http://garden-digest.com Tips on gardening in your backyard Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:28:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have tried a couple times in the past and tried again this year to plant Bee Balm. This is one plant I have absolutely no success with. The attraction of Bee Balm is the fact it draws butterflies. I understand they prefer full sun and moist yet well-drained soil. I've ... http://garden-digest.com/bee-balm A wonderful backyard landscaping idea A good backyard landscaping idea is one that everyone can make use of. There are many different backyard landscaping ideas and most of them are pretty good but to find the one that is right for you and that is just what your yard needs may ... http://garden-digest.com/evergreens-in-the-backyard You may building your own greenhouse. You can choose from various designs and sizes. A greenhouse gives you comfort whenever you attends to your plants, vegetables, flowers, and orchids. It also provides the needed sunlight and humidity for these plants. To build a greenhouse, there are supplies and materials that you ... http://garden-digest.com/how-to-build-your-own-greenhouse If you?re not the type of person that wants to spend their time managing an elaborate fruit or vegetable garden, you might consider planting and maintaining an herb garden. While the product might not seem as significant, you?ll still enjoy the constant availability of fresh, delicious herbs to flavor your meals with. First you?ll want ... http://garden-digest.com/growing-your-own-herbs While gardening is usually thought of as a productive way to grow beautiful plants and obtain tasty fruits and vegetables, few gardeners have ever considered the immense amounts of exercise one can get in the process of gardening. While you can get almost as much muscle (if not more) exercise ... http://garden-digest.com/using-gardening-to-get-in-shape When it comes to getting started with your garden, you have two choices; planting seeds, or buying entire plants. Both have their own benefits. If you plant seeds and care for them every day, you will find it is a much more rewarding experience when you have a full, healthy ... http://garden-digest.com/picking-a-healthy-plant One of the most hazardous things that can happen to your plants is weather. Many a garden has been demolished overnight because of this phenomenon. And seemingly, there is nothing we can do to prevent it. Of course, if weather didn?t exist at all then we wouldn?t have those nice sunny days that are ... http://garden-digest.com/the-horrors-of-hail If you?re a gardener that has an unlimited supply of water, consider yourself lucky. There are many of us who live in drought zones where the garden and lawn watering rules are very constrictive to the healthy growth of gardens and plants. Many people just give up when they find out how few gallons ... http://garden-digest.com/using-rain-barrels-to-survive-droughts If you?ve been growing a vegetable garden for a while, you might be feeling slightly disgruntled at how plain it is to look at. I too began my gardening career with a vegetable garden, but I decided that it wasn?t quite as pleasing to look at as I would have ... http://garden-digest.com/choosing-and-planting-perennials A great way to decorate your garden is the use of vines. They are very low maintenance and look good on almost anything. If you?ve got a fence or separator that really stands out in the field of green that is your garden, then growing a vine over it can ... http://garden-digest.com/using-vines-to-decorate-your-garden