Archive for May, 2008

Flower Gardening–Sourcing Plant Material

May 23rd, 2008

Hi,
Today the subject is the sourcing of plant material for flower gardening.
Plants, seeds, bulbs and trees are available for purchase at the grocery store, hardware store, local nursery, and mega-home stores. To get quality plants, you need to think about certain things. If you live in an extremely warm or extremely cold area, if you […]

Flower Gardening–Plant Establishment

May 21st, 2008

Today let’s talk a bit about planting techniques. Here are a few pointers on establishing your plants.
The most crucial time for plants is right after they have been planted. They may go through some “transplant” shock after being planted. This is especially true for plants that have been divided and/or replanted from other areas […]

Flower Gardening–Planting Techniques

May 20th, 2008

Hi,
Today let’s talk a bit about planting techniques. Here are a few pointers on spacing your plants.
Correct plant spacing depends entirely on the plant. When planting flower gardens, space small plants according to their size at maturity. They may seem far-apart to begin, but they will grow together. Resist the urge to plant closer […]

Flower Gardening–Plant Selection

May 19th, 2008

Hi,
I am going to talk some more about flower gardening in the next few posts. In this post I am introducing “Plant Selection”
There are some “rules of thumb” to growing a “green thumb” that apply to almost every pant.  There are some exceptions to these rules, but they mainly pertain to vegetables.
Plant tender plants outside […]

Why Garden?

May 16th, 2008

Hi,
What do you do in the time you devote to recharging your batteries so to speak. That is time you take to rest, relax and enjoy yourself.
Some people play golf. Some go bicycle riding. Others go to the movies. There certainly are may ways to relax and enjoy life.
All of the above are certainly good […]

Vegetable Gardening–Planting Plan–Final

May 5th, 2008

Hi,
Here is the final post on the planting plan
Do not leave the planning of your garden until you are ready to put the
seeds in the ground, and then do it all in a rush. Do it in January, as
soon as you have received the new year’s catalogues and when you have
time to study over them, […]