Gardening Articles

While it is possible to create a beautiful garden without a bunch of expensive equipment, having the right gardening tools can be an amazing time saver. Yes you can dig holes with your hands but why do all that work when using a hand trowel accomplishes the same thing? The right tools are very important [...]

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Planting a vegetable garden is a healthy way to relieve stress, eat healthier and safer – because you control what goes on your vegetables, provide better nutrition to your family with fresh vegetables, and get some exercise while enjoying the warm sun and environment. You can challenge your creative side by laying out your vegetable [...]

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The Rewards of Vegetable Gardening If you love to have fresh produces in the spring and summer, you should consider creating a home vegetable garden. Growing a vegetable garden is a fun and healthy hobby that anyone can excel at. While gardening, you may find that your troubles and stresses of the day simply float [...]

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If you’ve dreamed of having healthier, readily available fresh foods for your family to eat whenever they’d like, you may have started wondering how to plant a vegetable garden. Planting your very own vegetable garden allows you to control whether harmful chemicals are used on the foods you eat, allows you to have fresh vegetables [...]

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Healthy vegetable gardens do more than provide a beautiful area in your yard. They repay your labor with nutritious food and a healthy varied diet. Vegetable gardeners are in tune with the environment, giving back to the soil what they take from it. Abundant vegetable gardens start with healthy, rich soil. Compost and mulch contribute [...]

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Planning, planting, growing and harvesting a vegetable garden can be great fun for the whole family. And while you are having fun, you will be growing your own food. Having your own vegetable garden can be a very satisfying undertaking and is an excellent way to teach your children about responsibility as well. Vegetable Garden [...]

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Slug or pigeon damage (not to mention frost)? In an attempt to save what was left of the plants I buy organic slug pellets from Camden Garden Centre. I always feel a bit funny about resorting to slug pellets. There seems something underhand about poisoning. But unable to find the slugs in or around the [...]

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The chicory revival Monday lunchtime working with Howard digging out a space for the cow manure which we are hoping to pick up next week. Makes a change from moping around Kings Cross mourning the passing of Tony’s Organic Cafe, and not many big fat frogs will happily sit in your hand in Kings Cross…

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On the drawing board: Robert Myers’ Chelsea Flower Show garden for Cancer Research UK The past few weeks have been incredibly busy as we continue to plan key elements of the Cancer Research UK show garden design for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We’ve already ‘built’ a virtual 3D computer model of the garden that [...]

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Kentish Town, Wednesday, 7am, and spring is starting to show Well, I think it is official. Spring has finally arrived. The equinox this weekend (March 20, 17.32). The clocks going forward the following week. And now our rooftop stellata is starting to flower. I know it’s akin to being feeble-minded (as my dad used to [...]

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Further Reading

Starting A Vegetable Garden - How To Make Your Vegetable Garden Work For You
Starting A Vegetable Garden - How To Make Your Vegetable Garden Work For You Starting a vegetable garden can be one of the most...
Ames True Temper 1941600 Long Handled Dandelion Weeder
Gardening Tools Ames True Temper 1941600 Long Handled Dandelion Weeder Gardening Tools - click on the image below for more information. For digging...
Garden Bandit-Yellow
Garden Bandit-Yellow Simple yet effective weeding and cultivating garden toolLightweight design is suitable for all users including disabled...
Garden Works Ken Ho Garden Weeder
Garden Works Ken Ho Garden Weeder A very sharp stainless steel blade makes it easy to weed with precision.The ergonomic comfort grip reduces hand...
As Shown Picnic and Beyond The Arbor Gardening Basket
As Shown Picnic and Beyond The Arbor Gardening Basket 1 trowel (wooden handle)1 spade (wooden handle)1 hand held rake (wooden handle)1 pruning...