High Density Gardening

If you have ever crushed the fronds of this plant, you will smell the fragrance of freshly mowed hay that emits from them. Just the aroma can make one think upon country living, haystacks and hay rides, but it is this very fragrance that gives this fern its name. The Hay-Scented Fern [Dennstaedtia punctilobula] is [...]

Ferns grab the attention of the beholder of their beauty, no matter what landscape they grace, and the Cinnamon Fern [Osmunda cinnamomea] is no exception. This fern is a native to shady areas such as bogs, woodlands, streams, swamps and marshes in the United States, from Texas to Florida, as well as in eastern Canada. [...]

As people start to examine the issue of personal health more closely, many of them will try to find ways to improve their diets. One of the simplest steps is to start eating more fruits. Right now more people are warming to the idea of growing their own fruits for a variety of reasons. One [...]

In these hard economic times, marketing and selling your newly built housing project could be a much harder task than it was in the past. People may be having a struggle between making decisions on where to spend their money. It will help you sell your newly built houses if there are lots of gorgeous [...]

Whenever you hear the word bulrush, do you think of cattails? Oddly enough, most people do. However, there are some differences between the two, although cohabitation is not unheard of. Cattails are known to invade a wetland much faster than bulrushes, taking over large expanses in a single growing season because of their mass quantities [...]

As the green movement continues to gain momentum, it is important to not lose sight of the simpler but equally important aspects of environmental protection. Recycling and buying fuel efficient or hybrid cars are heavily touted as ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Some would argue however that scant attention is given to other methods [...]

If you feel like giving your green thumb a boost to come up with better harvests and plants, you might want to consider purchasing organic fertilizers. More and more people are getting into organic fertilizers because the advantages are really very good.
From Chemical to Organic
Organic fertilizers have many advantages for your garden and harvest and [...]

Ascelpias Amplexicaulis is a member of the milkweed family. It is also a member of the Asclepiadaceae family belonging to the wildflower population that is common in the United States. It predominately grows in the Central and Eastern areas of the country with its appearance in the spring of the year. The curly milkweed inhabits [...]

Duck Potatoes is the layman name for Sagittaria also known as arrowhead. It is one of the twenty species of the aquatic plants. It is harvested in the winter, fall, and spring of the year. It is an edible vegetable root cultivated from the wild or in places as crops in East Asia and North [...]

Arundinaria Giantea Cane is also called cane or switchcane. It is a giant cane the is known for providing summer grazing for cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses in the northern ranges and the winter grazing along the gulf coast in the states. The stems of the grassy plant are often used for pipe stems, baskets, [...]