17 Apr 2007    Garden & Landscape Lighting Unless you know exactly what type of lighting you want and the hardware required to install it, doing it yourself may seem a little daunting. Actually, just one or two lights will make an instant impact and it couldn't be easier to accomplish yourself.   29 Jul 2006    Mural, Mural On The Wall When you look at a wall, What do you see? Do you see a plain wall, or do you see an illusion of something that is not really there.   16 Jun 2006    Time Savers For Smart Gardeners - Part Six Reduce, reuse and recycle...the new mantra for finding new uses for old junk. So before you throw anything out, take a second look and see if you can reform it into a new garden tool like these...   16 May 2006    House painting? - See it first, then paint! take a digital picture of your house, load it into a special software program on your computer, select a paint color, and voila, you can instantly see how it would look.   25 Apr 2006    Time Savers For Smart Gardeners - Part Five Food Preparation and Storage   8 Mar 2006    Planning the Perfect Perennial Garden This process of experimenting with different combinations of colors and textures until you have found your perfect perennial garden is half the fun of being a gardener! The other half is enjoying it...so have fun with it!   26 Feb 2006    Time Savers For Smart Gardeners - Part Four Irrigation   11 Feb 2006    Time Savers For Smart Gardeners - Part Three Plant Protection   16 Jan 2006    Time Savers For Smart Gardeners - Part Two This six part series will provide some inventive germination & planting garden tips that hopefully you will find time-saving.   1 Jan 2006    Time Savers For Smart Gardeners - Part One This six part series will provide some inventive gardening tips that hopefully you will find time-saving.   8 Sep 2005    Make Sure Your Canned Foods Are Safe To Eat Home canning is both rewarding and economical. However, one needs to be aware of potential dangers associated with it to ensure that the foods do not pose a serious health risk later.   21 Aug 2005    Comparative Costs of Canning, Freezing & Drying Keep the rewards of your bounty! To enjoy all those wonderful vegetables you worked so hard for all summer, preserving food is the next stage of that whole cycle of vegetable gardening.   12 Jun 2005    Gardens Love Soaker Hoses By installing a soaker hose system around your garden, you can help minimize the work & effort involved, and maximize watering efficiency.   14 May 2005    Maximize Your Small Vegetable Garden - Grow Verticle! Many vegetables naturally want to grow upwards and some can use each other for support, effectively doubling, or even tripling, the amount of plants grown in the same space.   7 Apr 2005    Orchids - Lov'em...or Leav'em? I couldn’t believe it. One non-particular day as I was driving down my street a couple of months ago, I spotted a potted plant left at the end of someone’s driveway.   3 Feb 2005    Starting Seeds Indoors An inexpensive way to have a variety of outdoor plants and vegetables. Children will really enjoy watching the seeds as they grow!   11 Nov 2004    Black Gold - Leaf it to Nature Instead of bagging & hauling all those fallen leaves to your curbside, turn it into compost - the natural fertalizer that gardeners call "Black Gold".   26 Sep 2004    Free Plants From Your Garden If you have a desire for an abundance of plants on a limited budget, try taking cuttings from your existing plants to make more for both indoors and out. Here's how...   15 Jul 2004    Low Maintenance Water Gardens   15 Jun 2004    Tips on house plant care Use house plants to decorate, divide, and accent rooms in your house...   1 Jun 2004    Decorating with cut flowers Flower arranging design basically starts with the container, the style of the room it will be displayed in, and where in the room it will be showcased...   15 May 2004    Flowers to Beautify Your Life It's easy to have continuous blooms of color in your garden from early spring to late fall. Select a balance of plants that flower at different times of the season such as...   1 May 2004    Lawns & Ground Covers Seed your new or renewed lawn with two compatible grass varieties that are resistant to different diseases...   15 Apr 2004    Trees & shrubs add beauty to your home What trees and shrubs should you choose to plant around your house?   10 Apr 2004    Your Vegetable Garden You can feed your family from your own vegetable garden all summer and maybe have enough to ...   1 Apr 2004    Cultivating & mulching Continuous cultivating keeps the soil aerated and aids in weeding... Mulch protects roots from...   15 Mar 2004    Fertilizer Facts What to the numbers mean? The three figures you see on fertilizer packages refer to the three essential nutrients plants need...   1 Mar 2004    Enrich the soil with compost The cheapest source is from your own compost pile which is an excellent way to recycle waste...   15 Feb 2004    Know Your Soil Do you know if your soil is acid or alkaline? Plants may not thrive well if their soil has a chemical imbalance for their needs...   1 Feb 2004    Planning Your Landscaping The first step in planning is to consider the size, location and structure of your house & property, and the social & recreational needs of your family...