Planting and Growing an Organic Vegetable Garden
If you don’t already have your own compost, check with your local municipality. Most give away leaf compost for free. Some even deliver by the truckload to your home! Leaf compost is very rich in organic matter; however, it still needs a few amendments. Lime added to your compost will balance the Ph [...]
The Different Styles of Vegetable Gardening
Each gardener has his own set of characteristics that make him fit for certain gardening styles. If you know yourself and the right gardening style that will fit your rearing of your organic garden and help you yield your vegetables effectively, then you have pretty much gotten an edge over other gardening enthusiasts. But [...]
Federal Grants Support Green Enterprises
Tonight, over eighty percent of American families are struggling with overwhelming debt. Like the banks, families, too, have “toxic assets”-homes and cars that are worth less than they owe. Many have suffered severe adjustments in their mortgage interest rates, which in many cases have doubled their monthly payments. In addition, the average American family [...]
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow?
You’ve dreamt of a giant lawn with lush, green grass for years, ever since you moved from your parents’ home to the small apartment that occupied your twenties. Now that you have a house, you have a yard. There’s only one problem: it’s not the verdant landscape you imagined, or at least, it won’t [...]
Garden Weathervanes- Dress Your Garden With Classic Beauty
It’s all about your style. Whether it is classic, contemporary or shabby chic it needs to make your garden a place you want to enjoy. One great way to add a little style and fun to your garden or yard is with a garden weathervane amongst the lush greenery. Who wouldn’t want a whimsical [...]