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73Five Tips For Saving Storm Damaged Plants
My wife and I worked hard this spring on our planting beds and containers. We spread eight yards of wood chips, planted new shrubs and flowering perennials. We put a dozen new rose bushes in a new bed along one side of the house. We made beautiful containers filled with flowering annuals. I even got two great hubs out of all the work, one on hydrangeas and one on mums. The yard had never looked better. Then, the wonderful spring thunderstorms came. In a span of twenty minutes, the yard and the b
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72Mulches for Vegetble Gardens
Vegetable Garden Mulches Gary L. Heilig Horticulture Educator MSU Extension Ingham County The 2012 gardening season is well underway. Vegetable seeds and transplants are going into the ground with the expectation of a bountiful harvest by...
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77Organic vs Non-Organic Soil
There are many differences between organic and non-organic soils. Mulch, compost, and manure are organic and will transform a nutrient deficient soil into a rich organic environment for plants. Perlite, vermiculite, expanded clay aggregate, and rockwool are non-organic. They are heavily used in hydroponics and as soil amendments for potted plants.
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78Bark Mulch Helps to Make Your Garden Beautiful
Bark mulch enhances the beauty of a garden in many meaningful ways. This hub outlines 5 important benefits derived from spreading your garden beds with finely cut bark mulch.
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62Mulching - Reducing Home Building Cost
Building your dream home in the countryside? Building developers often scrape the top soil off a block before a build selling it to garden supplies. I personally disagree with raping land of its nutrients. I do agree with recycling organic plant...
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75How to Prepare Soil for Planting
Preparing soil for planting and gardening is often overlooked, but is essential to growing healthy plants. Many simple tests can be performed to determine soil composition, nutrients, and drainage. Fertilizing, tilling, and mulching are also vital when preparing soil for planting.
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65PVC Pipe and Fittings
We cater to all landscaping, septic and drainage, masonry, hardware and natural stone needs. We have a full line of cement, drainage, hardware, pipe, poly, safety, steel, survey, tools, Anchor Belgard Pavers and Retaining wall, Rosetta Hardscapes,...
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75Mulches for the garden
Some great ideas about using mulch on the garden. How using mulch can conserve water, reduce weeds and help with combating the garden pests.
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74How to Grow Rose of Sharon
Among my favorite of flowering plants or shrubs is the Rose of Sharon. There are few things to me more beautiful than when this outstanding flower producer shows off its blooms in the latter part of the summer. Being part of the hibiscus (Hibiscus...
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82Saving Money by Caring for Your Own Lawn
Many people cannot afford to care for their lawns with the tough economic times. This hub gives some tips and encouragement for inexpensive, self-lawn care.
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