Create a Delightful Spring Garden in a Small Space
Meeting the challenge of creating a delightful garden in a small space. No space is too small to make a big impact!
Keep the rhododendron small but big in impact. I took a picture of a small bush .. BIG flower - check out title:
Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose", and dendron, "tree") Growing in my yard - I took this picture May 12, 2007
With a little planning and simple landscaping you can help moderate garden pests naturally in your yard. Your weapon: bug-eating birds.
Children love to eat food that they have planted and harvested themselves.
Learn how to garden by using containers.
Design is so important when space is at a premium.
Small by Design: Gardens for Any Space
Amazon Price: $22.76 (as of 07/12/2009)
Beautifully illustrated with photographs of small gardens, this book focuses on small garden design. It includes: design principles; garden flooring and walls; what to plant and where. Both practical and inspirational Small by Design is a comprehensive guide covering all aspects of creating a small garden to suit your space and style. The book is beautifully packaged with a fluted cover.
In the Spotlight for 2009
Now is the time to order Aerogarden
AeroGrow AeroGarden with Gourmet Herb Seed Kit, Black
Amazon Price: Too low to display (as of 07/12/2009)
* Aerogarden garden kit grows lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, petunias, and more
* Includes the AeroGarden, 2 daylight spectrum bulbs, pre-seeded bio-dome grow pod, time release nutrients, and tending and harvesting guide with recipes
* Self-monitoring system adjusts for best growing conditions
* Automatic alerts notify when more water or nutrients are needed
* Organic-based, 100% natural tool requires no dirt or natural light; grows 5 times faster than soil
How cool is this?!
AeroGrow 3-Shelf Wall Garden, Silver
Amazon Price: $79.95 (as of 07/12/2009)
No more room on the counter for that AeroGarden Garden Kit? The AeroGarden 3-shelf Wall Farm is the answer. The 3-shelf unit includes a hidden power strip and sturdy hardware for easily mounting 3 garden kits to the wall. Its sleek design looks great in any room. A stainless steel finish stands up to corrosion and is easy to clean.
Big Ideas for Small Gardens: Featuring Dave Egbert's Garden Notebook
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/12/2009)
Even the smallest garden can be transformed into an earthly delight when you know how to make the most out of limited square footage. Balconies, rooftops, townhouse patios, and postage-stamp-size front yards alike can yield spectacular results with the right focal point, plants, and an expert trick or two.
Herb Garden -- always a favorite
Little Herb Gardens Deck: 50 Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens Indoors and Out
Amazon Price: $11.86 (as of 07/12/2009)
The aroma and allure of fresh herbs spice up any porch, back yard, or kitchen.
Everbearing Strawberry Temptation Indoor /Outdoor Growing Kit
Complete Strawberry Growing Kit: Garden Stacker Planter + Indoor Strawberry Garden Starter Kit - Makes a Great Gift Idea
Amazon Price: $59.95 (as of 07/12/2009)
Grow everbearing strawberries all year long in a cool indoor/outdoor hangable stacking planter. First you start the seed using our amazing jiffy pellet method and greenhouse environment set-up. Second, after just a few weeks, you transplant the strawberry seedlings into the Garden Stacker all season hangable planter. You can keep the planter indoors all year round or outdoors during the spring and summer.
DVD - Flowers
Beauty of Flowers
"An elegant blend of music and nature. This DVD/CD set is a wonderful gift idea."
Release Date: 03/29/2006
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $18.98
Power of Flowers 2: Roses
Roses were used throughout history as a symbol of " Love and Romance." Know for its beauty and fragrance, it has served to inspire human relationships, as well as art forms throughout the world. A compelling journey offering inspirational solace when dealing with life's daily challenges.
Release Date: 03/02/2006
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $18.98
Container Farming
How to grow fruits and vegetables in small containers on your patio.
Small-Space Gardening: How to Successfully Grow Flowers and Fruits in Containers and Pots
"Small-Space Gardening includes everything necessary for most unusual and stunning selections of plants available to grow in containers. It will stretch your imagination."--
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $14.95
The Edible Container Garden: Growing Fresh Food in Small Spaces
The Edible Container Garden explains how to plant, grow, and harvest vegetables, edible flowers, fruits, and herbs, even when time and space are limited. Discussing the wide variety of planting options, from simple window boxes and raised garden beds to trellises and other vertical structures, The Edible Container Garden shows you how to
Amazon Price: (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $16.00
Natural Gardening in Small Spaces
A softer, relaxed quality characterizes the trend toward a more naturalistic style of planting.
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $19.95
McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $17.95
Little Herb Gardens Deck: 50 Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens Indoors and Out
The aroma and allure of fresh herbs spice up any porch, back yard, or kitchen. The cards in this gardener's deck include information on growing, planting, and cooking with a variety of herbs-from delicate French lavender to robust sages and fresh lemon verbena-and provide essentials for creating beautiful and aromatic gardens. Perfectly sized for city or country life.
Amazon Price: $11.86 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $13.95
Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.
Enjoy fresh salad greens at every meal
Romaine and looseleaf lettuce are more nutrient-rich than iceberg lettuce.
Most varieties of lettuce are foolproof and can be sown anytime between spring and summer. But by giving the plants protection, it is even possible to sow seeds in the autumn for tasty leaves over winter. For a continuous supply, sow a few seeds every four weeks.
In containers you can plant Lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Red and Green Peppers, Onions, Radish, Spinach, and Herbs - chives is my little granddaughters favorite.
WARNING: Do not use containers made of treated wood for growing vegetables. Also, do not use containers that have been used to store chemicals.
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Composter
Composter: Back Porch ComposTumbler
Amazon Price: $209.89 (as of 07/12/2009)
This lightweight, portable composter is a good choice for people who don't have a lot of room. The Back Porch ComposTumbler is 37 inches high x 31 inches wide x 26 inches deep and stands on a frame that rests on 6 inch wheels. It holds 37 gallons of compost material, and 4 inside mixing fins help break up large pieces of compost. The combination of an aerator/drainage unit on the bottom of the composter and screened side vents makes sure your compost gets the proper amount of oxygen while preventing animals from getting into it. 5 year manufacturer warranty.
Furniture for your Small Space
Jack Post Country Garden Hi-Back Glider Chair with Tray and Matte Green Frame
Amazon Price: $141.33 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $159.99
Nature Photography
The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography (BetterPhoto Series)
Step-by-step lessons cover every aspect of digital nature photography
* Clear text and helpful photos demystify digital photography
Release Date: 11/22/2006
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $24.95
Bushnell Trail Scout w/ Mossy Oak Shadow Branch Camo Trial Camera
* 3.0 high-quality, full-olor images
* Infrared sensor is motion activated out to 90'
* Cable lock, padlock and tree bracket
* Flash range of 30'
* Mossy Oak camo
Amazon Price: $344.99 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $329.00
Birdbath and Bird Feeder for your Garden
Rose Hanging Birdbath (Weathered Limestone)
Dimensions: 15" Diameter and 24" Chain
Amazon Price: $40.00 (as of 07/12/2009)
Squirrel Buster Plus
As its name implies, this feeder's unique design closes seed ports when a squirrel or larger bird attempts to get seed. Easy to assemble; all components are dishwasher safe. Ingenious ventilation system keeps seed drained and dry-- so it stays fresh. Perches adjust to fit only small birds such as chickadees and finches, or medium-size birds such as grosbeaks and woodpeckers. Holds 3-quarts of food.
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Food For Everyone Foundation
- The Food For Everyone Foundation
- The Food For Everyone Foundation's mission is to teach and assist families everywhere to grow successful vegetable gardens, and really enjoy the experience. We are the world-wide distributor for the Mittleider gardening books.
In addition, take a look at what we're doing in America and in other countries around the world to really make a difference in people's lives, by teaching them, and providing them the tools and materials for success in their own family gardens.
Great Small Garden Essentials on Amazon
Small Spaces, Beautiful Gardens
Keith Davitt's Small Spaces, Beautiful Gardens celebrates the possibilities for awkward, undersized garden parcels, demonstrating convincingly that no space is too small to make a big impact.
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $19.99
Landscapes for Small Spaces: Japanese Courtyard Gardens
Japanese gardening is the art of arranging plants, rocks, lanterns, and basins in an open or, as here, an enclosed space.
Amazon Price: $25.74 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $39.00
Black & Decker BV2500 12-AMP Electric Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher
Electric, corded blower, vacuum, and mulcher; turns 10 bags of leaves into 1 mulched bag
Amazon Price: $54.47 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $100.62
Rubbermaid 51-by-42-by-24-Inch Storage Shed #3747
Amazon Price: (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $249.99
Home Hobby Enthusiast Greenhouse 6'x8'
Great ventilation: two roof vents and one rear vent
Easy assembly: Approximately 3 to 6 hour set-up time
Free Base
Strong and Sturdy: Can hold several feet of snow
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Great Gardening Magazines
Organic Gardening (2-year)
Amazon Price: $23.94 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $47.88
Mother Earth News
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $19.95
Give a gift of flowers
Tote Bag Roses and Dianthus
Flowers for You
Price: 23.49
Flowers for You - 2009 Calendar
Flowers photographed by Barbara
Price: 24.99
Keepsake Box
Price: 24.99
Note Cards (Pk of 20) Flowers of Love
Roses are the flowers of love.
Price: 22.99
Large Framed Print - Irene's Rose
Price: 39.99
Small Garden Links
- How to Container Garden
- Container gardening made easy - video demo
- Container Gardening
- Container Gardening - One of the hottest gardening trends. For those who like to garden but don't have a large yard, container gardening is the perfect solution.
- Garden Centre Direct
- Offers garden sheds, garden furniture, lawnmowers, barbecues, garden lighting, and water features.
- Blooms of Bressingham
- Plants, planters, garden accessories and tools for sale online, plus project and planning help, 'Ask the expert' service, and gardening club. Also information on stores and shows.
- online-garden.com
- Internet garden centre with online catalogue of garden lighting, tools and wrought iron garden furniture.
- Garden Gloves Uk
- Gardening gloves for sale online. Offers specialist products including BBQ gloves, chainsaw gloves, and children's range.
Three prints by artist irenemaria
- Day Lily
- A favorite spring flower - Day Lily - with quotation "If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily."
I Love Dirt
I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature
Amazon Price: $10.98 (as of 07/12/2009)
Oh, what fun a child can have by jumping in mud puddles, collecting bugs, and listening to the birds! And yet, many children today have become so occupied with TV, computers, and video games, that unstructured, outdoor play is sadly becoming a thing of the past.
Save our Children from NDD - Nature Deficit Disorder
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Amazon Price: $13.95 (as of 07/12/2009)
A 2002 British study reported that eight-year-olds could identify Pok%uFFFDmon characters far more easily than they could name "otter, beetle, and oak tree." Gathering thoughts from parents, teachers, researchers, environmentalists and other concerned parties, Louv argues for a return to an awareness of and appreciation for the natural world. Not only can nature teach kids science and nurture their creativity, he says, nature needs its children: where else will its future stewards come from?
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First-of-Its Kind Glass Vase featuring Floral Art/Hummingbird Art from Acclaimed Artist Lena Liu!
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The first-of-its-kind, handpainted glass vase features a prismatic shape and delicate 22K gold-plated accents. Its impressive 16" height makes it a natural centerpiece and elegant focal point for any room of your home. Don't miss this beautiful example of floral art/hummingbird art from award-winning artist, Lena Liu. This edition is strictly limited - order now!
If you loved Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, you might also enjoy:
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Rhododendron - the Rose Tree
You may find other rhododendron specialty books on the market; but none as lively and packed with human history as TALES OF THE ROSE TREE: RAVISHING RHODODENDRONS AND THEIR TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
Success With Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Revised Edition
Illustrated with more than 110 striking color photographs and packed with advice on every aspect of rhododendron growing, from soil preparation and landscape design to advanced propagating and hybridizing techniques, this is the most useful book on these spectacular flowering shrubs.
Amazon Price: $22.45 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $24.95
Tales of the Rose Tree: Ravishing Rhododendrons And Their Travels Around the World
TALES OF THE ROSE TREE: RAVISHING RHODODENDRONS AND THEIR TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD goes beyond competing gardener's guides which focus on cultivation and natural history to provide a lively historical survey of the history of rhododendrons and their movements around the world. The plant's discovery, early cultivation and collection, and its fascination to botanists makes for a lively set of vignettes and reflections which pairs natural history with human endeavors. You may find other rhododendron specialty books on the market; but none as lively and packed with human history as this.
Amazon Price: $35.00 (as of 07/12/2009)
List Price: $35.00
Rhododendron Tank Top
Light Pink Rhodo Women's Tank Top
Light Pink Rhododendron
Price: 19.99
10 Top Healthy Foods
As released by Mayo Clinic
1. Apples: Apples are a good source of pectin, a fiber that can lower cholesterol and glucose levels. They are also a good source of vitamin C -- an antioxidant that protects your body's cells. Vitamin C also keeps your blood vessels healthy and aids in the absorption of iron and folate.
2. Almonds: These nutrient-packed nuts contain fiber, riboflavin, magnesium, iron, calcium and vitamin E, a natural antioxidant. They're also good for your heart. Most of the fat in almonds is monounsaturated fat, which can help lower cholesterol levels when substituted for other fats. And most almonds are considered low sodium, with less than 140 milligrams of sodium an ounce.
3. Broccoli: Besides providing calcium, potassium, folate and fiber, broccoli contains phytonutrients - compounds that may help prevent diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Broccoli contains the antioxidant beta-carotene and is also an excellent source of vitamin C.
4. Blueberries: Blueberries are a rich, low-calorie source of fiber, antioxidants and phytonutrients. Regular intake of blueberries may improve short-term memory and reduce the cellular damage associated with aging.
5. Red beans: Small red, pinto and dark red kidney beans are an excellent low-fat source of antioxidants, protein, dietary fiber and copper. They're also a good source of iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and thiamin.
6. Salmon: This fish is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are believed to provide heart benefits. Salmon is also low in saturated fat and cholesterol and is a good source of protein. If possible, choose wild salmon, which is less likely to contain unwanted chemicals such as mercury.
7. Spinach: This leafy green is high in vitamin A and is a good source of calcium, folate, iron, magnesium, riboflavin and vitamins B-6 and C. The plant compounds in spinach may also boost your immune system and help prevent certain types of cancer.
8. Sweet potatoes: The deep orange-yellow colour of sweet potatoes indicates that they're high in beta-carotene. Sweet potatoes are also high in vitamin C and a good source of fiber, vitamin B-6 and potassium. And they're fat-free and relatively low in calories.
9. Vegetable juice: This beverage is an easy way to include vegetables in your diet since it contains most of the same vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Tomato juice, and vegetable juices which include tomatoes, are good sources of
lycopene, an antioxidant that may reduce the risk of heart attack and certain types of cancer. Be sure to select the low-sodium varieties.
10. Wheat germ: The germ at the center of the wheat seed is a concentrated source of nutrients. Two tablespoons provide a good source of thiamin, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and zinc. Sprinkle over cereals, yogurt and salads, or use it in muffins, cookies and pancakes.
Contemporary History of Garden Design: European Gardens Between Art and Architecture
Amazon Price: $104.00 (as of 07/12/2009)
In a volume of impressive detail and opulent photography the British landscape architect and art historian Penelope Hill has portrayed the developments in contemporary European garden art. Presenting hundreds of gardens - some well-known, others unknown - from the whole of Europe
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- Design is so important when space is at a premium.
- In the Spotlight for 2009
- How cool is this?!
- Herb Garden -- always a favorite
- Everbearing Strawberry Temptation Indoor /Outdoor Growing Kit
- DVD - Flowers
- Container Farming
- Enjoy fresh salad greens at every meal
- Composter
- Furniture for your Small Space
- Nature Photography
- Birdbath and Bird Feeder for your Garden
- Food For Everyone Foundation
- Great Small Garden Essentials on Amazon
- Great Gardening Magazines
- Give a gift of flowers
- Small Garden Links
- Three prints by artist irenemaria
- I Love Dirt
- Save our Children from NDD - Nature Deficit Disorder
- Thank you for shopping.
- First-of-Its Kind Glass Vase featuring Floral Art/Hummingbird Art from Acclaimed Artist Lena Liu!
- Rhododendron - the Rose Tree
- Rhododendron Tank Top
- 10 Top Healthy Foods
- New RSS Lifestyle News
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