Middle South Gardening

About Homemade Water Features
... benefits to adding a homemade water feature to a garden. Water features create… More
Making a Raised Gardening Bed
Raised garden beds make it easier to plant, weed and harvest. They provide the… More
Plants & Shrubs for the Middle Tennessee Area
...perature of minus 5 degrees F. Middle Tennessee's gardens face subfreezing temperatures and hot,… More
How to Remove Lawn Mower Blades
Under normal conditions, lawn mower blades will last a full season. Blades should be… More

The Best Blueberry Bushes for Tennessee
... blueberry bush-- northern highbush, rabbiteye or southern highbush--to grow, and which type is… More
Common Types of Lawn Weed in East Tennessee
Lawn weeds give home gardeners headaches. You get rid of them, and they come… More
What Plants Grow Best in South Carolina
...ies that grow best in zones 6 and 7. Many popular garden plants grow… More
What Is the Difference Between Open Pollinated & Heirloom Vegetable Seeds?
...supermarkets. Open pollinated (OP) vegetables are garden favorites from which many gardeners save seeds… More
Flowers That Can Live in the Winter
You can create a garden that can be enjoyed throughout the entire year--a garden… More
How to Prune Lobelia
Lobelias are prolific blossoming plants with many different varieties and many different blossom colors.… More
How to Grow Leeks in Oregon
Gardening in Oregon can present special challenges, such as fog and heavy rains in… More
Flower Seeds for Fall Planting
Fall is a good time for planting most of your perennial flower seeds as… More
How to Properly Separate Hosta Plants
Hostas offer the gardener a wonderful treat in a wildly spreading perennial plant with… More
Information on the Scarlet Wisteria Tree
..., deciduous shrub or small tree that is native to South America. It is… More
How to Prune Veronica
Named after Saint Veronica and also known as speedwell, Veronica is an easy-to-grow flower… More
How to Grow Broad Beans in Soil Pots
...inside are eaten. Broad beans are easily grown in gardens… More
How to Use a Pole Pruner
Hard-to-reach branches are easy to prune with a pole pruner, which comes with an… More
How to Raise a Worm Farm
Red wiggler worms produce rich fertilizer called worm castings and provide a great opportunity… More
My Garden Book by Jamaica Kincaid Gardening Book
An intimate, playful, and penetrating book on gardens, the plants that fill them, and… More
Garlic! A Love Story and Mystery
A humorous look at growing and using garlic. More

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How to Grow an African Daisy (Arctotis)
...rdener in this free video on planting flowers and gardening. More
Tips on Small Container Gardening
Small container gardening is easy, does not require soil or bark dust and can contain… More
How to Design a New Landscape
Design a new landscape for a garden by considering certain factors, such as the amount… More
How to Design & Prepare a Flower Bed
To design and prepare a flowerbed, pick plants based on the amount of sunlight; fill… More

Gardening: Yard Flowers
... collected and gathered from farmer's markets and gardening centers. Create a personal garden, planting… More
Flowers for a Hummingbird Garden
...rom a professional gardener in this free video on gardening. More
Spring Gardening: Pruning Fruit Trees
...ing stimulates the tree and opens up space in the middle to grow. Farm and… More
Adding Lime to an EarthBox
... to add lime to an EarthBox in this free video on gardening with an… More
How to Grow a Venus Flytrap
Grow a Venus flytrap in a moist, humid terrarium with gravel or sand spread under… More
How to Keep a Dozen Red Roses Fresh
...g fresher for longer with tips from a sustainable gardener in this free video flowers. More
Planting Seasonal Annual Flowers
...wers with tips from a horticulturist in this free gardening video. More
How to Start a Flower Bed
...ers and keeping taller flowers in the back of the garden. Move smaller flowers to… More
Beginner's Guide to Gardening
When gardening, remember that wintertime is a great time to plan a garden. Discover how… More
Best Types of Grass Seed
... local climate with plant tips from a sustainable gardener in this free... More
Send Flowers to Belgium
Sending flowers to Belgium is possible by finding a local florist to order from, by… More
How to Pick Colored Calla Lilies
...ct colored calla lilies bulbs for your summertime garden in this free educational video series. More
How to Water Square Foot Gardens
...earn how to water square foot gardens with expert gardening tips in this free video… More
How to Pick Iris
... to choose the perfect irises for your summertime garden in this free educational video… More
Gardening Alternatives to Fertilizer
...bout easy alternatives to fertilizer in this free gardening video about growing your perfect garden. More
Selecting the Garden Area: Organic Vegetable Gardening Tips & Ideas
...or backyard vegetable garden in this free organic gardening video. Get beginner gardening tips &… More
Planting Tips for Native Flower Bulbs
...g, buying, and planting flower bulbs in this free gardening video. More
Crocosmia Exotic Flower Bulbs
...n how to plant crocosmia flower bulbs with expert gardening tips in this free exotic… More
Tips for Sizing Perennials in Transplanting
Learn how to cut a larger plant into small ones in this free video clip… More
Gardening with Phosphorous
... promote healthy roots and flowering. Learn about gardening and phosphorous levels from an award-winning… More
Organic Gardening Tips
... and garlic in your vegetable garden in this free gardening video lesson for beginners. More
Tips for Using Flower Boxes in Gardening
...w to use flower boxes in your garden in this free gardening video clip on… More

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Hi I am a new member.
... did you learn English?....and tell us about your gardening experiences............so many of our much loved plants came from the Orient...........I live in Missouri, near the… More
please someone let me know what this flowering vine is
...is vine is with a white flower with purple in the middle. If anyone could tell me i would be very greatful. More
Need Help...Just Moved
...rown a plant in my life, and I know nothing about gardening! EEK. But I would love to make this pretty and I think I would really enjoy… More
Church flower beds in desperate need of help
I am new to this gardening thing but the small church I attend has 4 small flower beds that are 98% weeds. They just look horrible and I want it to reflect beauty not neglect. I would like to make them beautiful but need some help on the design. It… More

Minnesota Hello to All 1st Year Gardeners
... July so we are finally doing more than container gardening. It has been so much fun already but I can't wait to start reaping the rewards of August! We moved to a small town from Minneapolis to slow… More
salvia
...anyone tell me why my salvia is seperating in the middle and laying down? It is two years old and is beautiful in color but all three plants are seperating. More
Freezing Carrots
... has done that. I don't want mushy carrots in the middle of winter when I want some on a salad. Lynne More
Soaker Hose
I visited some folks with a garden setup a little different than I've seen before. The garden had 10 rows 50' long, the raised beds were 4" high and 22" wide. each row had a little sprinkler shutoff box at ground level, a shut off for the 50' soaker hose… More
The Cats Meow
...y to find "Hatari Honso" and "Ninja" lying in the middle of my corn. Oh does the catnip need to grow and grow quickly...... More
big purple plant
...ink it has a purple flower on a tall stalk up the middle at times. Does anyone know the name… More
Epson salt
...veral tomato plants, some in pots and some in the garden. The tomatoes in the pots are growing nicely with… More
Help, Ideas and Suggestions
...d in the center of my driveway. Being very new to gardening, at times I feel way over my head. I'm not really looking for a place to sit and enjoy although the idea is tempting with all the flowers, I'm… More
Well I'll make another Grants Pass thread :)
...GG today. What a great place! I live in beautiful Southern Oregon, Grants Pass to be exact, where I have lived for the last 11 years. Prior to moving here to be near my mom, I lived all over Cali, parts of Washington, and even on a… More
Tornado's
... were some). There were warnings to the north and south of us and at the last minute we were included in the warning, but thankfully had nothing but a nice steady rainfall. Aparently one hit the town… More
Side of the house garden
...e garden about 20 feet long but only 2 feet deep. South side of house, with an over hang in one section so it gets very little water in that area. I have lots of stuff in there but don't particularly like… More
Stuck in the middle....Dry shade
...On the other side...a mature cypress tree. In the middle-a flower bed that needs help. Any ideas? The cypress drinks water. Lilies have done very well in this flower bed...However, those lilies don't last all year. What can replace those lilies when they have bloomed… More
Hello from Middle Indiana
...d states are only ten days away from planting our garden. As this one this year is going to be real big, 200 x 300. Having a little problem with Rulgers tomato's as they start in flats real good and are 2 1/2… More
tell me if you know what this bird is?
can you see him in the middle of the feeder ? More
Parlor Palm, Chamaedorea elegans
...-potting plants. The one on the left is kept by a Southern exposure window, the green one is by an East facing window. The South one has grown 2-3 leaves larger but has lost more of it's older leaves and is… More
A Hoosier Hello!
...e--just a few house plants. I used to live in the middle of 100 acres of woods and had a vegetable garden that was 25 sq. ft.! I grew many,… More
new from oklahoma!
...he name princess) and have 4 kids. We live in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma, We travel about 90% of the time with his job. so we are always moving… More
Hi, I'm new but not new to GG
Gardening is still a ways off in my part of Pa. still have frost in the ground. Starting to get the bug to plant so i will be starting my tomato seeds around the 1st of april peppers in a week.I hope to post a few pictures of birds and… More
Black Canes on Roses
... Iowa and have 4 hybrid tea roses that are in the middle of my yard. I winterized them by mounding up dirt and putting chicken wire with straw around them. However, I did not put the wire up until… More
Hello from Middle Tennessee
Hi all. I am new to this board and new to gardening. I am hoping to get enough seeds ready to try a variety of veggies and herbs and have a good selection of perennials to plant along with some annuals next year. I would also like to try growing… More