If you remember a few days ago, I went on and on about how great living wreaths are. Today, I am going to look at making one. 
What you need:

Wire Wreath Form
Sphagnum Moss
Small Well Rooted Plants
Floral U-pins
Fishing Line
Rubber Gloves
Scissors
Bucket

Before starting, a nice leisurely stroll through your local garden center is a wonderful way to find the [...]

Bacho Grass Shears – One Of The Best Tools You Could Ever Use
Before going ahead and describing why the Bacho grass shears are considered to be state of the art gardening tools, you need to know a little about the Bacho Company. Also known as the Bahco AB, this is a proud company that has [...]

Though all we have are ancient accounts to go on as well as limited archaeological information to work with, most people interested in ancient history agree that the Hanging Gardens were an impressive sight to see.  The closest comparison that you would be able to make for the Hanging Gardens is that they were made [...]

Photo: Violets in a shady spot
Whether you’re just looking for a small garden to enhance the look under the tree in your front yard or if you’re trying to make the best of a yard with more shade than you know what to do with, shade gardens are the way to go. Shade gardens can [...]

When spring approaches, the season brings with it blooming flowers, warming days, and hummingbirds. If you love hummingbirds and would like to see more of these whimsical creatures in your yard, plant a hummingbird garden. Hummingbirds have very specific nutritional needs and if you plant a hummingbird garden that contains some of their favorite plants and [...]

Backyard Gardens: Inviting Butterflies Into Your Backyard

Setting up a backyard garden is the surest way to invite butterflies to your home.   Here we will go over starting a backyard garden and which plants attract butterflies.

Designing Backyard Gardens

There are many things that you need to consider when designing your backyard garden. First, you need to take [...]

A lot of environmentalists in the country are advocating the use of rain gardens at home to help prevent water pollution. Rain gardens are like mini wetlands which absorb storm waters and filter the dirty water before it is allowed to enter underground or otherwise flow into the drainage system.
Since rain gardens often absorb storm [...]

When you think of a garden, what do you picture? You probably picture a small patch of land outside a home that contains flowers or vegetables, but who says a garden has to be in the ground? If you have a balcony, you can create a garden on it, too, you just have to have [...]

Nothing signals the coming of spring more than butterflies flitting through your yard. Watching them waltz from flower to flower can bring endless pleasure. If you want to entice more of these colorful guests to your yard, consider planting a butterfly garden.  A butterfly garden that is planned and planted correctly will bring a wide [...]

If you want to ad some beauty to fences or exterior walls of your home, you might want vertical gardens. These gardens use the help of vine flowers and plants to grow upwards making them the perfect vertical gardens.
With a vertical garden, you can choose from a variety of flowering vines. You can use different [...]