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Filling pansy planters requires you to make sure that the container has excellent drainage in place. Fill pansy planters with help from a certified horticulturist in this free video clip.
Protecting container gardens from frost is something you can do with a commercial frost blanket, among other tools. Protect container gardens from frost with help from a certified horticulturist in this free video clip.
The ease and care of ivy, and its ability to fill spaces and climb up walls and fences makes it a desirable plant among many gardeners. Whether it is English ivy (Hedra helix), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 11, ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 through 9, or another type, if left uncontrolled ivy can invade areas where it is not wanted, such as flower beds. To kill the ivy creeping into your flower bed, select the eradication method that best fits your situation.
You can stop nocturnal pests from digging in a flower bed by taking a proactive approach to both bests and things like weeds. Stop nocturnal pests from digging in a flower bed with help from a home design professional in this free video clip.
Gardening in containers on the balcony is a great way to conserve space and still have a lush, beautiful garden. Garden in containers on the balcony with help from the owner of Eden Condensed, a small space garden design in Los Angeles, California, in this free video clip.
Making a self-watering garden container is a great way to make gardening as easy as possible all year round. Make a self-watering garden container with help from the owner of Eden Condensed, a small space garden design in Los Angeles, California, in this free video clip.
Homemade flower planters are a great, creative way to save yourself a little bit of money. Make homemade flower planters with help from an experienced gardener in this free video clip.
Planning and planting a large flower bed can be a massive undertaking. However, if you choose the right plants, you will be rewarded with a stunning floral display year after year. Ideally, you should aim for year-round color in the flower bed, and this can be achieved with a mixture of reliable perennials (plants that grow back every year), annuals (will only survive one season) and bulbs.
Transplanting tulips from the garden to pots is something you may want to do if you're planning on bringing your plants inside for the winter. Transplant tulips from garden to pot with help from a garden professional in this free video clip.
A raised bed flower garden can grow all the same plants you enjoy in a traditional bed, but with the benefit of good soil that warms earlier in the season. Select flowering plant varieties with similar care and location requirements for the easiest care. Proper preparation and ongoing care further ensures the success of your raised flower garden.
A raised bed garden allows you to grow flowering plants or vegetables in a spot with poor soil while providing optimum drainage and easier weeding. You can fill the bed with a good-quality, weed-free soil and use mulch to prevent further weed problems. Moisture drains quickly from a raised garden, and so the bed doesn't become soggy. The raised bed's soil may warm more quickly than other soil in cold regions, allowing planting earlier in spring. Raising a garden bed doesn't require a lot of time, but it may save you time in weeding and maintenance later.
Window box liners, flower box inserts and planter box liners come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and materials, making it easier to empty flower boxes that are permanently attached to walls and railings. Liners also make it easier to rotate plants from one box to another or from a greenhouse where the plants were started, often in a liner, right to the flower box.
Drought-tolerant, sun-loving plants thrive in southern-exposure window boxes. Plant choices depend on gardening interests. Busy gardeners should choose succulents, which look good with minimal care. Perennials require a little more watering and attention but provide a display year after year without replanting. Home gardeners interested in cooking can plant herbs, and people who enjoy puttering can grow annuals from seeds.
Decorating flower pots is something you can do with tulle, ribbon and a number of other materials. Decorate flower pots with tulle and ribbon with help from a crafts expert in this free video clip.
When sticking cuttings into pots, you're always going to want to keep a few very important things in mind. Stick cuttings into pots with help from a gardening professional in this free video clip.
Transplanting impatiens from a basket to a pot is going to require you to carefully observe a few basic rules. Transplant impatiens from a basket to a pot with help from a gardening professional in this free video clip.
Transplanting potted hardy mums is a whole lot easier than you may have been led to believe. Transplant potted hardy mums with help from an experienced professional gardener in this free video clip.
A container garden really makes a fun project to do during the cold winter months of the year. Get winter container garden ideas with help from a bulb and garden expert in this free video clip.
Homemade vertical planters are a great, cheap way to save space in your home. Learn about space-saving, homemade vertical planters with help from an experienced nursing professional in this free video clip.
How you will space planters in your yard depends entirely on a few key aspects of the area. Space planters the right way with help from an experienced nursing professional in this free video clip.
Hanging a planter is easy, so long as you've got the right tools and know how to use them properly. Find out how to hang a planter with help from an experienced nursing professional in this free video clip.
If you're trying to repair an outdoor ceramic flower pot, you're always going to want to make sure that you use a very particular type of glue. Find out what kind of glue you could use to repair an outdoor ceramic flower pot with help from a ceramic artist and instructor in this free video clip.
How you'll raise blueberries in pots depends on what type of blueberries you've chosen to plant. Raise blueberries in pots with help from a longtime gardener and blogger in this free video clip.
Squirrels will run absolutely rampant in your flower pots if you let them. Stop squirrels from digging in flower pots with help from an expert on green pest control in this free video clip.
Installing raised landscape planters is something you can do quite easily on your own, so long as you have the right tools. Install raised landscape planters with help from the owner of a nursery in this free video clip.
Landscape timbers are going to be an important tool to have around when making a raised planter. Find out how to make a raised planter with landscape timbers with help from the owner of a nursery in this free video clip.
Growing in a raised garden is a little bit different from the process you would go through to grow in a regular garden. Grow a raised garden with help from the owner of a nursery in this free video clip.
Building a raised-bed garden is going to require you to plan things out well in advance. Make plans to build a raised-bed garden with help from the owner of a nursery in this free video clip.
Whether or not you need drains in planters depends on a number of different things. Find out if you need drains in planters with help from a creative and committed designer in this free video clip.
They say every journey begins with a single step - such is also true for starting a raised bed right in your very own garden. Start a raised bed garden with help from a professional gardener in this free video clip.
Raised garden beds need to be prepared in a very specific way to make sure that everything grows as it should. Prepare raised garden beds with help from a professional gardener in this free video clip.
Raised wooden panels on cabinet doors can help give your kitchen an updated look for a fraction of the cost of new doors, and are something that you can make in your shop. While you can make raised panels with a router and bits that can be costly, you can save yourself the expense and use a fillister plane to achieve the same look. When using a fillister plane, make sure the blade and the screws that hold the tool together are in good condition. Furthermore, the nicker in the plane should be firm within the dovetail and sharp so…
Flower beds are traditionally edged with paving stones, plastic edging or other material designed to make an attractive, neat edge. However, sometimes something more is needed to protect your flowers from digging pets or maintenance equipment. Use a low-voltage electric cable to edge flower beds and the perimeter of the lawn when installing invisible dog fencing or setting the boundaries for a robotic lawn mower.
Outdoor planters can add aesthetic beauty and interest to a home landscape. When you place planters alongside a structure, consider issues involved with the surface of the planter sitting against the surface of the building. To prevent problems, seal planters on the side of a building. The sealant will prevent moisture from absorbing through the planter materials and insects from damaging the siding of the building.
Planter towers not only look nice on the deck or in the house, but also they are useful for training vines. Vine-like plants that grow down need space to grow, and having vines crawling around the floor isn't practical. Planter towers are tall so that the vines grow over the top and down the sides. The difficulty with planter towers is filling them with soil and potting the plants.
When choosing wood to build planter boxes, it helps to narrow down the choices of wood to be used and compare the qualities of each. For outdoor projects like planter boxes for the yard, choose wood that is durable and weathers well. For indoor planter boxes, you want wood that looks good without a lot of fuss. Cedar and fir differ in several ways. Both are sturdy, attractive choices for interior or exterior planter boxes.
Flower beds are a welcoming and attractive addition to any outdoor space. They take on many different forms, but one way to add a flower bed to you space is to make a raised bed. Raised flower beds have frames around them, made from wood, stone or other similar materials. You can use three wooden planks to build a flower bed for your outdoor space. Select cedar for your planks as it is naturally rod and insect resistant, making it ideal for flower beds.
A raised garden planter can be custom built in the size you need for specific areas of your home and garden such as a deck or greenhouse. Adding legs to the planter will provide a space into which excess moisture can be drained. This design type works well for elderly plant enthusiasts or those who suffer from back, neck or leg injuries as they can sit in a chair and comfortably work instead of bending or kneeling.
A raised hearth will become the centerpiece of your living room, while providing a cozy place to sit and read on a dark and cold night. This multifaceted project is best suited for someone who is very confident in their own home construction skills. If you're relatively inexperienced or just uncertain of your abilities, you will be better off hiring a contractor for this type of work.
A raised floor foundation can be defined as the construction of a house on top of piers or walls that lift the floor of the house off the soil. The point is that the house is sitting on top of these walls rather than being anchored to the ground as in a conventional foundation. This protects the wood of the floor joists from contact with the soil. Wet or acidic soils cannot do damage to the wood of the house, and the lifespan of the wood is thereby increased. Constructing one depends on many factors, but the basics are simple…
At one point or another, many gardeners are faced with mold or fungi growing in their flower pots. While it is not typically damaging to plants, mold in flower pots is unsightly and indicates several problems that will eventually harm the roots of your plants. Knowing the causes of mold in flower pots is essential to successfully treat the problem, as well as prevent future infestations.
An elegantly impressive addition to any doorway, a column planter is a tall gardening container used in both indoor and outdoor decorating. Typical column planters stand at a minimum of 24 inches in height. These classy planters come in a range of shapes, including rounded, square and cylinder. Planter materials vary from metal to plastic to wooden and are available in a wide assortment of designs. A homemade column planter created from wood matches many home décor styles.
Building a raised section of a countertop creates an interesting dynamic in a kitchen space. These spaces can be used for a variety of situations, such as breakfast bars, chopping blocks, countertop displays, specific appliances like espresso machines or food processors, and simply for adding variety.
Edamame, or Japanese soy beans, produce large beans for fresh eating. The plants grow well at higher altitudes if you plant the right variety and provide proper care. Edamame is sensitive to day length when setting pods, making early planting necessary. This is sometimes difficult at higher elevations where temperatures remain cold into summer because the edamame plants can't grow when soil temperatures are below 55 degrees Fahrenheit. The plants also don't tolerate transplanting well, necessitating creative gardening to get them to grow at high altitudes.
If you have a tree dying in a flower bed, there could be a few causes. First, the way the bed was constructed could actually be killing the tree, even if it was professionally landscaped. Second, the tree could have been harmed years ago and is just now beginning to show signs of its injury; trees can take as long as five years to show their damage. However, you can prevent your tree's death by taking measures to keep it healthy.
Nothing will ruin the excitement of having beautiful flower-filled flowerpots like an invasion of brown or black widow spiders. Widow spiders wreck havoc on the appearance of your flowers, and they can cause harm to those who come into contact with them. Make and use a homemade repellent to rid your flowerpots of these pests. A homemade repellent will protect your flowerpots from ugly widow spiders without requiring the use of strong chemicals or fumes. This homemade repellent can also be used in other areas of your home.
Flower beds with poor soil produce weak plants with sparse foliage and poor blossom formation. Increasing the fertility ensures your plants receive the nutrients they need to grow lush and healthy. Soil looses nutritive qualities as the growing plants absorb and use the elements in the soil. Preparing the bed properly before you plant will give the soil the right acidity and fertilization to promote plant growth. Perennial flowers also require yearly fertilization to replenish the nutrient levels in the soil.
Garden boxes, or planters, make eye-catching additions to virtually any patio or deck. Placed at corners, they can help define boundaries. When grouped together, they create the effect of a compact garden. They can also be moved around for added visual appeal. Build your own garden box and use a standard-size, plastic trash can liner to help protect the wood.
A raised garden bed allows you to plant vegetables and flowers outdoors, regardless of the suitability of the soil or even if there is no soil at all. This is possible because the raised garden frame sits on top of the ground and is filled with pH-balanced, nutrient-rich soil. Build your own raised garden out of bluestone bricks; no mortar is required.
Raspberry plants thrive in well-drained ground and require extremely loamy, nutrient-rich soil, making it somewhat challenging to plant them if your local soil is subpar. Instead of trying to enrich your entire yard, a long-term undertaking at best, build a raised bed for your raspberry bushes and fill it with a customized blend of loamy soil.
