Beautiful green healthy gardening

Home Retreat

agsite — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:12:30 +0000

Home retreats, there is nothing like a retreat in your own home or backyard. They can be refreshing, stimulating, and inexpensive.

Turn a room, an area of your back or side yard into a retreat. Just imagine colorful potted plants, shrubs, and perhaps trees surrounding your bench; and perhaps a small table for two or a hammock.

Now take your favorite book or music, place yourself in your bench or chair and enjoy being away from home in your private home retreat.

Indoor Gardening

agsite — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:08:32 +0000

Indoor gardening contributes beauty to your indoor environment and so much more. How so? The green foliage can produce cleaner air. Flower’s with soft colors promote a soothing calming effect and those with bold colors can produce a cheerful environment. By adding herb plants you can have fresh herbs to enhance your meals and drinks.

Indoor gardening is another garden idea, it promotes a sense of serenity and happiness as you watch your plants, herbs, or flowers grow in its varied shades of green and other colors and perhaps a pleasant fragrance, too.

Bring the beauty of nature indoors. Welcome attractive gardening into your indoor environment.

Organic Gardening

agsite — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:01:54 +0000

Organic gardening echo the words “better safe than sorry”. Using natural products for all garden needs, but especially for edible gardening is the best way to go.

First, stop using the chemicals. Second, thing to do is amend the soil, at the very least mix in compost. The third thing you can do, start using natural fertilizers, disease and pest controls for all your plantings. To retain moisture, nourish the soil, and reduce weeds; mulch about three inches thick. And a fifth step, plant beneficial companion plants in your garden that can repel harmful pest and enhance the rewards of implementing an organic gardening program. The results will be a healthier, safe beautiful garden for our families, neighborhood, and the environment.

Fall Garden

agsite — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:41:39 +0000

Organic Vegetable gardening in containers is a garden idea most beginners can try this fall. Vegetable gardening gives the satisfaction of gathering healthy good-tasting food and saving money from having your own edible garden. Start planning today and plant your fall edible garden. Start by deciding what you would like to plant, cook and eat later for the minimal cost of seed.

Time is still favorable for a fall vegetable garden started from seed in most climates. Vegetables such as: beet greens, collards, kale, lettuce, mustard, peas, spinach, lettuce and greens can be grown from seeds. Just imagine, growing your own tasty and nutritious salads from your own fall garden. Smell that aroma, umm!

Fall is also a good time to plant trees, especially flowering fruit trees. Not only are flowering fruit trees attractive and provide delicious fruit, but they also provide shade for your property and can contribute to reducing energy cost.

Regardless of the fall gardening idea you choose, gardening has benefits. It releases stress as you nurture your garden; it can save you money, and contribute to healthy eating in serene attractive surroundings.

Fall Family Fun

agsite — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:33:31 +0000

    Get your family together and enjoy the fall outdoors.

       One way to enjoy the fall together and making fond memories, is clearing the front and back yards of fallen leaves.

      With this in mind, why not plan now how you will use your fallen leaves. Will you mulch them into the lawn or place them in your garden, flower beds or around your trees for the winter.   By doing so, you will provide better protection for them during the winter months. You can also add the leaves to your compost.

      Now is the time to have fun working as a family.  The results will be family fun and a beautiful yard.  Don’t forget the camera or camcorder. A family journal or scrapbook would be nice, too.