When summer is in full bloom, it’s hard to imagine a dark, dreary winter ahead. But there is no better way to enjoy indoor plants through the fall and winter months than in a terrarium or glass dish garden. If you enjoy beautiful rose bushes in your summer garden, consider miniature roses for an indoor… Continue reading Terrarium Gardening
Journaling and scrapbooking have become the most popular crafts in the country. When you are journaling, you’re writing about people, places, and events that have taken place. When you’re scrapbooking, you’re taking pictures and preserving them in a beautiful keepsake, recording important dates, times and places. Journaling in the garden combines the two into one… Continue reading Garden Journaling
You’ve decided you want some houseplants to complete the décor in your home. You checked out some nurseries and home improvement stores to see what they have and found some plants that are suited to your indoor environment. Now what? Here are some tips for potting, watering, lighting and propagating your houseplants, as well as… Continue reading Houseplant How-To
Houseplants are just that – plants meant for growing in the house. They’re not plants you find growing in nature. But at one point, most of the plants we call houseplants today were wild plants growing somewhere in nature – whether in rain forests, woodlands or prairies. Over the years, they have been acclimated to… Continue reading Houseplants for Year-Round Gardening
Confused by the terminology at the garden center? Not sure if you need a pergola or a trellis, a gazebo or an arbor? Here are some guidelines that should help end the confusion. The choice is yours – use what you like and what works with your style. When choosing items for the garden, consider… Continue reading Glossary of Common Garden Ornaments
Whether you place your plants individually or group them in different areas based on their needs, you will enjoy being surrounded by a little bit of nature in your home or office. Here is an A-Z list of some of the more common houseplants available in nurseries and home improvement stores, and their needs. Enjoy!… Continue reading Chart of Common Houseplants
Gardening is a great way to get your children interested in nature, and to teach important lessons about life. But there are many other basic skills that children can learn even before they attend school, and the garden is the perfect place to teach them. Patience – waiting for seeds to germinate teaches children patience.… Continue reading Basic Skills Kids Learn in the Garden
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