Category Secrets

How to Elevate Your Ground Sprinkler

Dec3

Not all garden sprinklers are created equal, and as such can serve different purposes. If you are looking to elevate a sprinkler off the ground so that your flowers are given a good watering from an alternate angle then it will only take a minimum effort. Once you have set this adaptation up you will [...]

A Clever Way to Keep Your Garden Looking Its Best

Aug24

You are bound to see some intervals in your garden where things look sparse, or in transition. This will leave it appearing less than flourishing, and not as inviting as it normally does. You need not fret over this, or steer people away from your garden at these times, instead use a little ingenuity, and [...]

Barbecues Bring the Garden to Life Day or Night

Apr26

For those of us who are garden proud, we love nothing more than to show off our manicured flowerbeds, special hybrid rose bushes, and breathtaking swaying myrtles. And while we believe the beauty of it lies in the stunning orchids, and plentiful ivy that we have trained to grow just so, it sometimes takes a [...]

What to Do When Bambi Claims Your Garden

Jan26

If your garden is the victim of a grave deer attack, you might want to evaluate what it is that you have growing in it. There are of course items that are most appealing to the foragers, and this will attract them straight to your cherished garden if they grow there to be feasted upon. [...]

How to More Effectively Irrigate Your Garden

Nov19

Research shows that drip irrigation systems transport water directly to the plants in a garden with the least waste. These systems have been shown to be ninety percent efficient which dramatically outshines the efficiency of more traditional sprinkler systems that are between seventy and fifty percent efficient. As such, you could dramatically change the effectiveness [...]

The Secret Ingredient of an Authentic Victorian Garden

Sep21

One of the greatest additions that can be made to a garden is ironwork. Some of the most breathtaking iron garden features were displayed during the Victorian period. Large items include trellises, clocks, gazebos, benches, and fences. And these are highly coveted articles in any garden today. However, the exact dimensions of a garden space [...]

The Secret of Renowned Gardeners and Landscape Architects

Mar26

It has come to light recently that some of the worlds most renowned gardeners and landscape architects have a secret that the rest of us would like to know. That hush-hush info is that they often make use of kitchen implements in the garden.  You know all those common kitchen items that have holes in [...]