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• The Effects of Miracle-Gro on Pit Fired Pottery

  Miracle-Gro not only can be used for fertilizing plants but also for pit-firing pottery. This…

  Last Updated: Nov 19, 2010 | Views: 6751

• Crystals and Their Effect on Vegetable Gardens

  Crystals provide a light-catching design element in the garden. They also may distract birds from…

  Last Updated: Sep 2, 2010 | Views: 5508

• The Meaning of 'Cupola'

  "Cupola" is a word for a variety of different structures. These structures tend to be…

  Last Updated: Sep 2, 2010 | Views: 5737

• Zen Gardens Information

  Zen gardens originated in medieval Japan and remain an important part of Japanese culture today.…

  Last Updated: Aug 16, 2010 | Views: 7029

• Exterior Plant Stands

  Plant stands come in about as many types as there are plants. They can hold…

  Last Updated: Aug 10, 2010 | Views: 4860

• Information on Rocks in a Zen Garden

  Japanese rock gardens, karensansui, meaning "dry landscape" date from the 14th century and use stones,…

  Last Updated: Aug 4, 2010 | Views: 5263

• Height of a Garden Fence

  A garden fence can add a welcoming touch to your garden and outdoor living space.…

  Last Updated: Aug 2, 2010 | Views: 5493

• Dish Garden Definition

  Dish gardens are small scale landscapes. The miniature gardens are placed within shallow and open…

  Last Updated: Aug 1, 2010 | Views: 5977

• How to Build Healing Gardens

  If you thought gardens were just for growing vegetables, you may be missing one of…

  Last Updated: Jul 30, 2010 | Views: 3155

• Topiary Tips

  The art of topiary dates back to ancient times, when Egyptians sculpted hedges into geometric…

  Last Updated: Jul 30, 2010 | Views: 3618

• Companion Planting with Wasabi

  Companion planting is a strategic way of gardening in which one type of plant is…

  Last Updated: Jul 23, 2010 | Views: 3639

• Hydroponic Garden Information

  Hydroponic gardens grow plants without soil. Plants growing in a hydroponic garden receive nutrition directly…

  Last Updated: Jul 23, 2010 | Views: 3001

• Indoor Gardening Ideas for Preschool Children

  Gardening is a hobby enjoyed by old and young alike. The pride in watching flowers…

  Last Updated: Jul 19, 2010 | Views: 5926

• Ideas to Decorate and Paint Pumpkins

  Whether you are decorating for a Halloween party, autumn harvest gathering or Thanksgiving dinner, pumpkins…

  Last Updated: Jul 16, 2010 | Views: 5211

• How to Design a Cottage Garden

  The cottage garden design is all about the idea of planning a space that looks…

  Last Updated: Jul 14, 2010 | Views: 7566

• How to Make a Floral Hairpiece

  Floral hairpieces can consist of a single silk flower blossom, an elaborate fresh flower corsage…

  Last Updated: Jul 14, 2010 | Views: 5141

• Potting Soil Crafts

  If you have a container garden or raised-bed garden, chances are you've purchased potting soil.…

  Last Updated: Jul 12, 2010 | Views: 4490

• Description of a Fairy Garden

  Fairy gardening is gardening in miniature, with the addition of whimsical dwellings designed to scale.…

  Last Updated: Jul 11, 2010 | Views: 6766

• Hardscaping Ideas

  Hardscaping, as opposed to softscaping, deals with the part of landscape design that isn't growing.…

  Last Updated: Jul 11, 2010 | Views: 5120

• How to Build an Origami Flower Out of Paper

  Origami is part of traditional Japanese folk art and consists of folding pieces of paper…

  Last Updated: Jul 8, 2010 | Views: 8228

• Making Grapevine Wreaths

  Grapevine wreaths are a versatile and inexpensive way to create a warm and charming living…

  Last Updated: Jul 6, 2010 | Views: 7442

• How to Design an Enclosed Cottage Garden

  Cottage gardens evoke visions of country settings, picket fences, hollyhocks and sunflower plants. Haphazard plantings…

  Last Updated: Jul 14, 2010 | Views: 5270

• Garden Ceremony Ideas

  If you can count on good weather, have your wedding ceremony outdoors to enjoy an…

  Last Updated: Jul 3, 2010 | Views: 3198

• Plants for Knot Gardens

  Knot gardens began in England in the 17th century. It is considered a type of…

  Last Updated: Jun 28, 2010 | Views: 6417

• Creative Staging and Potted Plants

  Staging planters filled with ornamental plants allows a homeowner to create a yard that everyone…

  Last Updated: Jun 27, 2010 | Views: 4606

• How to Keep Things Natural When Planting

  Mary may have preferred her flowers to look like “pretty maids all in a row”…

  Last Updated: Jun 26, 2010 | Views: 2643

• Oriental Gardens Ideas

  Creating an oriental garden results in a unique landscape that can calm and inspire. Several…

  Last Updated: Jun 22, 2010 | Views: 7319

• Themed Garden Ideas

  While much of gardening concerns the down-to-earth elements of soil and water, artistic and inspirational…

  Last Updated: Jun 22, 2010 | Views: 3281

• How to Build a Ball Garden

  A ball garden features garden balls, otherwise known as gazing globes. This is often made…

  Last Updated: Jun 22, 2010 | Views: 3400

• Types of Garden Rocks

  Rock gardens can be big or small, ornate or simple, but no matter how they…

  Last Updated: Jun 21, 2010 | Views: 5239

• How to Design a Dish Garden

  A dish garden is a miniature landscape in a shallow container. Such mini gardens are…

  Last Updated: Jun 20, 2010 | Views: 6851

• Plants for Cottage Gardens

  Cottage gardens are often compact spaces filled with a profusion of flowering plants growing almost…

  Last Updated: Jun 20, 2010 | Views: 6346

• Flowers for a Cottage Garden

  At first glance, a cottage garden appears as an unkempt garden space, when in fact,…

  Last Updated: Jun 19, 2010 | Views: 5181

• How to Make an Enclosed Cottage Patio Garden

  Cottage gardens began as kitchen gardens, close to the backdoor and protected from farm animals…

  Last Updated: Jun 19, 2010 | Views: 4724

• Inexpensive Rock Garden Ideas

  Rock gardens create a special oasis in a landscape. The typical rock garden design uses…

  Last Updated: Jun 19, 2010 | Views: 6223

• Mediterranean Garden Ideas

  The Mediterranean climate of warm, dry summers and mild, rainy winters is not confined to…

  Last Updated: Jun 18, 2010 | Views: 7172

• How to do Mediterranean Planting

  Mediterranean-style gardens contain plants adapted to the climate of regions with cool, wet winters followed…

  Last Updated: Jun 18, 2010 | Views: 4042

• Flowers for Cutting Gardens

  If you've ever faced the decision of whether to cut flowers from your garden for…

  Last Updated: Jun 17, 2010 | Views: 2852

• Moroccan Garden Ideas

  Morocco is a warm, semi-arid country, and outdoor living is a part of the Moroccan…

  Last Updated: Jun 16, 2010 | Views: 8031

• Garden Style Ideas

  A garden is a sanctuary. Tailor the garden's style to put the owner at ease.…

  Last Updated: Jun 16, 2010 | Views: 2641

• Old Fashioned Flowering Shrubs

  A visit to grandma and grandpa's house often found you playing outside and exploring the…

  Last Updated: Jun 14, 2010 | Views: 6629

• Thai Garden Ideas

  Imagine relaxing underneath a traditional, wooden sala pavilion, a Thai iced tea in hand, listening…

  Last Updated: Jun 12, 2010 | Views: 7484

• Information on Zen Gardens

  Zen---the power to still the mind---is brought to a physical reality in a Zen garden.…

  Last Updated: Jun 12, 2010 | Views: 4744

• Balinese Garden Ideas

  Balinese garden designs feature bright color, jungle-like flowers, embellishments and water. If you already have…

  Last Updated: Jun 12, 2010 | Views: 6587

• Bali Garden Ideas

  If you already have an array of tropical plants on your property or water in…

  Last Updated: Jun 11, 2010 | Views: 6347

• Flower Shadow Box Ideas

  A shadow box is a frame with depth and a built-in glass front that is…

  Last Updated: Jun 10, 2010 | Views: 7820

• French Garden Ideas

  Even if you don't speak French, your garden can. French gardens can be a formal…

  Last Updated: Jun 9, 2010 | Views: 4676

• Victorian Lawn Edging Ideas

  The 19th century found a great influx of plant materials and wealth to many Americans…

  Last Updated: Jun 9, 2010 | Views: 5099

• Family Garden Ideas

  There are many interesting gardening projects that involve the family and make for great fun…

  Last Updated: Jun 8, 2010 | Views: 4540

• Definition of Topiary

  Topiary is a style of ornamental gardening. Topiary is characterized by weaving, trimming, training and…

  Last Updated: Jun 8, 2010 | Views: 4107

• Zen Garden Ideas

  Zen gardens are also commonly known as Japanese rock gardens. Zen gardens are based on…

  Last Updated: Jun 8, 2010 | Views: 8053

• Cheap Garden Ideas

  From rare and unusual plants, to cutting-edge tools, to large and involved hardscaping projects, gardening…

  Last Updated: Jun 4, 2010 | Views: 5017

• Conifer Garden Ideas

  Conifers, those plants that don't flower but produce seed cones, are among the most visually…

  Last Updated: Jun 4, 2010 | Views: 6213

• Importance of Japanese Zen Gardens

  Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world and has a long, intricate…

  Last Updated: Jun 2, 2010 | Views: 5066

• Japanese Tea Garden Plants

  A Japanese tea garden transitions your state of mind before entering the teahouse. The garden…

  Last Updated: Jun 2, 2010 | Views: 4908

• How Can I Design a Small Old English Garden?

  English gardens evoke a romantic, natural feeling with their curving pathways and secret little spots…

  Last Updated: Jun 1, 2010 | Views: 8846

• How to Create Raised Beds

  Raised garden beds are a good choice for gardeners who have poor quality topsoil. The…

  Last Updated: Jun 1, 2010 | Views: 2678

• How to Plant Potatoes From Seed

  Potato plants are grown from smaller sections of potatoes buried in the ground. This is…

  Last Updated: Jun 1, 2010 | Views: 2976

• Plants for a Formal Garden

  When you think of a formal garden, you most likely think of trimmed hedges, manicured…

  Last Updated: May 31, 2010 | Views: 4556

• Walled Garden Ideas

  A walled garden is a sanctuary from the troubles of the world. The outdoor room,…

  Last Updated: May 27, 2010 | Views: 3607

• Types of Flower Gardening

  Like a home's interior design, flower gardens have themes and elements that set them apart.…

  Last Updated: May 26, 2010 | Views: 3568

• Ideas for Garden Design

  Making the decision to cultivate a garden is merely the first in a long sequence…

  Last Updated: May 25, 2010 | Views: 3069

• Funky Garden Ideas

  Formal gardens, classical gardens, vegetable gardens and cutting gardens are all tried-and-true methods of garden…

  Last Updated: May 25, 2010 | Views: 4873

• Clever Garden Ideas

  If you're tired of the same humdrum flower garden or container garden, use your creativity…

  Last Updated: May 25, 2010 | Views: 4327

• How to Create Cottage Gardens

  An English invention, the cottage garden developed during the 15th century and was at its…

  Last Updated: May 25, 2010 | Views: 4126

• Peace Garden Ideas

  English gardens, Zen gardens and herb gardens are all well-defined styles, but a peace garden…

  Last Updated: May 25, 2010 | Views: 5728

• Feature Garden Ideas

  Features in the garden benefit you and wildlife by providing color to the landscape and…

  Last Updated: May 24, 2010 | Views: 2647

• Traditional Cottage Garden Plants

  Cottage gardens are English in origin, free-form in style, and one of the easiest gardens…

  Last Updated: Feb 16, 2011 | Views: 1854

• Easy Gardening Ideas

  Gardening can be a fulfilling hobby as well as a way to supplement your grocery…

  Last Updated: May 20, 2010 | Views: 3593

• Plants for a Children's Garden

  Children can learn responsibility, problem solving, nurturing and independence through gardening. They also learn about…

  Last Updated: May 19, 2010 | Views: 4537

• Plants for Gravel Gardens

  Gravel gardens are attractive options for sunny and hot spaces that have stony ground. These…

  Last Updated: May 19, 2010 | Views: 3947

• Ideas for Gardening

  Gardening can be a lot of work, but often the hardest part is simply deciding…

  Last Updated: May 19, 2010 | Views: 2643

• Native Plants for Cottage Gardens

  The cottage garden is a whimsical and informal garden style using flowers and herbs packed…

  Last Updated: May 18, 2010 | Views: 4758

• Plants Used for Topiary

  Topiary is an art form that involves the creation of sculptures out of shrubs and…

  Last Updated: May 18, 2010 | Views: 4745

• How to Create a Fairy Garden

  Fairy gardens create a whimsical atmosphere in your yard. Designed to appeal to the senses…

  Last Updated: May 18, 2010 | Views: 6623