Indoor Plants for Warm Rooms -
If your room is warm choose some of the plants listed below. But if you have central heating make sure there is enough humidity for them, they all nee...
Creating A Vegetable Garden -
The properties of the soil are most important when growing vegetables. Most vegetable crops must have a constant and uniform supply of water in the so...
Japanese Garden Maintenance -
Maintenance of a Japanese garden is largely a matter of housekeeping; it involves weeding, clearing away dead leaves, raking sand and gravel areas, an...
Pruning Roses -
The most common error made in pruning roses is the location of the cut in relation to the dormant eyes or buds on the stems. Every rose stem, either o...
How to Make Compost -
For a good compost heap, the layers of refuse should be 6 to 8 in. thick and should be trodden down moderately firmly. If the material is very dry, wa...
Bonsai History -
History shows some sketches of trees grown in pots, used for decorative purposes apparently, occur in Egyptian tombs, dated to over 4,000 years old. W...
Lawn Sprigging -
Sprigs are young rooted shoots ,  pieces of stolon with leaves and roots attached. Lawns of subtropical gr...
Mulch -
Mulch can help you in many ways, from soil temperature regulation to moisture conservation and even weed control....
Lawn Care in Shaded Areas -
As with lawns anywhere, the quality of the soil is of great importance in shaded areas, even more so than in sunny places. It must not pack down and b...
