Best Garden Supply Catalogs

I keep treasures, and if I forget they are there for a couple dozen years, it's only because I haven't needed them yet. Apply a thin coating of Modge Podge (MP) all over the bulb, set the end in a shot glass and allow to dry.4. With a craft brush apply...

The scented and deeply humid air hasEven the plant section of the local building and garden supply store can help us for a while. There are no blooms to photograph near me, at the moment.

Local stores handled the necessities of life, and driving for an hour to a department store was only done on rare occasions. << More Shop Talk >> Tags Jim Ruen My list this year includes things like unique shelf brackets for stud walls, a hand-operated...

Cut through the doubled thickness to create two identical flowers. Run a tape runner up against the edge of one half of the envelope's join, and overlap it to create your envelope.- I use these in combination with gift tags to add a little something special...

I was talking with some fellow gardeners yesterday about their favorite catalogs and about some of the new varieties they are looking forward to trying this year. I don't think I'm going to plant any myself, but I'll have to convince my friend to share.

I was elated when I opened the mailbox the other day to find the spring catalog for High Country Gardens, a company in Santa Fe, N.M., that specializes in “Beautiful Plants for the Waterwise Garden.” The catalog is inspiring and filled with a huge...

Doesn't require any different tools than a traditional garden. Most organic gardenersusing kitchen and yard waste, but it can be purchased at any good garden center.into the soil in spring and can add many nutrients back into the garden plot.introduced...

Opens up a whole new world of techniques for eager gardeners, even allowing those in colder or unpredictable climates to extend their growing season into all or most of the year. Below, you'll find a general greenhouse supply list, broken into the major...

Read on to learn about how to identify the requisite supplies for urban gardening.The great thing about a community garden is that no one person has all the responsibility. It's a good idea to invite others to review what you have identified as urban...

They also will receive on-site assistance for initial garden layout and installation from the experts at Burpee Home Gardens, 5 gallons of Daniels Plant Food, one hose-end sprayer and a Flip Video camera to document the garden's progress throughout the...

The commercially sold grow bags are much thicker and sturdier than Tater Totes, but are said to last just a few years. Planting potatoes in a container with little soil and lots of mulch keep the plants happy and the spuds covered.My friend Pam and I...

Ask your kids! ) Since we're running last-minute on this garden, I'll take a guess that three pounds of lime this year will likely help, and not likely hurt, your soil. I could just give you that from a bag my hubby gets for the whole yard.

Likewise, reinforcement is needed for any buttonholes in thin fabric to keep buttons from pulling off through the fabric. And I needed one quickly!I finally settled on an inexpensive white cotton chef's apron, with patch pockets already sewn in place...

Now play! Position the plants first. Remove any damaged or dead parts and trim the leaves if needed.The plants will need a transition period to acclimate from the outside to the inside temperatures, or vice versa.

Vine length can be from 15 to 30 feet long. Luffa is a genus of the Cucurbitaceae family, and include many cultivated and wild varieties. It is sought after for its sedative, anti-inflammatory, analgestic, and detoxicant properties.These fascinating and...

I have too much invested in theThe dogs were all hovering around the bathroom, looking worried, so I went to see what was up. I have just brushed the tip of the iceburg. Putting up your own vegetables and fruits is a good step towardWhat a day it has...

Our counterparts inand many other friendly nations also took part in the effort. Finding the old photo and hearing my grandfather's sweet memories of the victory garden and the brothers and cousins they had planted it in honor of, I knew that I needed...

They each serve their own purpose and they each have their own personality. I want to show you a few of my favorites in this series. Community barbeques are not an uncommon event in the garden.By the way the Goodwill Garden is organic, Integrated Pest...

Up until now, the Frugal Gardener series has concentrated on projects and tips that cost very little or nothing at all. There's a little bit of algae starting to form, but nothing to be concerned with yet.

This community garden is located in Wayne, Michigan about 15 miles west of Detroit. Many of their crops are greens of one type or another along with a variety of hot peppers. One thing that I found very interesting, I didn't see on tomato plant in these...

The old Michigan Central train station can be seen from the garden.Very little is thrown away, cut logs are used to borderThese 5 city lots produce organic vegetables, berries, honey and a tree nursery to provide shade trees for members.

Even numbers of rocks go against principle Fukinsei. The rocks can represent scaled-down mountains. That is Datsuzoku.So now that we know the aesthetic zen principles, we can put them to use.As I said before, the tools needed for this project are simple.

I used to have a plot in this garden; I liked to go over early in the morning and work from dawn until 7:30-8 a.m. It was peaceful and I have had red-tailed hawks land on a fence post inches from where I was working a watch me for several minutes.This...

We have even filled it with cold well water one really hot summer and used it as a "poor mans" pool. They have come to appreciate, and I think expect, the unusual things I do in my gardens.

I will make an effort to actually use the herbs that I grow.This could be a fairly ambitious endeavor, since I do grow a lot of herbs both as landscape and seasonal container plants: lavender, rosemary, lemon grass, lemon balm, plus various types of oregano,...

Since she is using power tools, Cassidy dons protective goggles and gloves. Measure your container before you get started, to make sure it works!Coffee filters make a good cover for the drainage hole.

This is a great way to grow a few extras in some previously unused space.A vinyl gutter is attached to my fence, filled with potting soil and planted. Give SBG a try; once you try it you'll be hooked, too.This is a fun project, especially if you get children...