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Organic gardening is an easy, low-maintenance alternative for growing a healthy garden without the use of chemical fertilizers or insecticides. The objective is to achieve healthy soil, which is the foundation of every successful garden.

A garden designed using plants that have animal names is fun and unique for young and old alike.

With these tips you can effectively keep your garden in check.

Earthboxes take the guess-work out of gardening through the all-inclusive container garden system.

There are so many benefits to using mulch in the garden, and there are just as many types to choose from. With careful research and planning, however, you can easily find the type of mulch that will suit all of your gardening needs.

There are easy ways to have a good looking garden without working hard or maintaining it. If done right, your garden will largely take care of itself.

Taking off on vacation or even an unplanned trip can be a source of great anxiety to some people, especially during peak gardening months. You've put a lot of time and care into your garden, and you don't want things to fall apart while you're gone.

With careful planning, you can design a landscape that will significantly reduce the amount of time spent on routine lawn and garden maintenance.

Gardening doesn't have to be a constant battle to keep picky plants happy! Use this guide to create a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape.

Do you want to show off a gorgeous garden but feel like doing no work at all? Check out these easy landscaping tips that require low to no-maintenance after the first year.

If there is a part of your yard that is in the shade for part of the day there are some great plants you can use to create a beautiful shady border.

Design tips and tricks for creating your own Japanese Meditation Garden on Budget.

How to plan, create, and maintain the garden of your dreams without giving up your day job.

An attractive and thriving container vegetable garden can be yours. In this container gardening guide I'll give you all the information and tips you need to get started now. It's fun - It's easy. So, let's go...

A list of perennial wildflowers to grow in your garden.

Whether you are an experienced landscaper, or attempting lawn and garden care for the first time, you want to create an attractive space that will need minimal maintenance.

Do thoughts of an urban garden bring about barren scenes of concrete slabs with one or two dying plants from the smog-filled air? Not true. An urban garden can be every bit as beautiful and intoxicating as any other garden.

Some garden styles lend themselves particularly well to low maintenance gardening. They often rely on a visually pleasing use of hard landscaping elements combined with a minimum of well chosen planting.

A guide on how to keep your garden looking beautiful with ease.

Midwesterners are ready to welcome spring. The Chicagoland Flower and Garden Show is a great time to plan gardens and get landscaping ideas

In the world of garden marketing, there are numerous fakes and frauds, taking the passion out of gardening for many. It's quickly becoming all about the money and less and less about the garden or its gardener.

If you are anything like me, gardening was always that mirage you just couldn't reach. Here are some household plants you can grow, even with a black thumb.

Here are some suggestions on preparing your garden for "dry" plants, some ideas on which plants to choose, and how to care for your drought tolerant plants.

A fun DIY interior decorating project is a garden room, if you are one to enjoy indoor gardening, plants and decorating.

Every gardener has a grand flower garden design roaming around in his or her head that needs to move from paper to reality. Flower garden design tips presented here will give the gardener ideas to make their dream garden come true.

Though water gardens can pose potential problems, a little thought given to location, stability of liner, water quality and drainage can help us to navigate around the majority of these.

Easy-to-grow plants make it simple to spruce up your lawn.

Enjoy a beautiful rock garden at little cost.

Gardens are often used as a source for creating quilts, but you can also find inspiration from quilts in creating a beautiful patchwork garden design.

Before you head off for a week or weekend away there are some simple preparations to make in your garden to ensure it stays healthy while you are away.

Maintaining beautiful plants takes planning, hard work, and a little good luck with the weather. If you are newer to gardening, or just want some suggestions to make it all a little easier to deal with, this article is perfect for you.

Growing herbs is easy and can be very satisfying. To find out how and why, click here.

Cursed with a black thumb instead of a green one? Learn which 5 plants are easiest to grow for the beginning gardener, and wow your friends and relatives.

The vegetables that we grow in our gardens have their own unique styles of culture. Each individual vegetable requires specific soil conditions, spacings, feedings, and sunlight criteria

Birds are attracted to some flowers more than others. Read on to learn how you can create the perfect bird-loving southern garden.

One of the easiest ways to help save the earth is by planting a garden. All aspects of gardening can be implemented in a way that is beneficial to our planet, and we can all participate, one garden at a time.

No matter what type of rock garden you want to put in, remember to have fun doing it. It shouldn't be a task you're not looking forward to. On the contrary, make it an experience you long to engage in with results thatwill pay off for years to come.

A well mulched garden saves a great deal of time and energy while providing beautiful results!

Whether you have a small patio garden or a one-acre plot, you can find decorative garden lighting that will enhance and beautify your space. This article will help you determine which type of garden lighting is best for you!

Investing in a greenhouse allows you to garden in all four seasons no matter what the weather is like outside, and you can grow practically anything.

A straight forward multi-section garden guide to growing roses, including information on selecting, planting, pruning, and caring for the plants.

Create a garden that will survive in a dry climate.

Gardeners everywhere love to garden using herbs. Everyone, however, isn't so lucky to have sunshine everyday living in a shady area and here are five herbs anyone can grow even in the shadiest areas!

Adding color, texture, and visual interest in the garden with flower pots.

Permaculture gardens use techniques and practices that combine the best of wildlife gardening, edible landscaping, and native-plant cultivation into one low-maintenance, self-contained and productive ecosystem.

Nobody likes a brown lawn, but sometimes the weather makes it hard to maintain healthy grass. But with these low maintenance tips, you can ensure a lush, disease-free lawn outside your home all year long.

To save yourself time and money, take the necessary steps to properly care for your outdoor garden tools, and they'll remain in good condition for many years to come.

With gas approaching $5 a gallon, gas guzzling garden tools can be expensive to operate. Learn how to make the switch to self operated garden tools and save money.

Food Map Containers are a great alternative for edible gardens for those who don't actually have a back yard.

Gardening on level ground might be preferred ; however, this may not always be possible. A hillside garden can be easily incorporated along the contours of your sloped landscape.

Growing roses is easier than most imagine.

Some facts about xeroscaping: how and why to take it up.

Whether you're into growing flowers, vegetables or both, a greenhouse lets you to garden year-round, no matter what the weather's like outside!

The lawn is one of the first things that people notice as they drive up to or past your home. It is possible to have the lawn of your dreams with little effort involved.

With a little planning and groundwork you can create the perfect low-maintenance garden. Here are my essential tips:

If you thought that filling your garden with plants and flowers would create lots of extra work and attention think again. You can create a stunning low maintenance garden simply by following a few simple rules.

Spring fever. It hits us all differently - This year why not plant a low maintenance garden. It will not only satisfy your Spring fever urges but will also add beauty and value to your home.

Decorative gravel is an excellent, in-expensive but practical garden surface. It is attractive, trouble-free, easy-to-lay and harmonizes well with plants.

Instead of sweating and straining over garden chores, plant great-looking flowers and shrubs that thrive with little care.

Plants that require little attention through the year and are generally disease and pest resistant are the ones to include in a low-maintenance garden. There is enough choice to ensure interest and plenty of colour at all times.

A Mediterranean garden is ideal for the low-maintenance gardener and it is so easy to create.

As any kid can tell you, an unusual pet is a cool pet, and these low maintenance pets are unusual indeed! Read on to discover three easy-to-care-for pets that are tailor made for cool kids.

The merits of sedums. How to grow them. Some of my favorite sedums.

Regardless of what part of the U.S.A. you live in there is one rule of thumb that will help you reach the goal of having a landscape design that is low maintenance. Here are tips from our very low maintenance landscape plan.

A paved area needs practically no maintenance, just an occasional brush and every few years a blast with a high-pressure water jet. As well as being labour-saving it should contribute positively to your garden design, linking and complementing other elements of the garden.

Creeping perennials are ornamental, functional, and low-maintenance substitutes for traditional turf lawns.

A few tips for turning your backyard into a low maintenance refuge without a lot of hassle

Native plants provide a low maintenance alternative to lawns and manicured beds, saving time and money.

True Japanese gardens require very little maintenance as the components are mainly easy-care features such as gravel, pebbles, stones, wood, water and occasional, carefully-chosen and well-positioned shrubs or small trees.

Having a large yard and garden might seem intimidating when you start thinking about the amount of yard work you'll need to do. Rest assured there are tips and tricks to cut down on your yard maintenance time.

If you love to have a beautiful landscaping around your home but don't have a lot of time to tend to it, you may want to consider creating a rock garden. Rocks and plants have a natural affinity for one another.

You can put off mowing.

A rain garden takes advantage of storm water runoff from roofs and driveways to create an environmentally-friendly, low-maintenance garden.

To create a different look for your garden, the use of vines is a great way to add height and depth. Vines look great as a backdrop for your garden and are very low maintenance.

An established wildflower garden requires much less maintenance than a conventional one. Making one, however, can initially be quite demanding as there is some basic preparation of the soil required and the garden takes time to become established.

You can still have a garden even if you don't have a yard! Create a garden style living room and bring all the beauty and tranquility of a green space indoors.

Japanese gardens are ideal for the city where space and time is at a premium. They create a natural, serene, yet ordered oasis for working families to enjoy whilst keeping maintenance requirements low. This article outlines a simple Japanese styled design for a small yard.

Adding a garden pond is a great way to enhance your landscape and enjoy your garden even more. This article provides some tips for bringing the beauty of water to your landscape.

Read this informative article and learn how you can construct your own rain garden!

Got an overly sunny spot in your garden that is just crying out for some plants? Don't know which native plants are your best choices for that full sun garden?

As the evening falls deer leave their shelters and search for food, and many times your garden or landscape looks like a drive thru to them

This Carmel, CA garden is an Asian-themed paradise, with exotic plants like moso bamboo and kiwi. Here's how one homeowner planned it

Winter means Garden planning time.

Ground covers in your garden can cover those hard to grow in bare spots. Informative article discussing grond cover options, varieties and effectiveness.

If you are not blessed with a sunny spot for a garden, consider planting a shade garden.

Building your own small rock garden can be a very satisfying project.

If you love animals, get a pair of geese. They are territorial protectors and won't dig up your garden.

Summertime in Texas can be brutal and very challenging for anyone trying to grow and maintain a garden.

It seems that your garden should be eco-friendly, after all it is part of the great outdoors. But, if your garden is not carefully planed, you are not getting the best benefits.

Want a graceful garden plant that's easy to grow in a variety of landscapes? Consider iris. This low-maintenance perennial is well suited for just about any garden imaginable.

Did you know that rock gardens are a great way to express yourself in a small space? Rock gardens thrive in nearly any region, including the city. In fact, because of their smaller size, rock gardens are ideal for fitting into small spaces.

Container gardening is simple and has many possibilities for gardeners of all kinds.

Container gardening is as simple as the name suggests. When you grow vegetables, plants, or flowers in a container, that is container gardening. When it comes to gardening, it doesn't get much more versatile or creative than container gardening.

Starting a compost pile can be a fairly easy and low-maintenance process. However, there are some precautions you need to take to make sure that your compost doesn't go from being a garden asset to a toxic pile of goo.

these simple gardening techniques can keep your garden free from annoying pests withour sprays, chemicals and wasted time in the garden. The results are a more beautiful gaden and more time to enjoy it. Plus the benefit of a garden without pesticides.

When planning a backyard water garden, you have many decisions to make. One of those decisions is whether to have a sunken pond or a raised pond. This article will examine the pros and cons of each type of pond for your backyard water garden.