Best Gardening Apps

Save up a stack; we'll use them in the garden.You couldn't resist some research! I know soil testing is a good idea...so good that I bet the lab is swamped right now. (If we're not prepared for wind, we'll look like a scene fromchasing flying paper sheets...

Kids can embellish an apron for the special gardeners in their lives with the myriad of craft resources available, like finger paints, permanent markers, tie-dye, iron-on patches, or transfer pictures.The aprons are good throughout the planting, growing,...

Place the taller plants in the back so they do not obscure the scene or block the light needed by shorter plants.Once you have decided on the plant placement, experiment with the positioning of any structures, patios, and the larger accessories, making...

Descriptors for Sponge Gourd. You may have several gourds at various stages of maturity, thus more potential uses for your harvest.There are several methods used to remove the outer shell from the sponge.

Waiting for the photos to load I began to look around me. The words highlighted lead to their matching forum, just click on them to be taken there. I've always been a big fan ofmy produce.

There is hope that people will once again take the advice of the World War Two War Department and plant a garden to feed themselves and their families. In the aftermath of the war, people stopped the victory gardens and went back to buying their produce...

They each serve their own purpose and they each have their own personality. Many of these offenders have no previous gardening experience; so this becomes a learning experience for them also.You can tell the pride these folks take in their work, the well...

Any large decorative container is perfect for a water garden; you can even purchase a liner for half whiskey barrel. My garden ended up on my concrete driveway pad next to the Gronomics planters.Finally! The water goes in.

In my many visits to this garden I don't think I've seen anyone younger than 70 years old in this garden, yet these are some of the most immaculate that I have ever seen, not a weed in site.

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.

That is unless they make you more peaceful.place, you can plan the layout of the rocks, logs, even fountains, using the seven zen principles.Step 1: Mark out the area and build your frame, or what ever you are using to contain your sand.Step 2: Lay the...

An area is set aside just for kids to grow tend and harvest vegetables just like the grownups.A garden like this is an excellent example where you can still have a “wild” area among the urban sprawl.

The photo of the planted tub to the left was generously donated by DG member Candyce. The people that live near me aren't surprised by anything anymore. If it will hold soil and you like how it looks, go for it.

It's always nice to know somebody's got your back.But I've really slacked off on doing my part - both in my own plots and in the public areas of the garden -- and that's inexcusable.

Even though these are succulents, capable of surviving with very little moisture, new transplants need water until the roots are established.Clean-up is important and a quick blast of the hose washes the excess soil off the concrete.The finished product!...

Good drainage is critical for the cultivation of healthy potatoes so you'll want to cut or drill a series of large drainage holes in the bottom and bottom sides of your container.I grow potatoes from seed potatoes, ones that haven't been sprayed to stop...

Built in 1960, it replaced the Palm House that was built in 1914.Boy With a Flute, one of the special sculptures tucked into the garden. It was late morning and the sunlight took away the color of the palm and made this shot look like a black and white...

The kids could easily pick the cukes as they hung down on the inside of the little structure. I also remembered how much fun the kids had under the "pickle teepee" we had made for them out of sticks, strings, and cucumber seeds years ago.

This will help you convey your idea to your "clock crew" (other helpers).string, yardsticks, measure tape, protractor, spray can of marking paint (baking flour will serve the purpose), stakes, shovels, hammers (to drive stakes), and a pocket calculator...

I got fabulous seeds though.Just looking at the packets makes me smile. And bumblebees. If I get laid up with a bumblebee sting, I'll lose two weeks. Some people enjoy standing with the hose, talking to their plants.

Over all, what matters here is not the object but rather the way it is put to use. Family and friends look at most gardeners with their garden art and always tend to say there is too much if there is anything at all.

Visitors can cross a bridge over a small waterfall, then relax in the shade of a substantialThis is perhaps the most popular garden at Cantigny. The path winds through the prairie to a circular plaza with a statuary group representing the sacrifices of...

Please scroll down to the form below. I enjoy hearing from my readers!All images are courtesy of Wikimedia unless otherwise indicated. "They often convey an important, witty idea or thought relevant to a conversation or topic in succinct, possibly memorable...

If you'd like to duplicate my terra cotta fountain, here are the items you'll need and where to find them:The terra cotta fountain I used is a fairly popular one, so you might find it at one of the larger garden centers or big-box stores.

Late in the season, I begin to feel a part of it all, down to the very small.: "March 1" "Equinox" "April Fool's Song" "Spring Ahead" "A thousand little spiders" "The peepers sing" "May Breeze" "Ephemera"

He himself retreated to a solitary cell, living a life of prayer and manual labor in his garden.The legend upon which Fiacre's sainthood rests is this: Fiacre asked the local bishop, Bishop Faro, for more ground on which to plant food and herbs.

I'll pick up old fern fronds, cut back the chrysanthemums, pick up any branches that blew off of the trees during the winter.Spring cleaning of the garden should be relaxing. We have come to a kind of compromise.