Container Gardening

I do a lot of container gardening. I'm always looking for creative ways to use containers...be it the containers themselves or the plants that go in them.

Experiment with creative containers. You might have an old porcelain bowl or copper urn you can use, or perhaps you'd rather make something really modern with timber or tiles. If you decide to buy your containers ready-made, terracotta pots look wonderful, but tend to absorb water. You don't want your plants to dry out, so paint the interior of these pots with a special sealer available from hardware stores.

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Great Plant Picks

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, Great Plant Picks has got to be one of the sites you visit regularly when looking for plants for your garden.

The purpose of this eductional site, is to alert all of us to the plants that will perform best in our unique climate. It's a wonderful resource...

So if you garden, if you are interested in plants that will do best year after year, then do visit Great Plant Picks.

Gardening in Mid May

How is your garden this time of the year? Here in the Pacific Northwest all the rhodies are in full bloom...it's spectacular! For those itching for tomatoes, it's still to early to put them out...our nights are not yet above 50. I am however, awaiting eagerly for our local strawberries which should be arriving in the next few weeks.

My mother use to live in the Mohave dessert....her tomatoes would already be off to a huge start, as it becomes too hot in the summer for them to grow.

I spoke with a friend in the Boston area...the rains are wreaking havoc with plants there.

What is happening in your part of the world?

Garden Tools - Do you know where to start?

Gardening is delightful, but you can't get far without the right tools. Do you know which ones you should start with? Do you know why you need a particular tool? Or are you just starting out and not sure what to get?

You'll find this information and more at Gardens And Things.

Healthy Gardeners

We are finally begining to heat up here on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Many gardeners are just really getting into the swing of things. The problem is, when we've not been moving, getting outside and trying to go full steam ahead is not always the wisest. See what this professional has to say about keeping your muscles healthy....

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With the full-sun and the thermometer topping 20 Celsius, people are heading to their gardens like ants to a picnic. Gardening muscles have been in hibernation for the winter, and expecting them to swing into action could cause some discomfort or even damage.

Full article can be found here.