Where to Plant a Garden

Series Summary

Landscaping your front or back yard doesn't have to be a professional job. Home gardens provide a tranquil area for reflection and relaxation. Tending and enjoying a garden can lower blood pressure, ease anxiety, and provide diversion in which to ponder various thoughts that have been lingering in your subconscious. Even if you don't have much yard space, planting a small corner garden is a simple task you could complete in just an afternoon.

If you are considering starting a garden in your backyard, this free video series is perfect for you. Our expert, Yolanda Vanveen, gives you tips for beginning your green thumb. Learn tips for selecting flowers. Yolanda shows you how to prepare the soil for a garden. She shows you how to use compost, manure, and pete moss as well. If you are concerned about managing your garden, Yolanda gives advice for creating a manageable garden. So, what are you waiting for? Learn how to create a garden today!

Video Transcript

"Hi! This is Yolanda Vanveen on behalf of Expert Village. Today we are going to talk about how to start a flower garden. Flower garden basics. It is pretty easy. You don't need to be a nuclear scientist, you don't need a degree in Horticulture. All you need is a little piece of property or even a container and you can create your own garden. So in the first segment we are going to discuss the things you need to consider when starting a garden. It doesn't matter if you live in an apartment, condo, nursing home or you have acreage where you can plant. It just takes a little bit of time and a little bit of thoughts and you can create your own flower garden and have beautiful flowers from spring, summer to the fall each year. It takes just a little bit of time and we will discuss all the issues relating to flower gardening and really get going on it."