http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog Gardening Tips for Square Foot Gardening; Container Gardening & Small Space Gardening Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:08:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_89" align="alignleft" width="128" caption="Rose Gardening"][/caption] If you need supplies to help you get ready for Fall – or next year - now might be the time to visit Gardner's Supply Company.  They're having a huge sale that you might not want to miss.  Take 10% off orders of $50 or more at Gardener's Supply Company! Ends 10.8/08 That being said, here's how to prepare ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2008/09/22/first-day-of-fall-%e2%80%93-rose-preparation/ This time of year I always have to brag about what's in our garden, specifically our Avalanche Clematis and the Golden Lights Azalea.  We picked the Azalea up at a nursery about three years ago and it has never disappointed us!  Right now, it's the perfect plant for our medium container ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2008/05/16/avalanche-clematis-and-azalea-golden-lights-pictures/ Each kind of garden has its own function. A flower garden, for example, features vegetation that decorates the area around a house or building. Vegetable gardens provide vegetables for food. Another kind of garden is called a cottage garden. Originally, they were created for crops. They were immensely useful to stave ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2008/04/28/cottage-garden-landscaping/ Some of the most beautiful animals in the world are butterflies. Rich in color and life, these insects are a pleasure to behold. Unfortunately, many species of butterflies have become extinct as their living space and food supply are threatened by humans. However, a person can help protect them or even increase ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2008/03/10/beautiful-butterfly-garden-landscaping/ Now that Fall is arriving, I'm going to miss all of the fresh vegetables and herbs that I have been enjoying from the garden this summer. But maybe it doesn't really have to be that way. You see, herb gardening has become a very creative outlet for people, and no longer ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2007/09/15/herb-gardening-%e2%80%93-inside-or-outside/ Jeff and I were watching our favorite gardening show "Gardening by the Yard" and we learned a few tricks from Paul James on how to get rid of ground moles. These are harmless to humans, and would be worth a try if you don't have a shotgun that you can shoot ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2007/08/21/how-to-get-rid-of-ground-moles/ Make a Lilac bouquet and learn how to trim your Lilac Bush. I received another nice bouquet from Jeff last week.  It's a Lilac Bouquet!  It was on the table when I came home and I had to look twice to see if he had actually bought the flowers. This time he ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-container-garden-to-lilac-bouquet/ I recently discovered something called the Dutch Garden.  According to Wikipedia, "The Dutch garden is distinguished by its dense atmosphere and efficient use of space. On an international level, a garden with tulips is also easily labeled as a Dutch Garden. The placement of flowers and shrubs in the Dutch garden ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2007/04/10/dutch-gardening-for-the-informal-gardener/ Mel Bartholemew first popularized an intensive type of gardening that he called the square foot gardening. The idea was based on his theory that a wide row of traditional home gardening was not appropriate and wasted time, work, water as well as space. He thought it was possible to grow ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2007/03/26/square-foot-gardening-intensive-type-of-small-space-gardening/ I love this time of year when the Tulips start to appear.  Ours are starting to come out, so I think it’s time for an article on Tulip flowers! If you are trying to grow tulips in your garden, here’s how to make them last for as long as two months! You may ... http://squarefootgardeningtips.com/blog/2007/03/02/its-almost-time-for-tulip-flowers/