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Indoor growing tips from expert

A garden and greenhouse expert has given some tips on growing plants indoors. Toledo Botanical Gardens horticulturalist Jonathan Milbrodt told Bignews.biz that those working under glass should only used bagged potting mixes and never soil from outside. This is because the earth from the garden is not sterile and could result in the grower losing […]

Green bean growing tips

Americans hoping to grow green beans in their garden or greenhouse may be interested in the tips offered by OrganicAuthority.com. The online resource tipped the food as “one of the quintessential organic veggies of summer”, adding that it yields a large crop per square foot. It suggested that gardeners space their plants around two to […]

How to help plants through a heat wave

Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts will know that a heat wave can be extremely damaging to tender plants. To prepare growers for such an event, LoHud.com has provided a number of hints and tips on how to deal with a sudden and prolonged rise in temperatures. The main thing that gardeners can do to protect plants […]

Photograph your Garden like a Pro – Tips from Robin Bachtler Cushman

Each year a moment arrives when your garden calls out to be photographed. Suddenly those cascading branches of ‘Snowmound’ spirea create a colorful explosion next to vivid yellow daylilies and bright purple sparks of chive blossoms. Get out the camera! But how can you create a shot that rivals those fabulous magazine photos? Over the […]

How to get the best out of plants in summer

With summer well and truly underway, growers hoping to get the best out of their plants in the warmer months have been given some useful advice. According to the Newbury Port News, fertiliser is the key to success, whether plants are in the garden or the greenhouse. It explained that clever use of the horticultural […]

Tips for growing food organically

A website has given garden and greenhouse enthusiasts tips on how to grow organically – a trend it claims is increasing in popularity. According to helium.com, growing your own food is a great way to limit the number of chemicals you are consuming. To achieve the best success, horticulturalists should build strong foundations for their […]

How to attract bugs to the yard

Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts can do themselves a favour by attracting predatory insects to their yard. According to helium.com, there are a number of steps you can take to encourage useful bugs to set up home in your green space. These include letting the lawn become slightly unruly by allowing small flowers such as dandelions, […]