find the process relaxing and delicious.
Herb gardens [...]
