No cottage garden can be considered complete without its complement of roses. Not the roses of the modern day with their iridescent colours and feeble scents, but the bold old fashioned shrub roses that were all the rage just before the turn of the century. Although many suffered a decline in popularity after the First [...]
Most of our spring flowering bedding subjects are hardy biennials, or else plants treated as such. There are two ways of raising these plants depending upon their mode of growth. Wallflowers and sweet williams are easiest raised in drills in the open ground, while forget-me-nots, pansies and polyanthus are best grown in trays or pots. [...]
When considering hedges within a cottage garden we are not necessarily thinking about hedges as external boundaries, although we must give them careful thought. We should not close our eyes to the use of non-functional barriers of attractive low growing subjects which can perhaps be used to edge a path or bed.
Lavender comes immediately to [...]
Choosing the site for garden, preparing the soil and educating yourself about plants you intend to grow is the key for success. Your vegetables and fruits should get at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight, obtain all the necessary nutrients for optimal growth from the soil as well as adequate moisture but quantity [...]
Having problems with lack of space for growing own vegetables and fruits? Is your soil or/and climate inappropriate for crop cultivation? If the answer is yes that does not mean you cannot grow your own fruits and vegetables. There are several methods how to grow your favorite fruits and vegetables even if living in an [...]
If you have a very limited garden site, feel unable to dig a large garden every year or simply do not feel like it you should probably seriously consider square foot gardening. The method does not require much space nor much energy and work but promises a rich yield.
The square foot gardening is a gardening [...]
Raised bed gardening, a gardening practice which is characterized by 3 to 4 feet wide beds of different length and shape raised above the surrounding soil is one of the most popular gardening methods. It has several advantages in compare to the conventional method and is definitely worth of considering if starting a garden or [...]
Gardeners commonly dig their gardens at least once per year to loosen and aerate the soil and to incorporate compost or manure. However, digging remains one of the most “hated” gardening tasks because it requires a lot of physical work and usually also a lot of time especially if having a large garden. Would not [...]
The agricultural as well as gardening methods have changed a lot over the last few years mostly due to the fact that the conventional approach actually caused more damage than benefit. It is probably not necessarily to count the advantages of organic gardening over conventional method but growing healthy vegetables and fruits without the use [...]
Roses have always been an essential element in the garden, valued highly for the colour and scent of their flowers. Their hardiness varies widely depending on which part of the world they originated from. A few species are native to northern Europe; others came from an area stretching from southern France to the Middle East; [...]