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Therapeutic Gardening / Horticulture Therapy

Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. If you’ve been thinking about starting a garden or if you are feeling guilty about spending too much time with your hands in the dirt, now you have more reasons than ever to get out your gardening [...]

Sustainable Gardening in 8 Steps

In warm weather, your yard demands more use of our natural resources. The following will help you create a beautiful leisure space that is sustainable too. 8 Steps to a Sustainable Garden: 1. Hydrozone When you create hydrozones, it means [...]

Urban Container Gardening

Unfortunately not everyone has access to a lush backyard where the soil is rich and ready for planting. For many of us urbanites and suburbanites, growing plants in individual pots or containers (container gardening) is often the only option for growing [...]

5 things that will improve the health of your houseplants

5 Tips For Healthy Houseplants During Winter Months

After the holiday season, winter can start to feel a little dreary and that gardener in you might need a diversion until you can get back outdoors. Why not focus on your houseplants? 1. A Lovely [...]

Something About Camellias

How to Grow Camellias Camellias are long-lived trees and shrubs that provide year-round glossy-green foliage and cool-season flowers. Cultivars of Camellia japonica (Japonicas) and Camellia sasanqua (Sasanquas) are the most commonly grown types of camellias. There are hybrids [...]