Shade Gardening Blog

Bulbs for Shade Gardening, photos, how to

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:43:20 GMT

Bulbs for shade gardening elevate the appeal and look of your shady spots with refreshing flashes of color and style.

Tulip Care, Planting and Growing Tulips, Photos

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:38:04 GMT

Tips for tulip care, including planting and growing tulips. Pictures of many varieties.

more fall bulbs photos

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:06:29 GMT

More fall bulbs

fall bulbs astilbe, photos

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:13 GMT

fall bulbs astilbe also known as false spires, are a magnificent flower for shade gardening. With its clusters of red, pink, rose, lilac, cream and white plum shaped flowers.

fall bulbs anemone, photos

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:56:37 GMT

anemone

fall bulbs amaryllis, photos

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:55:00 GMT

Fall bulbs amaryllis usually planted in a pot and forced to bloom. Starting out inside you will get a head start on the temperature end of things.

Fall Bulbs Allium, photos

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:51:35 GMT

fall bulbs allium alias "flowering onion" Has many dominate colors, shapes and sizes. Allium are pest and disease free as well as deer and rodent resistant. They make wonderful cut and dried flowers

Diatomaceous Earth - Safe Insecticide

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:36 GMT

Diatomaceous Earth is old, even in geological terms. It is made from the ground up fossils of pre-historic aquatic animals. Think very fine sea-shells and you're on the right track. You can definitely

Beneficial Insects

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:47:41 GMT

Beneficial Insects,the idea of having insects of any variation, living within the garden you work so hard to maintain, can manifest a troublesome stream of thought. In truth, there are several tiny c

Shrubs, photos

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:55:10 GMT

Shrubs are such a dynamic part of any garden. They provide structure and gives presence to the garden, they define it. There are endless numbers of beautiful shrubs, take a look here.

Shade Sun Perennials, photos

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:01:54 GMT

So for those of you that have shade and sun I put together a few pages of shade-sun-perennials.

pre-planned garden, photos

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:13:10 GMT

pre-planned garden

Hostas For Sun, photos

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:56:05 GMT

Although hostas are mainly known for their love of shade t

rabbits,mice-and-birds, photos, how to

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:18:43 GMT

Rabbits and Mice and Birds, Oh My! How to Keep Critters Out of Your Garden Safely and Naturally

Create Shade Garden, how to

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:15:20 GMT

Create shade garden provide a cool and peaceful place to relax during the hot days of summer.

deer X, how to protect

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:32:11 GMT

Deer X Protective Fencing. Are deer or any other furry creatures eating your flowering shrubs, vegetable gardens or anything else that you have put hours of care into?

Gardening Tips, how to

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:02:26 GMT

Gardening tips,if you have a tiny yard and would like a simple but well-maintained garden, you only need two things - determination and know-how.

The Incredible Versatile Sunflower, photos

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:23:10 GMT

The Sunflower has never been as popular as it is today. As well as being beautiful, sunflowers are very versatile.

Rock Gardens, photos, how to

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:14:08 GMT

In the planting of rock gardens, we must aim to secure by means of careful selection and grouping, an impression of breadth and boldness in the color masses.

Containers, photos, how to

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:56:10 GMT

You can dote on a fussy specimen with container planting. Practically speaking, you can move plants indoors in cold weather.

5 Easy Steps

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:38:02 GMT

Its spring time once again that magical time of year when plants and shrubs come alive with bloom, and the fragrant smell of flowers permeates the air. This year, take your garden from pretty to un

Go Native In Your Garden This Summe, how tor

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:17:30 GMT

Do you find yourself drawn to the bright colors, fragrant blooms, and interesting flower shapes as you walk down the aisles of your local greenhouse or garden center? Weve all got different reasons f

Fall Bulbs, photos, how to

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:26:47 GMT

Fall bulbs are planted in the fall and will break out in the springtime. With the barren limbs and the sun making it's way to the ground there should be no problem having beautiful flowers from bulbs

poppy, photos

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:32:26 GMT

Poppy is easy to propagate from seed both indoors and in the flower bed, after the last frost. Plant them 8 to 12 inches apart for best results.

phlox, photos

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:53:15 GMT

Phlox will add much color to your garden. Purple,red, scarlet,yellow and white all in many shades. One of the better known is "sweet William"

peony, photos

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:17:54 GMT

Peony plants are one of those wonderfully fragrant plants with rather large blooms. The blooms are so large and heavy that you'll need to stake or hoop them, a small price to pay for such a stunning f

daylily, photos

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:09:42 GMT

Daylily

iris, photos

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:20:19 GMT

Iris are one of the most beautiful perennials you can plant in your garden. With so many color and sizes to choose. I know you have a space for a couple.

hyacinth, photos

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:17:12 GMT

Hyacinth Is one of those wonderfully fragrant flowers that pop up early in the Spring. They also come in a variety of colors white, yellow, pink, blue. lavender, salmon, orange, pink and red.

crocus, photos

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:39:12 GMT

crocus, one of the first spring bloomers, often times right through the snow. they bloom in white, yellow, gold, blue, pink, purple and orange.

coneflower, photos

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:34:45 GMT

coneflower blooms midsummer to Fall and reaches a height of 2 to 4 feet tall. The cone flower is excellent as a cut flower.

astrantia, photos

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:53:39 GMT

astrantia is one of my favorite plants. It grows from a tuber and does well in most moist well drained soils.

Shade Sun Perennials 15, photos

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:29:26 GMT