Apron Adventures
One of my most favorite things about blogging is the friendships made online with other fantastically creative people. One of my many blogger friends is Kim over at Newly Woodwards. Kim doesn’t really have fingers. No, in fact she has ten green thumbs. Don’t believe me? Check this out
Hydroponic gardening - Making Use Of Alternative Growing Mediums
by Alan Vaughn Hydroponic gardening is a common practice these days. There is no need of soil to grow plants by using hydroponic gardening. The concept of hydroponic gardening was started thousands of year ago. The Floating Gardens of China and The hanging Gardens of Babylon proves the fact. The word hydroponics has been come from two Greek words
Company Holiday Card Help Your Business
It seems like every company sends out a holiday card these days. The holidays are the ideal time to reconnect with old clients and to send good wishes to your current clients. It’s competitive when you sell office supplies – as customers have lots of options. That friendly “Happy Holidays” can serve as a good reminder so they know who to call when they need office supplies, gardening services or other business needs met. But with so many holiday cards in the mail at the same time, it’s hard to
The Definition of a Wholesale Nursery
A wholesale nursery is where plants are grown and sold for transplanting, for budding, grafting or layering, stocks or for restoration, wetland mitigation or conservation, environmental landscaping or for the beautiful gardens found at innumerable homes, businesses, parks and a myriad of other landscapes
Printable Coupons: Contadina, Muir Glen, Ground Beef and More
Gardening season is over! So, now you can expect sales for canned vegetables to come around more often. Here are a few coupons to help you save even more: Save $1.00 On any four (4) canned Contadina products 15oz or smaller. There are THREE of these coupons on Coupons.com (the cans of canned Tomato paste sell for $0.58 each at Walmart) Save $1 off any Muir Glen products. ( Become a Fan of Muir Glen on Facebook to access this coupon) Thanks $5 Dinners ! Save $0.50/1 Rotel Tomatoes
While Governor stumbles, California water woes continue; Greens suggest ‘rational’ plan
From the California Green Party, this press release: “SACRAMENTO (October 22, 2009) – Recent heavy rains may solve home gardening dilemmas, but it won’t fix California’s water problems, and it won’t help Gov. Schwarzenegger understand the state’s deep-seated water troubles, the Green Party of California said in response to the governor’s call for a special session
Fall Balcony: Halloween Display
This weekend we visited some friends who live in a lovely apartment building downtown Rome. While this is great for catching Saturday night shows and not spending too much time on gardening, it reminded me that high risers need balcony gardening Halloween displays rather than curbside display Halloween ideas. In our country home here, we’re surrounded by gardens, balconies and have a curbside, so it’s easy for me to share some ideas on how to create some Fall splendor that fits in small garde
Viburnums A Bird Magnet
To the neat gardener mulberry might be a nuisance with its messy berries dropping on the ground and purple mulberry splashings on the bird bath, but it is a joy to birds. At least fifty-two varieties of birds delight in the fruit of the mulberry, which lasts from June until September. June is a happy month for birds as well as humans, the month of long sunny days and fragrant nights when the honeysuckle perfumes the night breeze and the song sparrow wakes to sing a sleepy serenade to the summe
An Easy Way To Compost
by Wayne Allen One of the true thrills of gardening is making your own compost. In addition to this you will need to handle plants, soil, rocks, fertilizer and soil conditioner. A pair of gloves will not only come in very handy it will be a necessity. Composting is the process where materials that are destined for the landfill are used to create nutritional products for the garden and lawn. Compost is a soil-like substance that will function as a soil conditioner, a mulch and fertilizer. It
Indoor Gardening Methods and Systems
by Harry Jackson For anyone who has ever thought about growing plants or herbs indoors there has never been a better time than now. Current designs for indoor cultivation systems are easy to use and can be made to run with little manual operation. Indoor growing systems have been used to raise a variety of different plant and flower species successful. Indoor systems are known for producing high quality growth very quickly because they permit growers significant control of the growing enviro
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