| Gardening - Profoundly spiritual – rest, recovery and recreation for the soul, mind and body.
Are you a person that finds meaning and rest in gardening? It is a hobby that you can take with you well into advanced age. There is a profoundly spiritual and meditative aspect to this growing of plants, and it is good for the soul to be close to the earth and to the fundamental process of growing nutritious food and surrounding your space with beauty. We thought it would be good to explore the benefits of gardening for health and fitness, from the standpoint of nutrition, as a way to rest and recover from life's stress and to get your frequent dose of exercise.
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1. Gardening Ideas Inspired by Martha Stewart
by Ariel Rosen
As an avid fan of Martha Stewart I have read a lot of her magazines and watch her regularly on television. Here are some of the tips that I have learned from her in and around the garden.
Keep Your Tools Clean
Well-maintained garden tools make every task easier. Sharp garden shears will trim grass with ease, and a well-honed shovel will slice through soil efficiently. The garden ...more...
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2. America's Best Gardens
by Ariel Rosen
Gardening is wonderful hobby and in many ways an art form. Through careful planning and hard work a garden can bloom to be a beautiful canvas. One of the best gardening tips that I can recommend for garden improvement is to find a source of inspiration. This winter when you are planning a vacation think about visiting some inspirational gardens to help get your creative energies flowing when Sp ...more...
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3. Evergreen Landscaping Trees Improve The Beauty And Longevity Of ...
by Neelima Reddy
Planting and caring evergreens requires a considerable investment of time and money. Therefore, it is important to make the right decision when choosing these plants for your yard.
Evergreen landscaping trees and shrubs are more expensive in general than deciduous trees. But you can prefer such trees because they are worth their cost because of their year round beauty, hardiness and ...more...
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4. How to Benefit From Herbs
by George Key
The medicinal benefits of herbs have been well documented. Many of the spices that we use to flavor our food can also help to heal us. In this article, we will discuss some of the most common herbs and how they can benefit us more then just my simply spicing up our favorite meals.
Garlic: Garlic is a very healthy herb. It has shown to significantly reduce the amount of fatty de ...more...
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5. Feng Shui Container Gardening
by Linda Binns
Feng Shui Container Gardening
When most people who are familiar with feng shui think of gardening according to feng shui principles, they typically envision a large, open yard filled with neat clusters of rocks, plants, and statuary, creating a field of thriving energy that complements the free, open surroundings. It’s an understandable vision, considering that the very term “feng shui” co ...more...
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6. Winter Gardening
by Anat R
Winter is an important period in the gardening season, more so than you’d think. While winter is in full swing, compost is continuing to decompose and get ready for use for the spring. Additionally, winter is a great time to grow cover crops which will help improve the soil for the next season.
There are also plenty of plants that you can grow during the fall and winter, both indoors and o ...more...
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7. Five Secrets To Growing The "Best Roses" On The Block
by David Leach
Using these five secrets to growing the best roses on the block, could put you among the famous rosarians of history!
It has been said that, in order to seduce Mark Anthony, Cleopatra welcomed him to her chamber with her chamber floor covered a foot deep in rose petals. She also soaked the sails of her ship with rose water to perfume the breeze that propelled her. She certainly had a feel f ...more...
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8. Gardening Tools - Making Life in the Garden Efficient and Fun
by Steve Buchanan
Now a day gardening has become one of the favorite hobbies of the people. Not only is this, gardening is a hobby which is enjoyed by the people of every age group. If you are really passionate about gardening then you must take care of your lawn or garden properly. If you have a grass problem in your garden and you really don’t know what to do.
Then a lawnmower will defiantly help you in y ...more...
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9. Hydroponic Tomatoes
by Abdul Vasi
Hydroponics is the method of growing plants on water. It has now been regarded as one of the finest forms of gardening and growing plants. Hydroponics has been employed as a technique from very old times. Ancient civilizations like the Incas, the Aztecs etc. employed this technique for growing crops. There are several advantages of Hydroponics Gardening because of which it attracts the interests o ...more...
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10. Organic Rose Fertilizer: 2 "Magic" Ingredients You Should In...
by David Leach
I am always being asked about what to put in organic rose fertilizer to make it most effective.
Many years ago, a friend of my grandmothers gave me some advice concerning the planting of rose bushes. Her advice concluded with a simple post-script, “...and don’t forget to put a banana peel and a used tea-bag in the hole before you place the bush!” The banana peel was obviously organic materi ...more...
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11. Garden Aprons
by Eudora DeWynter
Sometimes just getting started with your gardening can mean more than a few steps back and forth to the tool shed. Wouldn’t it be nice to just pack everything you are going to need into a pouch of some kind and get right to the chores at hand? Well how about a nice gardeners apron. This apron will allow you to pack and carry everything at once and have the ease of the availability rig ...more...
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12. An overview of Hydroponics Systems
by Susan Slobac
Hydroponics gardening is a fantastic way to garden indoors. A soilless method of gardening, you can utilize a growing medium (or not) and feed the plants using a nutrient solution. Grow lights are used to ensure that plants receive adequate light so that photosynthesis occurs. There are many different hydroponics systems available, with different advantages to each. Learning about the differen ...more...
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13. Specialty Ergonomic Garden Tools
by Eudora DeWynter
Arthritis can be very painful, but gardening doesn’t have to be. With the development, design and craftsmanship of the new ergonomic garden tools on the market nowadays, gardening can be virtually pain free.
Specialty garden tools are made with a padded near perfect grip for design and comfort of the hand. However we all sometimes find ourselves wishing that if only our arms were a li ...more...
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14. Backyard Design - 3 Tricks to Spice Up Your Backyard
by Candance Right
What do you think of when you think about your backyard? For many people, a backyard is nothing but work, work, work. In truth, a backyard should be a place where you can retreat and relax. There are a variety of wonderful ways that you can take your backyard and spice it up for some fun and relaxation. Are you interested in a backyard design that puts your mind at ease? Then here are three great ...more...
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15. How to Care for Your Bonsai Plants
by Janet S. Brown
More and more people are getting drawn to the finely cultivated beauty of bonsai plants. Some may think that they are half-starved mini plants but they are actually carefully cared-for works of art. When caring for your bonsai plants, you should take note of some important tips.
* Understand Your Plant and Its Environmental Requirements
Almost of all kinds of trees can be made into ...more...
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16. Keeping Your Garden Organic
by Celeste Yates
There is a lot of emphasis on the health benefits of vegetables, herbs and fruits . Farmers are turning away from pesticides and hormone enhanced food, to produce products that are healthy and more natural for a growing demand of pure produce. The only catch with this new trend is that it is expensive.
For families and individuals that would prefer a healthier eating plan but can’t afford ...more...
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17. Tips for Hydroponics Gardening
by Abdul Vasi
Hydroponics gardening is better known as soiless gardening. Carrying its legacy right from the times of the Aztecs civilizations this type of gardening has always fascinated human kind. The famous hanging hardens of Babylonia are also based on the same technique of Hydroponics Gardening . Hydroponics gardening basically means gardening on false soi ...more...
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18. Roses
by arlene magbanua
It's not surprising that roses can easily be called as one of the most popular and well known flowers in the world. Simply ask the people around you regarding which flowers they love or know the most, and they will most likely recall and say roses in response.
No other flower in history has made such an impact on culture and literature. The rose is mentioned and given a special place in Gr ...more...
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19. Gardening Made Easy
by Lacey Swanson
I enjoy gardening in my garden at night, but lately I’ve been troubled with numerous bug bites. At first, I just wore long sleeve clothing, but I’ve still been plagued by these irritating pests. I came in looking strange, with red, itchy bumps all over me. My husband teased me because I looked like I had chicken pox. He later paid for his comments by rubbing soothing lotion on my itchy bites. ...more...
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20. The Unusual World Of Roses: Believe It Or Not!
by David Leach
The unusual world of roses does produce some amazing anecdotes.
There is a charming story of a young couple who, on their wedding day, were given an unusual gift by their in-laws. The canal that encircled the town was filled with rose water so that the newly weds could watch the sunset through scented breezes as they floated along the canal. The hot afternoon sun caused the rose water to be ...more...
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21. Wipe Out Those Winter Garden Woes
by Kevin Bilberry
Do you look at your garden at this time of the year and wish it were more alive? Well, as those of us who have their homes on the market have found out - there are ways to make your front yard look attractive even in the dead of winter!
One thing you don't want is murky green garden paths. Regularly power- hose your paths and decks so that the slimy green mold can't take hold! ...more...
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22. Grow a Bounty of Vegetables This Fall
by Christy Wilhelmi
Here is your fall planting guide of vegetables to include in your garden or cold frame or greenhouse as the season changes. Don’t miss out on one of the best growing seasons of the year!
In Southern California and other areas with moderate winter climates, fall is a full-fledged growing season. In other parts of the country, where cold frames and greenhouses are used, people can ex ...more...
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23. Grow a Rainbow of Heirloom Tomatoes
by Christy Wilhelmi
Heirloom tomatoes, summer's finest bounty, will add variety to your meals, and biodiversity to your garden. This article details the rainbow of colors available in heirloom tomatoes. Part one of a series on heirloom vegetables.
When I think of heirloom vegetables, romantic notions of windswept hillsides and fields of sunflowers come to mind. I picture a sturdy wooden table arranged ...more...
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24. Companion Planting for a Healthier Garden
by Jason Anderson
Is your garden overrun with pest insects? Are your plants not growing as well as you would like? Do you want to increase the yield of your vegetables? Then companion planting may be just what you are looking for.
Companion planting is an easy-to-use method that can help plants grow larger and healthier. It's extremely popular in organic gardening, since you don't need to buy or use any che ...more...
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