Herb Gardening

Here are seven tips for successful container gardening that work well for vegetables, flowers, herbs and even house plants. This is because container gardening has many benefits. It’s hard to believe more people don’t grow plants in containers. Although container gardening has become more popular over the past couple of decades, it still isn’t as …

Container gardens create a natural sanctuaries along busy city streets, on rooftops or even on balconies. The key is to come up with creative containers that are pleasing to the eye and meet your needs. You can easily accentuate the welcoming look of a deck or patio with colorful pots of annuals, or fill your …

Once you decide to plant a container garden, the first step is choosing if those plants are going to be grown indoors or outdoors. Or you can take advantage of the opportunity to move the containers inside during the cold weather and outside when it warms up.   A lot of people think container gardening is only …

I’ll never forget the first time I went herb shopping and that was the time I learned there’s no better time than now to grow herbs. I read a book about housecleaning with herbs. How cool I thought. The lady who wrote the book talked about putting mint in her wash water, so away I …

    Are you looking to design a garden that is appealing and functional? What about a garden with therapeutic benefits and practical applications? That garden should contain plants bursting with flavor and scent as well as a nice place to sit and relax or maybe even entertain. A citrus theme garden, full of energy …

  Here is a garden that is not only practical but you can have a lot of fun designing. A tea themed garden should grow herbs that are used for tea and be a fun place to entertain. Imagine creating flowerpots out of fancy tea kettles. Many herbs, such as chamomile, would look perfect in …

This is going to be a new feature of the blog – and although I hope to post on a daily basis, that may not always happen. You can always look at the previous post by clicking on the Daily Indiana Garden Post category to give you an idea of what might need done during …

  This is going to be a new feature of the blog – and although I hope to post on a daily basis, that may not always happen. You can always look at the previous post by clicking on the Daily Indiana Garden Post category to give you an idea of what might need done …

Some people think of seed saving as a fall activity, but if you wait you will miss the opportunity to collect many seeds that your garden produces. The best way to know when the correct time to gather seeds is requires knowing when the plants you wish to save seeds from flower or fruit. Some …