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When a friend or family member has been gardening for years, it may seem that all garden gift ideas have been exhausted. However, there are some stocking stuffer ideas that organic gardeners always welcome. Unusual Heirloom Seeds Organic gardeners […]
When most of us think of corn, we think of the succulent cobs of sweet corn that we eat at as a vegetable. However, not all sweet corn is created equal. While many gardeners are enjoying the new varieties of […]
Is it best for a garden’s health – or a gardener’s health – to eradicate earwigs, or to encourage them? How can people help an earwig population to thrive? How could one get rid of an earwig infestation? The Earwig […]
Every gardener loves a fragrant flower, be it spicy, musky or sweetly scented. With careful selection, you can design and plant a flower garden to provide special scents and aromas to appreciate and enjoy from spring all the way through […]
This is not an exhaustive list of desert shrubs, but it is fairly extensive. Included in the description are the common name for the plant, the scientific genus and species, average height and width and whether it is deciduous […]
A drought tolerant perennial shrub, the spineless yucca is one of 40 yucca species and does well in containers and indoors. It is an evergreen. Other names for the plant include giant yucca, Yucca gigantea, Yucca guatemalensis, and Yucca elephantipes. […]
A night blooming moon garden can be a beautiful addition to any garden landscape design. The plan, which incorporates white flowers together with interesting foliage, can be enjoyed during the daytime as much as after the sun sets. Although […]
Many edible plants have been grown in containers for centuries. Even gardeners with ‘brown thumbs’ have been known to successfully cultivate herbs, fruits and vegetables in containers. Not all vegetables do well in containers but the choice of plants […]
A wildlife friendly pond can be as small as an old water tank, but a decent sized pond with an adjacent marshy or boggy area will attract and support a wider range of birds, amphibians and insects. The […]
It is heartbreaking to watch a mature tree in the organic garden felled by winter weather conditions. Although there isn’t much we can do to prevent Mother Nature from removing weak specimens from our gardens, we can protect evergreens and […]