Posted on November 29, 2018 |
Strawberries are popular fruits for a good reason. They likely remind one of luscious sweet red summer memories, perhaps as an ice cream top. But you can also grow strawberries in your home garden as well. Strawberries are easy to…
Posted on July 20, 2018 |
Most gardeners start seeds indoors when they want to get a jump start on the growing season with plants that can’t handle frost, but a fair number also do it because they wish to begin a plant’s life in a…
Posted on July 24, 2017 |
Indoor plants are great for your health and can really help liven up an indoor space but some of them are a lot of work to keep healthy and looking good. Here is a list of some of the top,…
Posted on June 27, 2012 |
For someone that does not own a big plot of land for gardening, let’s say only balcony, container gardening is the only way to have a garden at all. Container gardening is growing plants in pots or containers, and this…
Posted on October 1, 2011 |
If there was any single best way to get closer to Mother Nature and experience the healing benefits of what she has to offer, I would say it is hiking in the woods. The forest is after all, the ultimate…
Posted on April 28, 2011 |
Butterflies are always a welcome attraction for any garden. Especially in spring, the sight of many butterflies flitting from flower to flower just conjures up visions of a reborn Garden of Eden. Most types of plants that attract butterflies get…
Posted on June 21, 2010 |
Making your garden a small haven for wildlife can be rewarding, but you will have to walk a thin line between the friends and foes, as there are many kinds of pests that would also inhabit your garden, and in…
Posted on July 12, 2009 |
Do you believe in talking to plants? Do plants even feel emotion or have sensory perception? This was something I was always curious about. We tend to regard plants as mindless but living things nonetheless, and the notion that plants…
Posted on May 10, 2009 |
Can houseplants improve the air quality of your home? The answer is a resounding yes, according to research done by Kamal Meattle, a scientist and environmentalist in New Delhi, India, who has been advocating green architecture for a long time.
Posted on January 23, 2009 |
The Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is celebrated by millions of Chinese around the world sometime around January or February each year. This event is celebrated with much merriment and fanfare. Besides the fireworks and lion dances, one…
