Gardening gloves

One of the enjoyable things about gardening is the chance to feel the warm, moist earth in your hands, and smelling the rich dark earth while you handle the roots of plants, herbs and the like; the less fortunate city…
Pruning tools

There exists a wide array of tools to match the various kinds of pruning jobs which we need to carry out in our daily gardening. The basic types of pruning tools for most gardening activities are pruning shears, pruning saws…
Tips for tree selection

Trees are the pillars of any garden. And just like pillars, a lot of thought needs to be put into their placement in the landscape scheme of the garden and whether they would be suitable in combination with the rest…
Basil and Common Sage

Basil Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is an annual herb native to Asia and belonging to the family Lamiaceae. This is a prominent cooking herb used in so many cuisines worldwide that it’s often called the “king of herbs”. It grows to…
Gardening tools as gifts

Out of ideas on what to get for a friend on your gift list? No worries if he or she is a gardener. Just buy them a quality set of gardening tools. They’ll love you for it! Gardeners as a…
Spades, shovels and trowels

What are your favorite garden tools for soil work? I would think the most over-utilized tool in all of gardening would be the spade. This general purpose tool has come to symbolize the gardening spirit all over the world since…
The usual groups of garden tools

Gardening tools come in wide variety of types, sizes and prices. It stands to reason that if your gardening is to be a pleasant exercise, or a just a hard-to-do chore, it all will largely depend on the choice and…
Fast growing trees – An introduction

When you buy a new home, it looks like an unfinished painting at first, doesn’t it? The details are either missing or in the rough. Although your house may be a beautiful brand new home, it looks like an ill…