Garden Articles

There are many factors involved when selecting a riding lawn mower to tackle your yard care needs. Some of these factors include yard size, mulching needs, and obstacles in your yard.

A great yard is like a fabulously decorated home: well thought out, designed and put together. Outdoor decor is the primary element for making that great yard happen.

If you have access to a few wild trees either in the back part of your yard or a friend or neighbor who is willing to part with a small tree or two that is of the type you were looking for, what a good deal that would be. That would be considered the easy part. Make sure the tree [or shrub]is about your height or shorter. If you were to pick too large a tree you may not be able to capture the total root ball which could cause a shock to the tree in the transplanting process.

Pest is just like germs, we are all helpless. When it comes to pest category, there are many insects like Ants, mice, termites, roaches, spiders, whether their scientific classification is insect, arthropod or rodent it is irrelevant when you see one on your living room wall, or dotting across your kitchen floor.

For many people, their garden is the biggest ‘space' in the home - and one that's ripe for investment. There's been a host of garden makeover shows offering grand and sometimes downright crazy i

They call it black gold for your garden, and what's more, it's totally free! No wonder homemade compost is the gardener's new best friend. There are many advantages to creating your own compost heap

Fifty primary schools in the four counties are now planting up their baby vegetables, courtesy of farm insurance firm Cornish Mutual, based in Truro and Exeter, which is supporting the campaign launch

A well designed conservatory or orangery can be a great addition to your home and can genuinely enrich your living space and lifestyle. For example, folding sliding doors can open up your home allowing a seamless flow from your home to your new conservatory to your garden, while solar controlled glass now allows you to be able use this comfortably all year round.

Synthetic turf is increasingly becoming popular because of its added advantages and low maintenance features.

Since decades herbicides and pesticides have been used hardly with any care. People were mainly interested that the use of these herbicides and pesticides should mainly benefit the garden where the plants or trees have been planted. Results were are still being wonderful, but gradually the excessive use of pesticides has become a major cause of concern.