Making cement leaves for your garden is a fun easy project. Cement leaves can be used as birdbaths, garden art, or stepping stones. This video instruction uses Portland Cement. I have had really good results using Vinyl Patch Cement, it has a little bit finer texture. Gather some friends an make it a garden party. Enjoy.
Vegetable Gardening: Is there a right time to water the garden?
July 20, 2010 By
by Bruce A. Tucker photo credit: anolobb It is Monday morning and it is raining cats and dogs. You think to yourself that the buckets of water that are falling out of the sky are a good thing. Good because your vegetable garden really does need a good watering. So you grab your hot cup [...]
How To Build A Hypertufa Trough – A Step By Step Guide
July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Seb Brown In this article I will explain in a step by step process how you can build a beautiful and practical hypertufa trough for your garden or patio. Hypertufa troughs are very plant friendly containers to use. This is due to there having porous walls which act as a reservoir between watering and [...]
Restoring Nature to It’s Habitat
July 9, 2010 By
Everything coexists in nature and there is a balance in the eco system. Plants, vegetation and animals of a particular place play an important role in maintaining this balance. They are connected and dependent upon one another in the food chain. Humans and animals keep a control on the growth and spread of the plants. [...]
How to Keep Critters Out of the Garden
July 8, 2010 By
Keeping critters out of the garden is a timeless struggle between the Gardener and Nature’s creatures. Rabbits, Deer, Chipmunks, Squirrels, Gophers, Moles, Voles and Ground Hogs are probably our biggest challenge in the vegetable and flower garden world. Following are a few easy tips on how to get rid of garden critters: There are all [...]
