Gardening Articles
Ideas for Beautiful, Low-Maintenance Hillside Landscaping
by Michael Aral Posted on: March 9, 2007
Hillside landscaping is one of the most common landscaping challenges homeowners face. A slope of 4 degrees or more requires special treatment not only to make it look better, but to keep it from causing problems in the future.
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Front Yard Landscaping Ideas - Driveway Access
by Steve Boulden Posted on: December 12, 2006
In creating a convenient, inviting, and attractive entryway to your home and property, you should first think about functionality and then plants and materials later. With the main function of front yard landscaping generally being access, our first design focus would be how and where we enter and exit our homes.
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Skip Laurel or Kalmia
by Marge Hirst Posted on: October 16, 2007
Skip Laurel The Skip Laurel or Prunus laurocerasus Schipkaensis is a dark green, narrow-leaved form of the evergreen laurel. It is an upright grower, reaching a height of 6-9 feet and narrower than wide plant.
Low Maintenance Crepe Myrtle Hybrids make it Easy to Transform Your Landscape
by Deborah Bartley Posted on: December 12, 2006
Beautiful landscapes offer a sense of flow to your home and garden and Crepe Myrtle Trees are ideal for creating your very own inner sanctum of privacy.
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Pruning Grape Vines
by Ronald Doherty Posted on: March 24, 2007
Pruninig Grape Vines Pruning grape vines is best managed right from the start. This means doing a little bit of research before you put the vine in the ground to make sure the soil is well prepared, the grape vine is has full sunlight, it has a trellis to grow on, and that the ongoing growth is then managed to produce the best results year after year.
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Palm Trees Suitable For Containers Used Outside And Inside Your Home Or Office
by Pat Malcolm Posted on: November 9, 2006
Dioon (Gum) Palm Tree - Dioon spinulosum Giant Dioon is technically a cycad of pre-historical origin, and the Dioon palm tree can grow up to 1 ½ ft. in diameter with a Dioon trunk growing twelve feet tall.
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Flowering Azaleas, Camellia, Crepe Myrtle (crape Myrtle), And Other Impo...
by Pat Malcolm Posted on: August 25, 2006
Landscape shrubs are divided into two main categories: Evergreen shrubs grown primarily for the green leaves, and shrubs that are grown for flowers. Some of the flowering shrubs that are grown for flowers are also evergreen, such as: Albelia, Azalea, Banana shrub, Bottlebrush, Bridal Wreath, Gardenia, Ligustrum, Oleander, and Tea Olive.
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How to Get Rid of Gophers Humanely
by Michael Aral Posted on: December 9, 2006
Small as they are, gophers can be a serious nuisance. The good news, though, is that you can get rid of them for good humanely. Despite what all the rodent poisons on the market imply, killing gophers isn't a long-term solution.
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Flower Pot Panache: Easy Ways to Jazz Up Terra Cotta Flowerpots
by Lisa A. Koosis Posted on: February 20, 2007
Flowerpots come in all shapes and sizes these days, but for many people, classic terra cotta planters are the standard. For many, the look of terra cotta is what they're after, a clean look that draws no attention to itself.
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Building Backyard Ponds - Big Business for Landscapers
by Korbin Newlyn Posted on: April 1, 2008
As more and more people are starting to search for ways to improve their landscaping beyond the area of simply greener grass with shrubbery and flower beds, building backyard ponds is furnishing landscape companies with a whole new aspect of the business.