Welcome
Gardening has always been a popular activity and there is no shortage of information available. There are thousands of websites and blogs which deal with these topics. The problem with so much information is that a person can become overwhelmed with all the information.
We have sorted through many sites and gathered information which we believe will help the amateur gardener. This site consists of gardening articles, videos and e-books you can download at no charge.
We hope that this site will help you develope your own green thumb and that the information here will allow you to enjoy the full potential of gardening. But be forewarned. There is a danger you might just become a slave to your garden. Perhaps Lewis Gannit had it right when he penned: ”Gardening is a kind of disease. It infects you, you cannot escape it. When you go visiting, your eyes rove about the garden; you interrupt the serious cocktail drinking because of an irresistible impulse to get up and pull a weed.”
Gardening Tips
From Gardening Secrets For A Lush Garden which is available as a free download from the free e-book page.
Save all flats and flower pots that come with your plants. First, you can always use these to start your seeds next season (be sure to wash the flats to rid them of any disease.) Second, it may look funny at first, but if you cut out the bottom of plastic pots and place them over younger transplants it will protect them from rabbits. Additionally, placing pots around ornamental grasses is a great way to contain the younger, lower grass strands from rotting as they lay on the ground. The band created by the pot will keep the strands off the ground.
Here’s a coffee tip. Humans are not the only ones to get a boost from espresso. Plants do too! Caffeine and theophylline, two ingredients of coffee are popular ingredients in expensive skin care products, and key ingredients in asthma medications, but also make excellent fertilizer for plants. You can get it by the big bagful and for free just by contacting your local coffee shop. Just mix the espresso in with your existing soil every few months and watch your plants grow.
