A friend new to gardening asked me for information about how to pot plants in containers. I thought that I would answer her here, so that you and others, could get some basic step-by-step info. Summary: To get started, the main activity is rounding up, or purchasing a container of your choosing; setting out the plants to plant, (single or a multiple plants); having potting soil ready to go; having screen/pottery chard ready to go; having slow release fertilizer ready to go; having a mulch,
Planting Advice: 2 Important Tips for Success with Succulents in Dry Mediterranean Climate Gardens
I was talking to a friend this past weekend about how when you love working with something, you always have a favorite “du jour. Or at least I do…In the context of plants and planting, I’m focused on using more succulents in design, both in containers and in the ground. It’s not just because they are ‘lifestyle plants.’
6 Basic Principles you Need to Know for Better Plant & Garden Design
Plants, if you let them, function in garden design like a small business owner wearing many hats. Plants can act as:
Architectural structure, emphasize the three dimensional quality of your garden, give linear perspective, divide your garden into areas – and that’s just the beginning…
How to Set Up Hardware to Train Your Vines Like a Pro!
Would your new fence make you even happier if it was covered in vines? Or maybe one side of your garden has a bare wall that is not that aesthetically pleasing and would be less so if it were donned a flowering trumpet vine?
Easy Way to Train Twining Vine Plants on Walls, Fences and Flat Surfaces
The growth habit of many of the best vines for flowering and greening up a wall, fence or any flat surface requires some kind of structure to support them so that they can ascend vertically and horizontally.
Succulent Gift Giving – Making an Aeonium Posy
What can you do with succulents to bring in the holiday season? How about making an Aeonium posy bouquet for a simple holiday gift. We, like you, are crazy about succulents; and I’d go so far as to say that like Tulipmania that ran rampant from 1634 to 1638, there’s a Succulentmania taking place…
3 Stone Retaining Wall Ideas for Hillside Gardens
Steep cobble stairs wind along the different terraced levels which contains mostly Mediterranean climate plantings, attractive for viewing from the house or patio above or below.
Small Garden: 5 Steps to Get you Inspired!
For the moment, forget that it’s a tiny space and just imagine the possibilities. Learning what you like when it comes to plants, furniture, garden styles, etc, is an essential first step, that many people don’t consider.
Video: Planting in Wine Barrels
Thinking about real estate and the cost per square foot, planting in wine barrels offers space for cheap. Though half wine barrels can be bought for as little as $25 each, you can expect to pay between 40 and 60, which still is…
Vertical Gardening Ideas
For a fun project, you can re-purpose a wooden palette and use it as the framework to grow your living wall. The material list is basic and easy: A wooden pallet, landscape fabric, nails or screws, quality potting soil and plants. Because there’s a lot of space in a pallet, you can pack it full with a lot of plants.
