Building your greenhouse can be a family project, or you can get professional help to erect all or part of it...

The cost of my greenhouse and annex, including hired labor, was just $90000, and it required only 3 weeks to build...

Lighting and watering your greenhouse are two of the most important factors in running it You will need a good soil for planting seeds...

Here are some tips for growing perennials and herbs in containers For: Rose Mallow or Hibiscus...

Here are some wonderful plants you can grow in window boxes: Biennials Canterbury-Bells Choice biennial, with long-lasting bells in purple, lavender, blue, pink, and white...

Plants are wonderful outdoors and indoors, and they are certainly a beautiful addition to your home However, if you have pets, you may want to reconsider which plants you choose to have in your house (and out if you have an outdoor dog)...

Not all homes are fortunate enough to have lawns and backyards to grow in home gardens This is especially true nowadays when most families live in apartments and condominiums that definitely do not offer space for planting and growing a full garden...

Having your very own home garden does not only translate to sweating under the intense heat of the sun toiling, weeding and growing flowers and plants but would also mean spending your hard earned cash on home garden tools that may not at all come that cheap...

For those who live on typical city streets in an American suburb, there is one strip of land by your property you probably look at a lot, but never do anything with, that little chunk of land between the sidewalk and the street...

1 Water – Over watering and under watering are both bad for your plants...

It’s no secret that gardening can be a rewarding hobby for many different reasons Besides the endless amount of flowers and vegetables than can be grown in a garden, there’s a special sort of satisfaction from nurturing and caring for plants, and then reaping the plentiful rewards...

For ordinary greenhouse cultivation, the plants are generally started from cuttings as early as November or December, although with a favorable summer for their growth, strong plants can be obtained by the last of August from cuttings struck as late as March...

If the plants are to be grown in the beds in the house they should be in place by the middle of May, if not before...

Herbs are edible plants...

There are some simple "rules of the road" you need to keep in mind when you grow azaleas They will need a specific type of soil prepared for them and it can be difficult to grow these plants if the conditions are not right...

The fine art of Bonsai has been around in the Japanese and Chinese cultures for hundreds of years Over the last half century it has become popular in the United States as well...

While not everyone is lucky enough to be born with the proverbial green thumb, that doesn’t mean there aren’t simple ways to having a garden that’s not only easy to take care of, but pleasing to the eye as well...

(Excerpted from the author’s book “Cancer’s Natural Enemy”) In the Bible, the oleander plant is referred to as "the desert rose"...

Flower gardening can be an extremely rewarding hobby But it is a hobby that requires work and dedication...

A botanical garden is a place in which plants are grown and displayed primarily for scientific and educational purposes...

Herbs are valued for their culinary, medical, decorative and aromatic properties They come in a diverse range of sizes, shapes and habits, ranging from ground-creeping thyme through to the tall architectural stems of angelica...

Before Florida became the landmass it is today, it was covered by ocean This is why most of the plants and animals found in Florida now are not originally native to the region...

During the spring and summer months, many people are eager to get outdoors and begin planning their gardening for the year ahead...

Why Start Your Own Vegetable Garden For those of us who love being outdoors and eating fresh vegetables in the spring and summer, home vegetable gardening is the ideal pastime to pick up...

Creating a vibrant and beautiful garden and yard in Florida comes with its own set of challenges, but there are also many opportunities to try new things...

The modern dog is an omnivore, thriving not only on meat but requiring a fully balanced meal which includes vegetables of all kinds...

Indoor house plants are usually grown in greenhouses and under conditions similar to what we have in our homes and offices...

Gardening has always been an excellent hobby for relaxing, being close with nature, and a great way to reap the rewards of hard work and dedication...

You'd have to have been living in a cave not to have heard of the most popular flowering plant of all time, the rose...

House plants need fertilizer just like all other plants specially since the nutrients in potting soil eventually get depleted and these plants are not getting nutrients from outdoor soil and rain...