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How To Make A Garden

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How To Make A Garden 

Create Your Dream Garden

Anyone can grow a beautiful garden!

Even if you've tried and failed, you can have a thriving garden.

It doesn't matter if you've never gardened before.
You don't need to spend a fortune - you can start inexpensively.

Whether you have a tiny window-box or acres of opportunity...

And even if you don't have a single gardening tool, it's simple and inexpensive to get started.

Keep reading to find out how you too can get started on the road to being a "master gardener"...

How To Make A Garden


How To Make A Garden 

My guide will finally answer questions like...

How to choose the right location for your garden. (page 10)

Choosing the right spot based on the flowers you want to grow. (page 11)

And turning it around - choosing your flowers based on the spot you have in which to grow them. (page 10)

How to lay out a garden, and why this step is so important. (page 13)

The tools you need - as well as the ones you don't. Why spend extra money on tools you don't really need? (page 16 and others)

Using what you already have on hand; doing it the way it's always been done. (page 12)

The secrets to removing weeds and grass from your garden. (page 15)
How to prepare the land for the plants you want to grow. (page 15)

The right way - and the wrong way - to plant your garden. (page 24)

All about mulch; how to get it, the different kinds, you name it! (page 30)

How to keep track of your plants - it's more important than you think! Different plants make different demands on your garden's soil. Here's how to keep it all under control. (page 41)

Everything you need to know about maintaining your garden and keeping it bursting with life. (page 43)

How to avoid being bugged by bugs; controlling insects the easy way. (page 46)

The secrets of getting rid of fungal growth. (page 56)

How and when to harvest vegetables! (page 57)

How to grow long-lasting perennials - which ones to choose, and which to avoid. (page 64)

The coveted list of "easy to grow" perennials. (page 72)

The lowest cost gardening method of all - as close to free as you can get. (page 76)

Creating your own "secret weapon" - making compost right in your backyard. (page 82)

How To Make A Garden


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Gardening Tools 

Home Garden Books 

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Creating A Tropical Garden 

by Kent Higgins

Even if you live in a cool, temperate place, you can work at maintaining a tropical garden. You have to do plenty of research and maintenance to provide the plants a modified climate that is close to their natural climate as possible. Tropical plants are very beautiful and unique, and growing them is very rewarding. The following rules will help your garden to succeed.

Plan! You need to plan before anything else. Planning is always important in gardening, but it is extra important for tropical gardens.

Location, location, location -- A tropical garden needs to be in an area that receives plenty of sunlight. Also, the area should be highly visible, since you likely want your plants to be seen and to be a focal point in your yard.

Soil -- The whole area should be tilled to get rid of any debris. You should then add sand and compost for fertilization. The soil needs plenty of nutrients. After you finish planting, you should place dark mulch on top to help the soil retain moisture.

Irrigation -- Tropical plants need a lot of moisture, so you should water them daily. You can do this with an underground soaker hose irrigation system, and by watering them by hand. You must have great drainage though, because over watering the tropical plants is very bad for them.

Layering -- For viewing purposes, the tallest plants should be in the back, medium sized plants in the middle, and smallest plants should be up front. This will also help you to access the back more easily, since you can reach over the smaller plants.

Winterizing -- You must bring plants in your tropical landscape design indoors for the winter. To make this as easy as possible, you should keep them in pots. You can dig up the pots in the late fall, clean them off, and take them indoors. The inside of your home will look great in the winter months! You can replant the pots in the spring. You should till the soil and add compost again each spring.

After everything is planned and set up, you can buy the plants. The following list includes plenty of colorful, unique options:

* Banana trees (get the dwarf variety unless you want huge trees)
* Elephant ears (a wide variety of colors and sizes available)
* Purple-heart (Secrecia)
* Croton (will need to take indoors during the winter)
* Kalanchoe (come in a variety of colors)
* Ornamental grasses (Cardinal Lobelia, New Zealand Flax, Miscanthus Cabaret)
* Agave
* Carpet Geraniums
* Bamboo (Golden Goddess)
* Ferns
* Cannas (many colors to choose from)
* Ginger plants

About the Author

It's possible to make your own tropical landscape design no matter where you live. Check out http://www.plant-care.com/1546-tropical-landscaping.html for tips on making a tropical garden all your own.

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Vegetable Gardens 

Looking to start a garden? Gardening season is upon us again. This is my favorite time of the year! Whether you are planting on a existing garden plot, or are moving your garden to another area, or just starting from scratch, there a few things you will need to consider in order to get your new vegetable garden going. Plan that new garden early!

First, consider what you would like to plant. Corn? Tomatoes? Cucumbers? Depending on what you decide will bring you to some other questions.

Do you know what if any amendments your soil may need? Now would be a good time for a soil test, so you can add any nutrients well before planting season.

Questions like, what size should my garden be? If you want corn in your garden, then you will need a larger space, verses planting onions, which requires little space at all. Just remember that if you are new to gardening, you may want to start with a smaller garden until you gain some experience. The larger the garden, the more work involved. And then that takes you to where would be a good location, and is that location sunny or shaded?

Once these questions are answered, then the land will need to be prepared, and next off to purchase your seeds or plants!

The key to having a great garden in pre-planning. Be sure to ask yourself questions, or visit your local gardening center before starting on a new vegetable garden, and you will be on your way to great tasting, fresh vegetables from your garden to your table.

Gardening should be fun, not stressful, a good plan today will keep the stress away!
For more information and tips on planning a new garden, visit:http://itsgardentime.blogspot.com

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