Perrenials in Planters -
Perennials - plants that come up year after year - become dear friends after a season or two. And like any good friendship, they grow richer and more ...
Fertilizing Houseplants -
Fertilizing is beneficial during the period of active growth from spring through summer to early autumn. In late autumn and winter, discontinue fertil...
Cactus and Soil -
Cacti need food, therefore amongst the soil ingredients the most important are:
Loam, ÂÂÂÂorganic matter (le...
Keeping Your Plants in Happy Surroundngs -
Light: All green plants must have a certain amount of light just to stay alive, and even more to grow. Before you purchase a plant, check the plant Li...
How to Lay Floor Tiles -
Check the surface is level and clean. Once you have chosen your tiling pattern, mark out your centre and dry lay' your tiles to ensure the result is ...
Succulents in the Home -
Most (but not all) succulents thrive only in the very high light conditions at a northern or western exposure. As you might expect with desert-growing...
How to grow Tomatoes -
Tomatoes are perhaps one of the easiest vegetables to grow. At our home, we have them growing almost wild - if left to rot on the plant, the seeds wi...
Planting Ground Covers -
Ground covers can be transferred from the nursery to the garden at any time of the year, but it is obviously easier to get them established with a min...
Loamy Soil -
When a soil is referred to as loamy, it usually means that the soil contains a mixture of humus, sand and clay. A good loamy soil should contain, in a...
