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Watering your garden can be tricky enough when it is raining plenty. You may take it for granted while it’s there, but once it’s gone, you will truly realize its importance in keeping your garden healthy. Especially in times of drought, it’s necessary to consider how you water your garden, conserving water but still keeping your plants healthy. Here are a few things you can do to make the best use of the water you use on your plants:
January 6th, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
The simplest definition for the word horticulture is the cultivation of a garden, Hortus, in Latin, means garden and cultura means cultivation. Garden cultivation is considered a form of art and, like all art forms, it has different styles.
January 6th, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
Even if you live in a small apartment, you can grow a garden for fresh vegetables and herbs. In fact, many plants can be grown in an apartment, some in a window box and others on a patio. There are hundreds of plants, vegetables, and flowers that you can grow in containers. You can even buy containers to match any dcor.
January 5th, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
There are a number of ways that professional gardeners propagate new plants. The main methods, which will be described here, are stem cutting and leaf cutting. Creating new stock from cuttings serves a dual purpose: obviously, you are able to produce more plants, but you are also able to trim back the existing plant, maintaining its appearance and health and preventing it from becoming overgrown.
January 5th, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
So you require a storage shed to keep your outdoor items decently fortified. You have shopped around to see whats usable, but you just cannot obtain one that befits your wants. Well, thats no problem. You can build one yourself ,even if you’re not a carpenter. All that is needed is ,for you to follow some quick and easy step by step plans, and you will have it constructed in no time.
January 4th, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
Orchids are exquisite exotic plants that produce breathtaking flowers. Orchids are located in tropical and subtropical locations around the world. There are some exceptions to this scenario however. Most have an aerial root system that are attached to the trunks of trees in their natural environment.
January 4th, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
The addition of trees to your landscaping will bring so much life! Trees are essential for shade, cleansing the air, providing wildlife habitat, increase property value and make memories.
January 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
When trying to buy a new plant, you may realize that there are more decisions to make than you’d thought. You may come home with too many or too few plants, or purchase plants that aren’t compatible with each other. Of course, you also need to consider the quality of each plant, making sure it is in good condition to thrive once you get it home.
January 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
Formosan subterranean termites were discovered in Tampa near Tampa International Airport in 1991. A termite inspection found an established colony in nearby Temple Terrace in 1999. Soon after that they were detected in a warehouse in South Tampa. In 2003, they were they were detected on Harbor Island, near downtown Tampa.
January 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments
Texas Phoenix Palm Decline (TPPD), also known as Texas Palm Decline (TPD), was discovered in Texas in the southern coastal region in the late 1970’s. TPPD is relatively new to Florida as it was first found in Florida in 2006.
January 1st, 2009 | Posted in Gardening Zone | No Comments