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Latest Gardening Tips Poll - Watering Results

Monday, May 26th, 2008

The results are in. With about 57 readers answering our latest poll question: the best time to water the lawn?
The overwhelming majority of respondents answered: early in the morning, whereas second place was: depends on the season.
Personally, I don’t have a lawn, but in another post I promise to write about this in more […]

Drinking Beer in the Garden Goofs & Cameron Diaz in Vegas

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Have you ever drank beer in the garden? I know I have. In fact, the garden is probably one of the most relaxing places I know of to have a beer. If you have a chain saw laying around, you could try opening your beer like the guy in this video… DON’T…just kidding. Or you […]

Watering House Plants - Tomato Plants – When is the Best Time?

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

“My plants always die”, is the common complaint of too many apartment dwellers. Listen carefully: plants die if they are watered too much or too little. So how are you to know? “I was told to water every 5 days”, cries Alice, who is beginning to feel that her love life is […]

Succulent Gardens - Ideas and Pictures

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Succulent plants
A succulent plant is one that can live with very very little water, like cactii.
I’ve heard that succulents are extremely relaxing as they don’t need much maintenance. You don’t need to water very often, and the plants lend a relaxing atmosphere.
Succulent garden
A succulent garden can have plants like a succulent cactus; this succulent plant […]

Mothers Day Art Activity for Kids

Friday, May 9th, 2008

This Mothers Day make a simple flower pot for mum, easily done. We have two sites for you to check out that offer loads of easy-to-do art activities.

http://www.artinenglish.com - loads of free art projects for kids

Phil the gardener - teams up with his wife for a special project.

The following picture,by: Matt
is a lovely depiction […]

Winter Break - Spring Thaw - A Poem

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Winter Break
by Dan P.

Not a vacation… A Break,
Winter shackles unbridled,
harsh greys splatting blues,
Yes, Winter releases.
The bones slightly brittle,
time to skadittle,
break free from Winter…

photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rstebbing/

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Why are Cordless Electric Mowers the Best Choice?

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Gas powered lawn mowers have so many disadvantages; they are dirty, noisy, smelly and require a ton of greasy, oily maintenance… yuk.
Electric Lawn Mowers
Electric mowers are quiet, require very little maintenance and are very affordable; Electricity costs can be as little as $10-20 per year.
The biggest disadvantage of electric mowers, however, is the cord. […]

4 Easy Tomato Growing Tips

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

If you love tomatoes as much as I do, you probably want to grow your own? I know I do; in fact, 90% of gardening enthusiasts grow tomatoes in their garden. Try some of these tomato growing tips for more tasty succulent tomatoes.

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