Tuesday, March 4th 2008


Gardening Ideas For Patio And Sidewalk
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Boost Patio and Sidewalk Appeal with These Easy Gardening Ideas

Does your patio or sidewalk need a good dose of color and texture, but you don’t have the time or money for a full-scale garden? If you want to boost your patio and sidewalk appeal, here are a few easy gardening ideas to brighten up your life and home with the beauty of plants.

Containers, Containers, Containers

It used to be that gardening was restricted to flower beds, but container gardening has swiftly become one of the most popular ways to garden. Why has container gardening become one of the preferred gardening methods? Container gardening has become increasingly popular because it is easy, inexpensive and provides optimal results in a short amount of time. In short, you can create an instant garden through the use of garden containers. If you need a patio that lacks color, construct or purchase a container to fill the area. You can choose to plant bright annuals or less showy but longer-lasting perennials that will bloom on an annual basis. Choose a planter that fits in the area. When it comes to choosing flowers and plants in your containers, consider the following important factors: plant size, color display, plant size, sunlight and watering. Make sure that you have easy access to water. You will be much less likely to keep up your container garden if you have to haul water across the yard. Plant close to a water source, and choose a location that receives an adequate amount of sunlight for the types of plants that you are growing.

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Tuesday, March 4th 2008


Gardening Tips For Temporary Housing
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Cheap and Easy Gardening Tips for Temporary Housing

Renting a home, staying with family or any other temporary housing arrangement often holds people back from designing a beautiful or useful garden. The thoughts are often: "Why plant a big expensive tree or shrub, when in half a year I might move again?" You do not have to spend big bucks to get a beautiful and useful garden. There are many tips and tricks for cheap and easy gardening that you might not even have thought of.

Whether it is flowers or vegetable, plants can be a great addition to any garden. But buying seedlings and plants can be expensive. Filling a vegetable garden with tomato plants, zucchini and squash plants, some rhubarb and maybe some bell or hot peppers can run up the bill, especially if you purchase the young plants in spring at your local gardening supply store. You can easily spend $50-100 for a small/medium size vegetable and herb garden and should you be moving before harvesting season, all this money goes down the drain. But there is a cheap solution if you desire a vegetable and herb garden at your temporary living quarters. In January or February, visit your local gardening center and buy some seeds.

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