Gardening Tips

To turn garden waste into compost, four things are needed: warmth, oxygen, moisture and "food".

As we get close to Halloween this year, I’m sure we are all a little leery to let our children go door to door or even for us parents to allow children to come to our doors to get candy.  But you and your children still desire a little extra fun f

Just as most of us are putting our gardens to sleep for winter, some of us are gearing up for fall planting of tulips, daffodils, muscari (aka grape hyancinth), hyacinths and garlic. That’s right, garlic!

I have been growing food since I “helped” my Dad with his post war allotment in England. My three brothers and I were all allowed a small space to grow flowers, the rest of the space was for potatoes, cabbages, runner beans and onions.

This article focuses on amazing things you can do with materials you find around your house which you might otherwise discard.

Let your inner crafter out while saving dollars to grow plants!

Given the temperature is dropping, why not start a garden indoors!

You don’t have to be an expert if you follow the advice in this article, you can have some nice plants growing in your home in no time!

We are approaching the time of the year when people give Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus) as hostess gifts. They bloom with beautiful red, pink or white flowers then they go dormant and many people then throw them out. 

Spurred on by my friends in the environmental group - Neighbours for the Planet - and my (almost) retirement, I decided to fulfill my wish to grow food this year for the first ti