A Beginners Guide to Organic Gardening Organic gardening has become increasingly more popular in recent years, along with widespread recognition that we can’t keep on abusing the earth indefinitely without seeing some detrimental and long lasting effects on our global environment. Lots of people have already experienced growing plants and vegetables in their gardens organically….
Choose and Care for Organic Garden Plants Organic gardening is getting more and more popular among flower lovers, no longer is it just about growing vegetables. And it’s no surprise: with all the benefits it can provide there are no limitations to the plants you can grow organically. Of course, it is important to choose…
Organic garden pest control means to control your garden pests using natural methods rather than through applying pesticides and chemicals. It is much safer for your plants, family, pets, and wildlife, if you control undesirable pests and insects using these natural products or methods. It is also a lot less expensive than buying pesticides year…
Have you heard of native plants? If you would like to have a garden with plants in it that grow naturally, are attractive, benefit the local environment, and take minimal effort to maintain – then a really good solution is to plant quality native plants in your garden! Sometimes we just don’t have the time…
The Monkshood Plant is a herbaceous perennial semi shade loving plant that can also be known as; Aconitum, Aconite, Turk’s Cap, Wolf’s Bane, Women’s Bane, Devil’s Helmet, Friar’s Cap, Leopard’s Bane, and Blue Rocket. The natural environment and climate preference of Monkshood are mountainous northern hemisphere regions on the edge of woodlands but it is…
Meadow Rue is a plant that will make a welcome addition to any garden. These are large plants that grow up to six feet tall, so you can use them as a backdrop to smaller plants. They look extremely attractive with large and fluffy flower heads that are really charming. There are many species and…
Lungwort plant is a perennial that can grow from between 1ft. and 1.5ft. high and it’s botanical name is Pulmonaria. The leaves are heart shaped and covered with a mass of specked white patterns. This is a shade plant, representative of the type, and while it will certainly not tolerate a lot of strong and…
This list of perennial flowers will help you in planning your own perennial shade garden, and finding suitable flowering plants for shade. There are many kinds of perennial shade flowers, different sizes and colours, so you can choose the ones you like the most for your colour scheme. However, the appearance of the flowers is…
Lily of the valley is one of the most charming plants which blooms in early spring and symbolizes the end of nature’s long winter sleep. The plant is appreciated for its tolerance to cold climate and poor in nutrients soil. It makes a beautiful ground carpet with its long lasting green leaves and elegant bell…
All about the Lenten Rose This plant only resembles a rose and is actually of a completely different genus. Its name is Hellebore and it looks very like a small rose. Lenten Rose flowers around the Lenten season, which explains the first part of its name. It has been carefully bred, and many new varieties…