When I was a kid, I lived out in a rural area and we only had clay soil once you dug about 6 or 12 inches down. When you’re planning your garden, you have got to put sun and soil quality at the top of the list of things to consider. Without the right amounts of both sun and water, your garden Read More...
Hollies will grow in full sun or partial shade, but will become spindly in dense shade. In windswept areas hollies should be planted in sheltered locations. Consider location carefully also from the standpoint of space. They grow slowly, and although they are small at first, they eventually Read More...
by Thomas Fryd A yard full of delphiniums! How does that prospect strike you? I tried such a scheme 10 years on in my city lot, with only a 43-foot frontage, grew so many I literally sent a truckload of them to a trade show for decoration and still had so many left that it was almost impossible Read More...
by Keith Markensen Soil is the gardener’s bread and butter, much like dough is for the chef. Without good soil all the effort in the world can come to naught, just as poor dough can lay to waste even the most extravagant culinary effort. Soil varies by area into three broad categories, and Read More...
Image by AnneTanne via Flickr Not a lot of people try planting vegetable gardens these days, especially not in the city. What with the busy lifestyle, constrained spaces, and pollution, it seems inconceivable that a vegetable garden would survive. The fact is, you can actually grow them Read More...
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