Growing vegetables & ‘shrooms with ready-made kits
A sprig of basil here, a couple oyster mushrooms or cherry tomatoes there… It’s possible to taste home-grown versions of these delicacies even if you live in an apartment!
Raised bed
Gardening has just one major difficulty: the ground is low! With raised gardening, no need to bend over as much, or even at all.
Cloister garden, gardens of old are making a comeback
Wisdom and ancient charm abound in the cloister garden of old. It somehow recaptures a bit of the lost garden of Eden.
6 steps to start a vegetable patch. No more, no less!
Been wanting to start a veggie patch but not sure how get started? Find out how to start your first vegetable patch in 6 key steps!
Steep slopes in the garden? Not a problem!
Is it hard to landscape a sloped garden? Actually, slopes and steep gradients can be an excellent opportunity to create a unique garden. Here are 5 tips to make the job easier.
What’s the ideal layout for a raised garden?
Raised gardening gets a resounding “yes”, doesn’t it? Now, the time has come to select the best layout for raised garden beds. Square, rectangles, curves
Planting an organic square-foot vegetable patch
You’ll simply adore biting into the organic vegetables you’ve grown yourself – all the more because it won’t have cost you any heavy garden work at all! Preparing an organic square-foot vegetable patch is your key to this dream situation.
Watering responsibly – we’re all involved
Watering is an essential part of gardening – but how should we go about it? 40% of American rivers and 25% of Western and Central Europe’s rivers are extremely polluted.
Raised garden, do all your gardening standing up!
There are many ways to work in the garden, but with a raised garden, everything becomes easy!
When is topdressing applicable? Circumstances that call for topdressing
There are times when plants require topdressing to grow better and thrive. If you’re growing plants in any of these conditions,
The Children’s vegetable patch – with a simple planting calendar, too!
For the school holidays, nothing beats introducing your children to the world of gardening. This vegetable patch calendar will make them more sensitive to the environment and to the food they eat.
Gardening the easy way
Raised garden boxes, elevated planters and other solutions are quite convenient for those who want to garden but can’t bend over!
Bulbs in clay and flooded soil
Bulbs must be planted in light ground if they are to develop properly. However, the soil of some gardens is clay and often waterlogged during the winter months.
Gardening trends and new fads
More comfort in the garden and more greenery around town: our new desires are inspiring manufacturers. They’re rolling up their sleeves for urban gardeners, preparing novel items that are lighter and more convenient than any gardening equipment ever before… Let’s discover a few of these products that scratch that itch so perfectly!
Topdressing, what is it?
Topdressing means spreading a fresh layer of rich soil mix directly atop the ground. This gives plants the organic matter
Square-foot vegetable patch, 5 steps to get it right
Be it for herbs, greens or tomato, a square-foot vegetable patch works best when a few simple rules are followed.
Grow red kuri vertically to maximize space
Red kuri, like all squash and gourd plants, spreads over vast areas as it grows. Grow red kuri vertically to maximize space in your entire vegetable patch!
A raised garden bed how-to, from building it to growing at an easy height
More and more amateur gardeners indulge into this trendy new option: raised garden beds. Smart, convenient and cost-effective, elevated garden beds boast many advantages and
