Throughout the ages, purple roses have come to symbolize protection as well as paternal and maternal love. Many times when a parent is offering flowers to their child, they will opt for purple roses to say they love them and are there for them, whatever the troubles.
While roses of many colors are known for their [...]

You are familiar with deer as the majestic animals that gracefully walk across the wooded ridges and generally try to stay away from people.  If you have children, you know Bambi and perhaps you even share your child’s love for this little fawn and its trials and tribulations.  Drivers know of the dangers that encountering [...]

If you have mouse problems or find that rats are roaming throughout your home, you are probably understandably upset. The damage these rodents can cause inside your home is intense. In fact, rodents account for more destruction within houses than virtually any other mammal in the entire world.
Finding out that you have a problem in [...]

Starting a vegetable garden at home can be a great experience for a family.  With more and more people living in the city families do not often get the experience of growing there own food.  This is a sad side of city dwelling and fast pace lifestyles.  There is a great satisfaction for both the [...]

No matter what type of roses you grow, pruning roses can be a thorny occupation. The prickles, often mistakenly called thorns growing from the outer dermis of a rose bush can be quite sharp and painful when imbedded in your skin. However, pruning roses is considered by some to be an art form and the [...]

There are signs all around us that spring will soon be here. The song birds are returning, buds are starting to appear on the trees, and the sales ads at all the garden centers and home improvement stores are filled with pictures of lush, healthy plants in pots and planters.
But don’t be tempted to run [...]

Eek!  A bug!  This scream, or one very similar to it, can be heard throughout homes and gardens everywhere in the spring and summer months.  Seeing that the garden is the closest many hobby gardeners get to actually spending some time in the great outdoors, it is not surprising that even some gardeners are revolted, [...]

I thought I’d share some of these lovely winter photos from gardens around the globe:
“Winter Berries” by Tia Lush in London:

“Snow Drops” by Lyris Godoy in Munich, Bayern, Germany – “Snow Drops (Galanthus nivalis) flowering during the snowy Danish winter… a beautiful gift from Mother Nature )”

Leave me a comment if you have a [...]

Bringing Up Bamboo – Tips for Growing Your Own Bamboo
Bamboo has a simple elegance that is unmatched by any plant in the world. The strong lines and clean look make for a beautiful plant for anywhere in or around your home.
Where to Plant
One of the first steps to take when deciding to grow bamboo is [...]

Bonsai is the horticultural art form of training plants to look like large, aged trees that appear in nature, but in miniature. Bonsai can be developed from seeds or cuttings, from young trees or from naturally occurring stunted trees taken from forests or elsewhere and transplanted into containers.  A bonsai is not a genetically dwarfed [...]