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Kids Can Benefit From Gardening Too
Gardening for children is a great way to get them outside and doing an activity that will give them a sense of accomplishment as well as an appreciation for nature and the world around us. Gardening has many benefits for all of us, but especially for young children.
Here are some of the benefits that gardening can easily provide for children:
1. Life
Seeing a seed grow into a plant is as wonderous as the conception to birth and growth of a child. In ...
Container Gardens
Container gardens are a great place to exercise your gardening skill in places where you don’t have a lot of room or lack “earth” to plant in. If you want a garden on a busy city street, along a rooftop or on your balcony, containers are for you.
You can easily accentuate the look of a deck or patio by using decoratie pots of annuals, or load your window boxes up with shrub roses or your favorite perennials. Try arranging your pots in a group to give the space a mas ...
Getting The Right Gardening Tools
Depending on the type of gardening you do, you might need different kinds of garden tools. Hardware stores will have a large selection of tools, but specialty shops might carry the more expensive types of garden tools that have the best quality. Wherever you decide to shop for your tools, here are some pointers on how to pick the tools that are right for you.
Do you have large gard ...
Growing Your Indoor Garden
If you love to garden, then don’t forget to add some plants indoors as well as out.
Plants look great in the home and add a dimension to any room but in addition to the aesthetic value plants provide there are also health benefits. Indoor plants can help to cleanse your air by exchanging gasses so it’s good for you to have plants in the house!
Here is some tips on how to care for plants indoors.
Potting
Choose a good quality container and one that w ...
Impatiens
Impatiens belong to the 500-800 classes in the family Balsamineaceae that can live in the shade or direct sun.
This is the most famous plant in the United States used for landscaping, framing shady beds and hanging baskets. They are beautiful plants that grow easily.
Pansies
Pansies are an amusing flower that seems to be smiling up at you with a little face. Pansies are a hardy plant and are considered a great garden flower all year round. Pansies grow in the South or Southwest part of America every winter while it also grows during summertime in North America.
Petunias
Petunias are easy to cultivate and their flowers are a constant source of delight during summer. They have a variety of colors, blossom appearances, and growth behavior.
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