If you have enough space in your balcony, you can make your own edible vertical garden that will enrich the space, and also provide you some of the foods you enjoy! These are the best plants for this purpose: 1. Lettuce – Lettuce have shallow roots making them ideal for vertical gardens. If your balcony is […]
A geologist, Dr Stephen Haggerty from the Florida International University in Miami, has discovered a thorny, palm-like plant in Liberia that seems to grow only on top of kimberlite pipes. This thorny and palm-like plant in West Africa could soon become a diamond hunter’s best friend. That’s because the plant seems to grow only over […]
1. Time for cleaning Your garden is exposed to bad weather during the fall and winter and the leftovers of the storms. “You want to first start by clearing all of your garden beds and lawn of broken branches, leaves, and other debris that have collected,” says Chris Lambton, professional landscaper and host of DIY Network’s Yard […]
Experimenting with the perfect formula that allows you to make your walls green with moss and choose the shape you want. All you need to get started is: a can of beer or 2 cups of water 2 cups of buttermilk or not flavored yogurt half a teaspoon of sugar few clumps of moss plastic container […]
Fertilizer is good nutrition for lawns and gardens, however fertilizer diets must be reasonably controlled. Gardeners frequently utilize excessively or too little fertilizer or simply the wrong product, with potentially disastrous results. Here are the effects of the top fertilizing mistakes gardeners make. Too much fertilizer The most widely recognized mix-up is overloading the lawn […]
1. Eucalyptus Native to Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania, the rapid growth of the eucalyptus tree is attributed to a survival mechanism which protects young saplings against koalas and other tree munching animals. Free from these indigenous threats, eucalyptus grows swiftly to maturity. In ideal conditions, larger species will climb 6-8 feet yearly, although some […]
Cycas is one of the most beautiful and most expensive plants for large containers and grows very slowly. It originates from Southeast Asia and Japan. Although often placed in the group of palm trees, it has nothing to do with it – he belongs in the Cycas family. The cycas existed millions of years before […]
Poncirus trifoliata – Flying Dragon Japanese Bitter Orange is unquestionably an attractive plant, with refreshingly fragrant flowers and handsome autumn foliage, but that is by no means all. For one thing, it comes armed with some seriously offensive weapons in the form of long, sharp thorns, resulting in its regular appearance in the lists of rabbit-proof […]
1. Raised beds are too wide Raised beds should never be bigger than four feet wide, even more, they should be much smaller than that. You need to have room to work in them from the side, and not to step on the soil. If your raised beds are by a fence, the width should […]
1. Movable beds with handles Test beds are an awesome approach to make sense of whether container gardening is for you, and furthermore to check whether you have picked an ideal area for your garden. Shade, activity in your yard and moisture can all be elements that may have a say in your choice on where […]
