If you are looking for creative ways to fence off the garden, there is no need to go far. A lot of creative ideas can be found at yard sales and flea markets for a very minimal cost. Recycled items such as old barn wood can make the most attractive and unique borders for your garden area. Different sized and colored stone can make a beautiful difference to your average looking garden. If you live near a lake or a creek, these stones might be available to you for free.I was looking for more information and found it here. You simply pick out the (more…)

The essence of compost is that it recycles “green” materials, mostly kitchen or garden refuse. Compost is a vital part of a gardener’s repertoire, as compost goes into the soil to nurture the next generation of crop or ornamental plants.

Items that can be composted are fruit and vegetable leavings, coffee grinds, newspaper or cardboard, prunings, hay or dry grass, dead leaves. Things that shouldn’t be used for compost are meat or grease, coal ash, and cuttings from diseased plants or weeds.Want more? Click here/tag

The gardener should first buy or make a compost bin. These can come in many forms, (more…)

The best way to discourage weeds is by not letting them grow in the first place. Bare patches of earth in the garden should be covered either with wanted ground covers, or mulch. A plot should be thoroughly cleared of weeds before it’s planted. Weeding should be started in early spring, before the weeds set seed. Weeding regularly will also help to control weeds.

Mulching smothers weeds. Sheet mulch or landscape fabric is a long lasting and effective mulch. The weeds in the plot should be pulled and the soil prepared, then the sheet should be laid down.Never heard of this before? Get up to speed here. The (more…)