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(1634, 1, '2021-11-10 06:32:53', '2021-11-10 11:32:53', 'The house across the road has just been completed and is almost ready for hand over to the owners. Which is exciting because we\'ll soon have new neighbours to meet and a new garden to gaze upon -and pick to bits if we don\'t like it! It\'s actually quite interesting to ponder their garden and what design it will take on but if it\'s anything like the ones in the rest of the street - it won\'t be slow. A few weeks from now, depending on the current supply, roll-on turf will cover at least 3/4\'s of the front yard with some kerbing to define the border beds.\n\nIn the beds will go an assortment of flax, cordylines and other non-descript trendy perennial shrubs. Any tree left on the property will be removed - because we all know that trees are messy and nobody wants to spend time raking leaves. In their place, fashionable evergreens - primarily non-indigenous species - will be planted and there won\'t be a vegetable or fruit producing plant to be seen.\n\nWhatever happened to slow gardens? You know the ones, they take 5 - 10 years to even come close to maturing. The garden is designed upon trial and error and many weekends, holidays and summer afternoons are spent tweaking and enjoying it. They\'re a little rough and ready and certainly not a tight package completed in 2-3 months.\n\nI can see a call going out, much like the <a href=\"https://www.slowfood.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slow food movement</a>, rallying gardeners together to breathe life back into our suburban backyards. It\'s happening already, in some ways, through Susan\'s encouragement of Garden Coaching. As this trend progresses I\'m sure we will see people ditch the 1-minute garden in exchange for something a little more REAL and dynamic.\n\nAnd, I guess, this is the answer to the McDonald\'s Mentality - to encourage and empower people to see gardening as a journey rather than the destination.\n\nHopefully our new neighbours are interested in gardening and will want some help to create it - SLOWLY.', 'Slow Gardens', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1632-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:32:53', '2021-11-10 11:32:53', '', 1632, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1634', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1635, 1, '2008-01-23 06:33:00', '2008-01-23 11:33:00', 'Optimism has entered my garden once again. Even as we approach the end of a tired summer when my plants are showing signs of heat stress or their inability to cope with persistent diseases, there is a tinge of anticipation in the stratosphere above our home.\n\nThere is nothing more hopeful in our yards than creating a new garden bed. The aroma of expectation wafts through my creative senses imagining scenes that are still years away. Thoughts of new plants that I will be able to upload for <a href=\"http://www.maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Garden Blogger\'s Bloom Day</a> traverse my mind. Oh... the accolades - I should begin writing my speech now.\n\nBut with this newfound optimism also comes the tyranny of labour. The joy I shall reap in 2-3 years time will only come about if I get my butt into gear and start preparing the soil. No longer will my wife put up with my incessant \"One day...\" - it\'s now action time.\n\nSo, why hasn\'t this bed been prepared until now? Unfortunately it\'s bordered by our new garden shed - which is finally finished BTW - and couldn\'t be planted out until the walls had been erected and painted. But now all of that is completed and the garden bed was just hoarding various species of weed - weeds that wouldn\'t dare inhabiting any other garden bed.\n\nAlso I had been waiting for my first compost heap to fully decompose and cool down so that I could start using it. And what a compost it was! Four wheelbarrow loads later and I had made way for the next one to be turned.\n\nAnd 4 barrow loads was only just enough. This garden bed, with its very deficient sandy soil (using the word \"soil\" is a big stretch of the term), sucked it up in no time and was begging for more.\n\nAfter watering the compost in it also became very apparent that the sand had become water-repellent. This is a huge problem if you\'re planning to introduce plants straight away. Fortunately I have some time on my hands as I\'m hoping to plant in early spring - some 9 months away - so solving this dilemma isn\'t as urgent as one would expect.\n\nWhile most gardeners would propose adding some wetting agents or water saving crystals, at 35 I\'m a misnomer wanting to do it the \"old way\". That is, I\'m keen to start a \'green manure\' and give the soil a chance to repair itself - naturally.\n\nAs this process will take 3-4 months, I\'ll keep you updated with how the soil is improving and how the plant choices are progressing.', 'High Hopes For New Garden Bed', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'high-hopes-for-new-garden-bed', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:35:28', '2021-11-10 11:35:28', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1635', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1636, 1, '2021-11-10 06:34:44', '2021-11-10 11:34:44', 'Optimism has entered my garden once again. Even as we approach the end of a tired summer when my plants are showing signs of heat stress or their inability to cope with persistent diseases, there is a tinge of anticipation in the stratosphere above our home.\n\nThere is nothing more hopeful in our yards than creating a new garden bed. The aroma of expectation wafts through my creative senses imagining scenes that are still years away. Thoughts of new plants that I will be able to upload for <a href=\"http://www.maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Blogger\'s Bloom Day</a> traverse my mind. Oh... the accolades - I should begin writing my speech now.\n\nBut with this newfound optimism also comes the tyranny of labour. The joy I shall reap in 2-3 years time will only come about if I get my butt into gear and start preparing the soil. No longer will my wife put up with my incessant \"One day...\" - it\'s now action time.\n\nSo, why hasn\'t this bed been prepared until now? Unfortunately it\'s bordered by our new garden shed - which is finally finished BTW - and couldn\'t be planted out until the walls had been erected and painted. But now all of that is completed and the garden bed was just hoarding various species of weed - weeds that wouldn\'t dare inhabiting any other garden bed.\n\nAlso I had been waiting for my first compost heap to fully decompose and cool down so that I could start using it. And what a compost it was! Four wheelbarrow loads later and I had made way for the next one to be turned.\n\nAnd 4 barrow loads was only just enough. This garden bed, with its very deficient sandy soil (using the word \"soil\" is a big stretch of the term), sucked it up in no time and was begging for more.\n\nAfter watering the compost in it also became very apparent that the sand had become water-repellent. This is a huge problem if you\'re planning to introduce plants straight away. Fortunately I have some time on my hands as I\'m hoping to plant in early spring - some 9 months away - so solving this dilemma isn\'t as urgent as one would expect.\n\nWhile most gardeners would propose adding some wetting agents or water saving crystals, at 35 I\'m a misnomer wanting to do it the \"old way\". That is, I\'m keen to start a \'green manure\' and give the soil a chance to repair itself - naturally.\n\nAs this process will take 3-4 months, I\'ll keep you updated with how the soil is improving and how the plant choices are progressing.', 'High Hopes For New Garden Bed', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1635-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:34:44', '2021-11-10 11:34:44', '', 1635, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1636', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1637, 1, '2021-11-10 06:35:26', '2021-11-10 11:35:26', 'Optimism has entered my garden once again. Even as we approach the end of a tired summer when my plants are showing signs of heat stress or their inability to cope with persistent diseases, there is a tinge of anticipation in the stratosphere above our home.\n\nThere is nothing more hopeful in our yards than creating a new garden bed. The aroma of expectation wafts through my creative senses imagining scenes that are still years away. Thoughts of new plants that I will be able to upload for <a href=\"http://www.maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Garden Blogger\'s Bloom Day</a> traverse my mind. Oh... the accolades - I should begin writing my speech now.\n\nBut with this newfound optimism also comes the tyranny of labour. The joy I shall reap in 2-3 years time will only come about if I get my butt into gear and start preparing the soil. No longer will my wife put up with my incessant \"One day...\" - it\'s now action time.\n\nSo, why hasn\'t this bed been prepared until now? Unfortunately it\'s bordered by our new garden shed - which is finally finished BTW - and couldn\'t be planted out until the walls had been erected and painted. But now all of that is completed and the garden bed was just hoarding various species of weed - weeds that wouldn\'t dare inhabiting any other garden bed.\n\nAlso I had been waiting for my first compost heap to fully decompose and cool down so that I could start using it. And what a compost it was! Four wheelbarrow loads later and I had made way for the next one to be turned.\n\nAnd 4 barrow loads was only just enough. This garden bed, with its very deficient sandy soil (using the word \"soil\" is a big stretch of the term), sucked it up in no time and was begging for more.\n\nAfter watering the compost in it also became very apparent that the sand had become water-repellent. This is a huge problem if you\'re planning to introduce plants straight away. Fortunately I have some time on my hands as I\'m hoping to plant in early spring - some 9 months away - so solving this dilemma isn\'t as urgent as one would expect.\n\nWhile most gardeners would propose adding some wetting agents or water saving crystals, at 35 I\'m a misnomer wanting to do it the \"old way\". That is, I\'m keen to start a \'green manure\' and give the soil a chance to repair itself - naturally.\n\nAs this process will take 3-4 months, I\'ll keep you updated with how the soil is improving and how the plant choices are progressing.', 'High Hopes For New Garden Bed', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1635-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:35:26', '2021-11-10 11:35:26', '', 1635, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1637', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1638, 1, '2007-12-31 06:35:00', '2007-12-31 11:35:00', '...and still learning to walk.\n\nDarren Rowse calculated that the <a href=\"https://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/10/17/top-100-blogs-have-an-average-age-of-338-months/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 100 blogs were on average only 33.8 months</a> proving that you don\'t have to be doing this for a long time to be successful. Yet, I feel that after 24 months of running this blog I\'m only now starting to get \'it\'.\n\nI\'ve made some great friends and continue to enjoy interacting with my readers, albeit that most of what happens is usually via email rather than recorded on this blog.\n<h3>How has this year differed from my first?</h3>\nIt\'s probably been less dependable, if anything. Updating Blotanical took a significant amount of time and the cost for me was not being able to get around and comment on as many blogs as I like to. Plus, it means that while I was posting twice a day I\'ve been lucky to post once every two or three days.\n\nThat is set to change in 2008!\n\nI\'ve also noticed some bloggers come and go. Many new ones have started this year while a handful have stopped for various reasons. Needless to say, new friendships have also blossomed while others have ended and some continue to grow.\n\nThe stats have increased as well racking up 376,381 pageviews this year compared to 2006\'s 66,774. The number of comments doubled over the previous year and Sept 14 was my biggest day seeing more than 2,500 people visit GTNI and viewing more than 4,000 pages.\n<h3>2007\'s Honour Roll</h3>\nAs I did last year, I want to honour a few people who have helped make GTNI so successful. The best way to measure this, apart from the wonderful people who have contributed posts, links and recommendations are to honour those who have taken the time to stop and comment on my blog. Here\'s the top 10;\n<ol>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://carltonrules.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Val - Val has her say</a> (57)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annie in Austin - The Transplantable Rose</a> (47)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://inthegardenonline.com/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleen - In the Garden Online</a> (47)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://blackswampgirl.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim - A Study in Contrasts</a> (41)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol - May Dreams Garden</a> (36)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://bloomingwriter.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jodi - bloomingwriter</a> (31)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://colorsofthegarden.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerri - Colors of the Garden</a> (29)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.sustainable-gardening.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan - Sustainable Gardening</a> (24)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://indoorgardener.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malin - Indoor Gardener</a> (22)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.penick.net/digging/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam - Digging</a> (20)</li>\n</ol>\nTo all my wonderful readers I want to say a big thank you for making this a great year. Your willingness to share your thoughts, agree or disagree with me and to add your own helpful hints has always been a blessing.\n\nTHANK YOU.', 'Two Years Old Today...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'two-years-old-today', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:38:09', '2021-11-10 11:38:09', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1638', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1639, 1, '2021-11-10 06:37:32', '2021-11-10 11:37:32', '...and still learning to walk.\n\nDarren Rowse calculated that the <a href=\"http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/10/17/top-100-blogs-have-an-average-age-of-338-months/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 100 blogs were on average only 33.8 months</a> proving that you don\'t have to be doing this for a long time to be successful. Yet, I feel that after 24 months of running this blog I\'m only now starting to get \'it\'.\n\nI\'ve made some great friends and continue to enjoy interacting with my readers, albeit that most of what happens is usually via email rather than recorded on this blog.\n<h3>How has this year differed from my first?</h3>\nIt\'s probably been less dependable, if anything. Updating <a href=\"http://www.blotanical.com/\">Blotanical</a> took a significant amount of time and the cost for me was not being able to get around and comment on as many blogs as I like to. Plus, it means that while I was posting twice a day I\'ve been lucky to post once every two or three days.\n\nThat is set to change in 2008!\n\nI\'ve also noticed some bloggers come and go. Many new ones have started this year while a handful have stopped for various reasons. Needless to say, new friendships have also blossomed while others have ended and some continue to grow.\n\nThe stats have increased as well racking up 376,381 pageviews this year compared to 2006\'s 66,774. The number of comments doubled over the previous year and Sept 14 was my biggest day seeing more than 2,500 people visit GTNI and viewing more than 4,000 pages.\n<h3>2007\'s Honour Roll</h3>\nAs I did last year, I want to honour a few people who have helped make GTNI so successful. The best way to measure this, apart from the wonderful people who have contributed posts, links and recommendations are to honour those who have taken the time to stop and comment on my blog. Here\'s the top 10;\n<ol>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://carltonrules.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Val - Val has her say</a> (57)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annie in Austin - The Transplantable Rose</a> (47)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://inthegardenonline.com/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleen - In the Garden Online</a> (47)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://blackswampgirl.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim - A Study in Contrasts</a> (41)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol - May Dreams Garden</a> (36)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://bloomingwriter.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jodi - bloomingwriter</a> (31)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://colorsofthegarden.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerri - Colors of the Garden</a> (29)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.sustainable-gardening.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan - Sustainable Gardening</a> (24)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://indoorgardener.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malin - Indoor Gardener</a> (22)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.penick.net/digging/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam - Digging</a> (20)</li>\n</ol>\nTo all my wonderful readers I want to say a big thank you for making this a great year. Your willingness to share your thoughts, agree or disagree with me and to add your own helpful hints has always been a blessing.\n\nTHANK YOU.', 'Two Years Old Today...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1638-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:37:32', '2021-11-10 11:37:32', '', 1638, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1639', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1640, 1, '2021-11-10 06:38:07', '2021-11-10 11:38:07', '...and still learning to walk.\n\nDarren Rowse calculated that the <a href=\"https://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/10/17/top-100-blogs-have-an-average-age-of-338-months/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 100 blogs were on average only 33.8 months</a> proving that you don\'t have to be doing this for a long time to be successful. Yet, I feel that after 24 months of running this blog I\'m only now starting to get \'it\'.\n\nI\'ve made some great friends and continue to enjoy interacting with my readers, albeit that most of what happens is usually via email rather than recorded on this blog.\n<h3>How has this year differed from my first?</h3>\nIt\'s probably been less dependable, if anything. Updating Blotanical took a significant amount of time and the cost for me was not being able to get around and comment on as many blogs as I like to. Plus, it means that while I was posting twice a day I\'ve been lucky to post once every two or three days.\n\nThat is set to change in 2008!\n\nI\'ve also noticed some bloggers come and go. Many new ones have started this year while a handful have stopped for various reasons. Needless to say, new friendships have also blossomed while others have ended and some continue to grow.\n\nThe stats have increased as well racking up 376,381 pageviews this year compared to 2006\'s 66,774. The number of comments doubled over the previous year and Sept 14 was my biggest day seeing more than 2,500 people visit GTNI and viewing more than 4,000 pages.\n<h3>2007\'s Honour Roll</h3>\nAs I did last year, I want to honour a few people who have helped make GTNI so successful. The best way to measure this, apart from the wonderful people who have contributed posts, links and recommendations are to honour those who have taken the time to stop and comment on my blog. Here\'s the top 10;\n<ol>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://carltonrules.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Val - Val has her say</a> (57)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annie in Austin - The Transplantable Rose</a> (47)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://inthegardenonline.com/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleen - In the Garden Online</a> (47)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://blackswampgirl.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim - A Study in Contrasts</a> (41)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol - May Dreams Garden</a> (36)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://bloomingwriter.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jodi - bloomingwriter</a> (31)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://colorsofthegarden.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerri - Colors of the Garden</a> (29)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.sustainable-gardening.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan - Sustainable Gardening</a> (24)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://indoorgardener.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malin - Indoor Gardener</a> (22)</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.penick.net/digging/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam - Digging</a> (20)</li>\n</ol>\nTo all my wonderful readers I want to say a big thank you for making this a great year. Your willingness to share your thoughts, agree or disagree with me and to add your own helpful hints has always been a blessing.\n\nTHANK YOU.', 'Two Years Old Today...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1638-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:38:07', '2021-11-10 11:38:07', '', 1638, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1640', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1641, 1, '2007-12-20 06:39:00', '2007-12-20 11:39:00', 'Your immediate response is probably – “Why would you?” But, you’re a gardener and growing things is fun, isn’t it? And what would be more interesting than trying to grow something you’ve never had in your garden before – and the neighbours probably haven’t either.\n\nIn fact, I could categorically state that most gardeners – certainly most western gardeners, anyway – have never grown wasabi (Japanese horseradish). Not because they haven’t wanted to but mainly because it’s never been high on the list of things to grow.\n\nRadishes and horseradishes, including the daikon, English horseradish and even the wasabi are an interesting dilemma for the home gardener. We’re happy to grow vegetables in our patches that we can dig up or cut off and then use as the basis for the evening meal. Not so with this family of vegetables. You’re not likely to see the kids hoeing into a plate of wasabi anymore than they’re likely to refrain from the Playstation during school vacation.\n\nNo, these are grown purely as accompaniments. So you don’t need to set aside a whole row for growing wasabi. A little corner of the veggie patch will suffice. And, if you’re able to grow swedes, turnips, potatoes or any other rooting vegetable then growing wasabi won’t be a challenge for you.\n<h3>Perfect conditions for growing Wasabi</h3>\nAs a native to Japan (hence the name Japanese horseradish) these tubers can tolerate most conditions but prefer shaded, well-drained areas for success. Yet while light isn’t a big factor in their growth, water is. So, if you have any damp, shady areas within your vegetable patch then you’ve found the ideal tenant.\n\nThose gardeners who have a hydroponic or aquaponic setup in their backyard will find these veritable residents. While wasabi is not as reliant on water intake as rice it certainly requires far more of it than most of your other tubers.\n\nDon’t plan on harvesting this tuber any time soon, either. It takes between 18-24 months before the root is of a size worthy to be dug up. Which explains why it’s so expensive in the marketplace fetching more than $100 per kg.\n\nGrowing wasabi in the home garden is not an impossible mission but finding seeds to get you started may be. It’s unlikely that the major seed producers will offer this anytime soon so your best bet may be to visit a local Japanese store to make enquiries. They may stock it or at least be able to import it for you.\n<h3>What do you do with wasabi?</h3>\nAfter your two years of lovingly attending to this plant it’s time to reap the benefits and harvest it. But once it’s out of the ground, what are you supposed to do with it?\n\nThe Japanese dry the root out and then grind it into a fine powder. As a whole dried root it can be kept for years but once ground has a limited lifespan of a few months – like most spices. The powder is then mixed with water to create a puree and can then be used as an accompaniment for almost anything, but authentically for sushi and sashimi.\n\nSo, will it make an entrance into your veggie patch? Or, is it likely to just be admired from the sidelines.\n<h3>Wasabi Peas</h3>\nYou may be excused for thinking that wasabi is grown by peas if you read most of what’s available on the web. However, wasabi peas are just a fashionable gourmet extravagance rather than where this paste is derived.\n\nBasically, wasabi peas are merely peas (whether you use snow, baby, dried or even sugarsnap) that have been marinated in wasabi paste. They seem to be the beef jerky of the 21st century but certainly not for the faint-hearted.', 'Grow Your Own Wasabi', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'grow-your-own-wasabi', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:41:13', '2021-11-10 11:41:13', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1641', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1642, 1, '2021-11-10 06:40:46', '2021-11-10 11:40:46', 'Your immediate response is probably – “Why would you?” But, you’re a gardener and growing things is fun, isn’t it? And what would be more interesting than trying to grow something you’ve never had in your garden before – and the neighbours probably haven’t either.\n\nIn fact, I could categorically state that most gardeners – certainly most western gardeners, anyway – have never grown wasabi (Japanese horseradish). Not because they haven’t wanted to but mainly because it’s never been high on the list of things to grow.\n\n[toc]\n\nRadishes and horseradishes, including the daikon, English horseradish and even the wasabi are an interesting dilemma for the home gardener. We’re happy to grow vegetables in our patches that we can dig up or cut off and then use as the basis for the evening meal. Not so with this family of vegetables. You’re not likely to see the kids hoeing into a plate of wasabi anymore than they’re likely to refrain from the Playstation during school vacation.\n\nNo, these are grown purely as accompaniments. So you don’t need to set aside a whole row for growing wasabi. A little corner of the veggie patch will suffice. And, if you’re able to grow swedes, turnips, potatoes or any other rooting vegetable then growing wasabi won’t be a challenge for you.\n<h3>Perfect conditions for growing Wasabi</h3>\nAs a native to Japan (hence the name Japanese horseradish) these tubers can tolerate most conditions but prefer shaded, well-drained areas for success. Yet while light isn’t a big factor in their growth, water is. So, if you have any damp, shady areas within your vegetable patch then you’ve found the ideal tenant.\n\nThose gardeners who have a hydroponic or aquaponic setup in their backyard will find these veritable residents. While wasabi is not as reliant on water intake as rice it certainly requires far more of it than most of your other tubers.\n\nDon’t plan on harvesting this tuber any time soon, either. It takes between 18-24 months before the root is of a size worthy to be dug up. Which explains why it’s so expensive in the marketplace fetching more than $100 per kg.\n\nGrowing wasabi in the home garden is not an impossible mission but finding seeds to get you started may be. It’s unlikely that the major seed producers will offer this anytime soon so your best bet may be to visit a local Japanese store to make enquiries. They may stock it or at least be able to import it for you.\n<h3>What do you do with wasabi?</h3>\nAfter your two years of lovingly attending to this plant it’s time to reap the benefits and harvest it. But once it’s out of the ground, what are you supposed to do with it?\n\nThe Japanese dry the root out and then grind it into a fine powder. As a whole dried root it can be kept for years but once ground has a limited lifespan of a few months – like most spices. The powder is then mixed with water to create a puree and can then be used as an accompaniment for almost anything, but authentically for sushi and sashimi.\n\nSo, will it make an entrance into your veggie patch? Or, is it likely to just be admired from the sidelines.\n<h3>Wasabi Peas</h3>\nYou may be excused for thinking that wasabi is grown by peas if you read most of what’s available on the web. However, wasabi peas are just a fashionable gourmet extravagance rather than where this paste is derived.\n\nBasically, wasabi peas are merely peas (whether you use snow, baby, dried or even sugarsnap) that have been marinated in wasabi paste. They seem to be the beef jerky of the 21st century but certainly not for the faint-hearted.', 'Grow Your Own Wasabi', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1641-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:40:46', '2021-11-10 11:40:46', '', 1641, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1642', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1643, 1, '2021-11-10 06:41:11', '2021-11-10 11:41:11', 'Your immediate response is probably – “Why would you?” But, you’re a gardener and growing things is fun, isn’t it? And what would be more interesting than trying to grow something you’ve never had in your garden before – and the neighbours probably haven’t either.\n\nIn fact, I could categorically state that most gardeners – certainly most western gardeners, anyway – have never grown wasabi (Japanese horseradish). Not because they haven’t wanted to but mainly because it’s never been high on the list of things to grow.\n\nRadishes and horseradishes, including the daikon, English horseradish and even the wasabi are an interesting dilemma for the home gardener. We’re happy to grow vegetables in our patches that we can dig up or cut off and then use as the basis for the evening meal. Not so with this family of vegetables. You’re not likely to see the kids hoeing into a plate of wasabi anymore than they’re likely to refrain from the Playstation during school vacation.\n\nNo, these are grown purely as accompaniments. So you don’t need to set aside a whole row for growing wasabi. A little corner of the veggie patch will suffice. And, if you’re able to grow swedes, turnips, potatoes or any other rooting vegetable then growing wasabi won’t be a challenge for you.\n<h3>Perfect conditions for growing Wasabi</h3>\nAs a native to Japan (hence the name Japanese horseradish) these tubers can tolerate most conditions but prefer shaded, well-drained areas for success. Yet while light isn’t a big factor in their growth, water is. So, if you have any damp, shady areas within your vegetable patch then you’ve found the ideal tenant.\n\nThose gardeners who have a hydroponic or aquaponic setup in their backyard will find these veritable residents. While wasabi is not as reliant on water intake as rice it certainly requires far more of it than most of your other tubers.\n\nDon’t plan on harvesting this tuber any time soon, either. It takes between 18-24 months before the root is of a size worthy to be dug up. Which explains why it’s so expensive in the marketplace fetching more than $100 per kg.\n\nGrowing wasabi in the home garden is not an impossible mission but finding seeds to get you started may be. It’s unlikely that the major seed producers will offer this anytime soon so your best bet may be to visit a local Japanese store to make enquiries. They may stock it or at least be able to import it for you.\n<h3>What do you do with wasabi?</h3>\nAfter your two years of lovingly attending to this plant it’s time to reap the benefits and harvest it. But once it’s out of the ground, what are you supposed to do with it?\n\nThe Japanese dry the root out and then grind it into a fine powder. As a whole dried root it can be kept for years but once ground has a limited lifespan of a few months – like most spices. The powder is then mixed with water to create a puree and can then be used as an accompaniment for almost anything, but authentically for sushi and sashimi.\n\nSo, will it make an entrance into your veggie patch? Or, is it likely to just be admired from the sidelines.\n<h3>Wasabi Peas</h3>\nYou may be excused for thinking that wasabi is grown by peas if you read most of what’s available on the web. However, wasabi peas are just a fashionable gourmet extravagance rather than where this paste is derived.\n\nBasically, wasabi peas are merely peas (whether you use snow, baby, dried or even sugarsnap) that have been marinated in wasabi paste. They seem to be the beef jerky of the 21st century but certainly not for the faint-hearted.', 'Grow Your Own Wasabi', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1641-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:41:11', '2021-11-10 11:41:11', '', 1641, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1643', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1644, 1, '2007-12-19 06:41:00', '2007-12-19 11:41:00', 'So the calendar says it\'s the 19th, but in a post-modern world surely MY truth prevails over what others perceive as reality. I mean...it feels like the 15th...doesn\'t it?\n\nActually, I took these photos on the 15th but this last week of work before the holidays have been diabolical. Not to mention that a friend of mine passed away after a 2-year battle of cancer which has kept me insanely busy helping with the funeral preps and all that accompanies someone dying.\n\nStill, to cheer oneself up all one must do is \'smell the roses\' - or at least share some pictures of them.\n\n<em>Don\'t ask me the name of this one...I always forget it. It\'s our beautiful creeping miniature floribunda that we\'re training over our front arbour. It\'s taking its time to grow but we certainly enjoy its beauty and perfume when it shows off.</em>\n\nI have two others of these Gardenia augusta \'Florida\'s and if I could find room would easily take more. This one is near the front door so hits you with its aroma as you enter the house. Plus, as it dies it\'s petals turn a mustard yellow before browning. Gorgeous.\n\nThis gerbera was a discard plant that the kids found on the vacant lot across the road. Ironically it flowers better than the four other varieties that we paid good money for.\n\nDodonea cuneata the common Hop Bush resides in my native garden and like the poinsettia and bouganvilleas doesn\'t flower but displays these beautiful red bracts. It also has all year appeal with its changing foliage from dark green through burgundy - awesome plant.\n\nCommonly known as Dusty Miller, Senecio cineraria is often grown for its wonderful grey foliage but who could blame a gardener for wanting an extra spray of colour when these flowers pop?\n\nThis is our second year with these Tioga strawberries and while we had a few to eat last season this year is looking far better.\n\nAnd that\'s it for another month. If you want to see some more of my garden photos they can be seen through my <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/gardeningtipsnideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr profile</a>.\n\nThanks to Carol from <a href=\"http://www.maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May Dreams Gardens</a> for the great concept of sharing our gardens.', 'GBBD: Am I Too Late?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gbbd-am-i-too-late', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:43:35', '2021-11-10 11:43:35', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1644', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1645, 1, '2021-11-10 06:42:39', '2021-11-10 11:42:39', 'So the calendar says it\'s the 19th, but in a post-modern world surely MY truth prevails over what others perceive as reality. I mean...it feels like the 15th...doesn\'t it?\n\nActually, I took these photos on the 15th but this last week of work before the holidays have been diabolical. Not to mention that a friend of mine passed away after a 2-year battle of cancer which has kept me insanely busy helping with the funeral preps and all that accompanies someone dying.\n\nStill, to cheer oneself up all one must do is \'smell the roses\' - or at least share some pictures of them.\n\n<em>Don\'t ask me the name of this one...I always forget it. It\'s our beautiful creeping miniature floribunda that we\'re training over our front arbour. It\'s taking its time to grow but we certainly enjoy its beauty and perfume when it shows off.</em>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<em>I have two others of these Gardenia augusta \'Florida\'s and if I could find room would easily take more. This one is near the front door so hits you with its aroma as you enter the house. Plus, as it dies it\'s petals turn a mustard yellow before browning. Gorgeous.</em></div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<em>This gerbera was a discard plant that the kids found on the vacant lot across the road. Ironically it flowers better than the four other varieties that we paid good money for.</em></div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<em>Dodonea cuneata the common Hop Bush resides in my native garden and like the poinsettia and bouganvilleas doesn\'t flower but displays these beautiful red bracts. It also has all year appeal with its changing foliage from dark green through burgundy - awesome plant.</em></div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<em>Commonly known as Dusty Miller, Senecio cineraria is often grown for its wonderful grey foliage but who could blame a gardener for wanting an extra spray of colour when these flowers pop?</em></div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<em>This is our second year with these Tioga strawberries and while we had a few to eat last season this year is looking far better.</em></div>\nAnd that\'s it for another month. If you want to see some more of my garden photos they can be seen through my <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/gardeningtipsnideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr profile</a>.\n\nThanks to Carol from <a href=\"http://www.maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May Dreams Gardens</a> for the great concept of sharing our gardens.', 'GBBD: Am I Too Late?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1644-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:42:39', '2021-11-10 11:42:39', '', 1644, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1645', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1647, 1, '2021-11-10 06:43:34', '2021-11-10 11:43:34', 'So the calendar says it\'s the 19th, but in a post-modern world surely MY truth prevails over what others perceive as reality. I mean...it feels like the 15th...doesn\'t it?\n\nActually, I took these photos on the 15th but this last week of work before the holidays have been diabolical. Not to mention that a friend of mine passed away after a 2-year battle of cancer which has kept me insanely busy helping with the funeral preps and all that accompanies someone dying.\n\nStill, to cheer oneself up all one must do is \'smell the roses\' - or at least share some pictures of them.\n\n<em>Don\'t ask me the name of this one...I always forget it. It\'s our beautiful creeping miniature floribunda that we\'re training over our front arbour. It\'s taking its time to grow but we certainly enjoy its beauty and perfume when it shows off.</em>\n\nI have two others of these Gardenia augusta \'Florida\'s and if I could find room would easily take more. This one is near the front door so hits you with its aroma as you enter the house. Plus, as it dies it\'s petals turn a mustard yellow before browning. Gorgeous.\n\nThis gerbera was a discard plant that the kids found on the vacant lot across the road. Ironically it flowers better than the four other varieties that we paid good money for.\n\nDodonea cuneata the common Hop Bush resides in my native garden and like the poinsettia and bouganvilleas doesn\'t flower but displays these beautiful red bracts. It also has all year appeal with its changing foliage from dark green through burgundy - awesome plant.\n\nCommonly known as Dusty Miller, Senecio cineraria is often grown for its wonderful grey foliage but who could blame a gardener for wanting an extra spray of colour when these flowers pop?\n\nThis is our second year with these Tioga strawberries and while we had a few to eat last season this year is looking far better.\n\nAnd that\'s it for another month. If you want to see some more of my garden photos they can be seen through my <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/gardeningtipsnideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr profile</a>.\n\nThanks to Carol from <a href=\"http://www.maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May Dreams Gardens</a> for the great concept of sharing our gardens.', 'GBBD: Am I Too Late?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1644-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:43:34', '2021-11-10 11:43:34', '', 1644, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1647', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1648, 1, '2007-12-15 06:43:00', '2007-12-15 11:43:00', 'If your local government has procrastinated on allocating profitable land for community gardens then spare a thought for the people of Shibuya, Tokyo. Officials of this densely populated ward have just approved 3 different sites - totalling a little more than 1/2 acre - yet worth more than US $60 million.\n\nFrom these three sites the plans are to divide them into 110 (2.5m x 4m) plots - each worth more than US $1/2 million each. And, in a city sprawling with 12 million residents - nearly 200,000 live in Shibuya - allocating 110 lots is going to be a difficult job.\n\nThe plots are being expressed as \'vegetable gardens\' but ward residents will be able to grow anything they choose provided it doesn\'t disturb other gardeners, they obviously read my post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/gardening-for-the-neighbours/\">Gardening FOR the neighbours</a>, or the plants aren\'t illegal.\n\nThe land was planned for sporting activities but it\'s great to see that gardeners won out on this one. It will be interesting to see what prices these residents will be charged for these allotments, though. Hopefully they will still be within the reach of the majority and not the elite.\n\nTime will tell the story when they become available in April 2008.\n\n<em>Source: <a href=\"http://search.japantimes.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Japan Times</a></em>', 'The Most Expensive Community Gardens in the World', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-most-expensive-community-gardens-in-the-world', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:47:42', '2021-11-10 11:47:42', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1648', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1649, 1, '2021-11-10 06:45:21', '2021-11-10 11:45:21', 'If your local government has procrastinated on allocating profitable land for community gardens then spare a thought for the people of Shibuya, Tokyo. Officials of this densely populated ward have just approved 3 different sites - totalling a little more than 1/2 acre - yet worth more than US $60 million.\n\nFrom these three sites the plans are to divide them into 110 (2.5m x 4m) plots - each worth more than US $1/2 million each. And, in a city sprawling with 12 million residents - nearly 200,000 live in Shibuya - allocating 110 lots is going to be a difficult job.\n\nThe plots are being expressed as \'vegetable gardens\' but ward residents will be able to grow anything they choose provided it doesn\'t disturb other gardeners, they obviously read my post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/12/gardening_for_the_neighbours.html\">Gardening FOR the neighbours</a>, or the plants aren\'t illegal.\n\nThe land was planned for sporting activities but it\'s great to see that gardeners won out on this one. It will be interesting to see what prices these residents will be charged for these allotments, though. Hopefully they will still be within the reach of the majority and not the elite.\n\nTime will tell the story when they become available in April 2008.\n\n<em>Source: <a href=\"http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071215f3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Japan Times</a></em>', 'The Most Expensive Community Gardens in the World', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1648-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:45:21', '2021-11-10 11:45:21', '', 1648, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1649', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1651, 1, '2021-11-10 06:45:52', '2021-11-10 11:45:52', 'If your local government has procrastinated on allocating profitable land for community gardens then spare a thought for the people of Shibuya, Tokyo. Officials of this densely populated ward have just approved 3 different sites - totalling a little more than 1/2 acre - yet worth more than US $60 million.\n\nFrom these three sites the plans are to divide them into 110 (2.5m x 4m) plots - each worth more than US $1/2 million each. And, in a city sprawling with 12 million residents - nearly 200,000 live in Shibuya - allocating 110 lots is going to be a difficult job.\n\nThe plots are being expressed as \'vegetable gardens\' but ward residents will be able to grow anything they choose provided it doesn\'t disturb other gardeners, they obviously read my post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/12/gardening_for_the_neighbours.html\">Gardening FOR the neighbours</a>, or the plants aren\'t illegal.\n\nThe land was planned for sporting activities but it\'s great to see that gardeners won out on this one. It will be interesting to see what prices these residents will be charged for these allotments, though. Hopefully they will still be within the reach of the majority and not the elite.\n\nTime will tell the story when they become available in April 2008.\n\n<em>Source: <a href=\"http://search.japantimes.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Japan Times</a></em>', 'The Most Expensive Community Gardens in the World', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1648-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:45:52', '2021-11-10 11:45:52', '', 1648, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1651', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1652, 1, '2007-12-12 06:45:00', '2007-12-12 11:45:00', 'Neighbours: Either you love \'em or you hate \'em ...or perhaps you just tolerate them.\n\nThere\'s a saying that goes; \"You can pick your friends but you can\'t choose your family.\" And while that\'s certainly true, you have far more control over your interactions with your family than the people living next door?\n\nSo, while we\'ve <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-borrowed-landscape/\">borrowed their landscape</a>, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-fence-being-a-good-neighbour/\">erected fences between them and us</a> and even <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/your-garden-as-a-refuge/\">created a refuge from their prying eyes</a>, I\'m wondering whether there are many gardeners who actually get along with those creatures that inhabit the flanks of our homes.\n\nIn our street we\'re fairly busy people. Young families with small kids. So while there\'s some obvious inroads to conversing with our neighbours our interaction is similar to ships passing in the night - a quick \"hello\", wave or head nod as we pass each other heading off to the next thing.\n\nYet, while we may have very little to do with each other, our homes impact each others on a daily basis. It\'s not uncommon to see two houses next to each other, one with a manicured piece of turf mowed to the boundary while the other apathetically ignores the waist-high weeds.\n\nSo, the question I wish to pose is; \"Do you garden <em>(verb)</em> with your neighbours in mind? Or, are your gardening activities purely your own?\"\n\nFor me, it\'s a bit of both. I won\'t plant a tree on my boundary that I know will cause problems for my neighbours in years to come but I\'m also going to create boundaries so that his lawn doesn\'t impinge on my garden beds.', 'Gardening FOR the Neighbours', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gardening-for-the-neighbours', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:56:21', '2021-11-10 11:56:21', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1652', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(1653, 1, '2021-11-10 06:47:29', '2021-11-10 11:47:29', 'Neighbours: Either you love \'em or you hate \'em ...or perhaps you just tolerate them.\n\nThere\'s a saying that goes; \"You can pick your friends but you can\'t choose your family.\" And while that\'s certainly true, you have far more control over your interactions with your family than the people living next door?\n\nSo, while we\'ve <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/08/the_borrowed_landscape.html\">borrowed their landscape</a>, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/the_garden_fence_being_a_good_neighbour.html\">erected fences between them and us</a> and even <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/your_garden_as_a_refuge.html\">created a refuge from their prying eyes</a>, I\'m wondering whether there are many gardeners who actually get along with those creatures that inhabit the flanks of our homes.\n\nIn our street we\'re fairly busy people. Young families with small kids. So while there\'s some obvious inroads to conversing with our neighbours our interaction is similar to ships passing in the night - a quick \"hello\", wave or head nod as we pass each other heading off to the next thing.\n\nYet, while we may have very little to do with each other, our homes impact each others on a daily basis. It\'s not uncommon to see two houses next to each other, one with a manicured piece of turf mowed to the boundary while the other apathetically ignores the waist-high weeds.\n\nSo, the question I wish to pose is; \"Do you garden <em>(verb)</em> with your neighbours in mind? Or, are your gardening activities purely your own?\"\n\nFor me, it\'s a bit of both. I won\'t plant a tree on my boundary that I know will cause problems for my neighbours in years to come but I\'m also going to create boundaries so that his lawn doesn\'t impinge on my garden beds.', 'Gardening FOR the Neighbours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1652-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:47:29', '2021-11-10 11:47:29', '', 1652, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1653', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1654, 1, '2021-11-10 06:47:40', '2021-11-10 11:47:40', 'If your local government has procrastinated on allocating profitable land for community gardens then spare a thought for the people of Shibuya, Tokyo. Officials of this densely populated ward have just approved 3 different sites - totalling a little more than 1/2 acre - yet worth more than US $60 million.\n\nFrom these three sites the plans are to divide them into 110 (2.5m x 4m) plots - each worth more than US $1/2 million each. And, in a city sprawling with 12 million residents - nearly 200,000 live in Shibuya - allocating 110 lots is going to be a difficult job.\n\nThe plots are being expressed as \'vegetable gardens\' but ward residents will be able to grow anything they choose provided it doesn\'t disturb other gardeners, they obviously read my post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/gardening-for-the-neighbours/\">Gardening FOR the neighbours</a>, or the plants aren\'t illegal.\n\nThe land was planned for sporting activities but it\'s great to see that gardeners won out on this one. It will be interesting to see what prices these residents will be charged for these allotments, though. Hopefully they will still be within the reach of the majority and not the elite.\n\nTime will tell the story when they become available in April 2008.\n\n<em>Source: <a href=\"http://search.japantimes.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Japan Times</a></em>', 'The Most Expensive Community Gardens in the World', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1648-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:47:40', '2021-11-10 11:47:40', '', 1648, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1654', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1655, 1, '2021-11-10 06:47:58', '2021-11-10 11:47:58', 'Neighbours: Either you love \'em or you hate \'em ...or perhaps you just tolerate them.\n\nThere\'s a saying that goes; \"You can pick your friends but you can\'t choose your family.\" And while that\'s certainly true, you have far more control over your interactions with your family than the people living next door?\n\nSo, while we\'ve <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/08/the_borrowed_landscape.html\">borrowed their landscape</a>, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/the_garden_fence_being_a_good_neighbour.html\">erected fences between them and us</a> and even <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/your-garden-as-a-refuge/\">created a refuge from their prying eyes</a>, I\'m wondering whether there are many gardeners who actually get along with those creatures that inhabit the flanks of our homes.\n\nIn our street we\'re fairly busy people. Young families with small kids. So while there\'s some obvious inroads to conversing with our neighbours our interaction is similar to ships passing in the night - a quick \"hello\", wave or head nod as we pass each other heading off to the next thing.\n\nYet, while we may have very little to do with each other, our homes impact each others on a daily basis. It\'s not uncommon to see two houses next to each other, one with a manicured piece of turf mowed to the boundary while the other apathetically ignores the waist-high weeds.\n\nSo, the question I wish to pose is; \"Do you garden <em>(verb)</em> with your neighbours in mind? Or, are your gardening activities purely your own?\"\n\nFor me, it\'s a bit of both. I won\'t plant a tree on my boundary that I know will cause problems for my neighbours in years to come but I\'m also going to create boundaries so that his lawn doesn\'t impinge on my garden beds.', 'Gardening FOR the Neighbours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1652-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:47:58', '2021-11-10 11:47:58', '', 1652, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1655', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1656, 1, '2007-02-23 06:50:00', '2007-02-23 11:50:00', 'Most gardeners don’t build fences for the sake of it. There is always a reason. Some erect a barrier between neighbours, others try to block out unwanted views while some may build a fence merely as a decorative ornament. Whatever the cause, the garden fence has been as much a part of gardening as compost and earthworms.\n\nI’m not sure how it works in other countries but in Australia the boundary garden fence is owned by both sets of neighbours. The installation, upkeep and maintenance and any legal obligations are shared by both parties. This can be good but it also has it’s down sides too.\n\nFor instance, our home was the last to be built in the street so our neighbours had already erected fences around their properties. With four bordering lots we found ourselves with four different garden fences. All similar style but each one was a different colour. Then we received four bills asking for our half share for the cost of materials and installation. Nice…\n\nYet, while these fences have kept our home and garden private we still manage to interact with the neighbours and sustain healthy relationships with them.\n\nBut for some, this isn’t always the case. The garden fence can actually become the common denominator in “neighbourhood rage”.\nMost councils allow home owners to remove any part of a plant or tree that oversteps its boundary and invades your garden. Which is all helpful unless you have a crotchety gardener next door abusing you when you try to prune that invasive hardenbergia.\n\nOr, worse still the neighbours next door have no intention or desire to garden and their unkempt yard produces more seeds than Yates. It’s worth checking your local council bylaws to understand your neighbourly rights on your side of the fence.\n\nIt’s not all bad though. In Britain it’s been reported that more than <a href=\"https://www.easier.com/view/UK_Property_News/General/article-99810.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">50% of neigbours enjoy a gossip</a> over the garden fence. Considering that our lives are becoming more reclusive and introverted this is an encouraging statistic.\n\nMaybe we might consider building lower fences and be better neighbours in the future. But not too low just in case <a href=\"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=432632&amp;in_page_id=1770\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">we see things we may not want to see</a>.', 'The Garden Fence: Being a Good Neighbour', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-garden-fence-being-a-good-neighbour', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:54:09', '2021-11-10 11:54:09', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1656', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1658, 1, '2021-11-10 06:54:07', '2021-11-10 11:54:07', 'Most gardeners don’t build fences for the sake of it. There is always a reason. Some erect a barrier between neighbours, others try to block out unwanted views while some may build a fence merely as a decorative ornament. Whatever the cause, the garden fence has been as much a part of gardening as compost and earthworms.\n\nI’m not sure how it works in other countries but in Australia the boundary garden fence is owned by both sets of neighbours. The installation, upkeep and maintenance and any legal obligations are shared by both parties. This can be good but it also has it’s down sides too.\n\nFor instance, our home was the last to be built in the street so our neighbours had already erected fences around their properties. With four bordering lots we found ourselves with four different garden fences. All similar style but each one was a different colour. Then we received four bills asking for our half share for the cost of materials and installation. Nice…\n\nYet, while these fences have kept our home and garden private we still manage to interact with the neighbours and sustain healthy relationships with them.\n\nBut for some, this isn’t always the case. The garden fence can actually become the common denominator in “neighbourhood rage”.\nMost councils allow home owners to remove any part of a plant or tree that oversteps its boundary and invades your garden. Which is all helpful unless you have a crotchety gardener next door abusing you when you try to prune that invasive hardenbergia.\n\nOr, worse still the neighbours next door have no intention or desire to garden and their unkempt yard produces more seeds than Yates. It’s worth checking your local council bylaws to understand your neighbourly rights on your side of the fence.\n\nIt’s not all bad though. In Britain it’s been reported that more than <a href=\"https://www.easier.com/view/UK_Property_News/General/article-99810.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">50% of neigbours enjoy a gossip</a> over the garden fence. Considering that our lives are becoming more reclusive and introverted this is an encouraging statistic.\n\nMaybe we might consider building lower fences and be better neighbours in the future. But not too low just in case <a href=\"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=432632&amp;in_page_id=1770\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">we see things we may not want to see</a>.', 'The Garden Fence: Being a Good Neighbour', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1656-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:54:07', '2021-11-10 11:54:07', '', 1656, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1658', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1659, 1, '2021-11-10 06:54:26', '2021-11-10 11:54:26', 'Neighbours: Either you love \'em or you hate \'em ...or perhaps you just tolerate them.\n\nThere\'s a saying that goes; \"You can pick your friends but you can\'t choose your family.\" And while that\'s certainly true, you have far more control over your interactions with your family than the people living next door?\n\nSo, while we\'ve <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/08/the_borrowed_landscape.html\">borrowed their landscape</a>, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-fence-being-a-good-neighbour/\">erected fences between them and us</a> and even <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/your-garden-as-a-refuge/\">created a refuge from their prying eyes</a>, I\'m wondering whether there are many gardeners who actually get along with those creatures that inhabit the flanks of our homes.\n\nIn our street we\'re fairly busy people. Young families with small kids. So while there\'s some obvious inroads to conversing with our neighbours our interaction is similar to ships passing in the night - a quick \"hello\", wave or head nod as we pass each other heading off to the next thing.\n\nYet, while we may have very little to do with each other, our homes impact each others on a daily basis. It\'s not uncommon to see two houses next to each other, one with a manicured piece of turf mowed to the boundary while the other apathetically ignores the waist-high weeds.\n\nSo, the question I wish to pose is; \"Do you garden <em>(verb)</em> with your neighbours in mind? Or, are your gardening activities purely your own?\"\n\nFor me, it\'s a bit of both. I won\'t plant a tree on my boundary that I know will cause problems for my neighbours in years to come but I\'m also going to create boundaries so that his lawn doesn\'t impinge on my garden beds.', 'Gardening FOR the Neighbours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1652-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:54:26', '2021-11-10 11:54:26', '', 1652, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1659', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1660, 1, '2006-08-11 06:54:00', '2006-08-11 10:54:00', 'Yesterday’s post talked about choosing a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/choosing-a-garden-style/\">garden style</a> and while you may have already thought of ideas along these lines, there’s probably one more still to consider. This idea is termed the “borrowed landscape” and it means exactly what it infers.\n\nThe philosophy behind borrowed landscapes is to incorporate your garden design into the natural surroundings that can be viewed on the other side of your fences. Visual elements such as mountain ranges and hills, trees, shrubs and climbers can all be included in your overall garden design.\n\nHowever, like all things there are pros and cons to using the borrowed landscape.\n<h3>The Benefits of a Borrowed Landscape</h3>\nThe benefits of utilising the borrowed landscape are fairly obvious. Firstly, by tying your garden design in with what can already be viewed over your fences aids in keeping the look natural. If you do it well enough it can actually all seem part of your garden and that your plantings just merge in with current vistas.\n\nSecondly, if you’re starting with a new garden then being able to incorporate a borrowed landscape of trees can add some maturity to your design. Your garden may only be a few years old but take on the appearance of being old by highlighting the neighbour’s mature trees.\n\nFinally, you may be able to take advantage of different flowering seasons. If there is a tree in the neighbour’s yard that flowers prolifically every winter, then design your garden to highlight this. Don’t try and compete with it by adding flowers that will draw your attention away from it but rather compliment the tree with others that will flower as it finishes.\n<h3>The Pitfalls of a Borrowed Landscape</h3>\nObviously, the greatest pitfall when incorporating a borrowed landscape into your garden design is your lack of control over it. The neighbour may remove the tree you wanted to focus on or a property developer builds in front of your mountain view. You have no control over a borrowed landscape and while you may enjoy it for a period, there may come a time when you must redesign your garden because it’s now no longer available.\n\nThis lack of control also extends to pests and diseases and the fact that in most cases you won’t be able to remedy the situation. If your neighbour doesn’t treat the fungus growing through their hedge of conifers then you will be powerless to change it.\n\nAnother pitfall is that you may not actually like the borrowed landscape. It may be exactly what you don’t like to look at and then you will need to screen your fences so that the view is blocked out.\n\nPrivacy can also become a factor in considering the use of a borrowed landscape. If you’re trying to keep everything low so that you can enjoy the views just remember that others will be able to see into your garden as well.\n<h3>Wrapping it all up</h3>\nWeighing up the pros and cons of utilising your borrowed landscape will be an individual decision as there are many factors to consider. What may work for one garden can’t be expected in another.\n\nAs you have been doing with the garden design, think it through carefully and use it only if you think it will be beneficial.', 'The Borrowed Landscape', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-borrowed-landscape', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:58:02', '2021-11-10 11:58:02', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1660', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1661, 1, '2021-11-10 06:56:08', '2021-11-10 11:56:08', 'Yesterday’s post talked about choosing a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/08/choosing_a_garden_style.html\">garden style</a> and while you may have already thought of ideas along these lines, there’s probably one more still to consider. This idea is termed the “borrowed landscape” and it means exactly what it infers.\n\nThe philosophy behind borrowed landscapes is to incorporate your garden design into the natural surroundings that can be viewed on the other side of your fences. Visual elements such as mountain ranges and hills, trees, shrubs and climbers can all be included in your overall garden design.\n\nHowever, like all things there are pros and cons to using the borrowed landscape.\n<h3>The Benefits of a Borrowed Landscape</h3>\nThe benefits of utilising the borrowed landscape are fairly obvious. Firstly, by tying your garden design in with what can already be viewed over your fences aids in keeping the look natural. If you do it well enough it can actually all seem part of your garden and that your plantings just merge in with current vistas.\n\nSecondly, if you’re starting with a new garden then being able to incorporate a borrowed landscape of trees can add some maturity to your design. Your garden may only be a few years old but take on the appearance of being old by highlighting the neighbour’s mature trees.\n\nFinally, you may be able to take advantage of different flowering seasons. If there is a tree in the neighbour’s yard that flowers prolifically every winter, then design your garden to highlight this. Don’t try and compete with it by adding flowers that will draw your attention away from it but rather compliment the tree with others that will flower as it finishes.\n<h3>The Pitfalls of a Borrowed Landscape</h3>\nObviously, the greatest pitfall when incorporating a borrowed landscape into your garden design is your lack of control over it. The neighbour may remove the tree you wanted to focus on or a property developer builds in front of your mountain view. You have no control over a borrowed landscape and while you may enjoy it for a period, there may come a time when you must redesign your garden because it’s now no longer available.\n\nThis lack of control also extends to pests and diseases and the fact that in most cases you won’t be able to remedy the situation. If your neighbour doesn’t treat the fungus growing through their hedge of conifers then you will be powerless to change it.\n\nAnother pitfall is that you may not actually like the borrowed landscape. It may be exactly what you don’t like to look at and then you will need to screen your fences so that the view is blocked out.\n\nPrivacy can also become a factor in considering the use of a borrowed landscape. If you’re trying to keep everything low so that you can enjoy the views just remember that others will be able to see into your garden as well.\n<h3>Wrapping it all up</h3>\nWeighing up the pros and cons of utilising your borrowed landscape will be an individual decision as there are many factors to consider. What may work for one garden can’t be expected in another.\n\nAs you have been doing with the garden design, think it through carefully and use it only if you think it will be beneficial.', 'The Borrowed Landscape', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1660-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:56:08', '2021-11-10 11:56:08', '', 1660, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1661', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1662, 1, '2021-11-10 06:56:19', '2021-11-10 11:56:19', 'Neighbours: Either you love \'em or you hate \'em ...or perhaps you just tolerate them.\n\nThere\'s a saying that goes; \"You can pick your friends but you can\'t choose your family.\" And while that\'s certainly true, you have far more control over your interactions with your family than the people living next door?\n\nSo, while we\'ve <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-borrowed-landscape/\">borrowed their landscape</a>, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-fence-being-a-good-neighbour/\">erected fences between them and us</a> and even <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/your-garden-as-a-refuge/\">created a refuge from their prying eyes</a>, I\'m wondering whether there are many gardeners who actually get along with those creatures that inhabit the flanks of our homes.\n\nIn our street we\'re fairly busy people. Young families with small kids. So while there\'s some obvious inroads to conversing with our neighbours our interaction is similar to ships passing in the night - a quick \"hello\", wave or head nod as we pass each other heading off to the next thing.\n\nYet, while we may have very little to do with each other, our homes impact each others on a daily basis. It\'s not uncommon to see two houses next to each other, one with a manicured piece of turf mowed to the boundary while the other apathetically ignores the waist-high weeds.\n\nSo, the question I wish to pose is; \"Do you garden <em>(verb)</em> with your neighbours in mind? Or, are your gardening activities purely your own?\"\n\nFor me, it\'s a bit of both. I won\'t plant a tree on my boundary that I know will cause problems for my neighbours in years to come but I\'m also going to create boundaries so that his lawn doesn\'t impinge on my garden beds.', 'Gardening FOR the Neighbours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1652-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:56:19', '2021-11-10 11:56:19', '', 1652, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1662', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1663, 1, '2006-08-10 06:56:00', '2006-08-10 10:56:00', 'The default setting for most beginner gardeners is to find some plants that you like and try and find places for each in your garden beds (I’ve done this too). We take a trip to our favourite nursery and pack the trolley with plants that we like. Maybe it’s the flower, the foliage, and the perfume or even it’s bird-attracting qualities.\n\nUnfortunately, we take little consideration as to how they will interact with plants we already have. We just thought that they were nice plants and they might look good in our garden.\n\nThere’s nothing wrong with this approach unless you are trying to construct a garden design that oozes beauty, order and desirability. If you want these things and have been following this series then the next step to take is to think through what style of garden you would like to have.\n\n<a href=\"https://gardendesigner.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Gardendesigner.com</a> has already done the hard work of explaining the different styles available. I plan, in the rest of this post, to just highlight some key themes of each garden style in the hope that they may inspire you to be creative with your own home garden design.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Cottage Garden</strong> – is a style that is open to rambling plantings and informal design. Vibrant colours, especially through spring and early summer, make this a winner for many gardeners as does the low-maintenance aspect. Many plants that make up this type of garden style are flowering annuals and self-seed prolifically.Picket fences, arbours, and garden whimsy are some of the structures and bling you would find in this style of garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Formal Garden</strong> – structure and order are the keys to this garden style. Hedges, topiary and bold statues and ornaments symbolise this design and portray its steeped history in European culture. Paths are clean and wide and garden beds are ordered and usually symmetrical. Conifers, lawns and hedging plants feature prominently in this style.Not for the faint-hearted, this garden style is high-maintenance to keep everything in its place.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Woodland Garden</strong> – if you want to keep a grove of mature trees that provide a wonderful canopy over your garden beds then this garden style might be what you’re looking for. Shade loving plants and bulbs are the main plantings for this style and decorations should be restricted to purely natural materials – stones, pebbles, moss covered rocks.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Container Garden</strong> – if you’re limited for space or live a transient lifestyle, then container gardening may be a good option. The use of containers, pots, urns, and recycled wheelbarrows are all great ways to keep your garden from becoming staid and the option to move them like a piece of furniture means that you can change your garden instantly.This style lends itself well to apartment living as well.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Native Garden</strong> – many gardeners opt to have a garden style that reflects their local flora. The benefit of this style is that plants are usually easy to come by and they will handle the conditions of your climate and soil type more readily than other exotics. They are more widely attractive to local fauna as well and so you may see more birds enter this style of garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Japanese Garden</strong> – it could also be called the Oriental Garden but most of the features that depict this style originate from Japanese gardeners. Dry riverbeds made with single coloured pebbles, low ornamental foliage shrubs offset with distinct flowering trees characterise this style. It is the Orient’s version of the European formal garden and has very bold decorations. These include teahouses, bamboo water features and zen style paths and focal points.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rainforest Garden</strong> – these can be created in many areas by choosing plants that are synonymous to rainforest areas. Palms, bamboos, bromeliads, cycads and a host of other tropical plants grow well together in a similar style as the Woodland Garden. High levels of organic mulch help create the dampness and retain moisture for this garden style.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Xeriscape Garden</strong> – this style is becoming very chic as gardeners are growing in their awareness of water resource limitations. This style uses cactus and succulent plantings as well as indigenous species to contrast the ever important foliage of many plants. Irrigation is never used, as the plants are required to sustain themselves on annual rainfall.This garden style is fairly low maintenance especially as lawns don’t feature in them at all.</li>\n</ul>\nThese are just a few of the main garden styles that can be easily transferred to your own garden. The key to doing these well is to remain true to the original idea of the style but also be creative in how you express that style.\n\nDon’t try to incorporate opposing styles or add plantings that could never work together such as roses in a xersicape garden or cacti in a cottage garden. Apart from that, test the boundaries and see what works. Try something and if it doesn’t work then try something else. After all, it is only gardening.', 'Choosing a Garden Style', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'choosing-a-garden-style', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:58:34', '2021-11-10 11:58:34', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1663', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1664, 1, '2021-11-10 06:57:43', '2021-11-10 11:57:43', 'The default setting for most beginner gardeners is to find some plants that you like and try and find places for each in your garden beds (I’ve done this too). We take a trip to our favourite nursery and pack the trolley with plants that we like. Maybe it’s the flower, the foliage, and the perfume or even it’s bird-attracting qualities.\n\nUnfortunately, we take little consideration as to how they will interact with plants we already have. We just thought that they were nice plants and they might look good in our garden.\n\nThere’s nothing wrong with this approach unless you are trying to construct a garden design that oozes beauty, order and desirability. If you want these things and have been following this series then the next step to take is to think through what style of garden you would like to have.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.gardendesigner.com/exp-sty3.htm\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Gardendesigner.com</a> has already done the hard work of explaining the different styles available. I plan, in the rest of this post, to just highlight some key themes of each garden style in the hope that they may inspire you to be creative with your own home garden design.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Cottage Garden</strong> – is a style that is open to rambling plantings and informal design. Vibrant colours, especially through spring and early summer, make this a winner for many gardeners as does the low-maintenance aspect. Many plants that make up this type of garden style are flowering annuals and self-seed prolifically.Picket fences, arbours, and garden whimsy are some of the structures and bling you would find in this style of garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Formal Garden</strong> – structure and order are the keys to this garden style. Hedges, topiary and bold statues and ornaments symbolise this design and portray its steeped history in European culture. Paths are clean and wide and garden beds are ordered and usually symmetrical. Conifers, lawns and hedging plants feature prominently in this style.Not for the faint-hearted, this garden style is high-maintenance to keep everything in its place.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Woodland Garden</strong> – if you want to keep a grove of mature trees that provide a wonderful canopy over your garden beds then this garden style might be what you’re looking for. Shade loving plants and bulbs are the main plantings for this style and decorations should be restricted to purely natural materials – stones, pebbles, moss covered rocks.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Container Garden</strong> – if you’re limited for space or live a transient lifestyle, then container gardening may be a good option. The use of containers, pots, urns, and recycled wheelbarrows are all great ways to keep your garden from becoming staid and the option to move them like a piece of furniture means that you can change your garden instantly.This style lends itself well to apartment living as well.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Native Garden</strong> – many gardeners opt to have a garden style that reflects their local flora. The benefit of this style is that plants are usually easy to come by and they will handle the conditions of your climate and soil type more readily than other exotics. They are more widely attractive to local fauna as well and so you may see more birds enter this style of garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Japanese Garden</strong> – it could also be called the Oriental Garden but most of the features that depict this style originate from Japanese gardeners. Dry riverbeds made with single coloured pebbles, low ornamental foliage shrubs offset with distinct flowering trees characterise this style. It is the Orient’s version of the European formal garden and has very bold decorations. These include teahouses, bamboo water features and zen style paths and focal points.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rainforest Garden</strong> – these can be created in many areas by choosing plants that are synonymous to rainforest areas. Palms, bamboos, bromeliads, cycads and a host of other tropical plants grow well together in a similar style as the Woodland Garden. High levels of organic mulch help create the dampness and retain moisture for this garden style.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Xeriscape Garden</strong> – this style is becoming very chic as gardeners are growing in their awareness of water resource limitations. This style uses cactus and succulent plantings as well as indigenous species to contrast the ever important foliage of many plants. Irrigation is never used, as the plants are required to sustain themselves on annual rainfall.This garden style is fairly low maintenance especially as lawns don’t feature in them at all.</li>\n</ul>\nThese are just a few of the main garden styles that can be easily transferred to your own garden. The key to doing these well is to remain true to the original idea of the style but also be creative in how you express that style.\n\nDon’t try to incorporate opposing styles or add plantings that could never work together such as roses in a xersicape garden or cacti in a cottage garden. Apart from that, test the boundaries and see what works. Try something and if it doesn’t work then try something else. After all, it is only gardening.', 'Choosing a Garden Style', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1663-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:57:43', '2021-11-10 11:57:43', '', 1663, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1664', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1665, 1, '2021-11-10 06:58:00', '2021-11-10 11:58:00', 'Yesterday’s post talked about choosing a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/choosing-a-garden-style/\">garden style</a> and while you may have already thought of ideas along these lines, there’s probably one more still to consider. This idea is termed the “borrowed landscape” and it means exactly what it infers.\n\nThe philosophy behind borrowed landscapes is to incorporate your garden design into the natural surroundings that can be viewed on the other side of your fences. Visual elements such as mountain ranges and hills, trees, shrubs and climbers can all be included in your overall garden design.\n\nHowever, like all things there are pros and cons to using the borrowed landscape.\n<h3>The Benefits of a Borrowed Landscape</h3>\nThe benefits of utilising the borrowed landscape are fairly obvious. Firstly, by tying your garden design in with what can already be viewed over your fences aids in keeping the look natural. If you do it well enough it can actually all seem part of your garden and that your plantings just merge in with current vistas.\n\nSecondly, if you’re starting with a new garden then being able to incorporate a borrowed landscape of trees can add some maturity to your design. Your garden may only be a few years old but take on the appearance of being old by highlighting the neighbour’s mature trees.\n\nFinally, you may be able to take advantage of different flowering seasons. If there is a tree in the neighbour’s yard that flowers prolifically every winter, then design your garden to highlight this. Don’t try and compete with it by adding flowers that will draw your attention away from it but rather compliment the tree with others that will flower as it finishes.\n<h3>The Pitfalls of a Borrowed Landscape</h3>\nObviously, the greatest pitfall when incorporating a borrowed landscape into your garden design is your lack of control over it. The neighbour may remove the tree you wanted to focus on or a property developer builds in front of your mountain view. You have no control over a borrowed landscape and while you may enjoy it for a period, there may come a time when you must redesign your garden because it’s now no longer available.\n\nThis lack of control also extends to pests and diseases and the fact that in most cases you won’t be able to remedy the situation. If your neighbour doesn’t treat the fungus growing through their hedge of conifers then you will be powerless to change it.\n\nAnother pitfall is that you may not actually like the borrowed landscape. It may be exactly what you don’t like to look at and then you will need to screen your fences so that the view is blocked out.\n\nPrivacy can also become a factor in considering the use of a borrowed landscape. If you’re trying to keep everything low so that you can enjoy the views just remember that others will be able to see into your garden as well.\n<h3>Wrapping it all up</h3>\nWeighing up the pros and cons of utilising your borrowed landscape will be an individual decision as there are many factors to consider. What may work for one garden can’t be expected in another.\n\nAs you have been doing with the garden design, think it through carefully and use it only if you think it will be beneficial.', 'The Borrowed Landscape', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1660-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:58:00', '2021-11-10 11:58:00', '', 1660, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1665', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1666, 1, '2021-11-10 06:58:32', '2021-11-10 11:58:32', 'The default setting for most beginner gardeners is to find some plants that you like and try and find places for each in your garden beds (I’ve done this too). We take a trip to our favourite nursery and pack the trolley with plants that we like. Maybe it’s the flower, the foliage, and the perfume or even it’s bird-attracting qualities.\n\nUnfortunately, we take little consideration as to how they will interact with plants we already have. We just thought that they were nice plants and they might look good in our garden.\n\nThere’s nothing wrong with this approach unless you are trying to construct a garden design that oozes beauty, order and desirability. If you want these things and have been following this series then the next step to take is to think through what style of garden you would like to have.\n\n<a href=\"https://gardendesigner.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Gardendesigner.com</a> has already done the hard work of explaining the different styles available. I plan, in the rest of this post, to just highlight some key themes of each garden style in the hope that they may inspire you to be creative with your own home garden design.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Cottage Garden</strong> – is a style that is open to rambling plantings and informal design. Vibrant colours, especially through spring and early summer, make this a winner for many gardeners as does the low-maintenance aspect. Many plants that make up this type of garden style are flowering annuals and self-seed prolifically.Picket fences, arbours, and garden whimsy are some of the structures and bling you would find in this style of garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Formal Garden</strong> – structure and order are the keys to this garden style. Hedges, topiary and bold statues and ornaments symbolise this design and portray its steeped history in European culture. Paths are clean and wide and garden beds are ordered and usually symmetrical. Conifers, lawns and hedging plants feature prominently in this style.Not for the faint-hearted, this garden style is high-maintenance to keep everything in its place.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Woodland Garden</strong> – if you want to keep a grove of mature trees that provide a wonderful canopy over your garden beds then this garden style might be what you’re looking for. Shade loving plants and bulbs are the main plantings for this style and decorations should be restricted to purely natural materials – stones, pebbles, moss covered rocks.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Container Garden</strong> – if you’re limited for space or live a transient lifestyle, then container gardening may be a good option. The use of containers, pots, urns, and recycled wheelbarrows are all great ways to keep your garden from becoming staid and the option to move them like a piece of furniture means that you can change your garden instantly.This style lends itself well to apartment living as well.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Native Garden</strong> – many gardeners opt to have a garden style that reflects their local flora. The benefit of this style is that plants are usually easy to come by and they will handle the conditions of your climate and soil type more readily than other exotics. They are more widely attractive to local fauna as well and so you may see more birds enter this style of garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Japanese Garden</strong> – it could also be called the Oriental Garden but most of the features that depict this style originate from Japanese gardeners. Dry riverbeds made with single coloured pebbles, low ornamental foliage shrubs offset with distinct flowering trees characterise this style. It is the Orient’s version of the European formal garden and has very bold decorations. These include teahouses, bamboo water features and zen style paths and focal points.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rainforest Garden</strong> – these can be created in many areas by choosing plants that are synonymous to rainforest areas. Palms, bamboos, bromeliads, cycads and a host of other tropical plants grow well together in a similar style as the Woodland Garden. High levels of organic mulch help create the dampness and retain moisture for this garden style.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Xeriscape Garden</strong> – this style is becoming very chic as gardeners are growing in their awareness of water resource limitations. This style uses cactus and succulent plantings as well as indigenous species to contrast the ever important foliage of many plants. Irrigation is never used, as the plants are required to sustain themselves on annual rainfall.This garden style is fairly low maintenance especially as lawns don’t feature in them at all.</li>\n</ul>\nThese are just a few of the main garden styles that can be easily transferred to your own garden. The key to doing these well is to remain true to the original idea of the style but also be creative in how you express that style.\n\nDon’t try to incorporate opposing styles or add plantings that could never work together such as roses in a xersicape garden or cacti in a cottage garden. Apart from that, test the boundaries and see what works. Try something and if it doesn’t work then try something else. After all, it is only gardening.', 'Choosing a Garden Style', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1663-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 06:58:32', '2021-11-10 11:58:32', '', 1663, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1666', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1667, 1, '2007-12-14 06:58:00', '2007-12-14 11:58:00', 'Simple. Apparently....\n\nWatch this video:\n\nBasically it involves the same practice as <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/vegiforms-novelty-vegetables-anyone/\">Vegiforms</a>. Rather than try and get the fruit into the bottle once it\'s mature, the bottle is placed over the fruit blooms and the fruit grows inside the bottle.\n\nOnce the fruit is fully ripened then the bottle can be removed. Then it\'s just a matter of filling the bottle with your favourite liqueur and storing. And these can be stored for years - the longer the better.', 'How Do You Fit Whole Fruit Inside a Bottle?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-do-you-fit-whole-fruit-inside-a-bottle', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:00:56', '2021-11-10 12:00:56', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1667', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1668, 1, '2021-11-10 07:00:35', '2021-11-10 12:00:35', 'Simple. Apparently....\n\nWatch this video:\n\nBasically it involves the same practice as <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/01/vegiforms_novelty_vegetables_anyone.html\">Vegiforms</a>. Rather than try and get the fruit into the bottle once it\'s mature, the bottle is placed over the fruit blooms and the fruit grows inside the bottle.\n\nOnce the fruit is fully ripened then the bottle can be removed. Then it\'s just a matter of filling the bottle with your favourite liqueur and storing. And these can be stored for years - the longer the better.', 'How Do You Fit Whole Fruit Inside a Bottle?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1667-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:00:35', '2021-11-10 12:00:35', '', 1667, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1668', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1669, 1, '2021-11-10 07:00:54', '2021-11-10 12:00:54', 'Simple. Apparently....\n\nWatch this video:\n\nBasically it involves the same practice as <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/vegiforms-novelty-vegetables-anyone/\">Vegiforms</a>. Rather than try and get the fruit into the bottle once it\'s mature, the bottle is placed over the fruit blooms and the fruit grows inside the bottle.\n\nOnce the fruit is fully ripened then the bottle can be removed. Then it\'s just a matter of filling the bottle with your favourite liqueur and storing. And these can be stored for years - the longer the better.', 'How Do You Fit Whole Fruit Inside a Bottle?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1667-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:00:54', '2021-11-10 12:00:54', '', 1667, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1669', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1670, 1, '2007-11-30 07:01:00', '2007-11-30 12:01:00', 'A while back I mentioned the upcoming Garden Photographer of the Year awards for all you budding SLR maestros. Well, if you weren\'t enticed before to enter maybe the upgraded awards package might tempt you out of your lazy-boy and into the garden.\n\nHere\'s GPOTY\'s press release;\n\nThe Garden Photographer of the Year Team is delighted to announce the support of Manfrotto, Kata and Visible Dust as prize sponsors for the forthcoming competition.\n\nIn addition to the main cash prizes of £5000 for Best Single Image and £5000* (includes £2000 Calumet vouchers), for The Best Portfolio, there is now a generous range of more than £10 000 worth of vouchers for products from these highly reputable brands. This means that the total prize pot of cash and vouchers now exceeds £25,000.\n\nThe full range of cash and equipment prizes for winners and runners-up for each of the categories can be found on the website, gpoty.org\n\nPrizes for Young Garden Photographer of the Year will be announced shortly.\n\nEntries close on 31.1.08 and participants can enter single images or themed portfolios in each of the following categories:\n\n• Plant Portraits\n• Garden Views\n• My Garden\n• Life in the Garden\n• Trees\n\nThe top 100 winning and commended images will be shown at a purpose-built outdoor exhibition in Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London from May to September 2008 to an audience of hundreds of thousands of viewers.\n\nAndrew Lawson, Judge and Director of the Garden Photographer of the Year said, “ We\'re delighted to have such stunning prizes and we\'re particularly pleased to be able to reward the sustained work of portfolios as well as single images. The prize fund of £10,000 cash recognises flower and garden photography as the equal of landscape, travel and natural history photography, which already have their own competitions. The extra £10,000 worth of vouchers from the Manfrotto, Kata and Visible Dust brands adds a whole new dimension”.\n\nSo, get cracking.', 'Garden Photographer of the Year: More Prizes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'garden-photographer-of-the-year-2007', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:03:36', '2021-11-10 12:03:36', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1670', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(1671, 1, '2021-11-10 07:02:25', '2021-11-10 12:02:25', 'A while back I mentioned the upcoming Garden Photographer of the Year awards for all you budding SLR maestros. Well, if you weren\'t enticed before to enter maybe the upgraded awards package might tempt you out of your lazy-boy and into the garden.\n\nHere\'s GPOTY\'s press release;\n\nThe Garden Photographer of the Year Team is delighted to announce the support of Manfrotto, Kata and Visible Dust as prize sponsors for the forthcoming competition.\n\nIn addition to the main cash prizes of £5000 for Best Single Image and £5000* (includes £2000 Calumet vouchers), for The Best Portfolio, there is now a generous range of more than £10 000 worth of vouchers for products from these highly reputable brands. This means that the total prize pot of cash and vouchers now exceeds £25,000.\n\nThe full range of cash and equipment prizes for winners and runners-up for each of the categories can be found on the website, <a href=\"http://www.gpoty.org/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gpoty.org</a>\n\nPrizes for Young Garden Photographer of the Year will be announced shortly.\n\nEntries close on 31.1.08 and participants can enter single images or themed portfolios in each of the following categories:\n\n• Plant Portraits\n• Garden Views\n• My Garden\n• Life in the Garden\n• Trees\n\nThe top 100 winning and commended images will be shown at a purpose-built outdoor exhibition in Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London from May to September 2008 to an audience of hundreds of thousands of viewers.\n\nAndrew Lawson, Judge and Director of the Garden Photographer of the Year said, “ We\'re delighted to have such stunning prizes and we\'re particularly pleased to be able to reward the sustained work of portfolios as well as single images. The prize fund of £10,000 cash recognises flower and garden photography as the equal of landscape, travel and natural history photography, which already have their own competitions. The extra £10,000 worth of vouchers from the Manfrotto, Kata and Visible Dust brands adds a whole new dimension”.\n\nFor more details on “How to Enter”, please visit <a href=\"http://www.gpoty.org/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gpoty.org</a>.\n\nSo, get cracking.', 'Garden Photographer of the Year: More Prizes', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1670-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:02:25', '2021-11-10 12:02:25', '', 1670, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1671', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1672, 1, '2021-11-10 07:03:35', '2021-11-10 12:03:35', 'A while back I mentioned the upcoming Garden Photographer of the Year awards for all you budding SLR maestros. Well, if you weren\'t enticed before to enter maybe the upgraded awards package might tempt you out of your lazy-boy and into the garden.\n\nHere\'s GPOTY\'s press release;\n\nThe Garden Photographer of the Year Team is delighted to announce the support of Manfrotto, Kata and Visible Dust as prize sponsors for the forthcoming competition.\n\nIn addition to the main cash prizes of £5000 for Best Single Image and £5000* (includes £2000 Calumet vouchers), for The Best Portfolio, there is now a generous range of more than £10 000 worth of vouchers for products from these highly reputable brands. This means that the total prize pot of cash and vouchers now exceeds £25,000.\n\nThe full range of cash and equipment prizes for winners and runners-up for each of the categories can be found on the website, gpoty.org\n\nPrizes for Young Garden Photographer of the Year will be announced shortly.\n\nEntries close on 31.1.08 and participants can enter single images or themed portfolios in each of the following categories:\n\n• Plant Portraits\n• Garden Views\n• My Garden\n• Life in the Garden\n• Trees\n\nThe top 100 winning and commended images will be shown at a purpose-built outdoor exhibition in Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London from May to September 2008 to an audience of hundreds of thousands of viewers.\n\nAndrew Lawson, Judge and Director of the Garden Photographer of the Year said, “ We\'re delighted to have such stunning prizes and we\'re particularly pleased to be able to reward the sustained work of portfolios as well as single images. The prize fund of £10,000 cash recognises flower and garden photography as the equal of landscape, travel and natural history photography, which already have their own competitions. The extra £10,000 worth of vouchers from the Manfrotto, Kata and Visible Dust brands adds a whole new dimension”.\n\nSo, get cracking.', 'Garden Photographer of the Year: More Prizes', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1670-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:03:35', '2021-11-10 12:03:35', '', 1670, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1672', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1673, 1, '2007-11-28 07:03:00', '2007-11-28 12:03:00', 'If you\'ve been potting up your plants on makeshift tables around the yard like I have for the past 4 years, then maybe we do have a use for a potting bench. They\'ve always struck me as fanciful gardening extras that old ladies wielding Zimmer frames cling on to - not that there\'s anything wrong with old ladies OR Zimmer frames!\n\nI\'ve just always assumed that if you have your <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-potting-shed/\">garden potting shed</a> then a potting bench was a superfluous decoration. But the assumption fails, of course, if you don\'t have your own garden shed - and most gardeners residing in apartments and units won\'t.\n\nSo the next best thing is to perform all your potting duties in a location that is practical and accessible. Enter stage left - the potting bench!\n\nLike most things you could easily <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3F1SVqK\">go and buy one</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000OSTWKW\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> or, if you\'re not technically challenged, try making your own.\n\nMike McClure has <a href=\"http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/pages/structures/potting_bench.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">designed a great DIY project</a> for building your own potting bench. From the wood sizes, number of screws and bolts to even fitting the legs with plastic caps to avoid rot, this is one How-To that will easily become a How\'s-That!\n\nThe beauty of having a potting bench is that most of your everyday gardening tools and equipment can be kept in the one place. You no longer have to search around for the last place you used your secateurs or where to find some ties when staking your plants. For the OCD\'s (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) of us, this one tool could streamline our hobby to insurmountable enjoyment levels.\n\nAfter struggling with different areas in my garden to pot my plants and seedlings, I\'m looking forward with eager anticipation to the day when my garden shed will become operational (all that\'s missing now are the benches). So, if I knew that I would have to wait 4 years before being able to have an area to work from, I certainly would have made my own.', 'A Gardening Bench to Send You Completely Potty', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-gardening-bench-to-send-you-completely-potty', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:05:50', '2021-11-10 12:05:50', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1673', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1674, 1, '2021-11-10 07:05:29', '2021-11-10 12:05:29', 'If you\'ve been potting up your plants on makeshift tables around the yard like I have for the past 4 years, then maybe we do have a use for a potting bench. They\'ve always struck me as fanciful gardening extras that old ladies wielding Zimmer frames cling on to - not that there\'s anything wrong with old ladies OR Zimmer frames!\n\nI\'ve just always assumed that if you have your <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/the_garden_potting_shed.html\">garden potting shed</a> then a potting bench was a superfluous decoration. But the assumption fails, of course, if you don\'t have your own garden shed - and most gardeners residing in apartments and units won\'t.\n\nSo the next best thing is to perform all your potting duties in a location that is practical and accessible. Enter stage left - the potting bench!\n\nLike most things you could easily <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3F1SVqK\">go and buy one</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000OSTWKW\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> or, if you\'re not technically challenged, try making your own.\n\nMike McClure has <a href=\"http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/pages/structures/potting_bench.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">designed a great DIY project</a> for building your own potting bench. From the wood sizes, number of screws and bolts to even fitting the legs with plastic caps to avoid rot, this is one How-To that will easily become a How\'s-That!\n\nThe beauty of having a potting bench is that most of your everyday gardening tools and equipment can be kept in the one place. You no longer have to search around for the last place you used your secateurs or where to find some ties when staking your plants. For the OCD\'s (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) of us, this one tool could streamline our hobby to insurmountable enjoyment levels.\n\nAfter struggling with different areas in my garden to pot my plants and seedlings, I\'m looking forward with eager anticipation to the day when my garden shed will become operational (all that\'s missing now are the benches). So, if I knew that I would have to wait 4 years before being able to have an area to work from, I certainly would have made my own.', 'A Gardening Bench to Send You Completely Potty', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1673-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:05:29', '2021-11-10 12:05:29', '', 1673, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1674', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1675, 1, '2021-11-10 07:05:48', '2021-11-10 12:05:48', 'If you\'ve been potting up your plants on makeshift tables around the yard like I have for the past 4 years, then maybe we do have a use for a potting bench. They\'ve always struck me as fanciful gardening extras that old ladies wielding Zimmer frames cling on to - not that there\'s anything wrong with old ladies OR Zimmer frames!\n\nI\'ve just always assumed that if you have your <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-potting-shed/\">garden potting shed</a> then a potting bench was a superfluous decoration. But the assumption fails, of course, if you don\'t have your own garden shed - and most gardeners residing in apartments and units won\'t.\n\nSo the next best thing is to perform all your potting duties in a location that is practical and accessible. Enter stage left - the potting bench!\n\nLike most things you could easily <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3F1SVqK\">go and buy one</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000OSTWKW\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> or, if you\'re not technically challenged, try making your own.\n\nMike McClure has <a href=\"http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/pages/structures/potting_bench.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">designed a great DIY project</a> for building your own potting bench. From the wood sizes, number of screws and bolts to even fitting the legs with plastic caps to avoid rot, this is one How-To that will easily become a How\'s-That!\n\nThe beauty of having a potting bench is that most of your everyday gardening tools and equipment can be kept in the one place. You no longer have to search around for the last place you used your secateurs or where to find some ties when staking your plants. For the OCD\'s (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) of us, this one tool could streamline our hobby to insurmountable enjoyment levels.\n\nAfter struggling with different areas in my garden to pot my plants and seedlings, I\'m looking forward with eager anticipation to the day when my garden shed will become operational (all that\'s missing now are the benches). So, if I knew that I would have to wait 4 years before being able to have an area to work from, I certainly would have made my own.', 'A Gardening Bench to Send You Completely Potty', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1673-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:05:48', '2021-11-10 12:05:48', '', 1673, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1675', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1676, 1, '2007-11-26 07:06:00', '2007-11-26 12:06:00', 'Everybody\'s planting trees at the moment and it\'s become one of the biggest marketing boons to hit our TV\'s. If you haven\'t heard the term \'carbon neutral\' yet...then it\'s possibly the right time to come out from under your rock. This is our new reality.\n\nThe phrase refers to each individual\'s carbon \'footprint\' that they leave on the earth. Basically, everything you consume has an environmental cost attached to it. For example, if you enjoy bottled water as opposed to your own tap H20 then you have taken from the environment the cost of the bottle plus any air miles required to transport from the mountain spring based in the Pyrenees to you in downtown wherever.\n\nSo, in our endeavour to be \'green\' and accept our responsibility as custodians of this earth we are trying to restore the balance and make our consumption \'neutral\'. That is, if we take then we must give back.\n\nAnd it seems that the most appropriate way to give back - is to plant a tree. And why not? Each tree can hold more than a tenth of its mass in carbon so it makes complete sense to balance nature by planting more of these organic filtering systems.\n\nMarketers have picked up on this paradigm shift as well. So much so that in exchange for your hard-earned dollar to purchase their service or product they will plant a tree ... or two...hundred. If you\'re looking for employment growth in the next decade I would certainly invest in \'tree planting\'.\n\nHowever, with all this good vibe on being carbon neutral are we focusing on the trees but missing the forest? Like, how many trees should really be planted for my car to have replacement tyres? And, is my last meal at McDonald\'s (that was back in my teen years) really worth a tree?\n\nI can\'t help but think that this is going to be the next environment fiasco where consumers will eventually throw up their hands in disbelief. Will advertisers try to outdo each other, offering more trees than their competitors, in a bid to secure your purchasing dollar?\n\nAnd why do we feel justified that a tree is going to compensate for our ever-burgeoning lust for more? Don\'t we realise that the problem isn\'t about neutralising our effect on the environment but lessening it?', 'I Farted...so I Planted a Tree!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'i-farted-so-i-planted-a-tree', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:09:01', '2021-11-10 12:09:01', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1676', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1678, 1, '2021-11-10 07:09:00', '2021-11-10 12:09:00', 'Everybody\'s planting trees at the moment and it\'s become one of the biggest marketing boons to hit our TV\'s. If you haven\'t heard the term \'carbon neutral\' yet...then it\'s possibly the right time to come out from under your rock. This is our new reality.\n\nThe phrase refers to each individual\'s carbon \'footprint\' that they leave on the earth. Basically, everything you consume has an environmental cost attached to it. For example, if you enjoy bottled water as opposed to your own tap H20 then you have taken from the environment the cost of the bottle plus any air miles required to transport from the mountain spring based in the Pyrenees to you in downtown wherever.\n\nSo, in our endeavour to be \'green\' and accept our responsibility as custodians of this earth we are trying to restore the balance and make our consumption \'neutral\'. That is, if we take then we must give back.\n\nAnd it seems that the most appropriate way to give back - is to plant a tree. And why not? Each tree can hold more than a tenth of its mass in carbon so it makes complete sense to balance nature by planting more of these organic filtering systems.\n\nMarketers have picked up on this paradigm shift as well. So much so that in exchange for your hard-earned dollar to purchase their service or product they will plant a tree ... or two...hundred. If you\'re looking for employment growth in the next decade I would certainly invest in \'tree planting\'.\n\nHowever, with all this good vibe on being carbon neutral are we focusing on the trees but missing the forest? Like, how many trees should really be planted for my car to have replacement tyres? And, is my last meal at McDonald\'s (that was back in my teen years) really worth a tree?\n\nI can\'t help but think that this is going to be the next environment fiasco where consumers will eventually throw up their hands in disbelief. Will advertisers try to outdo each other, offering more trees than their competitors, in a bid to secure your purchasing dollar?\n\nAnd why do we feel justified that a tree is going to compensate for our ever-burgeoning lust for more? Don\'t we realise that the problem isn\'t about neutralising our effect on the environment but lessening it?', 'I Farted...so I Planted a Tree!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1676-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:09:00', '2021-11-10 12:09:00', '', 1676, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1678', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1679, 1, '2007-11-23 07:09:00', '2007-11-23 12:09:00', 'I\'ve just finished reading Chris Garret\'s post <a href=\"https://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/11/22/what-to-do-when-your-blog-plateaus/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">\"What to do when your blog plateaus\"</a> over at Darren Rowse\'s <a href=\"https://www.problogger.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Problogger.</a>\n\nI don\'t like to admit that I\'ve stalled or that my blog is becoming stale, but in my busyness of trying to complete my Garden Blog Directory update <em>due to be released on 1 Dec</em>, I sense that this ship is merely drifting. You don\'t believe me... check out my feed subscribers.\n\nNow, I\'m not after your compliments or reassurance that all is right with my world but what I am keen to hear is what needs to change to keep you - my down-right gorgeously, loyal readers - interested and coming back for more. And, while we\'re at it, what things turn you off about my blog.\n\nHow\'s the writing style? Content? Humour (or lack of it)? Photographs? Interaction? Helpful advice? Ya-da, ya-da!!!\n\nFor instance, one of my friends recently unsubscribed from my email feeds. I was devastated until I found out that the reason was because he couldn\'t read the font-size I was using. Just a few changes and it\'s all good again.\n\nSo, I want you to be as candid as you like. I\'ve put on my heavy-duty, chain-mail suit to limit the flesh wounds, so anything you add will be taken constructively. Even if your smell-o-vision LCD screen is picking up on my halitosis, I want to know about it.', 'What Would You Like To See Here on GTNI?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-would-you-like-to-see-here-on-gtni', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:12:34', '2021-11-10 12:12:34', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1679', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1681, 1, '2021-11-10 07:11:57', '2021-11-10 12:11:57', 'I\'ve just finished reading Chris Garret\'s post <a href=\"http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/11/22/what-to-do-when-your-blog-plateaus/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">\"What to do when your blog plateaus\"</a> over at Darren Rowse\'s <a href=\"http://www.problogger.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Problogger.</a>\n\nI don\'t like to admit that I\'ve stalled or that my blog is becoming stale, but in my busyness of trying to complete my <a href=\"http://www.blotanical.com/\">Garden Blog Directory update</a> <em>due to be released on 1 Dec</em>, I sense that this ship is merely drifting. You don\'t believe me... check out my feed subscribers.\n\nNow, I\'m not after your compliments or reassurance that all is right with my world but what I am keen to hear is what needs to change to keep you - my down-right gorgeously, loyal readers - interested and coming back for more. And, while we\'re at it, what things turn you off about my blog.\n\nHow\'s the writing style? Content? Humour (or lack of it)? Photographs? Interaction? Helpful advice? Ya-da, ya-da!!!\n\nFor instance, one of my friends recently unsubscribed from my email feeds. I was devastated until I found out that the reason was because he couldn\'t read the font-size I was using. Just a few changes and it\'s all good again.\n\nSo, I want you to be as candid as you like. I\'ve put on my heavy-duty, chain-mail suit to limit the flesh wounds, so anything you add will be taken constructively. Even if your smell-o-vision LCD screen is picking up on my halitosis, I want to know about it.', 'What Would You Like To See Here on GTNI?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1679-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:11:57', '2021-11-10 12:11:57', '', 1679, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1681', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1682, 1, '2021-11-10 07:12:33', '2021-11-10 12:12:33', 'I\'ve just finished reading Chris Garret\'s post <a href=\"https://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/11/22/what-to-do-when-your-blog-plateaus/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">\"What to do when your blog plateaus\"</a> over at Darren Rowse\'s <a href=\"https://www.problogger.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Problogger.</a>\n\nI don\'t like to admit that I\'ve stalled or that my blog is becoming stale, but in my busyness of trying to complete my Garden Blog Directory update <em>due to be released on 1 Dec</em>, I sense that this ship is merely drifting. You don\'t believe me... check out my feed subscribers.\n\nNow, I\'m not after your compliments or reassurance that all is right with my world but what I am keen to hear is what needs to change to keep you - my down-right gorgeously, loyal readers - interested and coming back for more. And, while we\'re at it, what things turn you off about my blog.\n\nHow\'s the writing style? Content? Humour (or lack of it)? Photographs? Interaction? Helpful advice? Ya-da, ya-da!!!\n\nFor instance, one of my friends recently unsubscribed from my email feeds. I was devastated until I found out that the reason was because he couldn\'t read the font-size I was using. Just a few changes and it\'s all good again.\n\nSo, I want you to be as candid as you like. I\'ve put on my heavy-duty, chain-mail suit to limit the flesh wounds, so anything you add will be taken constructively. Even if your smell-o-vision LCD screen is picking up on my halitosis, I want to know about it.', 'What Would You Like To See Here on GTNI?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1679-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:12:33', '2021-11-10 12:12:33', '', 1679, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1682', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1683, 1, '2007-11-21 07:12:00', '2007-11-21 12:12:00', 'No, the question is not: Do we all want to be sustainable gardeners? But, if we were serious about the environment is it actually POSSIBLE for us to be self-sufficient for our food intake? Is there enough land that we could all have a large enough plot of soil to grow all our dietary needs?\n\nIn a nutshell, the answer is \'Yes\'... and \'No\'.\n\nGreenspree.ca <a href=\"http://thesietch.org/mysietch/greenspree/2007/07/17/self-sufficiency/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">calculated the amount of land required for a family of four</a> to feed themselves as only 1/4 acre. One quarter of an acre - that\'s all.\n\nAnd according to prodigy.net - taking into account that the world\'s population has now surpassed 6.6 billion - there is enough arable land for each person to have their own 1/2 acre.\n\nThat means a family of four would be entitled to 2 acres each. With two acres (.8ha) this family would be able to grow enough fruit and vegetables, raise cows, poultry, a few sheep and even grow some grain crops. More than enough to satisfy their needs.\n\nCan you imagine it? You wake in the morning to milk the cow, check for eggs, till some soil with your pair of oxen and harvest some fruit all before breakfast. Romantically nostalgic, isn\'t it?\n\nOr is it?\n\nWhile this concept remains in some abstract theoretical debate we can imagine all sorts of scenarios. The problem with this notion is the personal ramifications for each individual.\n\nStarting with dividing up the land: who gets the prime coastal real estate? And who will have to endure the hardly arable desert areas that will struggle for rainfall every season? I\'ll be pushing for the former, that\'s for sure.\n\nIt\'s an interesting idea that we could all be self-sustaining but if our goal is only producing our needs then life could become somewhat ...dull! Everyone would be so consumed with providing for their own consumption that we would miss out on a myriad of treats and benefits. Even this computer screen you\'re looking at will probably be the last one you ever see - the company that built it has now closed its factory so that it too can become arable land.\n\nIs self-sustainability too great a concept to grasp? Or, is it just for the privileged few that can afford a 1/4 acre property?', 'Can We All Be Sustainable Gardeners?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'can-we-all-be-sustainable-gardeners', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:16:15', '2021-11-10 12:16:15', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1683', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1685, 1, '2021-11-10 07:15:21', '2021-11-10 12:15:21', 'No, the question is not: Do we all want to be sustainable gardeners? But, if we were serious about the environment is it actually POSSIBLE for us to be self-sufficient for our food intake? Is there enough land that we could all have a large enough plot of soil to grow all our dietary needs?\n\nIn a nutshell, the answer is \'Yes\'... and \'No\'.\n\nGreenspree.ca <a href=\"http://thesietch.org/mysietch/greenspree/2007/07/17/self-sufficiency/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">calculated the amount of land required for a family of four</a> to feed themselves as only 1/4 acre. One quarter of an acre - that\'s all.\n\nAnd <a href=\"http://pages.prodigy.net/jhonig/bignum/qland2.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">according to this site</a> - taking into account that the world\'s population has now surpassed 6.6 billion - there is enough arable land for each person to have their own 1/2 acre.\n\nThat means a family of four would be entitled to 2 acres each. With two acres (.8ha) this family would be able to grow enough fruit and vegetables, raise cows, poultry, a few sheep and even grow some grain crops. More than enough to satisfy their needs.\n\nCan you imagine it? You wake in the morning to milk the cow, check for eggs, till some soil with your pair of oxen and harvest some fruit all before breakfast. Romantically nostalgic, isn\'t it?\n\nOr is it?\n\nWhile this concept remains in some abstract theoretical debate we can imagine all sorts of scenarios. The problem with this notion is the personal ramifications for each individual.\n\nStarting with dividing up the land: who gets the prime coastal real estate? And who will have to endure the hardly arable desert areas that will struggle for rainfall every season? I\'ll be pushing for the former, that\'s for sure.\n\nIt\'s an interesting idea that we could all be self-sustaining but if our goal is only producing our needs then life could become somewhat ...dull! Everyone would be so consumed with providing for their own consumption that we would miss out on a myriad of treats and benefits. Even this computer screen you\'re looking at will probably be the last one you ever see - the company that built it has now closed its factory so that it too can become arable land.\n\nIs self-sustainability too great a concept to grasp? Or, is it just for the privileged few that can afford a 1/4 acre property?', 'Can We All Be Sustainable Gardeners?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1683-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:15:21', '2021-11-10 12:15:21', '', 1683, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1685', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1686, 1, '2021-11-10 07:16:13', '2021-11-10 12:16:13', 'No, the question is not: Do we all want to be sustainable gardeners? But, if we were serious about the environment is it actually POSSIBLE for us to be self-sufficient for our food intake? Is there enough land that we could all have a large enough plot of soil to grow all our dietary needs?\n\nIn a nutshell, the answer is \'Yes\'... and \'No\'.\n\nGreenspree.ca <a href=\"http://thesietch.org/mysietch/greenspree/2007/07/17/self-sufficiency/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">calculated the amount of land required for a family of four</a> to feed themselves as only 1/4 acre. One quarter of an acre - that\'s all.\n\nAnd according to prodigy.net - taking into account that the world\'s population has now surpassed 6.6 billion - there is enough arable land for each person to have their own 1/2 acre.\n\nThat means a family of four would be entitled to 2 acres each. With two acres (.8ha) this family would be able to grow enough fruit and vegetables, raise cows, poultry, a few sheep and even grow some grain crops. More than enough to satisfy their needs.\n\nCan you imagine it? You wake in the morning to milk the cow, check for eggs, till some soil with your pair of oxen and harvest some fruit all before breakfast. Romantically nostalgic, isn\'t it?\n\nOr is it?\n\nWhile this concept remains in some abstract theoretical debate we can imagine all sorts of scenarios. The problem with this notion is the personal ramifications for each individual.\n\nStarting with dividing up the land: who gets the prime coastal real estate? And who will have to endure the hardly arable desert areas that will struggle for rainfall every season? I\'ll be pushing for the former, that\'s for sure.\n\nIt\'s an interesting idea that we could all be self-sustaining but if our goal is only producing our needs then life could become somewhat ...dull! Everyone would be so consumed with providing for their own consumption that we would miss out on a myriad of treats and benefits. Even this computer screen you\'re looking at will probably be the last one you ever see - the company that built it has now closed its factory so that it too can become arable land.\n\nIs self-sustainability too great a concept to grasp? Or, is it just for the privileged few that can afford a 1/4 acre property?', 'Can We All Be Sustainable Gardeners?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1683-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:16:13', '2021-11-10 12:16:13', '', 1683, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1686', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1687, 1, '2007-10-31 07:16:00', '2007-10-31 11:16:00', 'What an interesting discussion that has emerged within the gardening blogosphere! First, Debra Roby picked up on my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/learning-how-to-use-your-new-gardening-tool-the-web/\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool: The Web</a> post stating that it “<a href=\"http://blogher.org/digging-dirt-gardeners-welcome-web-2-0\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">made me feel like I was living in the past</a>.” Then Amy from GardenRant <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2007/10/web-2o-in-the-g.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">picked up on the discussion</a> and had an incredible number of insightful commenters offering their opinions and suggestions.\n\nNow that the pot has been well and truly stirred it’s time to watch what will happen as it continues to simmer. To skim a few points that have been raised, here’s my view on what some have been saying;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Most gardeners seem to be in the older stages of life and are therefore less likely to adapt to changing technologyies</li>\n 	<li>On the other hand, those that have adopted these changes continue to use them but find that they’re only a tool and gardening remains the focus (Preach it, sister!)</li>\n 	<li>We’re reminded that we should look at these technologies in the eyes of our readers. What features are they seeking – if any?</li>\n 	<li>And finally, we should be very aware that information overload is certainly not what most gardeners are looking for.</li>\n</ul>\nIt’s ironic that the last point was the catalyst that prompted me to write the post in the first place. The reality is that there is so much information out there that without the right tools at our disposal we will struggle to make sense of it all.\n\nAnd who do we trust to get relevant, reliable information? Google? Certainly not. Even this monopolistic search engine is realising that groups (such as gardeners) don’t take their lead from large corporations. We instead, rely on networks. Trusted people with trustworthy reputations.\n\nThere are more tools on offer for gardeners and I shall write that post at a later date, but for the time being the seemingly archaic web tools I pointed out earlier are a good place to start.', 'Gardening 2.1', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gardening-2-1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:18:01', '2021-11-10 12:18:01', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1687', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1688, 1, '2021-11-10 07:17:37', '2021-11-10 12:17:37', 'What an interesting discussion that has emerged within the gardening blogosphere! First, Debra Roby picked up on my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/learning_how_to_use_your_new_gardening_tool_the_web.html\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool: The Web</a> post stating that it “<a href=\"http://blogher.org/digging-dirt-gardeners-welcome-web-2-0\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">made me feel like I was living in the past</a>.” Then Amy from GardenRant <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2007/10/web-2o-in-the-g.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">picked up on the discussion</a> and had an incredible number of insightful commenters offering their opinions and suggestions.\n\nNow that the pot has been well and truly stirred it’s time to watch what will happen as it continues to simmer. To skim a few points that have been raised, here’s my view on what some have been saying;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Most gardeners seem to be in the older stages of life and are therefore less likely to adapt to changing technologyies</li>\n 	<li>On the other hand, those that have adopted these changes continue to use them but find that they’re only a tool and gardening remains the focus (Preach it, sister!)</li>\n 	<li>We’re reminded that we should look at these technologies in the eyes of our readers. What features are they seeking – if any?</li>\n 	<li>And finally, we should be very aware that information overload is certainly not what most gardeners are looking for.</li>\n</ul>\nIt’s ironic that the last point was the catalyst that prompted me to write the post in the first place. The reality is that there is so much information out there that without the right tools at our disposal we will struggle to make sense of it all.\n\nAnd who do we trust to get relevant, reliable information? Google? Certainly not. Even this monopolistic search engine is realising that groups (such as gardeners) don’t take their lead from large corporations. We instead, rely on networks. Trusted people with trustworthy reputations.\n\nThere are more tools on offer for gardeners and I shall write that post at a later date, but for the time being the seemingly archaic web tools I pointed out earlier are a good place to start.', 'Gardening 2.1', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1687-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:17:37', '2021-11-10 12:17:37', '', 1687, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1688', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1689, 1, '2021-11-10 07:18:00', '2021-11-10 12:18:00', 'What an interesting discussion that has emerged within the gardening blogosphere! First, Debra Roby picked up on my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/learning-how-to-use-your-new-gardening-tool-the-web/\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool: The Web</a> post stating that it “<a href=\"http://blogher.org/digging-dirt-gardeners-welcome-web-2-0\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">made me feel like I was living in the past</a>.” Then Amy from GardenRant <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2007/10/web-2o-in-the-g.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">picked up on the discussion</a> and had an incredible number of insightful commenters offering their opinions and suggestions.\n\nNow that the pot has been well and truly stirred it’s time to watch what will happen as it continues to simmer. To skim a few points that have been raised, here’s my view on what some have been saying;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Most gardeners seem to be in the older stages of life and are therefore less likely to adapt to changing technologyies</li>\n 	<li>On the other hand, those that have adopted these changes continue to use them but find that they’re only a tool and gardening remains the focus (Preach it, sister!)</li>\n 	<li>We’re reminded that we should look at these technologies in the eyes of our readers. What features are they seeking – if any?</li>\n 	<li>And finally, we should be very aware that information overload is certainly not what most gardeners are looking for.</li>\n</ul>\nIt’s ironic that the last point was the catalyst that prompted me to write the post in the first place. The reality is that there is so much information out there that without the right tools at our disposal we will struggle to make sense of it all.\n\nAnd who do we trust to get relevant, reliable information? Google? Certainly not. Even this monopolistic search engine is realising that groups (such as gardeners) don’t take their lead from large corporations. We instead, rely on networks. Trusted people with trustworthy reputations.\n\nThere are more tools on offer for gardeners and I shall write that post at a later date, but for the time being the seemingly archaic web tools I pointed out earlier are a good place to start.', 'Gardening 2.1', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1687-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:18:00', '2021-11-10 12:18:00', '', 1687, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1689', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1690, 1, '2007-10-24 07:18:00', '2007-10-24 11:18:00', 'Human beings are very complex creatures and it isn’t until opposing sexes begin a project together that the enormity of our differences begin to show. Gardening is one such project. Place a man in the garden and he will create a very different vista than a woman, and vice versa. Put them together and you have a recipe for…well, disaster comes to mind…but it’s not the expression I was searching for.\n\nThe Man looks at a blank piece of land and envisions retaining walls, garden paths, arbours, water features, ponds, rolling lawns, enormous garden beds and places to sit and relax. The Woman sees the same things and tells the Man to get working.\n\nThe Man wants to start with the places to sit and relax. The Woman wants to start with a path to the washing line.\n\nThe Woman organises the father-in-law to come down for the weekend to give a hand. The Man organises a day of golf with his mates.\n\nThe Man wants to hire a bobcat to move some of the soil around. The Woman, realising that it will cost $80 (the price of a new dress), tells the Man to get back to work.\n\nThe Man wants to change one small detail on the plan. The Woman, seizing the opportunity, changes the plan.\nThe Man wants a shed. The Woman wants a pool. The new pool goes in the following weekend.\n\nOnce the garden is finally created and resembles some semblance of order the Woman spends her spare time picking flowers or reading in the places created to sit and relax. The Man fixes the retic.\n\nThe Man tries to be romantic and picks the Woman the largest rose in the garden. The Woman cries… realising her dreams of winning first place at the County Fair have just been dashed.\n\nThe Woman invites her friends over to view all the effort that’s gone into the new garden. She displays all the new flowering plants, sprawling lawns and places to sit and relax. She hides the undeveloped areas and whisks them quickly away from the ugly spots. Her friends praise her efforts and then dream about next season’s bulb catalogue.\n\nThe Man directs his friends straight to the ugly spots and casts his vision of someday grandeur. His friends applaud him then talk about sport.\n\nFinally the sun sets on another day in the garden and the Man wants a beer. The Woman wants to talk about their relationship. The Man drinks too much beer…', 'Are Men Better Gardeners Than Women?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'are-men-better-gardeners-than-women', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:19:42', '2021-11-10 12:19:42', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1690', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1691, 1, '2021-11-10 07:19:41', '2021-11-10 12:19:41', 'Human beings are very complex creatures and it isn’t until opposing sexes begin a project together that the enormity of our differences begin to show. Gardening is one such project. Place a man in the garden and he will create a very different vista than a woman, and vice versa. Put them together and you have a recipe for…well, disaster comes to mind…but it’s not the expression I was searching for.\n\nThe Man looks at a blank piece of land and envisions retaining walls, garden paths, arbours, water features, ponds, rolling lawns, enormous garden beds and places to sit and relax. The Woman sees the same things and tells the Man to get working.\n\nThe Man wants to start with the places to sit and relax. The Woman wants to start with a path to the washing line.\n\nThe Woman organises the father-in-law to come down for the weekend to give a hand. The Man organises a day of golf with his mates.\n\nThe Man wants to hire a bobcat to move some of the soil around. The Woman, realising that it will cost $80 (the price of a new dress), tells the Man to get back to work.\n\nThe Man wants to change one small detail on the plan. The Woman, seizing the opportunity, changes the plan.\nThe Man wants a shed. The Woman wants a pool. The new pool goes in the following weekend.\n\nOnce the garden is finally created and resembles some semblance of order the Woman spends her spare time picking flowers or reading in the places created to sit and relax. The Man fixes the retic.\n\nThe Man tries to be romantic and picks the Woman the largest rose in the garden. The Woman cries… realising her dreams of winning first place at the County Fair have just been dashed.\n\nThe Woman invites her friends over to view all the effort that’s gone into the new garden. She displays all the new flowering plants, sprawling lawns and places to sit and relax. She hides the undeveloped areas and whisks them quickly away from the ugly spots. Her friends praise her efforts and then dream about next season’s bulb catalogue.\n\nThe Man directs his friends straight to the ugly spots and casts his vision of someday grandeur. His friends applaud him then talk about sport.\n\nFinally the sun sets on another day in the garden and the Man wants a beer. The Woman wants to talk about their relationship. The Man drinks too much beer…', 'Are Men Better Gardeners Than Women?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1690-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:19:41', '2021-11-10 12:19:41', '', 1690, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1691', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1692, 1, '2007-10-22 07:20:00', '2007-10-22 11:20:00', 'We’ve started growing an ivy geranium, <em>Pelargonium peltatum</em> up the side of one of our Peppermint trees, <em>Agonis flexuosa</em>, as an experiment in adding another dimension to the garden. As I noticed its increasing size over the past 12 months, it occurred to me that maybe I’m doing a major dis-service to my tree. Instead of adorning the Peppermint’s bark, perhaps I’m gradually killing it with this creeper’s beauty?\n\nSadly, it wouldn’t be the first time a tree has died at the hands of an ignorant gardener – and it certainly won’t be the last – so I was keen to rectify the problem, if indeed there were a problem to rectify.\n\nIt’s logical for gardeners to desire this space as an extension of their planting boundaries. But, select the wrong plant to creep up your tree and you could be in for a hefty clean-up bill.\n<h3>Which plants are bad to grow as tree vines?</h3>\nWhenever you’re trying to decide whether a plant will be beneficial in your garden it’s best to look at the plant’s structure rather than rely on a incomprehensive list.\n\nHere are a few things to take into account;\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Check the vine’s root system</strong>\nIf the vine has an extensive root system that can choke the tree it is being grown on then it could become the tree’s killer. Rigorous systems that send out runner roots in search of deeper level water can become extremely harmful to the tree.They will try to compete with the trees root system, and if strong enough can restrict the tree from its nutrient supply.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Does the vine need sunlight?</strong>\nIf it does, then its growth may become rampant as it tries to source it. Depending on the trees growth the vine may be covered by the trees canopy and force it to compete with the tree.</li>\n 	<li><strong>How will the vine attach itself to the tree?</strong>\nThis can be one of the most important questions to ask and will give you some clue as to which vines and creepers may be killers and which ones may be appropriate. If the vine suckers on hard with penetrating tendrils then it’s a safe bet that it won’t be good for the tree. After years of growth, the vine will eventually suffocate the tree rendering it only useful to support the growing vine.</li>\n</ol>\nIn the case of the ivy geranium that we planted it rates well according to these criteria. Its root system is quite shallow, it can grow in full-sun to part shade and is a fairly slow grower. Also, its attaching mechanism is small tendrils that merely hang on the bark. In fact, if this plant were to be grown on a very smooth bark it would fail to stay in place.', 'How to Cover Tree With Creeping Vines Without Killing It', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-to-cover-tree-with-creeping-vines-without-killing-it', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:22:31', '2021-11-10 12:22:31', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1692', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(1693, 1, '2021-11-10 07:22:29', '2021-11-10 12:22:29', 'We’ve started growing an ivy geranium, <em>Pelargonium peltatum</em> up the side of one of our Peppermint trees, <em>Agonis flexuosa</em>, as an experiment in adding another dimension to the garden. As I noticed its increasing size over the past 12 months, it occurred to me that maybe I’m doing a major dis-service to my tree. Instead of adorning the Peppermint’s bark, perhaps I’m gradually killing it with this creeper’s beauty?\n\nSadly, it wouldn’t be the first time a tree has died at the hands of an ignorant gardener – and it certainly won’t be the last – so I was keen to rectify the problem, if indeed there were a problem to rectify.\n\nIt’s logical for gardeners to desire this space as an extension of their planting boundaries. But, select the wrong plant to creep up your tree and you could be in for a hefty clean-up bill.\n<h3>Which plants are bad to grow as tree vines?</h3>\nWhenever you’re trying to decide whether a plant will be beneficial in your garden it’s best to look at the plant’s structure rather than rely on a incomprehensive list.\n\nHere are a few things to take into account;\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Check the vine’s root system</strong>\nIf the vine has an extensive root system that can choke the tree it is being grown on then it could become the tree’s killer. Rigorous systems that send out runner roots in search of deeper level water can become extremely harmful to the tree.They will try to compete with the trees root system, and if strong enough can restrict the tree from its nutrient supply.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Does the vine need sunlight?</strong>\nIf it does, then its growth may become rampant as it tries to source it. Depending on the trees growth the vine may be covered by the trees canopy and force it to compete with the tree.</li>\n 	<li><strong>How will the vine attach itself to the tree?</strong>\nThis can be one of the most important questions to ask and will give you some clue as to which vines and creepers may be killers and which ones may be appropriate. If the vine suckers on hard with penetrating tendrils then it’s a safe bet that it won’t be good for the tree. After years of growth, the vine will eventually suffocate the tree rendering it only useful to support the growing vine.</li>\n</ol>\nIn the case of the ivy geranium that we planted it rates well according to these criteria. Its root system is quite shallow, it can grow in full-sun to part shade and is a fairly slow grower. Also, its attaching mechanism is small tendrils that merely hang on the bark. In fact, if this plant were to be grown on a very smooth bark it would fail to stay in place.', 'How to Cover Tree With Creeping Vines Without Killing It', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1692-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:22:29', '2021-11-10 12:22:29', '', 1692, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1693', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1694, 1, '2007-09-27 07:22:00', '2007-09-27 11:22:00', 'A special thanks to Julie from the <a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Flower Project</a> who pointed out this <a href=\"http://www.nzherald.co.nz/column/story.cfm?c_id=702&amp;objectid=10465845\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">tasty little morsel</a> floating around cyberspace. It\'s a list of Britian\'s top 10 injuries that occurred in the garden last year.\n\nHere they are;\n\n1. Lawn mowers (6500 accidents each year)\n2. Flower pots (5300)\n3. Secateurs and pruners (4400)\n4. Spades (3600)\n5. Electric hedge trimmers (3100)\n6. Plant tubs and troughs (2800)\n7. Shears (2100)\n8. Garden forks (2000)\n9. Hoses and sprinklers (1900)\n10. Garden canes and sticks (1800).\n\nWhile I certainly can understand the mowers, secateurs, hedge trimmers and shears I\'m a little lost for how those flower pots and plant tubs hurt so many people. Perhaps British gardeners are just a little more aggressive than others around the globe. Maybe the rest of us aren\'t gardening hard enough?\n\n<strong>So, how does one injure themselves with a flower pot? </strong>\n\nThe mind escalates into some brain-bending gymnastics when you try to contemplate some different scenarios where a flower pot could actually cause an injury.\n\nThe first one that springs to mind is where couples garden together and continue their domestic spats outside the confines of the family home. Many an argument has been overhead from the neighbour\'s yard but it finishes quickly when a terracotta pot smashes to the ground. Was it thrown? Did it miss? Is someone bleeding profusely?\n\nNo ambulance turns up so we just have to assume that it was a \'clumsy\' drop. Or has it been another unreported statistic?\n\nAnother scenario may focus on where these \'weapons of mass destruction\' are stored. At foot level the worst injury you could do was to stub your toe on the impeding object. Lift them above head level though and suddenly the risk becomes enormous. Gravity is no respecter of persons.\n\nThe final scenario can be traced back to \'competitor revenge\'. Oui? The National Plant Tubs and Troughs Association has been struggling in their marketing efforts against Flower Pots - as seen in this <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/billandben/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">cleverly designed advertising campaign</a>. Don\'t, for one minute, think that this is just a children\'s show for it\'s agenda is clearly to propagate the minds of an impressionable audience.\n\nMy guess is that they\'ve actually hired gardening \'hit-men\' to perpetrate gardens. Therefore, the statistics become inflated and cause gardeners to have a rethink about safety in their yards. One day those children will grow up to become gardeners. The\'ll see that Flower Pots are the #2 killer in our supposedly safe garden environments and opt for plant tubs instead. It\'s obvious how far this conspiracy reaches as the NPT&amp;T; mastermind this destruction of innocent minds.\n\nYou can almost hear conversations happening in backyards all over the world -\n\n\"Yes, we decided to buy a plant tub instead of a flower pot. Did you know that flower pots are the second most dangerous item in the garden?\"\n\n\"I know. Barry from next-door had to undergo surgery to remove some flower pot shrapnel embedded in his spleen.\"\n\nSure, this is just my opinion but it makes sense doesn\'t it?', 'Top 10 Gardening Injuries', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'top-10-gardening-injuries', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:26:49', '2021-11-10 12:26:49', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1694', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1695, 1, '2021-11-10 07:25:34', '2021-11-10 12:25:34', '', 'gardening-injury', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'gardening-injury', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:25:37', '2021-11-10 12:25:37', '', 1694, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gardening-injury.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(1696, 1, '2021-11-10 07:26:15', '2021-11-10 12:26:15', 'A special thanks to Julie from the <a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Flower Project</a> who pointed out this <a href=\"http://www.nzherald.co.nz/column/story.cfm?c_id=702&amp;objectid=10465845\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">tasty little morsel</a> floating around cyberspace. It\'s a list of Britian\'s top 10 injuries that occurred in the garden last year.\n\nHere they are;\n\n1. Lawn mowers (6500 accidents each year)\n2. Flower pots (5300)\n3. Secateurs and pruners (4400)\n4. Spades (3600)\n5. Electric hedge trimmers (3100)\n6. Plant tubs and troughs (2800)\n7. Shears (2100)\n8. Garden forks (2000)\n9. Hoses and sprinklers (1900)\n10. Garden canes and sticks (1800).\n\nWhile I certainly can understand the mowers, secateurs, hedge trimmers and shears I\'m a little lost for how those flower pots and plant tubs hurt so many people. Perhaps British gardeners are just a little more aggressive than others around the globe. Maybe the rest of us aren\'t gardening hard enough?\n\n<strong>So, how does one injure themselves with a flower pot? </strong>The mind escalates into some brain-bending gymnastics when you try to contemplate some different scenarios where a flower pot could actually cause an injury.\n\nThe first one that springs to mind is where couples garden together and continue their domestic spats outside the confines of the family home. Many an argument has been overhead from the neighbour\'s yard but it finishes quickly when a terracotta pot smashes to the ground. Was it thrown? Did it miss? Is someone bleeding profusely?\n\nNo ambulance turns up so we just have to assume that it was a \'clumsy\' drop. Or has it been another unreported statistic?\n\nAnother scenario may focus on where these \'weapons of mass destruction\' are stored. At foot level the worst injury you could do was to stub your toe on the impeding object. Lift them above head level though and suddenly the risk becomes enormous. Gravity is no respecter of persons.\n\nThe final scenario can be traced back to \'competitor revenge\'. Oui? The National Plant Tubs and Troughs Association has been struggling in their marketing efforts against Flower Pots - as seen in this <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/billandben/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">cleverly designed advertising campaign</a>. Don\'t, for one minute, think that this is just a children\'s show for it\'s agenda is clearly to propagate the minds of an impressionable audience.\n\nMy guess is that they\'ve actually hired gardening \'hit-men\' to perpetrate gardens. Therefore, the statistics become inflated and cause gardeners to have a rethink about safety in their yards. One day those children will grow up to become gardeners. The\'ll see that Flower Pots are the #2 killer in our supposedly safe garden environments and opt for plant tubs instead. It\'s obvious how far this conspiracy reaches as the NPT&amp;T; mastermind this destruction of innocent minds.\n\nYou can almost hear conversations happening in backyards all over the world -\n\n\"Yes, we decided to buy a plant tub instead of a flower pot. Did you know that flower pots are the second most dangerous item in the garden?\"\n\n\"I know. Barry from next-door had to undergo surgery to remove some flower pot shrapnel embedded in his spleen.\"\n\nSure, this is just my opinion but it makes sense doesn\'t it?', 'Top 10 Gardening Injuries', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1694-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:26:15', '2021-11-10 12:26:15', '', 1694, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1696', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1697, 1, '2021-11-10 07:26:34', '2021-11-10 12:26:34', 'A special thanks to Julie from the <a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Flower Project</a> who pointed out this <a href=\"http://www.nzherald.co.nz/column/story.cfm?c_id=702&amp;objectid=10465845\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">tasty little morsel</a> floating around cyberspace. It\'s a list of Britian\'s top 10 injuries that occurred in the garden last year.\n\nHere they are;\n\n1. Lawn mowers (6500 accidents each year)\n2. Flower pots (5300)\n3. Secateurs and pruners (4400)\n4. Spades (3600)\n5. Electric hedge trimmers (3100)\n6. Plant tubs and troughs (2800)\n7. Shears (2100)\n8. Garden forks (2000)\n9. Hoses and sprinklers (1900)\n10. Garden canes and sticks (1800).\n\nWhile I certainly can understand the mowers, secateurs, hedge trimmers and shears I\'m a little lost for how those flower pots and plant tubs hurt so many people. Perhaps British gardeners are just a little more aggressive than others around the globe. Maybe the rest of us aren\'t gardening hard enough?\n\n<strong>So, how does one injure themselves with a flower pot? </strong>\n\nThe mind escalates into some brain-bending gymnastics when you try to contemplate some different scenarios where a flower pot could actually cause an injury.\n\nThe first one that springs to mind is where couples garden together and continue their domestic spats outside the confines of the family home. Many an argument has been overhead from the neighbour\'s yard but it finishes quickly when a terracotta pot smashes to the ground. Was it thrown? Did it miss? Is someone bleeding profusely?\n\nNo ambulance turns up so we just have to assume that it was a \'clumsy\' drop. Or has it been another unreported statistic?\n\nAnother scenario may focus on where these \'weapons of mass destruction\' are stored. At foot level the worst injury you could do was to stub your toe on the impeding object. Lift them above head level though and suddenly the risk becomes enormous. Gravity is no respecter of persons.\n\nThe final scenario can be traced back to \'competitor revenge\'. Oui? The National Plant Tubs and Troughs Association has been struggling in their marketing efforts against Flower Pots - as seen in this <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/billandben/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">cleverly designed advertising campaign</a>. Don\'t, for one minute, think that this is just a children\'s show for it\'s agenda is clearly to propagate the minds of an impressionable audience.\n\nMy guess is that they\'ve actually hired gardening \'hit-men\' to perpetrate gardens. Therefore, the statistics become inflated and cause gardeners to have a rethink about safety in their yards. One day those children will grow up to become gardeners. The\'ll see that Flower Pots are the #2 killer in our supposedly safe garden environments and opt for plant tubs instead. It\'s obvious how far this conspiracy reaches as the NPT&amp;T; mastermind this destruction of innocent minds.\n\nYou can almost hear conversations happening in backyards all over the world -\n\n\"Yes, we decided to buy a plant tub instead of a flower pot. Did you know that flower pots are the second most dangerous item in the garden?\"\n\n\"I know. Barry from next-door had to undergo surgery to remove some flower pot shrapnel embedded in his spleen.\"\n\nSure, this is just my opinion but it makes sense doesn\'t it?', 'Top 10 Gardening Injuries', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1694-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:26:34', '2021-11-10 12:26:34', '', 1694, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1697', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1698, 1, '2007-09-25 07:26:00', '2007-09-25 11:26:00', 'It seems every other day some celebrity joins the organic green brigade, cashing in on the chic image of conservation and gaining brownie points from a public incensed by the \'Inconvenient Truth\'.\n\nBut, while many celebs milk the environmental cash-cow there are one or two who are bona fide pioneers.\n\nHRH Prince of Wales is one such unassuming trend-setter.\n\n26 years ago, Prince Charles bought a dilapidated garden and adjoining farm and began his jaunt with organic gardening. The principles he employed then weren\'t as <a href=\"http://www.treehugger.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Treehugger</a>-ish as they are now so he endured the scorn of neighbours and a relentless public edging for a chance to bring shame again to this man.\n\nHowever, like any true pioneer the proof is always found in the pudding. And Highgrove is some pudding.\n\nFortunately for those of us who <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2007/08/gardenrant-once.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">didn\'t get an invitation to visit</a>, our HRH has now produced a book - <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3wwBxaz\">The Elements of Organic Gardening</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0967007690\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> - in conjunction with <em>Country Living</em> magazine\'s editor, Stephanie Donaldson.\n\nAnd, before you write this off as just another money-making venture by the world\'s elite take some time to consider what this man has to offer. 26 years pursuing his passion of sustainable gardening practices can\'t be summed up in a \"Top 10 Organic Ideas\" post.\n\nPlus, it\'s not the first book that Prince Charles has written. Five years ago HRH published - <a href=\"https://amzn.to/309hOS2\">Highgrove</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1841881708\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> - in conjunction with Charles Clover, the Environment Editor of the DAILY TELEGRAPH.This book is really the beginning of the garden and farming practices at Highgrove and the philosophy behind the choices made.\n\nFor a great article on the US journalist\'s visit to Highgrove read Adrian Higgins <a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090402040.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">account</a>.', 'An Organic Gardening Prince', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'an-organic-gardening-prince', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:29:30', '2021-11-10 12:29:30', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1698', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1699, 1, '2021-11-10 07:28:21', '2021-11-10 12:28:21', 'It seems every other day some celebrity joins the organic green brigade, cashing in on the chic image of conservation and gaining brownie points from a public incensed by the \'Inconvenient Truth\'.\n\nBut, while many celebs milk the environmental cash-cow there are one or two who are bona fide pioneers.\n\nHRH Prince of Wales is one such unassuming trend-setter.\n\n26 years ago, Prince Charles bought a dilapidated garden and adjoining farm and began his jaunt with organic gardening. The principles he employed then weren\'t as <a href=\"http://www.treehugger.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Treehugger</a>-ish as they are now so he endured the scorn of neighbours and a relentless public edging for a chance to bring shame again to this man.\n\nHowever, like any true pioneer the proof is always found in the pudding. And Highgrove is some pudding.\n\nFortunately for those of us who <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2007/08/gardenrant-once.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">didn\'t get an invitation to visit</a>, our HRH has now produced a book - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967007690?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=amatgardforno-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0967007690\">The Elements of Organic Gardening</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0967007690\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> - in conjunction with <em>Country Living</em> magazine\'s editor, Stephanie Donaldson.\n\nAnd, before you write this off as just another money-making venture by the world\'s elite take some time to consider what this man has to offer. 26 years pursuing his passion of sustainable gardening practices can\'t be summed up in a \"Top 10 Organic Ideas\" post.\n\nPlus, it\'s not the first book that Prince Charles has written. Five years ago HRH published - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1841881708?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=amatgardforno-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1841881708\">Highgrove</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1841881708\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> - in conjunction with Charles Clover, the Environment Editor of the DAILY TELEGRAPH.This book is really the beginning of the garden and farming practices at Highgrove and the philosophy behind the choices made.\n\nFor a great article on the US journalist\'s visit to Highgrove read Adrian Higgins <a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090402040.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">account</a>.', 'An Organic Gardening Prince', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1698-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:28:21', '2021-11-10 12:28:21', '', 1698, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1699', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1700, 1, '2021-11-10 07:29:29', '2021-11-10 12:29:29', 'It seems every other day some celebrity joins the organic green brigade, cashing in on the chic image of conservation and gaining brownie points from a public incensed by the \'Inconvenient Truth\'.\n\nBut, while many celebs milk the environmental cash-cow there are one or two who are bona fide pioneers.\n\nHRH Prince of Wales is one such unassuming trend-setter.\n\n26 years ago, Prince Charles bought a dilapidated garden and adjoining farm and began his jaunt with organic gardening. The principles he employed then weren\'t as <a href=\"http://www.treehugger.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Treehugger</a>-ish as they are now so he endured the scorn of neighbours and a relentless public edging for a chance to bring shame again to this man.\n\nHowever, like any true pioneer the proof is always found in the pudding. And Highgrove is some pudding.\n\nFortunately for those of us who <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2007/08/gardenrant-once.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">didn\'t get an invitation to visit</a>, our HRH has now produced a book - <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3wwBxaz\">The Elements of Organic Gardening</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0967007690\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> - in conjunction with <em>Country Living</em> magazine\'s editor, Stephanie Donaldson.\n\nAnd, before you write this off as just another money-making venture by the world\'s elite take some time to consider what this man has to offer. 26 years pursuing his passion of sustainable gardening practices can\'t be summed up in a \"Top 10 Organic Ideas\" post.\n\nPlus, it\'s not the first book that Prince Charles has written. Five years ago HRH published - <a href=\"https://amzn.to/309hOS2\">Highgrove</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1841881708\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> - in conjunction with Charles Clover, the Environment Editor of the DAILY TELEGRAPH.This book is really the beginning of the garden and farming practices at Highgrove and the philosophy behind the choices made.\n\nFor a great article on the US journalist\'s visit to Highgrove read Adrian Higgins <a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090402040.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">account</a>.', 'An Organic Gardening Prince', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1698-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:29:29', '2021-11-10 12:29:29', '', 1698, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1700', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1701, 1, '2007-09-24 07:29:00', '2007-09-24 11:29:00', 'As I was writing my last post I became a little curious as to what type of camera, if any, do other gardeners use to record their flowers and changes in landscape.\n\nDo most have a point-and-shoot? Or, are more gardeners moving over to digital SLR\'s? Perhaps, some are still talking photographs on film and getting it produced?\n\nSo, it seemed logical to introduce the poll for this week asking gardeners for the preference in garden imagery. Cast your vote and I\'ll report the results next Saturday.', 'How Do You Photograph Your Garden?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-do-you-photograph-your-garden', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:31:04', '2021-11-10 12:31:04', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1701', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1702, 1, '2021-11-10 07:31:03', '2021-11-10 12:31:03', 'As I was writing my last post I became a little curious as to what type of camera, if any, do other gardeners use to record their flowers and changes in landscape.\n\nDo most have a point-and-shoot? Or, are more gardeners moving over to digital SLR\'s? Perhaps, some are still talking photographs on film and getting it produced?\n\nSo, it seemed logical to introduce the poll for this week asking gardeners for the preference in garden imagery. Cast your vote and I\'ll report the results next Saturday.', 'How Do You Photograph Your Garden?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1701-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:31:03', '2021-11-10 12:31:03', '', 1701, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1702', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1703, 1, '2007-09-24 07:31:00', '2007-09-24 11:31:00', 'We lost our little Olympus point-and-shoot a couple weeks back so I haven\'t any photos to share of our progress on the weekend. Just think of this post as an exercise in developing your imagination.\n\nRe: the camera - I\'m not too worried about it (although it was a present for Deb a few years back) as it will now bring the purchase of my DSLR forward a few months - fingers crossed. The P&amp;S; was helpful for the family snaps but when it came to great flower pics it was fairly ordinary, at best. If the breeze were lighter than a whisper and the sun was almost at its zenith you might get an okay image. But any variation on those two elements would automatically signal a doomed photo.\n\nAnyway, enough of the camera.\n\nThe weekend was pretty busy sitting in front of the computer for most of Saturday plowing through my blog directory update (stay tuned). By Sunday arvo I was itching to get out into the garden and connect with something a little more natural, and my garden has been begging for this result over the past few weeks.\n\nAfter coaching my eldest son\'s soccer team, they all put in and bought me a $50 voucher to one of our local hardware/nurseries. So I headed down with grand expectations. Now, any gardener knows it doesn\'t take long to blow fifty bucks on plants but after walking around this store for a half hour I was scratching for ways to part with it.\n\nMost of the plants were overpriced, or struggling, or both. And the flowering annuals weren\'t much better. Marigolds, petunias, alyssum, hearts-ease and pansies - blah!! This was actually becoming a chore and it\'s only the start of spring.\n\nSo, I headed for the seed rack and picked up a few more interesting morsels. Rudbeckias, salvias, echinacea and honesty are all a few trials that should make it into the neglected front cottage garden this season. I also picked up two propagator packs and some seed-raising mix to get the little beauties underway.\n\nOnce sown into their trays, I turned my attention on propagating a few more plants from the garden. Deb had bought home a few agave pups from a friends house so they were potted up and also some semi-hardwood cuttings from my delicious correas. And before ripping out my \'no-name\' silver foliage plant I took a few soft-tip cuttings to keep for later.\n\nFinally, I headed back out into the garden to plant some potted beauties that were screaming for release. A yellow leucadendron, a few bromeliads and a tillandsia had spent more than enough time in isolation and you could almost hear them sigh as I tugged their root ball from their containers.\n\nI even had a spare 20 minutes to tidy up one of the garden beds and remove a heap of weeds. It almost looks good enough to photograph again.\n\nNow, where is that camera....?', 'On The Weekend: In My Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'on-the-weekend-in-my-garden', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:32:35', '2021-11-10 12:32:35', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1703', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1704, 1, '2021-11-10 07:32:34', '2021-11-10 12:32:34', 'We lost our little Olympus point-and-shoot a couple weeks back so I haven\'t any photos to share of our progress on the weekend. Just think of this post as an exercise in developing your imagination.\n\nRe: the camera - I\'m not too worried about it (although it was a present for Deb a few years back) as it will now bring the purchase of my DSLR forward a few months - fingers crossed. The P&amp;S; was helpful for the family snaps but when it came to great flower pics it was fairly ordinary, at best. If the breeze were lighter than a whisper and the sun was almost at its zenith you might get an okay image. But any variation on those two elements would automatically signal a doomed photo.\n\nAnyway, enough of the camera.\n\nThe weekend was pretty busy sitting in front of the computer for most of Saturday plowing through my blog directory update (stay tuned). By Sunday arvo I was itching to get out into the garden and connect with something a little more natural, and my garden has been begging for this result over the past few weeks.\n\nAfter coaching my eldest son\'s soccer team, they all put in and bought me a $50 voucher to one of our local hardware/nurseries. So I headed down with grand expectations. Now, any gardener knows it doesn\'t take long to blow fifty bucks on plants but after walking around this store for a half hour I was scratching for ways to part with it.\n\nMost of the plants were overpriced, or struggling, or both. And the flowering annuals weren\'t much better. Marigolds, petunias, alyssum, hearts-ease and pansies - blah!! This was actually becoming a chore and it\'s only the start of spring.\n\nSo, I headed for the seed rack and picked up a few more interesting morsels. Rudbeckias, salvias, echinacea and honesty are all a few trials that should make it into the neglected front cottage garden this season. I also picked up two propagator packs and some seed-raising mix to get the little beauties underway.\n\nOnce sown into their trays, I turned my attention on propagating a few more plants from the garden. Deb had bought home a few agave pups from a friends house so they were potted up and also some semi-hardwood cuttings from my delicious correas. And before ripping out my \'no-name\' silver foliage plant I took a few soft-tip cuttings to keep for later.\n\nFinally, I headed back out into the garden to plant some potted beauties that were screaming for release. A yellow leucadendron, a few bromeliads and a tillandsia had spent more than enough time in isolation and you could almost hear them sigh as I tugged their root ball from their containers.\n\nI even had a spare 20 minutes to tidy up one of the garden beds and remove a heap of weeds. It almost looks good enough to photograph again.\n\nNow, where is that camera....?', 'On The Weekend: In My Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1703-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:32:34', '2021-11-10 12:32:34', '', 1703, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1704', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1705, 1, '2007-09-21 07:32:00', '2007-09-21 11:32:00', 'We\'re creatures of comfort when it comes to growing vegetables in our gardens. The perennial favourites; tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuces and cabbage always get a guernsey and the only time we move outside of our preferences is when we experiment with a new variety.\n\nYet we rarely try a new species. Why is that? Is it because we have no idea what to do with some vegetables? Or, maybe we don\'t like eating them and therefore won\'t grow them in favour of our taste buds. Perhaps it has more to do with economics - limited space = demand = supply.\n\nWhatever the reason, kohlrabi is one of the least preferred vegetables to take up space in our veggie patch. Over the past week I\'ve had a poll asking gardeners: Which vegetable WOULDN\'T you grow in your vegie patch? And the big winner is...\n\nIn fact, pollsters granted okra a better chance to make it into their veggie patches than the humble kohlrabi. It seems this alien looking vegetable either needs a better PR officer or gardeners just really don\'t appreciate it.\n<h3>What does Kohlrabi have going for it?</h3>\nLots, really. Its colour and shape alone set it apart as one of those gourmet type vegetables that could rival the celeriac and multicoloured silverbeet. From a purely aesthetic purpose they should be a welcome addition to any garden.\n\nApart from kohlrabi\'s debonair good looks it\'s also a great tasting vegetable. Similar to a turnip its flavour is much milder and sweeter and can be substituted in many recipes that require turnips.\n<h3>How to grow kohlrabi</h3>\nWhile kohlrabi may share some similarities with turnips their growing pattern differs completely. Turnips, although a member of the <em>Brassica</em> family, are a root vegetable while Kohlrabi enjoys the sun and grows above ground.\n\nThey prefer a typically well-drained soil so if you\'re gardening in areas prone to clay you may want to lift them above ground level and feed with organic matter. While the leaves may attract snails and slugs they\'re not the essential part - although can still be eaten as greens - of the vegetable while the ball-shaped fruit is almost pest-resistant.\n\nKohlrabi are a spring vegetable but they can be sown throughout spring and into early summer and take about 6-8 weeks to harvest.\n\nIf you\'re willing to try something new in your veggie patch, kohlrabi could be a different option.', 'Kohlrabi is Your Least Favoured Vegetable', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'kohlrabi-is-your-least-favoured-vegetable', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:36:36', '2021-11-10 12:36:36', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1705', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1707, 1, '2021-11-10 07:36:35', '2021-11-10 12:36:35', 'We\'re creatures of comfort when it comes to growing vegetables in our gardens. The perennial favourites; tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuces and cabbage always get a guernsey and the only time we move outside of our preferences is when we experiment with a new variety.\n\nYet we rarely try a new species. Why is that? Is it because we have no idea what to do with some vegetables? Or, maybe we don\'t like eating them and therefore won\'t grow them in favour of our taste buds. Perhaps it has more to do with economics - limited space = demand = supply.\n\nWhatever the reason, kohlrabi is one of the least preferred vegetables to take up space in our veggie patch. Over the past week I\'ve had a poll asking gardeners: Which vegetable WOULDN\'T you grow in your vegie patch? And the big winner is...\n\nIn fact, pollsters granted okra a better chance to make it into their veggie patches than the humble kohlrabi. It seems this alien looking vegetable either needs a better PR officer or gardeners just really don\'t appreciate it.\n<h3>What does Kohlrabi have going for it?</h3>\nLots, really. Its colour and shape alone set it apart as one of those gourmet type vegetables that could rival the celeriac and multicoloured silverbeet. From a purely aesthetic purpose they should be a welcome addition to any garden.\n\nApart from kohlrabi\'s debonair good looks it\'s also a great tasting vegetable. Similar to a turnip its flavour is much milder and sweeter and can be substituted in many recipes that require turnips.\n<h3>How to grow kohlrabi</h3>\nWhile kohlrabi may share some similarities with turnips their growing pattern differs completely. Turnips, although a member of the <em>Brassica</em> family, are a root vegetable while Kohlrabi enjoys the sun and grows above ground.\n\nThey prefer a typically well-drained soil so if you\'re gardening in areas prone to clay you may want to lift them above ground level and feed with organic matter. While the leaves may attract snails and slugs they\'re not the essential part - although can still be eaten as greens - of the vegetable while the ball-shaped fruit is almost pest-resistant.\n\nKohlrabi are a spring vegetable but they can be sown throughout spring and into early summer and take about 6-8 weeks to harvest.\n\nIf you\'re willing to try something new in your veggie patch, kohlrabi could be a different option.', 'Kohlrabi is Your Least Favoured Vegetable', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1705-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:36:35', '2021-11-10 12:36:35', '', 1705, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1707', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1708, 1, '2007-08-31 07:37:00', '2007-08-31 11:37:00', 'You\'ve heard of water gardens, dry gardens, Japanese gardens and formal gardens. But what is a rain garden? Is it some kaleidoscope of rain forest meets xeriscaping? Or, does it entail irrigating your garden from <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/make-your-own-rain-water-barrels/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">rain barrels</a>?\n\nNo. It\'s just a relatively new term used to describe the process of capturing run-off from your gutters and drains and directing it into your garden beds. Basically your garden areas become soaks. They fill with water and then let it escape through the soil.\n\nThe reason rain gardens are becoming so popular is due in part to our love affair with covering the ground. Paving, asphalt, concrete and other impervious materials used to make our journeys more convenient hinder rain fall from seeping into the soil. Instead it runs off into storm water drains taking a plethora of pollutants with it.\n\nEach year this resource falls our way and every season we try to get rid of it. The idea behind a rain garden is that rather than diverting it away from your plants and landscaped areas you actually embrace it and incorporate an area to receive this precious commodity.\n<h3>How do you create a Rain Garden?</h3>\nThere are a ton of ideas around these days on how to transition your garden to start accepting storm run-off. But, the best resource I\'ve found is this <a href=\"http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/dsfm/shore/documents/rgmanual.pdf\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">How-To Manual</a> <em>[PDF]</em> developed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.\n\nIt outlines the benefits of creating a rain garden, shows you how to create one and then how to maintain it once you have one installed.\n<h3>What type of soil is needed for a Rain Garden?</h3>\nLogically one would assume that if you\'re trying to create a garden bed where water can be diverted to, then you need a sandy, well-draining soil. This is true and is certainly easier than creating a rain garden in a bed wrought with clay. But, gardeners who struggle with clay soils can still make these a part of their backyard as well.\n\nWhile a sandy or well-draining loam means the water can dissipate faster in a small area, those with clay soils will just need to increase the size of their garden beds thus enlarging the surface area. Obviously, adding organic material will improve the drainage of clay soils too.\n<h3>Do Rain Gardens still need reticulating?</h3>\nIf you rely on reticulation for your summer watering this won\'t change, although you may find it won\'t need to be used as often. Rain gardens are mainly for winter rainfall. Primarily, a rain gardens purpose is to re-divert the run-off more than irrigate your plants. Watering your plants is really a side benefit to the whole process.\n\nIf you wanted to cut down your watering requirements during summer then you would opt to divert this run-off to rain barrels or other water storage infrastructure.\n<h3>What types of plants can be grown in a Rain Garden?</h3>\nMost plants will still grow fine in a well-constructed rain garden. Those that are particularly disliking of wet feet can be grown in other areas but most will grow as well, if not better, in this environment.\n\nChoosing native plants that are indigenous to your area will have greater success because they\'re already accustomed to your climates annual rainfall.\n<h3>In Conclusion</h3>\nThese aren\'t the next gimmicky trend in garden styles. In fact, if more gardeners were to landscape one of these in their backyards we could certainly do a little more for preserving our environments.', 'What is a Rain Garden?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-is-a-rain-garden', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:42:50', '2021-11-10 12:42:50', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1708', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1709, 1, '2021-11-10 07:42:23', '2021-11-10 12:42:23', 'You\'ve heard of water gardens, dry gardens, Japanese gardens and formal gardens. But what is a rain garden? Is it some kaleidoscope of rain forest meets xeriscaping? Or, does it entail irrigating your garden from <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/08/make_your_own_rain_water_barrels.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">rain barrels</a>?\n\nNo. It\'s just a relatively new term used to describe the process of capturing run-off from your gutters and drains and directing it into your garden beds. Basically your garden areas become soaks. They fill with water and then let it escape through the soil.\n\nThe reason rain gardens are becoming so popular is due in part to our love affair with covering the ground. Paving, asphalt, concrete and other impervious materials used to make our journeys more convenient hinder rain fall from seeping into the soil. Instead it runs off into storm water drains taking a plethora of pollutants with it.\n\nEach year this resource falls our way and every season we try to get rid of it. The idea behind a rain garden is that rather than diverting it away from your plants and landscaped areas you actually embrace it and incorporate an area to receive this precious commodity.\n<h3>How do you create a Rain Garden?</h3>\nThere are a ton of ideas around these days on how to transition your garden to start accepting storm run-off. But, the best resource I\'ve found is this <a href=\"http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/dsfm/shore/documents/rgmanual.pdf\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">How-To Manual</a> <em>[PDF]</em> developed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.\n\nIt outlines the benefits of creating a rain garden, shows you how to create one and then how to maintain it once you have one installed.\n<h3>What type of soil is needed for a Rain Garden?</h3>\nLogically one would assume that if you\'re trying to create a garden bed where water can be diverted to, then you need a sandy, well-draining soil. This is true and is certainly easier than creating a rain garden in a bed wrought with clay. But, gardeners who struggle with clay soils can still make these a part of their backyard as well.\n\nWhile a sandy or well-draining loam means the water can dissipate faster in a small area, those with clay soils will just need to increase the size of their garden beds thus enlarging the surface area. Obviously, adding organic material will improve the drainage of clay soils too.\n<h3>Do Rain Gardens still need reticulating?</h3>\nIf you rely on reticulation for your summer watering this won\'t change, although you may find it won\'t need to be used as often. Rain gardens are mainly for winter rainfall. Primarily, a rain gardens purpose is to re-divert the run-off more than irrigate your plants. Watering your plants is really a side benefit to the whole process.\n\nIf you wanted to cut down your watering requirements during summer then you would opt to divert this run-off to rain barrels or other water storage infrastructure.\n<h3>What types of plants can be grown in a Rain Garden?</h3>\nMost plants will still grow fine in a well-constructed rain garden. Those that are particularly disliking of wet feet can be grown in other areas but most will grow as well, if not better, in this environment.\n\nChoosing native plants that are indigenous to your area will have greater success because they\'re already accustomed to your climates annual rainfall.\n<h3>In Conclusion</h3>\nThese aren\'t the next gimmicky trend in garden styles. In fact, if more gardeners were to landscape one of these in their backyards we could certainly do a little more for preserving our environments.', 'What is a Rain Garden?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1708-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:42:23', '2021-11-10 12:42:23', '', 1708, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1709', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1710, 1, '2021-11-10 07:42:48', '2021-11-10 12:42:48', 'You\'ve heard of water gardens, dry gardens, Japanese gardens and formal gardens. But what is a rain garden? Is it some kaleidoscope of rain forest meets xeriscaping? Or, does it entail irrigating your garden from <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/make-your-own-rain-water-barrels/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">rain barrels</a>?\n\nNo. It\'s just a relatively new term used to describe the process of capturing run-off from your gutters and drains and directing it into your garden beds. Basically your garden areas become soaks. They fill with water and then let it escape through the soil.\n\nThe reason rain gardens are becoming so popular is due in part to our love affair with covering the ground. Paving, asphalt, concrete and other impervious materials used to make our journeys more convenient hinder rain fall from seeping into the soil. Instead it runs off into storm water drains taking a plethora of pollutants with it.\n\nEach year this resource falls our way and every season we try to get rid of it. The idea behind a rain garden is that rather than diverting it away from your plants and landscaped areas you actually embrace it and incorporate an area to receive this precious commodity.\n<h3>How do you create a Rain Garden?</h3>\nThere are a ton of ideas around these days on how to transition your garden to start accepting storm run-off. But, the best resource I\'ve found is this <a href=\"http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/dsfm/shore/documents/rgmanual.pdf\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">How-To Manual</a> <em>[PDF]</em> developed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.\n\nIt outlines the benefits of creating a rain garden, shows you how to create one and then how to maintain it once you have one installed.\n<h3>What type of soil is needed for a Rain Garden?</h3>\nLogically one would assume that if you\'re trying to create a garden bed where water can be diverted to, then you need a sandy, well-draining soil. This is true and is certainly easier than creating a rain garden in a bed wrought with clay. But, gardeners who struggle with clay soils can still make these a part of their backyard as well.\n\nWhile a sandy or well-draining loam means the water can dissipate faster in a small area, those with clay soils will just need to increase the size of their garden beds thus enlarging the surface area. Obviously, adding organic material will improve the drainage of clay soils too.\n<h3>Do Rain Gardens still need reticulating?</h3>\nIf you rely on reticulation for your summer watering this won\'t change, although you may find it won\'t need to be used as often. Rain gardens are mainly for winter rainfall. Primarily, a rain gardens purpose is to re-divert the run-off more than irrigate your plants. Watering your plants is really a side benefit to the whole process.\n\nIf you wanted to cut down your watering requirements during summer then you would opt to divert this run-off to rain barrels or other water storage infrastructure.\n<h3>What types of plants can be grown in a Rain Garden?</h3>\nMost plants will still grow fine in a well-constructed rain garden. Those that are particularly disliking of wet feet can be grown in other areas but most will grow as well, if not better, in this environment.\n\nChoosing native plants that are indigenous to your area will have greater success because they\'re already accustomed to your climates annual rainfall.\n<h3>In Conclusion</h3>\nThese aren\'t the next gimmicky trend in garden styles. In fact, if more gardeners were to landscape one of these in their backyards we could certainly do a little more for preserving our environments.', 'What is a Rain Garden?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1708-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:42:48', '2021-11-10 12:42:48', '', 1708, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1710', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1711, 1, '2007-08-30 07:43:00', '2007-08-30 11:43:00', 'If you\'re planning to sell your home in the near future and don\'t have trees, shrubs and a paved patio area - pencilling in a few DIY weekends may be on the cards.\n\nAccording to research conducted by UK\'s Halifax Estate Agents, these three features are what most buyers are looking for. The findings are intriguing because it flies in the face of modern home pedagogy.\n\nIf you take current TV shows as gospel - and I\'m not sure why you would - then plantings need to be low maintenance, foliage species. Grasses, succulents and strappy-leaved plants have been the rage for almost a decade. We\'ve been led to believe that people no longer enjoy gardening, or gardens. Therefore, the lie continues, we need to make our \"outdoor spaces\" as minimally imposing on others as we possibly can.\n\nBut, if this research is anything to go by then it seems that homebuyers are looking for houses with gardens more than minimalist outdoor spaces. Why? Because shrubs and trees are hardly low-maintenance. Certainly not as carefree as flax and cordylines, anyway.\n\nThey require regular fertilising, mulching, pruning and some even need frequent deadheading during their growing season.\n\nHave homebuyers really seen the error of their ways? Or, are they just nostalgically romanticising the gardens they once grew up in?\n\nAnyway...moving on.. Here are the winners in the features most homebuyers look for.\n<h4>Must-Have Garden Feature Winners</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>63% of homebuyers are looking for homes with trees and shrubs</li>\n 	<li>58% want a paved patio</li>\n 	<li>57% want a garden shed or greenhouse</li>\n 	<li>43% would like a water feature, and</li>\n 	<li>42% like the idea of growing roses</li>\n</ol>\nPeople aren\'t just looking for the things they want either. There are a few items that many of them would rather not see in the garden. And here they are;\n<h4>Things that shouldn\'t Feature in the Garden</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>67% don\'t want to see garden rubbish. Makes sense. Here\'s some tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/a-garden-maintenance-area-thats-not-an-eyesore/\">hide your garden maintenance areas</a>.</li>\n 	<li>59% are turned off by dog and cat mess</li>\n 	<li>43% said they want their privacy and don\'t like neighbours looking over the fence. Here\'s some gardening tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/creating-a-garden-screen/\">screen your backyard</a>.</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the most interesting statistic to come out of this research - for me anyway - was the opinion of having gnomes in your garden. 1 in 10 people said they would be attracted to a home with garden gnomes while 17% (nearly 1 in 5) admitted that it would be a turn-off. <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/garden-gnomes-are-out/\">Interesting...</a>', 'Garden Must-Have Features... If You Plan To Sell Your Home', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'garden-musthave-features-if-you-plan-to-sell', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:59:05', '2021-11-10 12:59:05', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1711', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1713, 1, '2021-11-10 07:46:48', '2021-11-10 12:46:48', 'If you\'re planning to sell your home in the near future and don\'t have trees, shrubs and a paved patio area - pencilling in a few DIY weekends may be on the cards.\n\nAccording to research conducted by UK\'s Halifax Estate Agents, these three features are what most buyers are looking for. The findings are intriguing because it flies in the face of modern home pedagogy.\n\nIf you take current TV shows as gospel - and I\'m not sure why you would - then plantings need to be low maintenance, foliage species. Grasses, succulents and strappy-leaved plants have been the rage for almost a decade. We\'ve been led to believe that people no longer enjoy gardening, or gardens. Therefore, the lie continues, we need to make our \"outdoor spaces\" as minimally imposing on others as we possibly can.\n\nBut, if this research is anything to go by then it seems that homebuyers are looking for houses with gardens more than minimalist outdoor spaces. Why? Because shrubs and trees are hardly low-maintenance. Certainly not as carefree as flax and cordylines, anyway.\n\nThey require regular fertilising, mulching, pruning and some even need frequent deadheading during their growing season.\n\nHave homebuyers really seen the error of their ways? Or, are they just nostalgically romanticising the gardens they once grew up in?\n\nAnyway...moving on.. Here are the winners in the features most homebuyers look for.\n<h4>Must-Have Garden Feature Winners</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>63% of homebuyers are looking for homes with trees and shrubs</li>\n 	<li>58% want a paved patio</li>\n 	<li>57% want a garden shed or greenhouse</li>\n 	<li>43% would like a water feature, and</li>\n 	<li>42% like the idea of growing roses</li>\n</ol>\nPeople aren\'t just looking for the things they want either. There are a few items that many of them would rather not see in the garden. And here they are;\n<h4>Things that shouldn\'t Feature in the Garden</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>67% don\'t want to see garden rubbish. Makes sense. Here\'s some tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/09/a_garden_maintenance_area_thats_not_an_eyesore.html\">hide your garden maintenance areas</a>.</li>\n 	<li>59% are turned off by dog and cat mess</li>\n 	<li>43% said they want their privacy and don\'t like neighbours looking over the fence. Here\'s some gardening tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/creating_a_garden_screen.html\">screen your backyard</a>.</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the most interesting statistic to come out of this research - for me anyway - was the opinion of having gnomes in your garden. 1 in 10 people said they would be attracted to a home with garden gnomes while 17% (nearly 1 in 5) admitted that it would be a turn-off. <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/06/garden_gnomes_are_out.html\">Interesting...</a>\n\n<em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=10681&amp;title=Must-have+features+for+the+garden\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">DIYWeek.net</a></em>', 'Garden Must-Have Features... If You Plan To Sell Your Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:46:48', '2021-11-10 12:46:48', '', 1711, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1713', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1714, 1, '2021-11-10 07:48:12', '2021-11-10 12:48:12', 'If you\'re planning to sell your home in the near future and don\'t have trees, shrubs and a paved patio area - pencilling in a few DIY weekends may be on the cards.\n\nAccording to research conducted by UK\'s Halifax Estate Agents, these three features are what most buyers are looking for. The findings are intriguing because it flies in the face of modern home pedagogy.\n\nIf you take current TV shows as gospel - and I\'m not sure why you would - then plantings need to be low maintenance, foliage species. Grasses, succulents and strappy-leaved plants have been the rage for almost a decade. We\'ve been led to believe that people no longer enjoy gardening, or gardens. Therefore, the lie continues, we need to make our \"outdoor spaces\" as minimally imposing on others as we possibly can.\n\nBut, if this research is anything to go by then it seems that homebuyers are looking for houses with gardens more than minimalist outdoor spaces. Why? Because shrubs and trees are hardly low-maintenance. Certainly not as carefree as flax and cordylines, anyway.\n\nThey require regular fertilising, mulching, pruning and some even need frequent deadheading during their growing season.\n\nHave homebuyers really seen the error of their ways? Or, are they just nostalgically romanticising the gardens they once grew up in?\n\nAnyway...moving on.. Here are the winners in the features most homebuyers look for.\n<h4>Must-Have Garden Feature Winners</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>63% of homebuyers are looking for homes with trees and shrubs</li>\n 	<li>58% want a paved patio</li>\n 	<li>57% want a garden shed or greenhouse</li>\n 	<li>43% would like a water feature, and</li>\n 	<li>42% like the idea of growing roses</li>\n</ol>\nPeople aren\'t just looking for the things they want either. There are a few items that many of them would rather not see in the garden. And here they are;\n<h4>Things that shouldn\'t Feature in the Garden</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>67% don\'t want to see garden rubbish. Makes sense. Here\'s some tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/09/a_garden_maintenance_area_thats_not_an_eyesore.html\">hide your garden maintenance areas</a>.</li>\n 	<li>59% are turned off by dog and cat mess</li>\n 	<li>43% said they want their privacy and don\'t like neighbours looking over the fence. Here\'s some gardening tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/creating_a_garden_screen.html\">screen your backyard</a>.</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the most interesting statistic to come out of this research - for me anyway - was the opinion of having gnomes in your garden. 1 in 10 people said they would be attracted to a home with garden gnomes while 17% (nearly 1 in 5) admitted that it would be a turn-off. <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/06/garden_gnomes_are_out.html\">Interesting...</a>\n\n<em>Source: <a href=\"https://www.diyweek.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">DIYWeek.net</a></em>', 'Garden Must-Have Features... If You Plan To Sell Your Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:48:12', '2021-11-10 12:48:12', '', 1711, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1714', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1715, 1, '2021-11-10 07:48:35', '2021-11-10 12:48:35', 'If you\'re planning to sell your home in the near future and don\'t have trees, shrubs and a paved patio area - pencilling in a few DIY weekends may be on the cards.\n\nAccording to research conducted by UK\'s Halifax Estate Agents, these three features are what most buyers are looking for. The findings are intriguing because it flies in the face of modern home pedagogy.\n\nIf you take current TV shows as gospel - and I\'m not sure why you would - then plantings need to be low maintenance, foliage species. Grasses, succulents and strappy-leaved plants have been the rage for almost a decade. We\'ve been led to believe that people no longer enjoy gardening, or gardens. Therefore, the lie continues, we need to make our \"outdoor spaces\" as minimally imposing on others as we possibly can.\n\nBut, if this research is anything to go by then it seems that homebuyers are looking for houses with gardens more than minimalist outdoor spaces. Why? Because shrubs and trees are hardly low-maintenance. Certainly not as carefree as flax and cordylines, anyway.\n\nThey require regular fertilising, mulching, pruning and some even need frequent deadheading during their growing season.\n\nHave homebuyers really seen the error of their ways? Or, are they just nostalgically romanticising the gardens they once grew up in?\n\nAnyway...moving on.. Here are the winners in the features most homebuyers look for.\n<h4>Must-Have Garden Feature Winners</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>63% of homebuyers are looking for homes with trees and shrubs</li>\n 	<li>58% want a paved patio</li>\n 	<li>57% want a garden shed or greenhouse</li>\n 	<li>43% would like a water feature, and</li>\n 	<li>42% like the idea of growing roses</li>\n</ol>\nPeople aren\'t just looking for the things they want either. There are a few items that many of them would rather not see in the garden. And here they are;\n<h4>Things that shouldn\'t Feature in the Garden</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>67% don\'t want to see garden rubbish. Makes sense. Here\'s some tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/09/a_garden_maintenance_area_thats_not_an_eyesore.html\">hide your garden maintenance areas</a>.</li>\n 	<li>59% are turned off by dog and cat mess</li>\n 	<li>43% said they want their privacy and don\'t like neighbours looking over the fence. Here\'s some gardening tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/creating_a_garden_screen.html\">screen your backyard</a>.</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the most interesting statistic to come out of this research - for me anyway - was the opinion of having gnomes in your garden. 1 in 10 people said they would be attracted to a home with garden gnomes while 17% (nearly 1 in 5) admitted that it would be a turn-off. <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/06/garden_gnomes_are_out.html\">Interesting...</a>', 'Garden Must-Have Features... If You Plan To Sell Your Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:48:35', '2021-11-10 12:48:35', '', 1711, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1715', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1716, 1, '2006-06-06 07:51:00', '2006-06-06 11:51:00', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1717\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/garden-gnome-pipe-9r-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" />I have a renewed appreciation for the world after reading a point in this article <em>[link since removed]</em> which advised people selling their homes not to have gnomes in their garden – or at least hide them behind the begonias until the house is sold.\n\nThe Chelsea Flower Show has banned garden gnomes in their displays and I think they should also be banned in gardens. These hideous little ornaments do nothing for a garden apart from tell people that you’re cheap and nasty and couldn’t be bothered finding anything else to add interest to your landscape.\n\nI shouldn’t be so dogmatic about these but I detest them more than stepping in dog poo. I wrote a previous article over at my Lawn Mower Review site that listed a few options for them namely creating an obstacle course for your riding lawn mower.\n\nI feel justified now that others have a similar opinion.', 'Garden Gnomes Are Out!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'garden-gnomes-are-out', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:54:30', '2021-11-10 12:54:30', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1716', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1717, 1, '2021-11-10 07:53:07', '2021-11-10 12:53:07', '', 'garden-gnome-pipe-9r', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'garden-gnome-pipe-9r', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:53:07', '2021-11-10 12:53:07', '', 1716, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/garden-gnome-pipe-9r.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(1718, 1, '2021-11-10 07:53:37', '2021-11-10 12:53:37', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1717\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/garden-gnome-pipe-9r-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" />I have a renewed appreciation for the world after reading a point in this article <em>[link since removed]</em> which advised people selling their homes not to have gnomes in their garden – or at least hide them behind the begonias until the house is sold.\n\nThe Chelsea Flower Show has banned garden gnomes in their displays and I think they should also be banned in gardens. These hideous little ornaments do nothing for a garden apart from tell people that you’re cheap and nasty and couldn’t be bothered finding anything else to add interest to your landscape.\n\nI shouldn’t be so dogmatic about these but I detest them more than stepping in dog poo. I wrote a previous article over at my <a href=\"http://lawn-mowers.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/is_there_a_lawn_gnome_at_your_place.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawn Mower Review</a> site that listed a few options for them namely creating an obstacle course for your riding lawn mower.\n\nI feel justified now that others have a similar opinion.', 'Garden Gnomes Are Out!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1716-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:53:37', '2021-11-10 12:53:37', '', 1716, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1718', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1719, 1, '2021-11-10 07:53:54', '2021-11-10 12:53:54', 'If you\'re planning to sell your home in the near future and don\'t have trees, shrubs and a paved patio area - pencilling in a few DIY weekends may be on the cards.\n\nAccording to research conducted by UK\'s Halifax Estate Agents, these three features are what most buyers are looking for. The findings are intriguing because it flies in the face of modern home pedagogy.\n\nIf you take current TV shows as gospel - and I\'m not sure why you would - then plantings need to be low maintenance, foliage species. Grasses, succulents and strappy-leaved plants have been the rage for almost a decade. We\'ve been led to believe that people no longer enjoy gardening, or gardens. Therefore, the lie continues, we need to make our \"outdoor spaces\" as minimally imposing on others as we possibly can.\n\nBut, if this research is anything to go by then it seems that homebuyers are looking for houses with gardens more than minimalist outdoor spaces. Why? Because shrubs and trees are hardly low-maintenance. Certainly not as carefree as flax and cordylines, anyway.\n\nThey require regular fertilising, mulching, pruning and some even need frequent deadheading during their growing season.\n\nHave homebuyers really seen the error of their ways? Or, are they just nostalgically romanticising the gardens they once grew up in?\n\nAnyway...moving on.. Here are the winners in the features most homebuyers look for.\n<h4>Must-Have Garden Feature Winners</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>63% of homebuyers are looking for homes with trees and shrubs</li>\n 	<li>58% want a paved patio</li>\n 	<li>57% want a garden shed or greenhouse</li>\n 	<li>43% would like a water feature, and</li>\n 	<li>42% like the idea of growing roses</li>\n</ol>\nPeople aren\'t just looking for the things they want either. There are a few items that many of them would rather not see in the garden. And here they are;\n<h4>Things that shouldn\'t Feature in the Garden</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>67% don\'t want to see garden rubbish. Makes sense. Here\'s some tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/09/a_garden_maintenance_area_thats_not_an_eyesore.html\">hide your garden maintenance areas</a>.</li>\n 	<li>59% are turned off by dog and cat mess</li>\n 	<li>43% said they want their privacy and don\'t like neighbours looking over the fence. Here\'s some gardening tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/creating_a_garden_screen.html\">screen your backyard</a>.</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the most interesting statistic to come out of this research - for me anyway - was the opinion of having gnomes in your garden. 1 in 10 people said they would be attracted to a home with garden gnomes while 17% (nearly 1 in 5) admitted that it would be a turn-off. <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/garden-gnomes-are-out/\">Interesting...</a>', 'Garden Must-Have Features... If You Plan To Sell Your Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:53:54', '2021-11-10 12:53:54', '', 1711, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1719', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1720, 1, '2021-11-10 07:54:28', '2021-11-10 12:54:28', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1717\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/garden-gnome-pipe-9r-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" />I have a renewed appreciation for the world after reading a point in this article <em>[link since removed]</em> which advised people selling their homes not to have gnomes in their garden – or at least hide them behind the begonias until the house is sold.\n\nThe Chelsea Flower Show has banned garden gnomes in their displays and I think they should also be banned in gardens. These hideous little ornaments do nothing for a garden apart from tell people that you’re cheap and nasty and couldn’t be bothered finding anything else to add interest to your landscape.\n\nI shouldn’t be so dogmatic about these but I detest them more than stepping in dog poo. I wrote a previous article over at my Lawn Mower Review site that listed a few options for them namely creating an obstacle course for your riding lawn mower.\n\nI feel justified now that others have a similar opinion.', 'Garden Gnomes Are Out!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1716-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:54:28', '2021-11-10 12:54:28', '', 1716, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1720', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1721, 1, '2007-03-19 07:54:00', '2007-03-19 11:54:00', 'A garden screen is becoming an essential item for many home gardens as population density increases and it seems your neighbours are getting closer than ever.\n\nSo, to make our gardens a little more private and reclusive gardeners are creatively adding garden screens. It’s not that we don’t like the neighbours – we just like plants more. We would rather walk out the back door and be transfixed by a collage of colours, smells and textures than confronted by the neighbours washing line or sea of car bodies and parts.\n\nCall us hermits if you like, but most gardeners enjoy a sense of tranquility around their homes. I would even venture that most home owners seek the same thing – a place where they can escape the busyness of daily life and relax without focusing on the neighbours lack of gardening imagination.\n\nSo, how do you create a garden screen? Well, there are many options available and they can each be assessed by your desired level of ongoing management. For some, a garden screen needs to be a living thing such as plants while for others it may just be a thing of beauty such as a mosaicked wall or a textured fence.\n\nHere’s a list of options;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Hedges</strong> – certainly not an option for the person looking for a low-maintenance idea. Hedges can be created from a multitude of plants including, but not limited to, conifers, gardenias, murrayas and even agonis. They can be shaped either formally or in contemporary designs to reflect your garden style.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Screening Plants</strong> – while hedges are created from plants using screening plants usually requires little pruning or maintenance. Provided the shrubs are planted close enough and can grow well together they can form an informal hedge or a just a random planting of more than one species.\nOptions as screening plants may be hibiscus, hop bushes, grevilleas and pittosporum.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Bamboo</strong> – is a great option for creating a garden screen. I’ve talked about <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-grow-bamboo-without-losing-your-garden/\">how to grow bamboo</a> before and the great alternatives to using non-invasive species. In the right setting, bamboo can easily create an idyllic hideaway and mesh with your garden design.Bamboo are screening plants that can quite densely, and quickly, fulfill your garden screen needs.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fences</strong> – now plants have one downside – they take time to grow. And if you can’t wait two or three seasons before that hideous view is blocked out then erecting a new wall or fence may be the only option. You may even find that extending the current fence is also an achievable possibility.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Climbers and Creepers</strong> – if you do go down the Fence or Wall path then covering them with a creeping plant or a climber can hide the harshness of constructed materials. You may also find that rather than building a fence or a wall you could erect some trellising that will allow a creeper to cover it.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Trees</strong> – if you have enough space, the canopy of a small-medium sized tree may even be a possible garden screen option. Growing trees will usually be the slowest method of screening out unwanted views but they can be very effective. When selecting trees as an option choose evergreens rather than deciduous or you will find that for half of the year that unwanted view will continue to reappear.</li>\n</ul>\nIt certainly isn’t hard to create a garden screen and depending on your design, time availability and climate conditions, you should be able to find an easy answer to enjoy your privacy.', 'Creating a Garden Screen', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'creating-a-garden-screen', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:57:11', '2021-11-10 12:57:11', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1721', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1722, 1, '2021-11-10 07:56:39', '2021-11-10 12:56:39', 'A garden screen is becoming an essential item for many home gardens as population density increases and it seems your neighbours are getting closer than ever.\n\nSo, to make our gardens a little more private and reclusive gardeners are creatively adding garden screens. It’s not that we don’t like the neighbours – we just like plants more. We would rather walk out the back door and be transfixed by a collage of colours, smells and textures than confronted by the neighbours washing line or sea of car bodies and parts.\n\nCall us hermits if you like, but most gardeners enjoy a sense of tranquility around their homes. I would even venture that most home owners seek the same thing – a place where they can escape the busyness of daily life and relax without focusing on the neighbours lack of gardening imagination.\n\nSo, how do you create a garden screen? Well, there are many options available and they can each be assessed by your desired level of ongoing management. For some, a garden screen needs to be a living thing such as plants while for others it may just be a thing of beauty such as a mosaicked wall or a textured fence.\n\nHere’s a list of options;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Hedges</strong> – certainly not an option for the person looking for a low-maintenance idea. Hedges can be created from a multitude of plants including, but not limited to, conifers, gardenias, murrayas and even agonis. They can be shaped either formally or in contemporary designs to reflect your garden style.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Screening Plants</strong> – while hedges are created from plants using screening plants usually requires little pruning or maintenance. Provided the shrubs are planted close enough and can grow well together they can form an informal hedge or a just a random planting of more than one species.\nOptions as screening plants may be hibiscus, hop bushes, grevilleas and pittosporum.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Bamboo</strong> – is a great option for creating a garden screen. I’ve talked about <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/how_to_grow_bamboo_without_losing_your_garden.html\">how to grow bamboo</a> before and the great alternatives to using non-invasive species. In the right setting, bamboo can easily create an idyllic hideaway and mesh with your garden design.Bamboo are screening plants that can quite densely, and quickly, fulfill your garden screen needs.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fences</strong> – now plants have one downside – they take time to grow. And if you can’t wait two or three seasons before that hideous view is blocked out then erecting a new wall or fence may be the only option. You may even find that extending the current fence is also an achievable possibility.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Climbers and Creepers</strong> – if you do go down the Fence or Wall path then covering them with a creeping plant or a climber can hide the harshness of constructed materials. You may also find that rather than building a fence or a wall you could erect some trellising that will allow a creeper to cover it.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Trees</strong> – if you have enough space, the canopy of a small-medium sized tree may even be a possible garden screen option. Growing trees will usually be the slowest method of screening out unwanted views but they can be very effective. When selecting trees as an option choose evergreens rather than deciduous or you will find that for half of the year that unwanted view will continue to reappear.</li>\n</ul>\nIt certainly isn’t hard to create a garden screen and depending on your design, time availability and climate conditions, you should be able to find an easy answer to enjoy your privacy.', 'Creating a Garden Screen', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1721-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:56:39', '2021-11-10 12:56:39', '', 1721, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1722', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1723, 1, '2021-11-10 07:56:57', '2021-11-10 12:56:57', 'If you\'re planning to sell your home in the near future and don\'t have trees, shrubs and a paved patio area - pencilling in a few DIY weekends may be on the cards.\n\nAccording to research conducted by UK\'s Halifax Estate Agents, these three features are what most buyers are looking for. The findings are intriguing because it flies in the face of modern home pedagogy.\n\nIf you take current TV shows as gospel - and I\'m not sure why you would - then plantings need to be low maintenance, foliage species. Grasses, succulents and strappy-leaved plants have been the rage for almost a decade. We\'ve been led to believe that people no longer enjoy gardening, or gardens. Therefore, the lie continues, we need to make our \"outdoor spaces\" as minimally imposing on others as we possibly can.\n\nBut, if this research is anything to go by then it seems that homebuyers are looking for houses with gardens more than minimalist outdoor spaces. Why? Because shrubs and trees are hardly low-maintenance. Certainly not as carefree as flax and cordylines, anyway.\n\nThey require regular fertilising, mulching, pruning and some even need frequent deadheading during their growing season.\n\nHave homebuyers really seen the error of their ways? Or, are they just nostalgically romanticising the gardens they once grew up in?\n\nAnyway...moving on.. Here are the winners in the features most homebuyers look for.\n<h4>Must-Have Garden Feature Winners</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>63% of homebuyers are looking for homes with trees and shrubs</li>\n 	<li>58% want a paved patio</li>\n 	<li>57% want a garden shed or greenhouse</li>\n 	<li>43% would like a water feature, and</li>\n 	<li>42% like the idea of growing roses</li>\n</ol>\nPeople aren\'t just looking for the things they want either. There are a few items that many of them would rather not see in the garden. And here they are;\n<h4>Things that shouldn\'t Feature in the Garden</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>67% don\'t want to see garden rubbish. Makes sense. Here\'s some tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/09/a_garden_maintenance_area_thats_not_an_eyesore.html\">hide your garden maintenance areas</a>.</li>\n 	<li>59% are turned off by dog and cat mess</li>\n 	<li>43% said they want their privacy and don\'t like neighbours looking over the fence. Here\'s some gardening tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/creating-a-garden-screen/\">screen your backyard</a>.</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the most interesting statistic to come out of this research - for me anyway - was the opinion of having gnomes in your garden. 1 in 10 people said they would be attracted to a home with garden gnomes while 17% (nearly 1 in 5) admitted that it would be a turn-off. <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/garden-gnomes-are-out/\">Interesting...</a>', 'Garden Must-Have Features... If You Plan To Sell Your Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:56:57', '2021-11-10 12:56:57', '', 1711, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1723', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1724, 1, '2021-11-10 07:57:10', '2021-11-10 12:57:10', 'A garden screen is becoming an essential item for many home gardens as population density increases and it seems your neighbours are getting closer than ever.\n\nSo, to make our gardens a little more private and reclusive gardeners are creatively adding garden screens. It’s not that we don’t like the neighbours – we just like plants more. We would rather walk out the back door and be transfixed by a collage of colours, smells and textures than confronted by the neighbours washing line or sea of car bodies and parts.\n\nCall us hermits if you like, but most gardeners enjoy a sense of tranquility around their homes. I would even venture that most home owners seek the same thing – a place where they can escape the busyness of daily life and relax without focusing on the neighbours lack of gardening imagination.\n\nSo, how do you create a garden screen? Well, there are many options available and they can each be assessed by your desired level of ongoing management. For some, a garden screen needs to be a living thing such as plants while for others it may just be a thing of beauty such as a mosaicked wall or a textured fence.\n\nHere’s a list of options;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Hedges</strong> – certainly not an option for the person looking for a low-maintenance idea. Hedges can be created from a multitude of plants including, but not limited to, conifers, gardenias, murrayas and even agonis. They can be shaped either formally or in contemporary designs to reflect your garden style.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Screening Plants</strong> – while hedges are created from plants using screening plants usually requires little pruning or maintenance. Provided the shrubs are planted close enough and can grow well together they can form an informal hedge or a just a random planting of more than one species.\nOptions as screening plants may be hibiscus, hop bushes, grevilleas and pittosporum.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Bamboo</strong> – is a great option for creating a garden screen. I’ve talked about <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-grow-bamboo-without-losing-your-garden/\">how to grow bamboo</a> before and the great alternatives to using non-invasive species. In the right setting, bamboo can easily create an idyllic hideaway and mesh with your garden design.Bamboo are screening plants that can quite densely, and quickly, fulfill your garden screen needs.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fences</strong> – now plants have one downside – they take time to grow. And if you can’t wait two or three seasons before that hideous view is blocked out then erecting a new wall or fence may be the only option. You may even find that extending the current fence is also an achievable possibility.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Climbers and Creepers</strong> – if you do go down the Fence or Wall path then covering them with a creeping plant or a climber can hide the harshness of constructed materials. You may also find that rather than building a fence or a wall you could erect some trellising that will allow a creeper to cover it.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Trees</strong> – if you have enough space, the canopy of a small-medium sized tree may even be a possible garden screen option. Growing trees will usually be the slowest method of screening out unwanted views but they can be very effective. When selecting trees as an option choose evergreens rather than deciduous or you will find that for half of the year that unwanted view will continue to reappear.</li>\n</ul>\nIt certainly isn’t hard to create a garden screen and depending on your design, time availability and climate conditions, you should be able to find an easy answer to enjoy your privacy.', 'Creating a Garden Screen', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1721-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:57:10', '2021-11-10 12:57:10', '', 1721, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1724', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1725, 1, '2006-09-05 07:57:00', '2006-09-05 11:57:00', '<div class=\"entry-body\">\n\nAny garden, whether it\'s been designed well or not, has a maintenance area. The difference is that maintenance areas in a well designed garden blend in with their surroundings rather than create an eyesore.\n\nA garden maintenance area is the hub of your gardening resources. Compost bins, worm farms, stockpiled manures and fertilisers and even a place for your garden wheelbarrow. This area may even hold resources for future projects or at least items left over from previous ones.\n\nWhile these are all essential items for a living, breathing garden there are ways to obscure their prominence on the outlook. And hiding them is probably the best way.\n\n</div>\n<div id=\"more\" class=\"entry-more\">\n\nSome of the ways to hide your garden maintenance area are;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n 	<li>Hide them behind a shed. This is a perfect place for a maintenance area because of its proximity to all of your equipment as well. Most gardeners when building their sheds will place them as close to a fence as they can in order to maximize their gardening area. This creates a zone where the shed hides the view and the fence defines the area.</li>\n 	<li>Create a structure that hides them. A project that we have planned in the future is to build a chicken coop but rather than erecting some walls and masking with chicken wire we intend to build a facade of a rustic old house complete with window and door. The majority of this facade will be taken up with the coop while the remainder will store our compost and worm bins plus any other miantenance items.The beauty of this facade is that it will add to the outlook of the garden but will also hide our maintenance are from the view.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n 	<li>Erect a fence. I\'ve seen this many times, especially wth vegetable gardens. As we know vegie gardens can look quite scrappy if their not designed to be part of the garden vista. Erecting a fence keeps the view simple and ordered and can hide almost anything.The fence doesn\'t have to be elaborate but it should be high enough to not draw attention to your maintenance area.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n 	<li>The final suggestion is to actually incorporate it into your garden design. This is far more challenging than the other three ideas but done properly can look remarkably great. Your choice of garden style will play a big part if you elect to go this way as some styles will be easier to incorporate than others.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\nThe whole idea of hiding your garden maintenance area is to keep the work area hidden from view so as not to detract from it. The last thing you want in your garden design is for it to be the first thing you see.\n\n</div>', 'A Garden Maintenance Area That\'s Not an Eyesore', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-garden-maintenance-area-thats-not-an-eyesore', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:58:42', '2021-11-10 12:58:42', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1725', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1726, 1, '2021-11-10 07:58:41', '2021-11-10 12:58:41', '<div class=\"entry-body\">\n\nAny garden, whether it\'s been designed well or not, has a maintenance area. The difference is that maintenance areas in a well designed garden blend in with their surroundings rather than create an eyesore.\n\nA garden maintenance area is the hub of your gardening resources. Compost bins, worm farms, stockpiled manures and fertilisers and even a place for your garden wheelbarrow. This area may even hold resources for future projects or at least items left over from previous ones.\n\nWhile these are all essential items for a living, breathing garden there are ways to obscure their prominence on the outlook. And hiding them is probably the best way.\n\n</div>\n<div id=\"more\" class=\"entry-more\">\n\nSome of the ways to hide your garden maintenance area are;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n 	<li>Hide them behind a shed. This is a perfect place for a maintenance area because of its proximity to all of your equipment as well. Most gardeners when building their sheds will place them as close to a fence as they can in order to maximize their gardening area. This creates a zone where the shed hides the view and the fence defines the area.</li>\n 	<li>Create a structure that hides them. A project that we have planned in the future is to build a chicken coop but rather than erecting some walls and masking with chicken wire we intend to build a facade of a rustic old house complete with window and door. The majority of this facade will be taken up with the coop while the remainder will store our compost and worm bins plus any other miantenance items.The beauty of this facade is that it will add to the outlook of the garden but will also hide our maintenance are from the view.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n 	<li>Erect a fence. I\'ve seen this many times, especially wth vegetable gardens. As we know vegie gardens can look quite scrappy if their not designed to be part of the garden vista. Erecting a fence keeps the view simple and ordered and can hide almost anything.The fence doesn\'t have to be elaborate but it should be high enough to not draw attention to your maintenance area.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n 	<li>The final suggestion is to actually incorporate it into your garden design. This is far more challenging than the other three ideas but done properly can look remarkably great. Your choice of garden style will play a big part if you elect to go this way as some styles will be easier to incorporate than others.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\nThe whole idea of hiding your garden maintenance area is to keep the work area hidden from view so as not to detract from it. The last thing you want in your garden design is for it to be the first thing you see.\n\n</div>', 'A Garden Maintenance Area That\'s Not an Eyesore', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1725-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:58:41', '2021-11-10 12:58:41', '', 1725, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1726', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1727, 1, '2021-11-10 07:59:03', '2021-11-10 12:59:03', 'If you\'re planning to sell your home in the near future and don\'t have trees, shrubs and a paved patio area - pencilling in a few DIY weekends may be on the cards.\n\nAccording to research conducted by UK\'s Halifax Estate Agents, these three features are what most buyers are looking for. The findings are intriguing because it flies in the face of modern home pedagogy.\n\nIf you take current TV shows as gospel - and I\'m not sure why you would - then plantings need to be low maintenance, foliage species. Grasses, succulents and strappy-leaved plants have been the rage for almost a decade. We\'ve been led to believe that people no longer enjoy gardening, or gardens. Therefore, the lie continues, we need to make our \"outdoor spaces\" as minimally imposing on others as we possibly can.\n\nBut, if this research is anything to go by then it seems that homebuyers are looking for houses with gardens more than minimalist outdoor spaces. Why? Because shrubs and trees are hardly low-maintenance. Certainly not as carefree as flax and cordylines, anyway.\n\nThey require regular fertilising, mulching, pruning and some even need frequent deadheading during their growing season.\n\nHave homebuyers really seen the error of their ways? Or, are they just nostalgically romanticising the gardens they once grew up in?\n\nAnyway...moving on.. Here are the winners in the features most homebuyers look for.\n<h4>Must-Have Garden Feature Winners</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>63% of homebuyers are looking for homes with trees and shrubs</li>\n 	<li>58% want a paved patio</li>\n 	<li>57% want a garden shed or greenhouse</li>\n 	<li>43% would like a water feature, and</li>\n 	<li>42% like the idea of growing roses</li>\n</ol>\nPeople aren\'t just looking for the things they want either. There are a few items that many of them would rather not see in the garden. And here they are;\n<h4>Things that shouldn\'t Feature in the Garden</h4>\n<ol>\n 	<li>67% don\'t want to see garden rubbish. Makes sense. Here\'s some tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/a-garden-maintenance-area-thats-not-an-eyesore/\">hide your garden maintenance areas</a>.</li>\n 	<li>59% are turned off by dog and cat mess</li>\n 	<li>43% said they want their privacy and don\'t like neighbours looking over the fence. Here\'s some gardening tips to <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/creating-a-garden-screen/\">screen your backyard</a>.</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the most interesting statistic to come out of this research - for me anyway - was the opinion of having gnomes in your garden. 1 in 10 people said they would be attracted to a home with garden gnomes while 17% (nearly 1 in 5) admitted that it would be a turn-off. <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/garden-gnomes-are-out/\">Interesting...</a>', 'Garden Must-Have Features... If You Plan To Sell Your Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 07:59:03', '2021-11-10 12:59:03', '', 1711, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1727', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1728, 1, '2007-08-29 07:59:00', '2007-08-29 11:59:00', 'While I\'m not one for just <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/why-gardeners-need-to-stop-growing-flowers/\">growing flowers</a> they sure have an incredible appeal when you\'re trying to bring colour into garden beds. Foliage can be used just as well, but the vibrancy that blooms give is unequalled.\n\nEvery gardener knows that matching colours can make or break a garden. Those that seem to get it right can instinctively match shades and hues, entwining different colours until a marriage of plants brings the garden bed to life.\n\nThe one problem for most gardeners is that you only have a season to get it right. And, if you\'re like me, matching colours can seem as awkward as dancing with two left feet.\n\nSo let me point you to a tool that may solve your colour-dyslexia - <a href=\"https://www.colourlovers.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Colourlovers.com</a>.\n\nThis site is nothing but colour. A social bookmarking site it lets you peruse the myriad of palettes that others have designed and you can even create your own. Here\'s a palette that I created.\n\nIn fact, you could find almost any image you like and pluck out the major colours that you like. Then match the shades to flowers and foliage plants that grow well in your area and recreate the colour scheme.\n\nNow it\'s up to you to be the creative genius. Use your plants as the painter\'s palette.', 'Exciting Colour Combo\'s For Your Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'exciting-colour-combos-for-your-garden', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:04:35', '2021-11-10 14:04:35', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1728', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1729, 1, '2021-11-10 09:01:29', '2021-11-10 14:01:29', 'While I\'m not one for just <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/07/why_gardeners_need_to_stop_growing_flowers.html\">growing flowers</a> they sure have an incredible appeal when you\'re trying to bring colour into garden beds. Foliage can be used just as well, but the vibrancy that blooms give is unequalled.\n\nEvery gardener knows that matching colours can make or break a garden. Those that seem to get it right can instinctively match shades and hues, entwining different colours until a marriage of plants brings the garden bed to life.\n\nThe one problem for most gardeners is that you only have a season to get it right. And, if you\'re like me, matching colours can seem as awkward as dancing with two left feet.\n\nSo let me point you to a tool that may solve your colour-dyslexia - <a href=\"http://www.colourlovers.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Colourlovers.com</a>.\n\nThis site is nothing but colour. A social bookmarking site it lets you peruse the myriad of palettes that others have designed and you can even create your own. Here\'s a palette that I created.\n\nIn fact, you could find almost any image you like and pluck out the major colours that you like. Then match the shades to flowers and foliage plants that grow well in your area and recreate the colour scheme.\n\nNow it\'s up to you to be the creative genius. Use your plants as the painter\'s palette.', 'Exciting Colour Combo\'s For Your Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1728-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:01:29', '2021-11-10 14:01:29', '', 1728, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1729', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1730, 1, '2021-11-10 09:01:48', '2021-11-10 14:01:48', 'While I\'m not one for just <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/07/why_gardeners_need_to_stop_growing_flowers.html\">growing flowers</a> they sure have an incredible appeal when you\'re trying to bring colour into garden beds. Foliage can be used just as well, but the vibrancy that blooms give is unequalled.\n\nEvery gardener knows that matching colours can make or break a garden. Those that seem to get it right can instinctively match shades and hues, entwining different colours until a marriage of plants brings the garden bed to life.\n\nThe one problem for most gardeners is that you only have a season to get it right. And, if you\'re like me, matching colours can seem as awkward as dancing with two left feet.\n\nSo let me point you to a tool that may solve your colour-dyslexia - <a href=\"https://www.colourlovers.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Colourlovers.com</a>.\n\nThis site is nothing but colour. A social bookmarking site it lets you peruse the myriad of palettes that others have designed and you can even create your own. Here\'s a palette that I created.\n\nIn fact, you could find almost any image you like and pluck out the major colours that you like. Then match the shades to flowers and foliage plants that grow well in your area and recreate the colour scheme.\n\nNow it\'s up to you to be the creative genius. Use your plants as the painter\'s palette.', 'Exciting Colour Combo\'s For Your Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1728-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:01:48', '2021-11-10 14:01:48', '', 1728, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1730', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1731, 1, '2007-07-30 09:02:00', '2007-07-30 13:02:00', 'Our insatiable appetite to grow flowers, coupled with the desire to prove ourselves as gardeners, may just be the undoing of our fragile environment. While we blame Amazonian timber-loggers, multi-national petrochemical producers and our government’s inability to deal with ozone depleting gases, some of our environmental problems may be occurring much closer to home, possibly in our own backyard.\n\nGardeners are no strangers to societies ills. Our own gardens are often the result of trying hard to keep up with the proverbial Jones’.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1732\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1732\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stop-growing-flowers-300x273-1.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers Create More Problems In Our Gardens Than We Expect\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" /> Flowers Create More Problems In Our Gardens Than We Expect[/caption]\n\nOur drive to have more, be more and do more is what keeps us as fat as our friends and away from our families. That same drive forces us to skew nature to our advantage with little respect for natural order and at a cost to which we are unaware.\n\nThe accomplices: Garden Shows and Magazines, Green Thumb Sunday and <a href=\"http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/2007/07/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2007.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day</a>.\n\nWhile none of these are specifically evil, and are certainly not created to be, they do encourage us to put our effort and value into gardens where flowers are the focus. This, in itself, is not a bad thing. However, the problems begin when we start to see others having more success with a particular plant. Our desire to improve then focuses on unnatural aids in the same way as a struggling cyclist in the Tour de France.\n\nThe killer: Phosphorus.\n\nAnyone who’s been gardening for some time can identify with having plants – especially flowering plants – not live up to their optimistic expectations. For whatever reason; the soil, climate or seasonal dysfunctions fail to produce a show of flowers that we can truly be proud.\n\nSo we reach for artificiality, working against nature’s rules rather than finding ways to move within it.\nSadly, this has devastating effects on our environment. Fertilisers, that are created with the sole purpose of helping us achieve our ridiculous desires, end up in our water sources. They create havoc with ecosystems that eventually filter back into problems to which we lay the blame on large agricultural producers. Those dreaded farmers who keep leeching nutrients into our waterways.\n\nUnbeknownst to us, we produce 100% more phosphorus leeching than they do.\n\nIn an article by John Lory, from the University of Missouri Extension Services, titled <a href=\"http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/soils/g09183.htm\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Phosphorus Best Management Practices for Biosolids and Other Organic Residuals</a> he states that a 5-year limit of 600 pounds per acre of phosphorus in the soil is an allowable application for sustainable agriculture.\nWhile that may sound huge it becomes even more scary when you consider the Department of Horticulture at Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service\n<em>[PDF]</em> suggests that in growing flowers we should fertilise them at a rate of 1lb of 5-10-5 per 100 sq. feet every 4-6 weeks.\n\nAssuming that a gardener is diligent with this ratio and feeds their flowering plants once per month for every non-winter month, they will be adding the equivalent of 393 pounds per acre of phosphorus every year. Over a 5-year period, this calculates to nearly 2,000 pounds per acre with a residual amount of more than 1200 lbs – twice that allowed by agriculture.\n\nMost gardeners will quickly justify that they don’t even have that much gardening space and therefore can’t possibly use the quantities quoted. But it all adds up. As most people who have gardens don’t use organic matter in feeding their plants they choose instead to reach for a bottled substitute and will often exceed the manufacturer’s application rates – not that these rates were that great anyway.\n\nOnce a buildup of phosphorus occurs in the soil it begins to leech into our waterways and adversely affect our local environments. Over time, the problem becomes much bigger and an eco-disaster becomes acutely probable.\n\nIf we are to continue being good gardeners we have to stop focusing on flowers and start enjoying every part of the garden. Especially the soil that supports it.\n\nWe need to use organic matter – which <a href=\"https://www.scotts.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scott’s</a> likes to blame as the root cause of our phosphorus issues – and live with the failures that our climate and environment permit.\n\nIt would be great to see those accomplices mentioned previously actually disclose how the flowers they illustrate were produced. Let’s start acknowledging those gardeners who snub chemicals and produce flowers naturally – even if they do look a little less than perfect.', 'Why Gardeners Need to STOP Growing Flowers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'why-gardeners-need-to-stop-growing-flowers', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:05:18', '2021-11-10 14:05:18', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1731', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1732, 1, '2021-11-10 09:03:23', '2021-11-10 14:03:23', '', 'stop-growing-flowers-300x273', 'Flowers Create More Problems In Our Gardens Than We Expect', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'stop-growing-flowers-300x273', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:03:27', '2021-11-10 14:03:27', '', 1731, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stop-growing-flowers-300x273-1.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(1733, 1, '2021-11-10 09:04:18', '2021-11-10 14:04:18', 'Our insatiable appetite to grow flowers, coupled with the desire to prove ourselves as gardeners, may just be the undoing of our fragile environment. While we blame Amazonian timber-loggers, multi-national petrochemical producers and our government’s inability to deal with ozone depleting gases, some of our environmental problems may be occurring much closer to home, possibly in our own backyard.\n\nGardeners are no strangers to societies ills. Our own gardens are often the result of trying hard to keep up with the proverbial Jones’.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1732\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1732\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stop-growing-flowers-300x273-1.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers Create More Problems In Our Gardens Than We Expect\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" /> Flowers Create More Problems In Our Gardens Than We Expect[/caption]\n\nOur drive to have more, be more and do more is what keeps us as fat as our friends and away from our families. That same drive forces us to skew nature to our advantage with little respect for natural order and at a cost to which we are unaware.\n\nThe accomplices: Garden Shows and Magazines, <a href=\"http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/23/green-thumb-sunday/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Green Thumb Sunday</a> and <a href=\"http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/2007/07/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2007.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day</a>.\n\nWhile none of these are specifically evil, and are certainly not created to be, they do encourage us to put our effort and value into gardens where flowers are the focus. This, in itself, is not a bad thing. However, the problems begin when we start to see others having more success with a particular plant. Our desire to improve then focuses on unnatural aids in the same way as a struggling cyclist in the Tour de France.\n\nThe killer: Phosphorus.\n\nAnyone who’s been gardening for some time can identify with having plants – especially flowering plants – not live up to their optimistic expectations. For whatever reason; the soil, climate or seasonal dysfunctions fail to produce a show of flowers that we can truly be proud.\n\nSo we reach for artificiality, working against nature’s rules rather than finding ways to move within it.\nSadly, this has devastating effects on our environment. Fertilisers, that are created with the sole purpose of helping us achieve our ridiculous desires, end up in our water sources. They create havoc with ecosystems that eventually filter back into problems to which we lay the blame on large agricultural producers. Those dreaded farmers who keep leeching nutrients into our waterways.\n\nUnbeknownst to us, we produce 100% more phosphorus leeching than they do.\n\nIn an article by John Lory, from the University of Missouri Extension Services, titled <a href=\"http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/soils/g09183.htm\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Phosphorus Best Management Practices for Biosolids and Other Organic Residuals</a> he states that a 5-year limit of 600 pounds per acre of phosphorus in the soil is an allowable application for sustainable agriculture.\nWhile that may sound huge it becomes even more scary when you consider the Department of Horticulture at Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service\n<em>[PDF]</em> suggests that in growing flowers we should fertilise them at a rate of 1lb of 5-10-5 per 100 sq. feet every 4-6 weeks.\n\nAssuming that a gardener is diligent with this ratio and feeds their flowering plants once per month for every non-winter month, they will be adding the equivalent of 393 pounds per acre of phosphorus every year. Over a 5-year period, this calculates to nearly 2,000 pounds per acre with a residual amount of more than 1200 lbs – twice that allowed by agriculture.\n\nMost gardeners will quickly justify that they don’t even have that much gardening space and therefore can’t possibly use the quantities quoted. But it all adds up. As most people who have gardens don’t use organic matter in feeding their plants they choose instead to reach for a bottled substitute and will often exceed the manufacturer’s application rates – not that these rates were that great anyway.\n\nOnce a buildup of phosphorus occurs in the soil it begins to leech into our waterways and adversely affect our local environments. Over time, the problem becomes much bigger and an eco-disaster becomes acutely probable.\n\nIf we are to continue being good gardeners we have to stop focusing on flowers and start enjoying every part of the garden. Especially the soil that supports it.\n\nWe need to use organic matter – which <a href=\"http://www.scotts.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scott’s</a> likes to blame as the root cause of our phosphorus issues – and live with the failures that our climate and environment permit.\n\nIt would be great to see those accomplices mentioned previously actually disclose how the flowers they illustrate were produced. Let’s start acknowledging those gardeners who snub chemicals and produce flowers naturally – even if they do look a little less than perfect.', 'Why Gardeners Need to STOP Growing Flowers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1731-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:04:18', '2021-11-10 14:04:18', '', 1731, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1733', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1734, 1, '2021-11-10 09:04:33', '2021-11-10 14:04:33', 'While I\'m not one for just <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/why-gardeners-need-to-stop-growing-flowers/\">growing flowers</a> they sure have an incredible appeal when you\'re trying to bring colour into garden beds. Foliage can be used just as well, but the vibrancy that blooms give is unequalled.\n\nEvery gardener knows that matching colours can make or break a garden. Those that seem to get it right can instinctively match shades and hues, entwining different colours until a marriage of plants brings the garden bed to life.\n\nThe one problem for most gardeners is that you only have a season to get it right. And, if you\'re like me, matching colours can seem as awkward as dancing with two left feet.\n\nSo let me point you to a tool that may solve your colour-dyslexia - <a href=\"https://www.colourlovers.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Colourlovers.com</a>.\n\nThis site is nothing but colour. A social bookmarking site it lets you peruse the myriad of palettes that others have designed and you can even create your own. Here\'s a palette that I created.\n\nIn fact, you could find almost any image you like and pluck out the major colours that you like. Then match the shades to flowers and foliage plants that grow well in your area and recreate the colour scheme.\n\nNow it\'s up to you to be the creative genius. Use your plants as the painter\'s palette.', 'Exciting Colour Combo\'s For Your Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1728-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:04:33', '2021-11-10 14:04:33', '', 1728, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1734', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1736, 1, '2021-11-10 09:05:17', '2021-11-10 14:05:17', 'Our insatiable appetite to grow flowers, coupled with the desire to prove ourselves as gardeners, may just be the undoing of our fragile environment. While we blame Amazonian timber-loggers, multi-national petrochemical producers and our government’s inability to deal with ozone depleting gases, some of our environmental problems may be occurring much closer to home, possibly in our own backyard.\n\nGardeners are no strangers to societies ills. Our own gardens are often the result of trying hard to keep up with the proverbial Jones’.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1732\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1732\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stop-growing-flowers-300x273-1.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers Create More Problems In Our Gardens Than We Expect\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" /> Flowers Create More Problems In Our Gardens Than We Expect[/caption]\n\nOur drive to have more, be more and do more is what keeps us as fat as our friends and away from our families. That same drive forces us to skew nature to our advantage with little respect for natural order and at a cost to which we are unaware.\n\nThe accomplices: Garden Shows and Magazines, Green Thumb Sunday and <a href=\"http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/2007/07/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2007.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day</a>.\n\nWhile none of these are specifically evil, and are certainly not created to be, they do encourage us to put our effort and value into gardens where flowers are the focus. This, in itself, is not a bad thing. However, the problems begin when we start to see others having more success with a particular plant. Our desire to improve then focuses on unnatural aids in the same way as a struggling cyclist in the Tour de France.\n\nThe killer: Phosphorus.\n\nAnyone who’s been gardening for some time can identify with having plants – especially flowering plants – not live up to their optimistic expectations. For whatever reason; the soil, climate or seasonal dysfunctions fail to produce a show of flowers that we can truly be proud.\n\nSo we reach for artificiality, working against nature’s rules rather than finding ways to move within it.\nSadly, this has devastating effects on our environment. Fertilisers, that are created with the sole purpose of helping us achieve our ridiculous desires, end up in our water sources. They create havoc with ecosystems that eventually filter back into problems to which we lay the blame on large agricultural producers. Those dreaded farmers who keep leeching nutrients into our waterways.\n\nUnbeknownst to us, we produce 100% more phosphorus leeching than they do.\n\nIn an article by John Lory, from the University of Missouri Extension Services, titled <a href=\"http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/soils/g09183.htm\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Phosphorus Best Management Practices for Biosolids and Other Organic Residuals</a> he states that a 5-year limit of 600 pounds per acre of phosphorus in the soil is an allowable application for sustainable agriculture.\nWhile that may sound huge it becomes even more scary when you consider the Department of Horticulture at Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service\n<em>[PDF]</em> suggests that in growing flowers we should fertilise them at a rate of 1lb of 5-10-5 per 100 sq. feet every 4-6 weeks.\n\nAssuming that a gardener is diligent with this ratio and feeds their flowering plants once per month for every non-winter month, they will be adding the equivalent of 393 pounds per acre of phosphorus every year. Over a 5-year period, this calculates to nearly 2,000 pounds per acre with a residual amount of more than 1200 lbs – twice that allowed by agriculture.\n\nMost gardeners will quickly justify that they don’t even have that much gardening space and therefore can’t possibly use the quantities quoted. But it all adds up. As most people who have gardens don’t use organic matter in feeding their plants they choose instead to reach for a bottled substitute and will often exceed the manufacturer’s application rates – not that these rates were that great anyway.\n\nOnce a buildup of phosphorus occurs in the soil it begins to leech into our waterways and adversely affect our local environments. Over time, the problem becomes much bigger and an eco-disaster becomes acutely probable.\n\nIf we are to continue being good gardeners we have to stop focusing on flowers and start enjoying every part of the garden. Especially the soil that supports it.\n\nWe need to use organic matter – which <a href=\"https://www.scotts.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scott’s</a> likes to blame as the root cause of our phosphorus issues – and live with the failures that our climate and environment permit.\n\nIt would be great to see those accomplices mentioned previously actually disclose how the flowers they illustrate were produced. Let’s start acknowledging those gardeners who snub chemicals and produce flowers naturally – even if they do look a little less than perfect.', 'Why Gardeners Need to STOP Growing Flowers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1731-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:05:17', '2021-11-10 14:05:17', '', 1731, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1736', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1737, 1, '2007-08-28 09:05:00', '2007-08-28 13:05:00', 'While Los Angeles radio listeners have enjoyed the charismatic voice of gardening guru Nick Federoff for years, it appears he will soon be heard by millions more. His two-hour syndicated program is about to be broadcast on the internet via <a href=\"http://utrradio.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">UTR Radio</a> (which is double-speak for Unbelievable Talk Radio radio).\n\nHowever, he\'s not producing these as freely downloadable MP3\'s or available as podcasts for the single user. These shows are being on-sold to web radio stations to deliver to their audiences.\n\nSo if you\'re thinking marketing strategy for your own gardening blog you could get in on the ground floor and air these yourself. Provided you\'re willing to part with a minimum $25 per week (and it can be as much as $200+) then you too could play Federoff\'s weekly show.\n\nAnd, you don\'t get the sole rights for the show at this price either. Any other gardening radio service can subscribe to his radiocasts as well.\n\nSusan, here\'s the little <a href=\"https://takomagardener.typepad.com/tg/2007/08/full-time-caree.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">pot of rainbow gold</a> you were looking for. Being a coach to millions of gardeners seems to rake in the dollars more than the ones and twos.\n\nAnd who knows. Maybe you\'ve got a little something to add to the hobbyists who are looking for answers to their gardening problems. If so, here\'s a <a href=\"https://mashable.com/2007/07/04/podcasting-toolbox/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">list of resources</a> to get you started. It could be the beginning of a whole new venture.\n\nBut, be warned. Just because you\'re a good blogger doesn\'t necessarily mean you\'re going to make it in radio - <a href=\"http://nickfederoff.blogspot.com/index.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">and vice versa</a>.', 'Nick Federoff Swaps Airwaves For Optic Fibre', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'nick-federoff-swaps-airwaves-for-optic-fibre', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:09:01', '2021-11-10 14:09:01', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1737', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1738, 1, '2021-11-10 09:08:14', '2021-11-10 14:08:14', 'While Los Angeles radio listeners have enjoyed the charismatic voice of gardening guru Nick Federoff for years, it appears he will soon be heard by millions more. His two-hour syndicated program is about to be broadcast on the internet via <a href=\"http://utrradio.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">UTR Radio</a> (which is double-speak for Unbelievable Talk Radio radio).\n\nHowever, he\'s not producing these as freely downloadable MP3\'s or available as podcasts for the single user. These shows are being on-sold to web radio stations to deliver to their audiences.\n\nSo if you\'re thinking marketing strategy for your own gardening blog you could get in on the ground floor and air these yourself. Provided you\'re willing to part with a minimum $25 per week (and it can be as much as $200+) then you too could play Federoff\'s weekly show.\n\nAnd, you don\'t get the sole rights for the show at this price either. Any other gardening radio service can subscribe to his radiocasts as well.\n\nSusan, here\'s the little <a href=\"http://takomagardener.typepad.com/tg/2007/08/full-time-caree.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">pot of rainbow gold</a> you were looking for. Being a coach to millions of gardeners seems to rake in the dollars more than the ones and twos.\n\nAnd who knows. Maybe you\'ve got a little something to add to the hobbyists who are looking for answers to their gardening problems. If so, here\'s a <a href=\"http://mashable.com/2007/07/04/podcasting-toolbox/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">list of resources</a> to get you started. It could be the beginning of a whole new venture.\n\nBut, be warned. Just because you\'re a good blogger doesn\'t necessarily mean you\'re going to make it in radio - <a href=\"http://nickfederoff.blogspot.com/index.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">and vice versa</a>.', 'Nick Federoff Swaps Airwaves For Optic Fibre', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1737-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:08:14', '2021-11-10 14:08:14', '', 1737, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1738', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1739, 1, '2021-11-10 09:08:59', '2021-11-10 14:08:59', 'While Los Angeles radio listeners have enjoyed the charismatic voice of gardening guru Nick Federoff for years, it appears he will soon be heard by millions more. His two-hour syndicated program is about to be broadcast on the internet via <a href=\"http://utrradio.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">UTR Radio</a> (which is double-speak for Unbelievable Talk Radio radio).\n\nHowever, he\'s not producing these as freely downloadable MP3\'s or available as podcasts for the single user. These shows are being on-sold to web radio stations to deliver to their audiences.\n\nSo if you\'re thinking marketing strategy for your own gardening blog you could get in on the ground floor and air these yourself. Provided you\'re willing to part with a minimum $25 per week (and it can be as much as $200+) then you too could play Federoff\'s weekly show.\n\nAnd, you don\'t get the sole rights for the show at this price either. Any other gardening radio service can subscribe to his radiocasts as well.\n\nSusan, here\'s the little <a href=\"https://takomagardener.typepad.com/tg/2007/08/full-time-caree.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">pot of rainbow gold</a> you were looking for. Being a coach to millions of gardeners seems to rake in the dollars more than the ones and twos.\n\nAnd who knows. Maybe you\'ve got a little something to add to the hobbyists who are looking for answers to their gardening problems. If so, here\'s a <a href=\"https://mashable.com/2007/07/04/podcasting-toolbox/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">list of resources</a> to get you started. It could be the beginning of a whole new venture.\n\nBut, be warned. Just because you\'re a good blogger doesn\'t necessarily mean you\'re going to make it in radio - <a href=\"http://nickfederoff.blogspot.com/index.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">and vice versa</a>.', 'Nick Federoff Swaps Airwaves For Optic Fibre', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1737-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:08:59', '2021-11-10 14:08:59', '', 1737, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1739', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1740, 1, '2007-08-28 09:09:00', '2007-08-28 13:09:00', 'Time is never an issue once you step into the garden. It\'s as though the world needs this dimension as much as an Alaskan needs a refrigerator. It passes by gracefully: not imposing itself on the enjoyment you experience and certainly not caring if you\'re wasteful with it.\n\nBut, life seems to keep speeding up as though your ignorance of time has no bearing upon it. And it doesn\'t. It is no respecter of persons. A 15-minute grab can easily roll into a 2-hour \"I\'ll only be another 5 minutes\".\n\nSo, what happens when you\'re only given a limited amount of time to garden. Perhaps the season has made the days shorter, or life circumstances restrict hours wistfully spent on your gardening hobby.\n\nWhat if you only had 1 hour to garden - per day, week, month?\n\nWould it change the way you garden? Would you find yourself prioritizing more, and enjoying less?\n\nI recently read the <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3D8oy1a\">One-hour Garden</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> and it amazed me how wasteful I have become with my time. Not time spent in the garden but time I procrastinate about getting into the garden.\n\nIn my mind, I build up these huge expectations of what I want to achieve and then contemplate the time needed to do them. A quick glance at the clock, a reluctant head shake and the next thing I know I\'m sitting in front of the idiot-box wasting that precious window of opportunity.\n\nI\'m slowly starting to realise that an hour in the garden is still an hour no matter where I spend it. And to be painfully obvious, I\'d much rather that hour digging through soil, deadheading my spent flowers or turning the compost. It feels like I\'ve connected with my garden the same way a hug reunites me with my wife.\n\nDo others struggle to grab time to enjoy their hobby? Or, is this just my deal?', 'One Hour Gardening', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'one-hour-garden', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:11:14', '2021-11-10 14:11:14', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1740', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1741, 1, '2021-11-10 09:10:45', '2021-11-10 14:10:45', 'Time is never an issue once you step into the garden. It\'s as though the world needs this dimension as much as an Alaskan needs a refrigerator. It passes by gracefully: not imposing itself on the enjoyment you experience and certainly not caring if you\'re wasteful with it.\n\nBut, life seems to keep speeding up as though your ignorance of time has no bearing upon it. And it doesn\'t. It is no respecter of persons. A 15-minute grab can easily roll into a 2-hour \"I\'ll only be another 5 minutes\".\n\nSo, what happens when you\'re only given a limited amount of time to garden. Perhaps the season has made the days shorter, or life circumstances restrict hours wistfully spent on your gardening hobby.\n\nWhat if you only had 1 hour to garden - per day, week, month?\n\nWould it change the way you garden? Would you find yourself prioritizing more, and enjoying less?\n\nI recently read the <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3D8oy1a\">One-hour Garden</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> and it amazed me how wasteful I have become with my time. Not time spent in the garden but time I procrastinate about getting into the garden.\n\nIn my mind, I build up these huge expectations of what I want to achieve and then contemplate the time needed to do them. A quick glance at the clock, a reluctant head shake and the next thing I know I\'m sitting in front of the idiot-box wasting that precious window of opportunity.\n\nI\'m slowly starting to realise that an hour in the garden is still an hour no matter where I spend it. And to be painfully obvious, I\'d much rather that hour digging through soil, deadheading my spent flowers or turning the compost. It feels like I\'ve connected with my garden the same way a hug reunites me with my wife.\n\nDo others struggle to grab time to enjoy their hobby? Or, is this just my deal?', 'One Hour Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1740-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 09:10:45', '2021-11-10 14:10:45', '', 1740, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1741', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1742, 1, '2007-07-31 09:11:00', '2007-07-31 13:11:00', 'John Lennon dreamed about fields of them – and can you blame him?\n\nArguably the most delectable fruit known to home gardeners is surprisingly one of the easiest to grow as well. Though I’m still unsure as to why I nurture my strawberry plants because either their fruit shrivels and disappears upon ripening or my children are feasting at my expense. I’m tending toward the latter.\n\nNevermind, at least someone is benefiting from these wonderful fruits.\n\nI’ve always grown strawberries, experimenting with different varieties and techniques hoping to achieve better results each year. And bit by bit my success is slowly improving. Yet I find my biggest distraction is comparing my yields to those in the local supermarket. I’ve had to console myself that unless I give my strawberries the attention and “cotton-wool” treatment they receive from professional strawberry growers, they will always look second-class.\n\nBut that’s okay. They taste better than those bought from the shop.\n\nSo what have I learned about growing my own strawberries?\n<ol>\n 	<li>Insects love them. Especially the two-legged variety who fight over the TV Channel and dirty the bathroom.Aphids and Slater beetles are also particularly notorious and while most advise using some sort of chemical repellent or spraying your fruit, I’ve found that by keeping them up off the ground in a container or hanging pot can almost halt most infestations.</li>\n 	<li>Keeping strawberries from coming in contact with the soil has the added bonus that they’re given more space for airflow. This way they ripen more evenly.</li>\n 	<li>After 2-3 years strawberry plants slow down in production so it’s time to start again with some new runners. Accept this as a positive option to try some new varieties.</li>\n 	<li>Allowing too many runners to be produced is bordering on ‘evil’. Firstly, it means that the strawberry plant is putting all its energy into producing these rather than yielding fruit. Second, if too many runners are allowed to grow in the same bed it restricts the availability of nutrients and crowds the plants ability to grow.</li>\n 	<li>If you have to grow them in the ground, mound the soil and cover with some gauze matting. Don’t use black plastic unless you live in a cold climate and you want the soil to heat up otherwise it will become unbearable for your strawberries and they will struggle.</li>\n 	<li>When planting strawberries, always leave the crown just above the surface otherwise the plant will rot.</li>\n</ol>\nFinding a variety that will grow in your garden is as easy as finding a neighbour who is keen to let you dig up a young runner.\n\nThere are also usually a few varieties available from your nursery at the start of spring.\n\nDo you have any preferred varietals? Any tips that I didn’t mention here? Share your thoughts in the comments below…', 'How to Grow Strawberries', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-to-grow-strawberries', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:22:06', '2021-11-10 15:22:06', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1742', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1743, 1, '2021-11-10 10:22:04', '2021-11-10 15:22:04', 'John Lennon dreamed about fields of them – and can you blame him?\n\nArguably the most delectable fruit known to home gardeners is surprisingly one of the easiest to grow as well. Though I’m still unsure as to why I nurture my strawberry plants because either their fruit shrivels and disappears upon ripening or my children are feasting at my expense. I’m tending toward the latter.\n\nNevermind, at least someone is benefiting from these wonderful fruits.\n\nI’ve always grown strawberries, experimenting with different varieties and techniques hoping to achieve better results each year. And bit by bit my success is slowly improving. Yet I find my biggest distraction is comparing my yields to those in the local supermarket. I’ve had to console myself that unless I give my strawberries the attention and “cotton-wool” treatment they receive from professional strawberry growers, they will always look second-class.\n\nBut that’s okay. They taste better than those bought from the shop.\n\nSo what have I learned about growing my own strawberries?\n<ol>\n 	<li>Insects love them. Especially the two-legged variety who fight over the TV Channel and dirty the bathroom.Aphids and Slater beetles are also particularly notorious and while most advise using some sort of chemical repellent or spraying your fruit, I’ve found that by keeping them up off the ground in a container or hanging pot can almost halt most infestations.</li>\n 	<li>Keeping strawberries from coming in contact with the soil has the added bonus that they’re given more space for airflow. This way they ripen more evenly.</li>\n 	<li>After 2-3 years strawberry plants slow down in production so it’s time to start again with some new runners. Accept this as a positive option to try some new varieties.</li>\n 	<li>Allowing too many runners to be produced is bordering on ‘evil’. Firstly, it means that the strawberry plant is putting all its energy into producing these rather than yielding fruit. Second, if too many runners are allowed to grow in the same bed it restricts the availability of nutrients and crowds the plants ability to grow.</li>\n 	<li>If you have to grow them in the ground, mound the soil and cover with some gauze matting. Don’t use black plastic unless you live in a cold climate and you want the soil to heat up otherwise it will become unbearable for your strawberries and they will struggle.</li>\n 	<li>When planting strawberries, always leave the crown just above the surface otherwise the plant will rot.</li>\n</ol>\nFinding a variety that will grow in your garden is as easy as finding a neighbour who is keen to let you dig up a young runner.\n\nThere are also usually a few varieties available from your nursery at the start of spring.\n\nDo you have any preferred varietals? Any tips that I didn’t mention here? Share your thoughts in the comments below…', 'How to Grow Strawberries', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1742-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:22:04', '2021-11-10 15:22:04', '', 1742, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1743', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1744, 1, '2007-07-28 10:23:00', '2007-07-28 14:23:00', 'For those of you who are regular visitors to this blog you may have been noticing a few strange things going on: images not showing, dissected page borders plus page elements tripping over themselves.\n\nReaders who choose to use Internet Explorer (have you not heard of Firefox!!!) have had to deal with this for quite some time – since this blog started, to be exact. However, Firefox users have justed started to wrestle the same beast.\n\nThe reason – my Garden Blog Directory (which is soon to be unveiled with a brand new name and features) has had to transfer to a new server to access some important features. In doing this, it’s dragged my whole account – kicking and screaming – with it.\n\nSo, I’ve taken the opportunity to clean up some code that has been causing a few problems and for the first time IE users can see my blog exactly (well, almost!) how those with Firefox have enjoyed it. Yay!!!\n\nMy posting has been a little erratic as I’ve turned my attention to fixing up these issues and also getting the Blog Directory back up to speed – my apologies for the 20+ blogs waiting to be added, thank you for your patience.\n\nWhile I can’t offer too many more inside tidbits I can say that the new and improved directory will be fairly impressive – if I do say so myself. From my view point it will save me hours of work in adding new blogs which means I can concentrate on creating some great new features that have been on my To-Do list for too long.\n\nHowever, this blog is still my main focus and I’m keen to hear from you if you are still having problems with reading the content, submitting comments or generally trying to navigate your way around it. If you have any suggestions then I’m keen to hear your feedback.\n\nTo all those who use Internet Explorer, I hope you enjoy the way it was supposed to be presented – before you go and <a href=\"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">download a REAL browser</a>.', 'Update: What’s Going on With My Blog', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'update-whats-going-on-with-my-blog', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:26:34', '2021-11-10 15:26:34', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1744', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1746, 1, '2021-11-10 10:26:03', '2021-11-10 15:26:03', 'For those of you who are regular visitors to this blog you may have been noticing a few strange things going on: images not showing, dissected page borders plus page elements tripping over themselves.\n\nReaders who choose to use Internet Explorer (have you not heard of Firefox!!!) have had to deal with this for quite some time – since this blog started, to be exact. However, Firefox users have justed started to wrestle the same beast.\n\nThe reason – my Garden Blog Directory (which is soon to be unveiled with a brand new name and features) has had to transfer to a new server to access some important features. In doing this, it’s dragged my whole account – kicking and screaming – with it.\nSo, I’ve taken the opportunity to clean up some code that has been causing a few problems and for the first time IE users can see my blog exactly (well, almost!) how those with Firefox have enjoyed it. Yay!!!\n\nMy posting has been a little erratic as I’ve turned my attention to fixing up these issues and also getting the Blog Directory back up to speed – my apologies for the 20+ blogs waiting to be added, thank you for your patience.\n\nWhile I can’t offer too many more inside tidbits I can say that the new and improved directory will be fairly impressive – if I do say so myself. From my view point it will save me hours of work in adding new blogs which means I can concentrate on creating some great new features that have been on my To-Do list for too long.\n\nHowever, this blog is still my main focus and I’m keen to hear from you if you are still having problems with reading the content, submitting comments or generally trying to navigate your way around it. If you have any suggestions then I’m keen to hear your feedback.\n\nTo all those who use Internet Explorer, I hope you enjoy the way it was supposed to be presented – before you go and <a href=\"https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">download a REAL browser</a>.', 'Update: What’s Going on With My Blog', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1744-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:26:03', '2021-11-10 15:26:03', '', 1744, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1746', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1747, 1, '2021-11-10 10:26:33', '2021-11-10 15:26:33', 'For those of you who are regular visitors to this blog you may have been noticing a few strange things going on: images not showing, dissected page borders plus page elements tripping over themselves.\n\nReaders who choose to use Internet Explorer (have you not heard of Firefox!!!) have had to deal with this for quite some time – since this blog started, to be exact. However, Firefox users have justed started to wrestle the same beast.\n\nThe reason – my Garden Blog Directory (which is soon to be unveiled with a brand new name and features) has had to transfer to a new server to access some important features. In doing this, it’s dragged my whole account – kicking and screaming – with it.\n\nSo, I’ve taken the opportunity to clean up some code that has been causing a few problems and for the first time IE users can see my blog exactly (well, almost!) how those with Firefox have enjoyed it. Yay!!!\n\nMy posting has been a little erratic as I’ve turned my attention to fixing up these issues and also getting the Blog Directory back up to speed – my apologies for the 20+ blogs waiting to be added, thank you for your patience.\n\nWhile I can’t offer too many more inside tidbits I can say that the new and improved directory will be fairly impressive – if I do say so myself. From my view point it will save me hours of work in adding new blogs which means I can concentrate on creating some great new features that have been on my To-Do list for too long.\n\nHowever, this blog is still my main focus and I’m keen to hear from you if you are still having problems with reading the content, submitting comments or generally trying to navigate your way around it. If you have any suggestions then I’m keen to hear your feedback.\n\nTo all those who use Internet Explorer, I hope you enjoy the way it was supposed to be presented – before you go and <a href=\"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">download a REAL browser</a>.', 'Update: What’s Going on With My Blog', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1744-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:26:33', '2021-11-10 15:26:33', '', 1744, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1747', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1748, 1, '2007-07-26 10:27:00', '2007-07-26 14:27:00', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/glorious-acacia-dealbata/\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/kings-park-botanic-gardens/\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/xeriscape-plants/\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/using-colour-in-the-garden/\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/impatiens-care-and-how-to-grow-them/\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend/\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'this-time-last-year-july-2006', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:49:27', '2021-11-10 15:49:27', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1748', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1750, 1, '2021-11-10 10:30:21', '2021-11-10 15:30:21', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/bromeliad_in_flower.html\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/kings_park_botanic_gardens.html\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/xeriscape_plants.html\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/using_colour_in_the_garden.html\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/impatiens_care_and_how_to_grow_them.html\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/10_backyard_landscaping_ideas_you_could_start_this_weekend.html\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:30:21', '2021-11-10 15:30:21', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1750', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1751, 1, '2021-11-10 10:30:49', '2021-11-10 15:30:49', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/kings_park_botanic_gardens.html\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/xeriscape_plants.html\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/using_colour_in_the_garden.html\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/impatiens_care_and_how_to_grow_them.html\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/10_backyard_landscaping_ideas_you_could_start_this_weekend.html\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:30:49', '2021-11-10 15:30:49', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1751', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1752, 1, '2021-11-10 10:30:56', '2021-11-10 15:30:56', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/kings_park_botanic_gardens.html\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/xeriscape_plants.html\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/using_colour_in_the_garden.html\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/impatiens_care_and_how_to_grow_them.html\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/10_backyard_landscaping_ideas_you_could_start_this_weekend.html\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:30:56', '2021-11-10 15:30:56', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1752', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1753, 1, '2006-07-22 10:31:00', '2006-07-22 14:31:00', 'Landscaping is not one of the easiest jobs in the garden, but can be one of the most effective. Good <a href=\"http://www.backyardlandscaping.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">landscaping ideas</a> can add a real sense of depth to your garden that cannot always be achieved by planting alone. But it does not always have to be hard work. There are projects that you are able to do in a weekend that can make a real difference to the appearance of your garden.\n<ol>\n 	<li>People think of rock gardens as being a lot of heavy work and requiring a great deal of planning. But if you just have a small rock garden at the end of a border, then it can be a great feature and does not require too much effort. If it is not on a slope then it is a good idea to build it up at the back to give it some depth.</li>\n 	<li>If you have a slope in your yard, try adding some terraces allowing you to create level borders for planting. The gradated effect of having stepped borders can make a really good show if you plant shrubs with great foliage.</li>\n 	<li>One of the most effective ways to add more interest to your garden is to make a water feature. It does not have to be too large or deep. Even a shallow water feature that is made with a flexible liner to keep the water in and that is simply finished with rocks around the edge to keep the liner in place, can not only look good, but also attract frogs and birds to your backyard.</li>\n 	<li>A simple deck on a timber base is a project that is not only quick to complete, but can be very effective. It is also a great way to bring the house into the garden if you have doors that open on to the yard. Adding a few pot plants can make it even better.</li>\n 	<li>Making beds to plant out is another <a href=\"http://www.backyardlandscaping.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">backyard landscaping</a> project that you can easily create in a weekend. But don’t just do plain squares or oblongs. Use a bit of imagination and you can get some good effects with kidney shaped beds or even crescent or any shape that you can imagine. Remember to put the taller plants at the back for the best effect.</li>\n 	<li>Creating a small herb garden cannot only look good, but can also enhance your cooking! But make sure that the herbs that you choose are suited to your soil and that they are not susceptible to climate issues that you may have in your area. There is nothing like cooking with your own fresh herbs and they look great.</li>\n 	<li>Building a small summerhouse in the yard can help you to make the most of it during any weather and is a great place to entertain friends. If you buy one in kit form and it is a design that uses a simple timber base, it can easily be built in a day.</li>\n 	<li>If you want to be able to use the yard more, then it is a good idea to put in some lighting. It is much easier than it sounds. You can get some really good low voltage lighting kits that allow you to simply plug in a transformer and run a cable round the yard. Then you can just clip on the lights wherever you want them, but be sure to follow the manufacturers instructions.</li>\n 	<li>If there is an area that gets a lot of use, then it can be a good idea to put in a path so that the lawn does not wear away. You can make a simple path by just getting some natural flat topped stones that are different shapes and then just cutting the lawn around them so that they blend in.</li>\n 	<li>If you want a larger project that you get a few friends to help with then you can dig out a lowered seating area and then line it with stone so that you are not just sitting on chairs but are actually in a lowered area that will add interest to your garden.</li>\n</ol>\nThere are many great backyard landscaping ideas that you can do in a weekend that will make your garden not only look better, but be a lot more usable as well.', '10 Backyard Landscaping Ideas You Could Start This Weekend', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:33:15', '2021-11-10 15:33:15', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1753', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1754, 1, '2021-11-10 10:32:40', '2021-11-10 15:32:40', 'Landscaping is not one of the easiest jobs in the garden, but can be one of the most effective. Good <a href=\"http://www.backyardlandscaping.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">landscaping ideas</a> can add a real sense of depth to your garden that cannot always be achieved by planting alone. But it does not always have to be hard work. There are projects that you are able to do in a weekend that can make a real difference to the appearance of your garden.\n<ol>\n 	<li>People think of rock gardens as being a lot of heavy work and requiring a great deal of planning. But if you just have a small rock garden at the end of a border, then it can be a great feature and does not require too much effort. If it is not on a slope then it is a good idea to build it up at the back to give it some depth.</li>\n 	<li>If you have a slope in your yard, try adding some terraces allowing you to create level borders for planting. The gradated effect of having stepped borders can make a really good show if you plant shrubs with great foliage.</li>\n 	<li>One of the most effective ways to add more interest to your garden is to make a water feature. It does not have to be too large or deep. Even a shallow water feature that is made with a flexible liner to keep the water in and that is simply finished with rocks around the edge to keep the liner in place, can not only look good, but also attract frogs and birds to your backyard.</li>\n 	<li>A simple deck on a timber base is a project that is not only quick to complete, but can be very effective. It is also a great way to bring the house into the garden if you have doors that open on to the yard. Adding a few pot plants can make it even better.</li>\n 	<li>Making beds to plant out is another <a href=\"http://www.backyardlandscaping.net/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">backyard landscaping</a> project that you can easily create in a weekend. But don’t just do plain squares or oblongs. Use a bit of imagination and you can get some good effects with kidney shaped beds or even crescent or any shape that you can imagine. Remember to put the taller plants at the back for the best effect.</li>\n 	<li>Creating a small herb garden cannot only look good, but can also enhance your cooking! But make sure that the herbs that you choose are suited to your soil and that they are not susceptible to climate issues that you may have in your area. There is nothing like cooking with your own fresh herbs and they look great.</li>\n 	<li>Building a small summerhouse in the yard can help you to make the most of it during any weather and is a great place to entertain friends. If you buy one in kit form and it is a design that uses a simple timber base, it can easily be built in a day.</li>\n 	<li>If you want to be able to use the yard more, then it is a good idea to put in some lighting. It is much easier than it sounds. You can get some really good low voltage lighting kits that allow you to simply plug in a transformer and run a cable round the yard. Then you can just clip on the lights wherever you want them, but be sure to follow the manufacturers instructions.</li>\n 	<li>If there is an area that gets a lot of use, then it can be a good idea to put in a path so that the lawn does not wear away. You can make a simple path by just getting some natural flat topped stones that are different shapes and then just cutting the lawn around them so that they blend in.</li>\n 	<li>If you want a larger project that you get a few friends to help with then you can dig out a lowered seating area and then line it with stone so that you are not just sitting on chairs but are actually in a lowered area that will add interest to your garden.</li>\n</ol>\nThere are many great backyard landscaping ideas that you can do in a weekend that will make your garden not only look better, but be a lot more usable as well.', '10 Backyard Landscaping Ideas You Could Start This Weekend', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1753-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:32:40', '2021-11-10 15:32:40', '', 1753, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1754', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1755, 1, '2021-11-10 10:32:53', '2021-11-10 15:32:53', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/kings_park_botanic_gardens.html\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/xeriscape_plants.html\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/using_colour_in_the_garden.html\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/impatiens_care_and_how_to_grow_them.html\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend/\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:32:53', '2021-11-10 15:32:53', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1755', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1756, 1, '2006-07-06 10:33:00', '2006-07-06 14:33:00', 'Impatiens are a group of more than 800 annuals and perennials that originated in the tropical regions of Asia and Africa. Commonly called Balsam, as they are from the <em>“Balsaminaceae”</em> family, these plants are the most wide spread and popular shade lovers mainly because they are so easy to grow.\n\nImpatiens grow well in sheltered positions in part to full shade and they flower prolifically from spring through to early autumn. In fact, it’s due in part to vigorous growth and willingness to flower that their name is derived from the word <em>‘Impatience.’</em> They are frost-tender so if you live in an area that is prone to frosts you may want to grow these plants indoors or in a greenhouse.\n\nNew Guinea Impatiens are less demanding when it comes to shade and can be grown in a sunny spot provided it’s still sheltered. They are usually taller than other cultivars and come in a range of flower colours and their foliage is usually copper-dark green or variegated.\n\nWe have a few different types in our garden at the moment but none of them are flowering as we’re in the middle of our winter season. Impatiens are a wonderful filler plant as they will take up any space that is afforded them and will flower profusely. The advantage of having a shade loving plant that flowers also gives another dimension to sheltered garden beds.\n<h3>Propagating Impatiens</h3>\nThe best time to prune impatiens is in late winter and only by removing the tips. Don’t discard these as they can be used as <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/propagating-from-softwood-cuttings/\">softwood cuttings</a> to produce new plants. These tips just need to be placed in a light, moist soil and will take very easily. Cuttings can also be taken in early spring or autumn.\nAnother way to propagate impatiens is via <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/propagating-from-seed/\">seed</a>. These can either be collected from your own plants, from spent flowers in early to mid-winter or can be accessed through nurseries or gardening catalogues. Impatiens seeds are very small so you will need to be careful and precise in trying to collect and then plant them.\n<h3>Care for impatiens</h3>\nThese plants require very little in the way of care. They do need regular watering to sustain themselves and an application of a liquid fertiliser both at the start of spring and again at the end of autumn will suffice. They are largely tolerant of many soil types but prefer a pH level in the range of 6.0 – 7.5.', 'Impatiens Care And How To Grow Them', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'impatiens-care-and-how-to-grow-them', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:37:45', '2021-11-10 15:37:45', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1756', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1758, 1, '2021-11-10 10:37:02', '2021-11-10 15:37:02', 'Impatiens are a group of more than 800 annuals and perennials that originated in the tropical regions of Asia and Africa. Commonly called Balsam, as they are from the <em>“Balsaminaceae”</em> family, these plants are the most wide spread and popular shade lovers mainly because they are so easy to grow.\n\nImpatiens grow well in sheltered positions in part to full shade and they flower prolifically from spring through to early autumn. In fact, it’s due in part to vigorous growth and willingness to flower that their name is derived from the word <em>‘Impatience.’</em> They are frost-tender so if you live in an area that is prone to frosts you may want to grow these plants indoors or in a greenhouse.\n\nNew Guinea Impatiens are less demanding when it comes to shade and can be grown in a sunny spot provided it’s still sheltered. They are usually taller than other cultivars and come in a range of flower colours and their foliage is usually copper-dark green or variegated.\n\nWe have a few different types in our garden at the moment but none of them are flowering as we’re in the middle of our winter season. Impatiens are a wonderful filler plant as they will take up any space that is afforded them and will flower profusely. The advantage of having a shade loving plant that flowers also gives another dimension to sheltered garden beds.\n<h3>Propagating Impatiens</h3>\nThe best time to prune impatiens is in late winter and only by removing the tips. Don’t discard these as they can be used as <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_from_softwood_cuttings.html\">softwood cuttings</a> to produce new plants. These tips just need to be placed in a light, moist soil and will take very easily. Cuttings can also be taken in early spring or autumn.\nAnother way to propagate impatiens is via <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_from_seed.html\">seed</a>. These can either be collected from your own plants, from spent flowers in early to mid-winter or can be accessed through nurseries or gardening catalogues. Impatiens seeds are very small so you will need to be careful and precise in trying to collect and then plant them.\n<h3>Care for impatiens</h3>\nThese plants require very little in the way of care. They do need regular watering to sustain themselves and an application of a liquid fertiliser both at the start of spring and again at the end of autumn will suffice. They are largely tolerant of many soil types but prefer a pH level in the range of 6.0 – 7.5.', 'Impatiens Care And How To Grow Them', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1756-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:37:02', '2021-11-10 15:37:02', '', 1756, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1758', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1759, 1, '2021-11-10 10:37:17', '2021-11-10 15:37:17', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/kings_park_botanic_gardens.html\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/xeriscape_plants.html\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/using_colour_in_the_garden.html\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/impatiens-care-and-how-to-grow-them/\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend/\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:37:17', '2021-11-10 15:37:17', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1759', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1761, 1, '2021-11-10 10:37:43', '2021-11-10 15:37:43', 'Impatiens are a group of more than 800 annuals and perennials that originated in the tropical regions of Asia and Africa. Commonly called Balsam, as they are from the <em>“Balsaminaceae”</em> family, these plants are the most wide spread and popular shade lovers mainly because they are so easy to grow.\n\nImpatiens grow well in sheltered positions in part to full shade and they flower prolifically from spring through to early autumn. In fact, it’s due in part to vigorous growth and willingness to flower that their name is derived from the word <em>‘Impatience.’</em> They are frost-tender so if you live in an area that is prone to frosts you may want to grow these plants indoors or in a greenhouse.\n\nNew Guinea Impatiens are less demanding when it comes to shade and can be grown in a sunny spot provided it’s still sheltered. They are usually taller than other cultivars and come in a range of flower colours and their foliage is usually copper-dark green or variegated.\n\nWe have a few different types in our garden at the moment but none of them are flowering as we’re in the middle of our winter season. Impatiens are a wonderful filler plant as they will take up any space that is afforded them and will flower profusely. The advantage of having a shade loving plant that flowers also gives another dimension to sheltered garden beds.\n<h3>Propagating Impatiens</h3>\nThe best time to prune impatiens is in late winter and only by removing the tips. Don’t discard these as they can be used as <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/propagating-from-softwood-cuttings/\">softwood cuttings</a> to produce new plants. These tips just need to be placed in a light, moist soil and will take very easily. Cuttings can also be taken in early spring or autumn.\nAnother way to propagate impatiens is via <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/propagating-from-seed/\">seed</a>. These can either be collected from your own plants, from spent flowers in early to mid-winter or can be accessed through nurseries or gardening catalogues. Impatiens seeds are very small so you will need to be careful and precise in trying to collect and then plant them.\n<h3>Care for impatiens</h3>\nThese plants require very little in the way of care. They do need regular watering to sustain themselves and an application of a liquid fertiliser both at the start of spring and again at the end of autumn will suffice. They are largely tolerant of many soil types but prefer a pH level in the range of 6.0 – 7.5.', 'Impatiens Care And How To Grow Them', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1756-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:37:43', '2021-11-10 15:37:43', '', 1756, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1761', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1762, 1, '2006-07-12 10:38:00', '2006-07-12 14:38:00', '<span class=\"cap\">C</span>olour plays a big part in our gardens. If it didn\'t, we would still be happy perusing gardening blogs that showed black &amp; white images. The colours and shades you use will evoke feelings and illicit a response. You don\'t believe me? Take a look at this list published under the title of <em>\"The psychology of colour\"</em>;\n<blockquote><strong>Red:</strong> urgency, passion, heat, love, blood, excitement, strength, sex, passion, speed, danger<strong>Yellow:</strong> warmth, sunshine, cheerfulness, happiness, cowardice, brightness\n<strong>\nBlue:</strong> truth, dignity, power, coolness, melancholy, heaviness, trust, reliability, belonging, coolness\n\n<strong>Orange:</strong> playfulness, warmth, vibrant\n\n<strong>Green:</strong> nature, health, cheerfulness, environment, money, vegetation, nature, freshness, cool, growth, abundance\n\n<strong>Purple:</strong> wealth, royalty, sophistication, intelligence, spirituality, dignity\n\n<strong>Pink:</strong> softness, sweet, nurture, security\n\n<strong>Black:</strong> sophistication, elegance, seduction, mystery, death, rebellion, strength, evil\n\n<strong>White:</strong> purity, cleanliness, lightness, emptiness, virginity, clean, youth, mildness\n\n<strong>Gold:</strong> prestige, expensive\n\n<strong>Silver:</strong> prestige, cold, scientific</blockquote>\nIs it any wonder then that McDonald\'s uses the two colours, Red and Yellow? Red = Urgency (Fast Food) and Yellow = Happiness (Their slogan - \"I\'m Lovin\' It\"). So what colours do you use in your garden and have you been purposeful in your choices? Do different seasons show different colours?\n\nHave a look around your garden and using the list see what it\'s really saying to you.', 'Using Colour in The Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'using-colour-in-the-garden', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:39:39', '2021-11-10 15:39:39', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1762', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1763, 1, '2021-11-10 10:39:38', '2021-11-10 15:39:38', '<span class=\"cap\">C</span>olour plays a big part in our gardens. If it didn\'t, we would still be happy perusing gardening blogs that showed black &amp; white images. The colours and shades you use will evoke feelings and illicit a response. You don\'t believe me? Take a look at this list published under the title of <em>\"The psychology of colour\"</em>;\n<blockquote><strong>Red:</strong> urgency, passion, heat, love, blood, excitement, strength, sex, passion, speed, danger<strong>Yellow:</strong> warmth, sunshine, cheerfulness, happiness, cowardice, brightness\n<strong>\nBlue:</strong> truth, dignity, power, coolness, melancholy, heaviness, trust, reliability, belonging, coolness\n\n<strong>Orange:</strong> playfulness, warmth, vibrant\n\n<strong>Green:</strong> nature, health, cheerfulness, environment, money, vegetation, nature, freshness, cool, growth, abundance\n\n<strong>Purple:</strong> wealth, royalty, sophistication, intelligence, spirituality, dignity\n\n<strong>Pink:</strong> softness, sweet, nurture, security\n\n<strong>Black:</strong> sophistication, elegance, seduction, mystery, death, rebellion, strength, evil\n\n<strong>White:</strong> purity, cleanliness, lightness, emptiness, virginity, clean, youth, mildness\n\n<strong>Gold:</strong> prestige, expensive\n\n<strong>Silver:</strong> prestige, cold, scientific</blockquote>\nIs it any wonder then that McDonald\'s uses the two colours, Red and Yellow? Red = Urgency (Fast Food) and Yellow = Happiness (Their slogan - \"I\'m Lovin\' It\"). So what colours do you use in your garden and have you been purposeful in your choices? Do different seasons show different colours?\n\nHave a look around your garden and using the list see what it\'s really saying to you.', 'Using Colour in The Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1762-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:39:38', '2021-11-10 15:39:38', '', 1762, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1763', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1764, 1, '2021-11-10 10:39:52', '2021-11-10 15:39:52', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/kings_park_botanic_gardens.html\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/xeriscape_plants.html\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/using-colour-in-the-garden/\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/impatiens-care-and-how-to-grow-them/\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend/\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:39:52', '2021-11-10 15:39:52', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1764', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1765, 1, '2006-07-13 10:40:00', '2006-07-13 14:40:00', 'Would a ‘dry’ garden have a water feature in it?\n\nThe gardening buzz at the moment, certainly not in the blogosphere but definitely here in Australia, is all about ‘xeriscape’ (commonly termed ‘waterwise’) gardening.\nIt’s the idea that people actually plant purposefully understanding that the garden will get no more water on it apart from what it recieves from the annual rainfall.\n\nFortunately, I live in Busselton which rests on the Yarrigidee artesian water basin, a water source that is often the envy of city dwellers and others in remote locations. The only reason I watch what I use is because it forces the credit card payments into overdrive. It’s not really an issue for us and we mock and scorn as the city-dwellers whinge over water restrictions and that their plants are wilting.\n\nIf I lived in a region where water was scarce I would definitely find alternative ways to plan and implement my garden. The main component of that garden would be choosing the correct plants. Your choice in your plant selections will either determine your future xeriscape success or consign it to the failures list.\n\nHere are some of the plant types you will need to look for in your xeriscape garden;\n<ul>\n 	<li><em><strong>Succulents &amp; Cacti</strong></em> – Any succulent or cactus will grow very well in a xeriscaped garden. Their low water requirements make these plants a standout in any water-wise garden.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Grasses</strong></em> – Grasses are exceptional in xeriscaped gardens. Their foliage requires very little moisture and they direct any rainfall straight to the base of the plant.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Grey-foliage plants</strong></em> – Grey foliage plants are ideal due to their evaporation minimising characteristics. Their leaves are not as susceptible to the sun and hence they can retain most of their moisture.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Groundcovers</strong></em> – Many low growing groundcovers are great for xeriscaped gardens. They provide a natural mulch to the soil and can retain moisture at their roots also restricting the sun’s evaporation.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-magnificent-protea-flower/\">Proteas</a> &amp; Grevilleas</strong></em> – While these plants still require a decent amount of rainfall, they can survive on an almost minimum amount. The beauty of these plants is their flowering and foliage colours which can be used as focus plants in your garden.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Dracaena Trees</strong></em> – Not to be confused with their relatives which are commonly used as indoor plants, Dragon Trees are fantastic in a dry garden setting. They keep a ‘tree’ shape yet won’t need any extra watering.</li>\n</ul>\nWhile the above list is a good “what to plant” list here are some plants that won’t survive in xersicaped gardens;\n<ul>\n 	<li><em><strong>Roses</strong></em> – Unless you live in an area that receives an abundance of annual rainfall with very mild summers, planting roses in a xersicape garden is not wise. In zones that have a mediterranean climate (such as Busselton) these would fail within the first summer.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Most flowering plants</strong></em> – Many flowering plants require large amounts of water to produce their blooms.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Hebes</strong></em> – As an example, hebes have dark green foliage which allows evaporation to process easily. Any fleshy dark green leaf plants would be unsuitable.</li>\n</ul>', 'Xeriscape Plants', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'xeriscape-plants', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:44:45', '2021-11-10 15:44:45', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1765', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1766, 1, '2021-11-10 10:41:26', '2021-11-10 15:41:26', 'Would a ‘dry’ garden have a water feature in it?\n\nThe gardening buzz at the moment, certainly not in the blogosphere but definitely here in Australia, is all about ‘xeriscape’ (commonly termed ‘waterwise’) gardening.\nIt’s the idea that people actually plant purposefully understanding that the garden will get no more water on it apart from what it recieves from the annual rainfall.\n\nFortunately, I live in Busselton which rests on the Yarrigidee artesian water basin, a water source that is often the envy of city dwellers and others in remote locations. The only reason I watch what I use is because it forces the credit card payments into overdrive. It’s not really an issue for us and we mock and scorn as the city-dwellers whinge over water restrictions and that their plants are wilting.\n\nIf I lived in a region where water was scarce I would definitely find alternative ways to plan and implement my garden. The main component of that garden would be choosing the correct plants. Your choice in your plant selections will either determine your future xeriscape success or consign it to the failures list.\n\nHere are some of the plant types you will need to look for in your xeriscape garden;\n<ul>\n 	<li><em><strong>Succulents &amp; Cacti</strong></em> – Any succulent or cactus will grow very well in a xeriscaped garden. Their low water requirements make these plants a standout in any water-wise garden.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Grasses</strong></em> – Grasses are exceptional in xeriscaped gardens. Their foliage requires very little moisture and they direct any rainfall straight to the base of the plant.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Grey-foliage plants</strong></em> – Grey foliage plants are ideal due to their evaporation minimising characteristics. Their leaves are not as susceptible to the sun and hence they can retain most of their moisture.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Groundcovers</strong></em> – Many low growing groundcovers are great for xeriscaped gardens. They provide a natural mulch to the soil and can retain moisture at their roots also restricting the sun’s evaporation.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/the_magnificent_protea_flower.html\">Proteas</a> &amp; Grevilleas</strong></em> – While these plants still require a decent amount of rainfall, they can survive on an almost minimum amount. The beauty of these plants is their flowering and foliage colours which can be used as focus plants in your garden.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Dracaena Trees</strong></em> – Not to be confused with their relatives which are commonly used as indoor plants, Dragon Trees are fantastic in a dry garden setting. They keep a ‘tree’ shape yet won’t need any extra watering.</li>\n</ul>\nWhile the above list is a good “what to plant” list here are some plants that won’t survive in xersicaped gardens;\n<ul>\n 	<li><em><strong>Roses</strong></em> – Unless you live in an area that receives an abundance of annual rainfall with very mild summers, planting roses in a xersicape garden is not wise. In zones that have a mediterranean climate (such as Busselton) these would fail within the first summer.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Most flowering plants</strong></em> – Many flowering plants require large amounts of water to produce their blooms.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Hebes</strong></em> – As an example, hebes have dark green foliage which allows evaporation to process easily. Any fleshy dark green leaf plants would be unsuitable.</li>\n</ul>', 'Xeriscape Plants', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1765-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:41:26', '2021-11-10 15:41:26', '', 1765, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1766', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1767, 1, '2021-11-10 10:41:44', '2021-11-10 15:41:44', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/kings_park_botanic_gardens.html\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/xeriscape-plants/\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/using-colour-in-the-garden/\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/impatiens-care-and-how-to-grow-them/\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend/\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:41:44', '2021-11-10 15:41:44', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1767', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1768, 1, '2006-04-20 10:42:00', '2006-04-20 14:42:00', 'The first time I ever saw one of these magnificently gorgeous King Protea flowers, Deb and I were honeymooning at Cape Lodge, near Margaret River. Proteas had been grown commercially in Australia for some time before that but most of them are exported internationally.\n\n[toc]\n\nI had seen these flowers in flower arrangements that adorn cafe’s and restaurants but to see one growing in the wild was breathtaking. The picture here, although a close-up, does not give enough weight to how big these protea flowers can be. Imagine a small dinner plate and you’re coming close.\n\nThe protea family is a native to South Africa although Australia and California claim them as their own and market them quite successfully around the world (Australia can claim the banksia and waratah as their own proteacae). The genus consists of protea, waratah, leucadendron, leucaspermum, banksia, dryandra and serruria.\n<h2>Why would you grow proteas?</h2>\nProteas are not usually great foliage plants apart from the leucaspermums and leucadendrons, the latter with colourful bracts rather than flowers. They are more sought after in gardens for their incredible flowers which look fantastic in the garden but are also renowned for their cut flower qualities, lasting between a couple of weeks and a couple of months.\n\nThe real selling point of King Protea flowers is their ability to keep their shape and most of their colour when they’re dried. Once they have been dried they can be kept indefinitely and will be a standout in any flower arrangement.\n<h2>How do you grow a King Protea?</h2>\nAnother plus of proteas is that they are extremely hardy plants that have very little maintenance requirements and they’re low water users making them a great option for a xeisicaped garden. To produce the best protea flowers they need to be in full-sun and not underneath hanging trees that may drip water onto the flowers themselves.\n\nThey need a loamy soil that is more acidic (preferably between 5-6 pH) and that can drain freely. Proteas can be fertilised and this is probably best achieved by using a slow-release fertiliser as opposed to a liquid variety.\n<h2>When and how to prune?</h2>\nPruning should begin in late-winter to early spring and really only needs to be done to retain the desired shape of your bush. Once your protea flowers, pruning may not be necessary as you start to cut these flowers either for your arrangements or because they’ve stopped looking their best.\n<h2>When do proteas flower?</h2>\nLeucadendron’s usually flower in their second year while proteas, banksias and waratahs flower in their third.', 'The King Protea | A Magnificent Flower', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-magnificent-protea-flower', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:44:22', '2021-11-10 15:44:22', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1768', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1769, 1, '2021-11-10 10:43:58', '2021-11-10 15:43:58', 'The first time I ever saw one of these magnificently gorgeous King Protea flowers, Deb and I were honeymooning at Cape Lodge, near Margaret River. Proteas had been grown commercially in Australia for some time before that but most of them are exported internationally.\n\n[toc]\n\nI had seen these flowers in flower arrangements that adorn cafe’s and restaurants but to see one growing in the wild was breathtaking. The picture here, although a close-up, does not give enough weight to how big these protea flowers can be. Imagine a small dinner plate and you’re coming close.\n\nThe protea family is a native to South Africa although Australia and California claim them as their own and market them quite successfully around the world (Australia can claim the banksia and waratah as their own proteacae). The genus consists of protea, waratah, leucadendron, leucaspermum, banksia, dryandra and serruria.\n<h2>Why would you grow proteas?</h2>\nProteas are not usually great foliage plants apart from the leucaspermums and leucadendrons, the latter with colourful bracts rather than flowers. They are more sought after in gardens for their incredible flowers which look fantastic in the garden but are also renowned for their cut flower qualities, lasting between a couple of weeks and a couple of months.\n\nThe real selling point of King Protea flowers is their ability to keep their shape and most of their colour when they’re dried. Once they have been dried they can be kept indefinitely and will be a standout in any flower arrangement.\n<h2>How do you grow a King Protea?</h2>\nAnother plus of proteas is that they are extremely hardy plants that have very little maintenance requirements and they’re low water users making them a great option for a xeisicaped garden. To produce the best protea flowers they need to be in full-sun and not underneath hanging trees that may drip water onto the flowers themselves.\n\nThey need a loamy soil that is more acidic (preferably between 5-6 pH) and that can drain freely. Proteas can be fertilised and this is probably best achieved by using a slow-release fertiliser as opposed to a liquid variety.\n<h2>When and how to prune?</h2>\nPruning should begin in late-winter to early spring and really only needs to be done to retain the desired shape of your bush. Once your protea flowers, pruning may not be necessary as you start to cut these flowers either for your arrangements or because they’ve stopped looking their best.\n<h2>When do proteas flower?</h2>\nLeucadendron’s usually flower in their second year while proteas, banksias and waratahs flower in their third.', 'The King Protea | A Magnificent Flower', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1768-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:43:58', '2021-11-10 15:43:58', '', 1768, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1769', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1770, 1, '2021-11-10 10:44:44', '2021-11-10 15:44:44', 'Would a ‘dry’ garden have a water feature in it?\n\nThe gardening buzz at the moment, certainly not in the blogosphere but definitely here in Australia, is all about ‘xeriscape’ (commonly termed ‘waterwise’) gardening.\nIt’s the idea that people actually plant purposefully understanding that the garden will get no more water on it apart from what it recieves from the annual rainfall.\n\nFortunately, I live in Busselton which rests on the Yarrigidee artesian water basin, a water source that is often the envy of city dwellers and others in remote locations. The only reason I watch what I use is because it forces the credit card payments into overdrive. It’s not really an issue for us and we mock and scorn as the city-dwellers whinge over water restrictions and that their plants are wilting.\n\nIf I lived in a region where water was scarce I would definitely find alternative ways to plan and implement my garden. The main component of that garden would be choosing the correct plants. Your choice in your plant selections will either determine your future xeriscape success or consign it to the failures list.\n\nHere are some of the plant types you will need to look for in your xeriscape garden;\n<ul>\n 	<li><em><strong>Succulents &amp; Cacti</strong></em> – Any succulent or cactus will grow very well in a xeriscaped garden. Their low water requirements make these plants a standout in any water-wise garden.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Grasses</strong></em> – Grasses are exceptional in xeriscaped gardens. Their foliage requires very little moisture and they direct any rainfall straight to the base of the plant.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Grey-foliage plants</strong></em> – Grey foliage plants are ideal due to their evaporation minimising characteristics. Their leaves are not as susceptible to the sun and hence they can retain most of their moisture.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Groundcovers</strong></em> – Many low growing groundcovers are great for xeriscaped gardens. They provide a natural mulch to the soil and can retain moisture at their roots also restricting the sun’s evaporation.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-magnificent-protea-flower/\">Proteas</a> &amp; Grevilleas</strong></em> – While these plants still require a decent amount of rainfall, they can survive on an almost minimum amount. The beauty of these plants is their flowering and foliage colours which can be used as focus plants in your garden.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Dracaena Trees</strong></em> – Not to be confused with their relatives which are commonly used as indoor plants, Dragon Trees are fantastic in a dry garden setting. They keep a ‘tree’ shape yet won’t need any extra watering.</li>\n</ul>\nWhile the above list is a good “what to plant” list here are some plants that won’t survive in xersicaped gardens;\n<ul>\n 	<li><em><strong>Roses</strong></em> – Unless you live in an area that receives an abundance of annual rainfall with very mild summers, planting roses in a xersicape garden is not wise. In zones that have a mediterranean climate (such as Busselton) these would fail within the first summer.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Most flowering plants</strong></em> – Many flowering plants require large amounts of water to produce their blooms.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Hebes</strong></em> – As an example, hebes have dark green foliage which allows evaporation to process easily. Any fleshy dark green leaf plants would be unsuitable.</li>\n</ul>', 'Xeriscape Plants', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1765-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:44:44', '2021-11-10 15:44:44', '', 1765, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1770', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1771, 1, '2006-07-21 10:45:00', '2006-07-21 14:45:00', 'Last week we braved the winter onslaught (it happened to be the first rainy day in almost 2 weeks) and headed off to Perth\'s botanic gardens, King\'s Park. The park envelopes 400 hectares of Mt Eliza in the middle of the city and gives breathtaking views of the Swan River below.\n\nIt\'s a great place for the family, so our extended mix (including the grandparents) embarked on a picnic in the park.\n\nKings park has an array of different gardens which span the site. These are interlocked with roads or bicycle paths and many people prefer to use the paths for walking; stopping every now and then to gaze on or draw in the fragrance of a local native. As we had the kids with us we decided that the Western Power Playground (formerly the Children\'s Playground) was probably the safest place to head.\n\nThe views of the city and surrounding Swan River are incredible and there are many lookouts to avail yourself of some great photos.\n\nOne of the major features of King\'s Park is the suspended tree-top bridge. It meanders slighltly through the top of some great marri and eucalyptus trees and offers visitors a great birds-eye view of the understorey\n\nOne of the highlights for me is the dedicated Banksia garden. These would have have to be a top 10 plant in my book and I haven\'t found a varietal that I haven\'t loved. If you haven\'t experienced Banksia flowers then I would highly recommend organising a trip here. They amaze me with their softness and vivid colours while the foliage can seem so harsh. Here\'s what I mean...\n\nKing\'s Park is also a vast memorial for fallen war heroes. There are many monuments and statues that dot the park and this is the \'mecca\' for Anzac Day parades.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1772\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"200\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1772\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/kings_park_war_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" /> This monument remembers the Vietnam campaign[/caption]\n\nThroughout the park, each road is lined on both sides with various species of trees. Eucalypts are the predominant planting and there are many varieties of these. In front of many of these trees are memorial name plates honouring those servicemen and women who had fallen during the various wars that Australia has been engaged in. It\'s a very sobering drive as you read the names and visualise friends who are similar ages. Each tree was planted by a friend or family member in their honour.\n\nKing\'s Park is Perth\'s Botanical Garden and is wonderful to visit. It predominantly grows plants and trees that are native to WA while vast sections of the park are still virgin scrub.', 'Kings Park Botanic Gardens', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'kings-park-botanic-gardens', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:47:21', '2021-11-10 15:47:21', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1771', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1773, 1, '2021-11-10 10:47:19', '2021-11-10 15:47:19', 'Last week we braved the winter onslaught (it happened to be the first rainy day in almost 2 weeks) and headed off to Perth\'s botanic gardens, King\'s Park. The park envelopes 400 hectares of Mt Eliza in the middle of the city and gives breathtaking views of the Swan River below.\n\nIt\'s a great place for the family, so our extended mix (including the grandparents) embarked on a picnic in the park.\n\nKings park has an array of different gardens which span the site. These are interlocked with roads or bicycle paths and many people prefer to use the paths for walking; stopping every now and then to gaze on or draw in the fragrance of a local native. As we had the kids with us we decided that the Western Power Playground (formerly the Children\'s Playground) was probably the safest place to head.\n\nThe views of the city and surrounding Swan River are incredible and there are many lookouts to avail yourself of some great photos.\n\nOne of the major features of King\'s Park is the suspended tree-top bridge. It meanders slighltly through the top of some great marri and eucalyptus trees and offers visitors a great birds-eye view of the understorey\n\nOne of the highlights for me is the dedicated Banksia garden. These would have have to be a top 10 plant in my book and I haven\'t found a varietal that I haven\'t loved. If you haven\'t experienced Banksia flowers then I would highly recommend organising a trip here. They amaze me with their softness and vivid colours while the foliage can seem so harsh. Here\'s what I mean...\n\nKing\'s Park is also a vast memorial for fallen war heroes. There are many monuments and statues that dot the park and this is the \'mecca\' for Anzac Day parades.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1772\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"200\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1772\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/kings_park_war_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" /> This monument remembers the Vietnam campaign[/caption]\n\nThroughout the park, each road is lined on both sides with various species of trees. Eucalypts are the predominant planting and there are many varieties of these. In front of many of these trees are memorial name plates honouring those servicemen and women who had fallen during the various wars that Australia has been engaged in. It\'s a very sobering drive as you read the names and visualise friends who are similar ages. Each tree was planted by a friend or family member in their honour.\n\nKing\'s Park is Perth\'s Botanical Garden and is wonderful to visit. It predominantly grows plants and trees that are native to WA while vast sections of the park are still virgin scrub.', 'Kings Park Botanic Gardens', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1771-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:47:19', '2021-11-10 15:47:19', '', 1771, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1773', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1775, 1, '2021-11-10 10:47:33', '2021-11-10 15:47:33', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/glorious_acacia_dealbata.html\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/kings-park-botanic-gardens/\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/xeriscape-plants/\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/using-colour-in-the-garden/\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/impatiens-care-and-how-to-grow-them/\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend/\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:47:33', '2021-11-10 15:47:33', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1775', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1776, 1, '2006-07-25 10:47:00', '2006-07-25 14:47:00', 'On the weekend, I treated my three eldest to an overnight camp in Nannup, about 60km southeast of Busselton. We pitched our tent near Barrabup Pool, which was once an old timber milling community.\n\nOne of the key attractions of this location is its acacia dealbata forests that transform wooded areas into shaded moss growing micro-climates. Acacias are one of the few plants that are flowering at this time and the bright yellows against their grey-green foliage are outstanding. These Wattles are a formidable defence against light entering through their canopy and therefore swamp everything apart from fungi and moss from growing.\n\nAcacia dealbata, Silver Wattle as it\'s affectionately named, is a glorious tree that can be readily grown as an ornamental in your garden. Of the more than 1300 species of acacia, dealbata is very attractive, not only in the setting shown below but also grown individually in gardens. Dealbata has a slender trunk reaching anyway from 6-8m (19-26ft) and flowers profusely through winter and early spring.\n\nAcacia dealbata requires an annual rainfall of 200mm (7.8in) and grows well under the canopy of other trees. If you plan to grow this acacia in groves then expect that plants grown below them will struggle to survive. Acacia dealbata prefers cool moist winters which rules out most rainforest plants as undergrowth.\n\nIf you suffer from hayfever or sinus problems then most acacias (wattles) will be hard to live with in your garden. The flower\'s high pollen content can irritate allergy sufferers from late winter to mid spring. If this is the case, then you are probably better off admiring acacias from a distance, or while they\'re not flowering.', 'Glorious Acacia Dealbata', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'glorious-acacia-dealbata', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:49:10', '2021-11-10 15:49:10', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1776', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1777, 1, '2021-11-10 10:49:09', '2021-11-10 15:49:09', 'On the weekend, I treated my three eldest to an overnight camp in Nannup, about 60km southeast of Busselton. We pitched our tent near Barrabup Pool, which was once an old timber milling community.\n\nOne of the key attractions of this location is its acacia dealbata forests that transform wooded areas into shaded moss growing micro-climates. Acacias are one of the few plants that are flowering at this time and the bright yellows against their grey-green foliage are outstanding. These Wattles are a formidable defence against light entering through their canopy and therefore swamp everything apart from fungi and moss from growing.\n\nAcacia dealbata, Silver Wattle as it\'s affectionately named, is a glorious tree that can be readily grown as an ornamental in your garden. Of the more than 1300 species of acacia, dealbata is very attractive, not only in the setting shown below but also grown individually in gardens. Dealbata has a slender trunk reaching anyway from 6-8m (19-26ft) and flowers profusely through winter and early spring.\n\nAcacia dealbata requires an annual rainfall of 200mm (7.8in) and grows well under the canopy of other trees. If you plan to grow this acacia in groves then expect that plants grown below them will struggle to survive. Acacia dealbata prefers cool moist winters which rules out most rainforest plants as undergrowth.\n\nIf you suffer from hayfever or sinus problems then most acacias (wattles) will be hard to live with in your garden. The flower\'s high pollen content can irritate allergy sufferers from late winter to mid spring. If this is the case, then you are probably better off admiring acacias from a distance, or while they\'re not flowering.', 'Glorious Acacia Dealbata', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1776-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:49:09', '2021-11-10 15:49:09', '', 1776, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1777', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1778, 1, '2021-11-10 10:49:26', '2021-11-10 15:49:26', '<p>This time last year the weather wasn\'t much different than what it is now - wet, cold, stormy and fairly depressing. The garden was in its dormancy period and optimism had flown north for the winter.</p>\n<p>Yet there were still some highlights from my garden as well as posts that were included that are worth mentioning again. So here\'s a quick recap of July 2006.</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One of my <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/bromeliad-in-flower/\">bromeliads began flowering its head off</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I took my children camping overnight and fell in love with some gorgeous <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/glorious-acacia-dealbata/\">Acacia dealbata</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We spent a day with the family in Perth\'s <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/kings-park-botanic-gardens/\">Kings Park Botanic Gardens</a>. These gardens are absolutely stunning with their efforts to beautify the landscape with native Australian species.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tips on choosing appropriate plants for a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/xeriscape-plants/\">xeriscape garden</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A few thoughts on why we <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/using-colour-in-the-garden/\">choose the colours</a> we do in our gardens.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>How to grow and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/impatiens-care-and-how-to-grow-them/\">care for your impatiens</a></li>\n<li>And, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-backyard-landscaping-ideas-you-could-start-this-weekend/\">10 backyard landscaping ideas you could do in a weekend</a> became one of the most visited posts on this blog.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This Time Last Year - July 2006', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1748-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:49:26', '2021-11-10 15:49:26', '', 1748, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1778', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1779, 1, '2007-07-25 10:50:00', '2007-07-25 14:50:00', 'It might take a few glances but this bike hasn’t been left at the front gate by a welcome visitor. No, it’s a revolutionised garden ornament that fits in so well with its surroundings that it is almost impossible to tell the difference.\n\nAnd, it doesn’t take much to re-create it. All you need is a rusty old bike, a can of spray paint and a few spare hours on a Saturday afternoon.\n\nThere have been many times when grandiose ideas of renovating rusty used bicycles have crossed my mind. But, when you consider the cost of new parts it’s far less expensive discarding the old one and buying a whole brand new bike. Then you’re left with a piece of junk that invariably ends up in the local wastage facility.\n\nA better idea is to turn it into a very novel garden ornament. For the highly creative, you could add flower baskets to the front or weld on a life-size metal rider or even consider an abstract positioning.\n\nAs bicycles have been a part of the world’s transport systems for eons you would be hard-pressed not to fit one of these into any landscape style. You could retain a rusty look for a xeriscape garden, paint it rainbow or pastel colours to fit a cottage style or even spray it fire-engine red for a Japanese feel.\nSo many options – so many bikes…', 'Be Creative by Recycling a Used Bicycle', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'be-creative-by-recycling-a-used-bicycle', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:53:17', '2021-11-10 15:53:17', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1779', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1781, 1, '2021-11-10 10:53:16', '2021-11-10 15:53:16', 'It might take a few glances but this bike hasn’t been left at the front gate by a welcome visitor. No, it’s a revolutionised garden ornament that fits in so well with its surroundings that it is almost impossible to tell the difference.\n\nAnd, it doesn’t take much to re-create it. All you need is a rusty old bike, a can of spray paint and a few spare hours on a Saturday afternoon.\n\nThere have been many times when grandiose ideas of renovating rusty used bicycles have crossed my mind. But, when you consider the cost of new parts it’s far less expensive discarding the old one and buying a whole brand new bike. Then you’re left with a piece of junk that invariably ends up in the local wastage facility.\n\nA better idea is to turn it into a very novel garden ornament. For the highly creative, you could add flower baskets to the front or weld on a life-size metal rider or even consider an abstract positioning.\n\nAs bicycles have been a part of the world’s transport systems for eons you would be hard-pressed not to fit one of these into any landscape style. You could retain a rusty look for a xeriscape garden, paint it rainbow or pastel colours to fit a cottage style or even spray it fire-engine red for a Japanese feel.\nSo many options – so many bikes…', 'Be Creative by Recycling a Used Bicycle', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1779-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:53:16', '2021-11-10 15:53:16', '', 1779, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1781', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1782, 1, '2007-06-30 10:53:00', '2007-06-30 14:53:00', 'The kids were desperate to get their hands into some gardening yesterday, and I was only too happy to oblige. Our youngest boy had obtained some directions for making a mini-greenhouse from a milk bottle and had been bugging me all week to help him with it.\n\nI finally had some free time yesterday and the recycling bin hadn’t been emptied so we had a few spare bottles on hand.\n<h3>Step 1</h3>\nWe started by cutting the bottom third of a 2L plastic milk bottle (you could use any plastic bottle) and added some potting mix to a knuckle length below the rim.\n<h3>Step 2</h3>\nOnce the soil was in, it was time to sow the seeds. The boys decided to plant some chive seeds and the girls opted for coriander. Both seeds had been collected from our herb garden at the end of last season.\n\nThey scattered a few seeds on top of the soil and then lightly pressed them. Another layer of soil was then used to cover the seeds and then a final moisture add.\n<h3>Step 3</h3>\nThe final step in the project is to fit the top portion of the milk bottle back over the bottom part. The plastic used in making these milk bottles is quite soft and easily malleable while some other bottles have more rigid plastic and will take some patience to fit it over.\n\nEach of the kids then labelled their mini greenhouses and found a spot in the shed on the window ledge.\n\nThe whole project took us about 10 minutes, which isn’t bad with four kids! It was just long enough to keep their interest without drawing out and becoming a protracted slog and it means they now have their own greenhouse to watch and brag about.\n\nI can guarantee that they will be in the shed every day to check their progress and there will be bragging rights for the one whose seeds pop through first.\nIt’s a great little project to inspire your kids with gardening and educates them about an easy propagation technique that they can use later on in life.', 'Making a Mini Greenhouse with Kids', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'making-a-mini-greenhouse-with-kids', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:55:29', '2021-11-10 15:55:29', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1782', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1783, 1, '2021-11-10 10:55:27', '2021-11-10 15:55:27', 'The kids were desperate to get their hands into some gardening yesterday, and I was only too happy to oblige. Our youngest boy had obtained some directions for making a mini-greenhouse from a milk bottle and had been bugging me all week to help him with it.\n\nI finally had some free time yesterday and the recycling bin hadn’t been emptied so we had a few spare bottles on hand.\n<h3>Step 1</h3>\nWe started by cutting the bottom third of a 2L plastic milk bottle (you could use any plastic bottle) and added some potting mix to a knuckle length below the rim.\n<h3>Step 2</h3>\nOnce the soil was in, it was time to sow the seeds. The boys decided to plant some chive seeds and the girls opted for coriander. Both seeds had been collected from our herb garden at the end of last season.\n\nThey scattered a few seeds on top of the soil and then lightly pressed them. Another layer of soil was then used to cover the seeds and then a final moisture add.\n<h3>Step 3</h3>\nThe final step in the project is to fit the top portion of the milk bottle back over the bottom part. The plastic used in making these milk bottles is quite soft and easily malleable while some other bottles have more rigid plastic and will take some patience to fit it over.\n\nEach of the kids then labelled their mini greenhouses and found a spot in the shed on the window ledge.\n\nThe whole project took us about 10 minutes, which isn’t bad with four kids! It was just long enough to keep their interest without drawing out and becoming a protracted slog and it means they now have their own greenhouse to watch and brag about.\n\nI can guarantee that they will be in the shed every day to check their progress and there will be bragging rights for the one whose seeds pop through first.\nIt’s a great little project to inspire your kids with gardening and educates them about an easy propagation technique that they can use later on in life.', 'Making a Mini Greenhouse with Kids', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1782-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:55:27', '2021-11-10 15:55:27', '', 1782, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1783', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1784, 1, '2007-06-30 10:55:00', '2007-06-30 14:55:00', 'I could hazard a guess that a greater percentage of vegetarians, especially vegans, grow their own vegetables than buy them. And, if I did a quick word association game with you and mentioned the term vegetarian, what terms would flow through your mind? Soybeans? Tofu (a soy bean extract)? Bean curd?\n<h3>So, why don\'t vegetarians grow soybeans?</h3>\nI guess it all comes down to cost. Soybeans, lentils, and many other pulses are essential cereal crops in the western world. The efficiency of producing them <em>en masse</em> reduces their price that it becomes a futile exercise to grow them yourself.\n\nCurrently, here in Australia, potatoes and garlic are expensive items to buy in the shops so many home gardeners are growing them in their vegie patches. Carrots are a dime a dozen, and unless you really wanted to grow your own most gardeners would opt for the convenience of buying them.\n\nAnd this is another reason why gardeners aren\'t planting soybeans - convenience. The use of soybeans in many products, including tofu, requires dried beans rather than fresh. So, after you have gone to all the effort of growing them, you then need to hang them to dry (a process that takes a few weeks - and the right conditions) before you get to use them.\n\nMost gardeners might try this once or twice as a novelty, but when you consider the price of buying them retail you would have to be a die-hard purist to continue growing your own.\n\nFor my garden I would much rather grow food items that can be eaten fresh - snow peas, sugar snaps, runner beans, broccoli, tomatoes and capsicums. If it needs to be dried before eating then it\'s most likely to be cheaper and more convenient to buy.\n\nBut, what if you were still eager to grow your soybeans? How would you go about it?\n<h3>How to grow soybeans</h3>\nSoybeans can be grown just like any other legume. They need to be supported whilst growing and will normally take between 80-90 days to harvest from sowing. Soybeans are good for the soil and will add much needed nitrogen back making the bed fertile for later crops.\n\nThey are susceptible to frosts so it\'s best to sow seeds once the soil has warmed up and you should be picking by the start of summer.\n\nThey don\'t have to be dried once picked but can also be blanched in boiling water until the pods open up. Then store either by freezing or canning for later use.', 'Why Gardeners Aren\'t Planting Soybeans... And Other Vegan Stuff', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'why-gardeners-arent-planting-soybeans-and-other-vegan-stuff', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:59:13', '2021-11-10 15:59:13', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1784', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1786, 1, '2021-11-10 10:59:11', '2021-11-10 15:59:11', 'I could hazard a guess that a greater percentage of vegetarians, especially vegans, grow their own vegetables than buy them. And, if I did a quick word association game with you and mentioned the term vegetarian, what terms would flow through your mind? Soybeans? Tofu (a soy bean extract)? Bean curd?\n<h3>So, why don\'t vegetarians grow soybeans?</h3>\nI guess it all comes down to cost. Soybeans, lentils, and many other pulses are essential cereal crops in the western world. The efficiency of producing them <em>en masse</em> reduces their price that it becomes a futile exercise to grow them yourself.\n\nCurrently, here in Australia, potatoes and garlic are expensive items to buy in the shops so many home gardeners are growing them in their vegie patches. Carrots are a dime a dozen, and unless you really wanted to grow your own most gardeners would opt for the convenience of buying them.\n\nAnd this is another reason why gardeners aren\'t planting soybeans - convenience. The use of soybeans in many products, including tofu, requires dried beans rather than fresh. So, after you have gone to all the effort of growing them, you then need to hang them to dry (a process that takes a few weeks - and the right conditions) before you get to use them.\n\nMost gardeners might try this once or twice as a novelty, but when you consider the price of buying them retail you would have to be a die-hard purist to continue growing your own.\n\nFor my garden I would much rather grow food items that can be eaten fresh - snow peas, sugar snaps, runner beans, broccoli, tomatoes and capsicums. If it needs to be dried before eating then it\'s most likely to be cheaper and more convenient to buy.\n\nBut, what if you were still eager to grow your soybeans? How would you go about it?\n<h3>How to grow soybeans</h3>\nSoybeans can be grown just like any other legume. They need to be supported whilst growing and will normally take between 80-90 days to harvest from sowing. Soybeans are good for the soil and will add much needed nitrogen back making the bed fertile for later crops.\n\nThey are susceptible to frosts so it\'s best to sow seeds once the soil has warmed up and you should be picking by the start of summer.\n\nThey don\'t have to be dried once picked but can also be blanched in boiling water until the pods open up. Then store either by freezing or canning for later use.', 'Why Gardeners Aren\'t Planting Soybeans... And Other Vegan Stuff', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1784-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 10:59:11', '2021-11-10 15:59:11', '', 1784, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1786', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1787, 1, '2007-06-29 10:59:00', '2007-06-29 14:59:00', 'Tomorrow is the last day if you\'re wanting to get your entries into our Quirkiest Planter competition so make sure you\'re snapping your heart out over the next 24 hours.\n\nThis week we have one more entrant as Paul Sayer from Tasmania shares his offerings. Paul has submitted his succulent boots and a homemade planter that mimics a bird bath. Kudos Paul, and great to see another Australian getting in on the act.\n\nOn Monday, I will produce a list of all the entrants (if your struggling to remember who has submitted one) but there is still time if you want to add your chance of taking home our great prize. All the details are <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-quirkiest-planter-competition/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a> and you have until 12:00pm midnight (West Australian time) on <strong>Saturday 30 June, 2007</strong> to enter.\n<h3>The Prize</h3>\nThe winner will pick up 4 bottles of Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion kindly donated by <a href=\"http://www.skinmdnatural.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Skin MD Natural</a> that, with normal daily use, should last between 4-8 months and protect those precious gardening assets - your hands. The normal retail value of this prize is over $100 so it\'s worth getting your entries in. Delivery is included as part of the prize...\n<h3>About The Prize</h3>\n\"Is gardening ruining your hands? Skin MD Natural is a new state of the art \"Shielding Lotion\". This lotion is perfect for those working in gardens because it greatly enhances the skin\'s own natural protective factor by many times while extraordinarily hydrating the skin. It is very effective in helping to prevent the damage caused when working around poison ivy, poison oak or sumac, pesticides, fertilizers, dirt, chemicals, and soaps. As well as food preparation, exposure to harsh weather, and hundreds of other irritants.', 'Final \"Quirkiest Planters\" Entries?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'final-quirkiest-planters-entries', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:04:59', '2021-11-10 16:04:59', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1787', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1788, 1, '2021-11-10 11:01:21', '2021-11-10 16:01:21', 'Tomorrow is the last day if you\'re wanting to get your entries into our Quirkiest Planter competition so make sure you\'re snapping your heart out over the next 24 hours.\n\nThis week we have one more entrant as Paul Sayer from Tasmania shares his offerings. Paul has submitted his succulent boots and a homemade planter that mimics a bird bath. Kudos Paul, and great to see another Australian getting in on the act.\n\nOn Monday, I will produce a list of all the entrants (if your struggling to remember who has submitted one) but there is still time if you want to add your chance of taking home our great prize. All the details are <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/06/the_quirkiest_planter_competition.html#guidelines\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a> and you have until 12:00pm midnight (West Australian time) on <strong>Saturday 30 June, 2007</strong> to enter.\n<h3>The Prize</h3>\nThe winner will pick up 4 bottles of Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion kindly donated by <a href=\"http://www.skinmdnatural.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Skin MD Natural</a> that, with normal daily use, should last between 4-8 months and protect those precious gardening assets - your hands. The normal retail value of this prize is over $100 so it\'s worth getting your entries in. Delivery is included as part of the prize...\n<h3>About The Prize</h3>\n\"Is gardening ruining your hands? Skin MD Natural is a new state of the art \"Shielding Lotion\". This lotion is perfect for those working in gardens because it greatly enhances the skin\'s own natural protective factor by many times while extraordinarily hydrating the skin. It is very effective in helping to prevent the damage caused when working around poison ivy, poison oak or sumac, pesticides, fertilizers, dirt, chemicals, and soaps. As well as food preparation, exposure to harsh weather, and hundreds of other irritants.', 'Final \"Quirkiest Planters\" Entries?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1787-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:01:21', '2021-11-10 16:01:21', '', 1787, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1788', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1789, 1, '2007-06-01 11:02:00', '2007-06-01 15:02:00', 'Everybody\'s seen them. Maybe you have one. Or, maybe the eccentric neighbour has decorated their porch in them. Wherever they are, they could land you a worthy prize just for exposing them.\n\nI\'m looking for the quirkiest planter. You know what I mean... the painted boot, the in-turned mosaic tyre or the rusty wheelbarrow with the flowering annuals.\n<h3>The Judge</h3>\nWith any competition worth its \'salt\' it must have an objective judge. Fortunately <a href=\"http://www.holtpress2.blogspot.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcus</a>, a good friend of mine, has a blogging father who picked up a nomination in the recent Bloggies (no small feat). Peter Holt is <a href=\"http://holtieshouse.blogspot.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Holties House</a>, a blog of random and quirky trivia, anecdotes and the odd frivolous thought and comedic rant. I met Peter last summer when he visited Busselton and after subscribing to the \'House\' have kept up with all the going\'s on.\n\nFortunately for us, Peter (like his son) is not a gardener - but he does know quirky when he sees it. So his choice of the overall winner will be completely objective - we hope!!\n<h3>The Prize</h3>\nThe winner will pick up 4 bottles of Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion kindly donated by <a href=\"http://www.skinmdnatural.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Skin MD Natural</a> that, with normal daily use, should last between 4-8 months and protect those precious gardening assets - your hands. The normal retail value of this prize is over $100 so it\'s worth getting your entries in. Delivery is included as part of the prize...\n<h3>How to Enter</h3>\n<strong><u>For bloggers:</u></strong> Start a post on your blog with a photograph of your quirky planter. You can simply post the photo but it would be great to hear how you came about finding such an oddity. You can add the Quirky Planter image if you would like to show your readers that your participating in this competition.\n\nOnce it\'s \'live\' on your blog, send me an <a href=\"mailto:scrobins@westnet.com.au\">email</a> and I shall add you to the daily links or, at the very least, the final compilation before judging.\n\n<strong><u>For non-bloggers:</u></strong> Send me an <a href=\"mailto:scrobins@westnet.com.au\">email</a> with the photograph added as an attachment. Include in your email the story of how you came about the picture and this will be added with the daily updates.\n\nThe competition will run for 1 week and end on <strong>Thursday 7 June, 2007</strong> with the winner being published on the Friday.\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>The photograph must be an original taken by you.</li>\n 	<li>Entries after Thursday 7 June will not be accepted.</li>\n 	<li>There is only one prize to be given and this will be decided by our judge and his decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.</li>\n</ul>\nThe competition starts now. So get those camera\'s snapping...', 'The Quirkiest Planter Competition', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-quirkiest-planter-competition', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:04:39', '2021-11-10 16:04:39', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1789', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1790, 1, '2021-11-10 11:04:37', '2021-11-10 16:04:37', 'Everybody\'s seen them. Maybe you have one. Or, maybe the eccentric neighbour has decorated their porch in them. Wherever they are, they could land you a worthy prize just for exposing them.\n\nI\'m looking for the quirkiest planter. You know what I mean... the painted boot, the in-turned mosaic tyre or the rusty wheelbarrow with the flowering annuals.\n<h3>The Judge</h3>\nWith any competition worth its \'salt\' it must have an objective judge. Fortunately <a href=\"http://www.holtpress2.blogspot.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcus</a>, a good friend of mine, has a blogging father who picked up a nomination in the recent Bloggies (no small feat). Peter Holt is <a href=\"http://holtieshouse.blogspot.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Holties House</a>, a blog of random and quirky trivia, anecdotes and the odd frivolous thought and comedic rant. I met Peter last summer when he visited Busselton and after subscribing to the \'House\' have kept up with all the going\'s on.\n\nFortunately for us, Peter (like his son) is not a gardener - but he does know quirky when he sees it. So his choice of the overall winner will be completely objective - we hope!!\n<h3>The Prize</h3>\nThe winner will pick up 4 bottles of Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion kindly donated by <a href=\"http://www.skinmdnatural.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Skin MD Natural</a> that, with normal daily use, should last between 4-8 months and protect those precious gardening assets - your hands. The normal retail value of this prize is over $100 so it\'s worth getting your entries in. Delivery is included as part of the prize...\n<h3>How to Enter</h3>\n<strong><u>For bloggers:</u></strong> Start a post on your blog with a photograph of your quirky planter. You can simply post the photo but it would be great to hear how you came about finding such an oddity. You can add the Quirky Planter image if you would like to show your readers that your participating in this competition.\n\nOnce it\'s \'live\' on your blog, send me an <a href=\"mailto:scrobins@westnet.com.au\">email</a> and I shall add you to the daily links or, at the very least, the final compilation before judging.\n\n<strong><u>For non-bloggers:</u></strong> Send me an <a href=\"mailto:scrobins@westnet.com.au\">email</a> with the photograph added as an attachment. Include in your email the story of how you came about the picture and this will be added with the daily updates.\n\nThe competition will run for 1 week and end on <strong>Thursday 7 June, 2007</strong> with the winner being published on the Friday.\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>The photograph must be an original taken by you.</li>\n 	<li>Entries after Thursday 7 June will not be accepted.</li>\n 	<li>There is only one prize to be given and this will be decided by our judge and his decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.</li>\n</ul>\nThe competition starts now. So get those camera\'s snapping...', 'The Quirkiest Planter Competition', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1789-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:04:37', '2021-11-10 16:04:37', '', 1789, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1790', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1791, 1, '2021-11-10 11:04:57', '2021-11-10 16:04:57', 'Tomorrow is the last day if you\'re wanting to get your entries into our Quirkiest Planter competition so make sure you\'re snapping your heart out over the next 24 hours.\n\nThis week we have one more entrant as Paul Sayer from Tasmania shares his offerings. Paul has submitted his succulent boots and a homemade planter that mimics a bird bath. Kudos Paul, and great to see another Australian getting in on the act.\n\nOn Monday, I will produce a list of all the entrants (if your struggling to remember who has submitted one) but there is still time if you want to add your chance of taking home our great prize. All the details are <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-quirkiest-planter-competition/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a> and you have until 12:00pm midnight (West Australian time) on <strong>Saturday 30 June, 2007</strong> to enter.\n<h3>The Prize</h3>\nThe winner will pick up 4 bottles of Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion kindly donated by <a href=\"http://www.skinmdnatural.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Skin MD Natural</a> that, with normal daily use, should last between 4-8 months and protect those precious gardening assets - your hands. The normal retail value of this prize is over $100 so it\'s worth getting your entries in. Delivery is included as part of the prize...\n<h3>About The Prize</h3>\n\"Is gardening ruining your hands? Skin MD Natural is a new state of the art \"Shielding Lotion\". This lotion is perfect for those working in gardens because it greatly enhances the skin\'s own natural protective factor by many times while extraordinarily hydrating the skin. It is very effective in helping to prevent the damage caused when working around poison ivy, poison oak or sumac, pesticides, fertilizers, dirt, chemicals, and soaps. As well as food preparation, exposure to harsh weather, and hundreds of other irritants.', 'Final \"Quirkiest Planters\" Entries?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1787-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:04:57', '2021-11-10 16:04:57', '', 1787, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1791', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1792, 1, '2007-06-28 11:05:00', '2007-06-28 15:05:00', 'Absurdly I enjoy those \"Where did I come from?\" discussions with my kids. Watching them squirm and giggle, their faces blushing crimson as they take in the enormity of the question they just asked. And I always enjoy giving more information than is needed - just to heighten the squirming, giggling and embarrassed blushes.\n\nSure, they\'ll need counseling so if you have any recommendations....for counselors, that is.\n\nWhile the \'birds and the bees\' chat is fun and interesting I think, after all these years, that I finally have a handle on it. However, I\'ve always wondered where new plants come from.\n\nI\'m not talking about new colours or dwarfing varieties but actual new plants that we\'ve never seen before. It seems that the plant kingdom continues expanding if our gardening catalogues are anything to go by.\n\nFortunately, Graham Rice from the <a href=\"http://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Transatlantic Plantsman</a> has produced a two-part series on where they come from as he looks at the discovery of Gaillardia aristata \'Amber Wheels\' in <a href=\"http://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/2007/06/new-plants-wher.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Part One</a> and the tetraploid mutation of Campanula ‘Royal Wave’ in <a href=\"http://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/2007/06/new-plants-wh-1.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Part Two</a>.\n\nI wonder if there are any undiscovered plants around my \'neck of the woods\'?\n\nBTW - don\'t ask me what a tetraploid mutation is? That goes beyond the bounds of this blog and my experience.', 'Daddy...Where Do New Plants Come From?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'daddy-where-do-new-plants-come-from', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:08:14', '2021-11-10 16:08:14', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1792', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1794, 1, '2021-11-10 11:08:13', '2021-11-10 16:08:13', 'Absurdly I enjoy those \"Where did I come from?\" discussions with my kids. Watching them squirm and giggle, their faces blushing crimson as they take in the enormity of the question they just asked. And I always enjoy giving more information than is needed - just to heighten the squirming, giggling and embarrassed blushes.\n\nSure, they\'ll need counseling so if you have any recommendations....for counselors, that is.\n\nWhile the \'birds and the bees\' chat is fun and interesting I think, after all these years, that I finally have a handle on it. However, I\'ve always wondered where new plants come from.\n\nI\'m not talking about new colours or dwarfing varieties but actual new plants that we\'ve never seen before. It seems that the plant kingdom continues expanding if our gardening catalogues are anything to go by.\n\nFortunately, Graham Rice from the <a href=\"http://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Transatlantic Plantsman</a> has produced a two-part series on where they come from as he looks at the discovery of Gaillardia aristata \'Amber Wheels\' in <a href=\"http://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/2007/06/new-plants-wher.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Part One</a> and the tetraploid mutation of Campanula ‘Royal Wave’ in <a href=\"http://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/2007/06/new-plants-wh-1.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Part Two</a>.\n\nI wonder if there are any undiscovered plants around my \'neck of the woods\'?\n\nBTW - don\'t ask me what a tetraploid mutation is? That goes beyond the bounds of this blog and my experience.', 'Daddy...Where Do New Plants Come From?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1792-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:08:13', '2021-11-10 16:08:13', '', 1792, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1794', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1795, 1, '2007-06-28 11:08:00', '2007-06-28 15:08:00', 'Yesterday, after inspecting the garden between downpours, I discovered a mushroom growing in the middle of one of our flower beds. I always enjoy finding new treats that just spring up without any effort on my part and so I hastily picked it and took it inside.\n\nThen began the doubt period. You know what I mean. It\'s the period of time when the \"is-this-an-edible-mushroom\" thought pops into your mind that continues until you finally do something about it.\n\nI left it on the kitchen counter and went back to it from time to time. Touching, prodding, smelling, feeling - all the while hoping to justify that this mushroom was legitimate but weighing up the consequences if I were wrong.\n\nThinking that it\'s always better to be \'safe than sorry\' the next step was to research the probability of my mushroom actually being an \'edible mushroom\' and not some poisonous derivative. Fortunately, I came across this site from the the Western Australian Department of Agriculture <em>[link since removed]</em> that finally settled my mind.\n\nThe final outcome - it is an edible mushroom! And, I\'m so going to enjoy it grilled in butter tonight. Fattening, I know - but my taste bads are salivating already.\n\nSo, now that I\'ve correctly assessed one edible plant surely there must be more in my garden and possibly heaps more in the bush trails that I often trek. But when I find something that mildly represents something of edible value, the doubt period commences instantaneously. How do you know whether this leaf, berry, root, tuber etc. is edible or not and is it better just to leave it until you have positive identification?\n\nPossibly.\n\nHowever, if you\'re as curious as I am to discover and learn new things then you won\'t settle for always walking away from a possible edible feast. SurvivalIQ.com have a <a href=\"http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/survival-use-of-plants_s1.htm#uet\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Edibility Test</a> on their site which gives some very helpful steps in attempting to discern the edibility of certain plants.\n\nIn most cases, it\'s always best to have a possible identification of a plant before you attempt to eat it. But if you\'re keen to discover and can\'t find any information on a particular plant then the UET may give you some power in trialling for yourself.\n\n<em>Disclaimer: You may want to read the rest of their articles before proceeding with their Universal Edibility Test as some things can prove incredible fatal before you even get past step 1.</em>\n\nMy rule of thumb has always been - if it\'s bright in colour, has yellow tinges, and the skin of the fruit appears waxy then steer clear. The problem with this rule is that it outlaws bananas! So, you\'re probably best to stay away from the boundless myths and research for yourself what is, or isn\'t, an edible plant.', 'Finding Edible Plants in Your Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'finding-edible-plants-in-your-garden', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:11:46', '2021-11-10 16:11:46', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1795', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1797, 1, '2021-11-10 11:11:44', '2021-11-10 16:11:44', 'Yesterday, after inspecting the garden between downpours, I discovered a mushroom growing in the middle of one of our flower beds. I always enjoy finding new treats that just spring up without any effort on my part and so I hastily picked it and took it inside.\n\nThen began the doubt period. You know what I mean. It\'s the period of time when the \"is-this-an-edible-mushroom\" thought pops into your mind that continues until you finally do something about it.\n\nI left it on the kitchen counter and went back to it from time to time. Touching, prodding, smelling, feeling - all the while hoping to justify that this mushroom was legitimate but weighing up the consequences if I were wrong.\n\nThinking that it\'s always better to be \'safe than sorry\' the next step was to research the probability of my mushroom actually being an \'edible mushroom\' and not some poisonous derivative. Fortunately, I came across this site from the the Western Australian Department of Agriculture <em>[link since removed]</em> that finally settled my mind.\n\nThe final outcome - it is an edible mushroom! And, I\'m so going to enjoy it grilled in butter tonight. Fattening, I know - but my taste bads are salivating already.\n\nSo, now that I\'ve correctly assessed one edible plant surely there must be more in my garden and possibly heaps more in the bush trails that I often trek. But when I find something that mildly represents something of edible value, the doubt period commences instantaneously. How do you know whether this leaf, berry, root, tuber etc. is edible or not and is it better just to leave it until you have positive identification?\n\nPossibly.\n\nHowever, if you\'re as curious as I am to discover and learn new things then you won\'t settle for always walking away from a possible edible feast. SurvivalIQ.com have a <a href=\"http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/survival-use-of-plants_s1.htm#uet\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Edibility Test</a> on their site which gives some very helpful steps in attempting to discern the edibility of certain plants.\n\nIn most cases, it\'s always best to have a possible identification of a plant before you attempt to eat it. But if you\'re keen to discover and can\'t find any information on a particular plant then the UET may give you some power in trialling for yourself.\n\n<em>Disclaimer: You may want to read the rest of their articles before proceeding with their Universal Edibility Test as some things can prove incredible fatal before you even get past step 1.</em>\n\nMy rule of thumb has always been - if it\'s bright in colour, has yellow tinges, and the skin of the fruit appears waxy then steer clear. The problem with this rule is that it outlaws bananas! So, you\'re probably best to stay away from the boundless myths and research for yourself what is, or isn\'t, an edible plant.', 'Finding Edible Plants in Your Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1795-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:11:44', '2021-11-10 16:11:44', '', 1795, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1797', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1798, 1, '2007-05-30 11:12:00', '2007-05-30 15:12:00', 'With Starbucks, and now other cafe’s, giving away their used coffee grounds to home gardeners what are we supposed to do with this free resource?\n\nFortunately Sustainable Enterprises have come up with a few pointers to help us out;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Sprinkle used grounds around plants before rain or watering, for a slow-release nitrogen.</li>\n 	<li>Add to compost piles to increase nitrogen balance. Coffee filters and tea bags break down rapidly during composting.</li>\n 	<li>Dilute with water for a gentle, fast-acting liquid fertilizer. Use about a half-pound can of wet grounds in a five-gallon bucket of water; let sit outdoors to achieve ambient temperature.</li>\n 	<li>Mix into soil for houseplants or new vegetable beds.</li>\n 	<li>Encircle the base of the plant with a coffee and eggshell barrier to repel pests – <i>this is the one that most interests me. I’m going to give it a try around my agapanthus and see if it does the trick.</i></li>\n 	<li>If you are into vermi-posting, feed a little bit to your worms</li>\n</ul>\nIf you have other uses for Starbucks coffee grounds in the garden let me know.', 'Coffee and Eggshells', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'coffee-and-eggshells', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:13:45', '2021-11-10 16:13:45', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1798', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1799, 1, '2021-11-10 11:13:44', '2021-11-10 16:13:44', 'With Starbucks, and now other cafe’s, giving away their used coffee grounds to home gardeners what are we supposed to do with this free resource?\n\nFortunately Sustainable Enterprises have come up with a few pointers to help us out;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Sprinkle used grounds around plants before rain or watering, for a slow-release nitrogen.</li>\n 	<li>Add to compost piles to increase nitrogen balance. Coffee filters and tea bags break down rapidly during composting.</li>\n 	<li>Dilute with water for a gentle, fast-acting liquid fertilizer. Use about a half-pound can of wet grounds in a five-gallon bucket of water; let sit outdoors to achieve ambient temperature.</li>\n 	<li>Mix into soil for houseplants or new vegetable beds.</li>\n 	<li>Encircle the base of the plant with a coffee and eggshell barrier to repel pests – <i>this is the one that most interests me. I’m going to give it a try around my agapanthus and see if it does the trick.</i></li>\n 	<li>If you are into vermi-posting, feed a little bit to your worms</li>\n</ul>\nIf you have other uses for Starbucks coffee grounds in the garden let me know.', 'Coffee and Eggshells', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1798-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:13:44', '2021-11-10 16:13:44', '', 1798, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1799', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(1802, 1, '2007-05-28 11:18:00', '2007-05-28 15:18:00', 'There are two ways to feed plants and gardeners are often divided as to which method is the best. Some swear that foliage fertiliser sprays are the most efficient and effective method at delivering nutrients to a plant. Others, especially the permaculture set, are adamant that ground based fertilisers are the better of the two.\n\nWell, it may just be that both are essential. In fact, using both foliar spray and slow-release fertilisers may be an even better outcome for you plants.\n\nWe’ve been re-indoctrinated to believe that the soil in which a plant grows is the most important element in our garden’s health. And quite rightly so. However, this has come at a cost because our perceptions of foliar spray fertilisers has become more negative.\n\nWe know and understand that plants receive most of their nutrients through their root system. If the soil is healthy and well nourished then the plant can feed well and grow with a minimum of fuss and problems. Even pests and disease are less likely to trouble our plants.\n\nWhat we may not know is that using foliage fertilisers may actually increase that intake – and exponentially as well.\n\nHere’s how the process works;\n<blockquote>By applying a foliar fertiliser directly to the leaf, it increases the activity in the leaf, at the same time increasing chlorophyll and thus photosynthesis. Because of this increased activity, it increases the need for water by the leaf. In turn this increases water uptake by the plants vascular system, which in turn increases the uptake of nutrients from the soil.</blockquote>\nSo, in actual fact while we need to maintain the nutrients in the soil the use of foliage fertilisers can increase their effectiveness and the plants efficiency at using them.\n<h3>How to use foliar spray fertilisers</h3>\nFoliage fertilisers always retail in liquid form, or at least in powder form that requires them to be dissolved in water. This is the best way for your plants to draw their nutrients from the fertiliser.\nMost plants will only require a slow-release fertiliser application once at the start of each growing season. However, foliage fertilisers can be applied much more often and this depends on the type of plant grown.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Perennials</strong> – should only require a foliar spray every 6-8 weeks during their flowering or growing season.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Annuals</strong> – are much heavier feeders because their whole growth needs to be completed from seedling to producing plant within one growing season. Therefore, their fertilising needs are heavier and they will require a foliage fertiliser every 3 weeks at a minimum.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Vegetables</strong> – on the other hand, vegies need even more and should be fed through their foliage every week during their production season. This will stave off any pest and disease problems and increase the yields of your vegetables.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fruit</strong> – if you compare the speed of most fruit trees from flower to produce you will notice that it is considerably slower than say, a carrot crop which can be ready within 12 weeks. Therefore, there is less need for fruit trees to be fertilised and these should be treated the same as your annuals.</li>\n</ul>\nWith foliar spray fertilisers, the key nutrients you want to impart are potassium and phosphorous – in that order. Nitrogen, which is responsible for leaf growth, is your least desired element as the foliage will grow well to the detriment of fruit and flowers.\n\nOne of the most popular foliar spray fertilisers is <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-fish-end-up-as-fertiliser/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">fish emulsion</a>. However, it’s not the best as most fish emulsions usually have a ratio of 5:1:1 which is great for growth to the exclusion of blooms and fruit. You would be better finding a liquid fertiliser with an NPK ratio of 1:1:1.5.\n\nSo, the final outcome is that both are necessary. We need to feel our soils with slow-release fertilisers, compost and other organic materials but we should also be feeding our plants with foliar sprays to help them grow.', 'Foliar Spray vs Slow-Release Fertiliser', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'foliar-spray-vs-slow-release-fertiliser', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:21:34', '2021-11-10 16:21:34', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1802', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1803, 1, '2021-11-10 11:19:33', '2021-11-10 16:19:33', 'There are two ways to feed plants and gardeners are often divided as to which method is the best. Some swear that foliage fertiliser sprays are the most efficient and effective method at delivering nutrients to a plant. Others, especially the permaculture set, are adamant that ground based fertilisers are the better of the two.\n\nWell, it may just be that both are essential. In fact, using both foliar spray and slow-release fertilisers may be an even better outcome for you plants.\n\nWe’ve been re-indoctrinated to believe that the soil in which a plant grows is the most important element in our garden’s health. And quite rightly so. However, this has come at a cost because our perceptions of foliar spray fertilisers has become more negative.\n\nWe know and understand that plants receive most of their nutrients through their root system. If the soil is healthy and well nourished then the plant can feed well and grow with a minimum of fuss and problems. Even pests and disease are less likely to trouble our plants.\n\nWhat we may not know is that using foliage fertilisers may actually increase that intake – and exponentially as well.\n\nHere’s how the process works;\n<blockquote>By applying a foliar fertiliser directly to the leaf, it increases the activity in the leaf, at the same time increasing chlorophyll and thus photosynthesis. Because of this increased activity, it increases the need for water by the leaf. In turn this increases water uptake by the plants vascular system, which in turn increases the uptake of nutrients from the soil.</blockquote>\nSo, in actual fact while we need to maintain the nutrients in the soil the use of foliage fertilisers can increase their effectiveness and the plants efficiency at using them.\n<h3>How to use foliar spray fertilisers</h3>\nFoliage fertilisers always retail in liquid form, or at least in powder form that requires them to be dissolved in water. This is the best way for your plants to draw their nutrients from the fertiliser.\nMost plants will only require a slow-release fertiliser application once at the start of each growing season. However, foliage fertilisers can be applied much more often and this depends on the type of plant grown.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Perennials</strong> – should only require a foliar spray every 6-8 weeks during their flowering or growing season.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Annuals</strong> – are much heavier feeders because their whole growth needs to be completed from seedling to producing plant within one growing season. Therefore, their fertilising needs are heavier and they will require a foliage fertiliser every 3 weeks at a minimum.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Vegetables</strong> – on the other hand, vegies need even more and should be fed through their foliage every week during their production season. This will stave off any pest and disease problems and increase the yields of your vegetables.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fruit</strong> – if you compare the speed of most fruit trees from flower to produce you will notice that it is considerably slower than say, a carrot crop which can be ready within 12 weeks. Therefore, there is less need for fruit trees to be fertilised and these should be treated the same as your annuals.</li>\n</ul>\nWith foliar spray fertilisers, the key nutrients you want to impart are potassium and phosphorous – in that order. Nitrogen, which is responsible for leaf growth, is your least desired element as the foliage will grow well to the detriment of fruit and flowers.\n\nOne of the most popular foliar spray fertilisers is <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/how_fish_end_up_as_fertiliser.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">fish emulsion</a>. However, it’s not the best as most fish emulsions usually have a ratio of 5:1:1 which is great for growth to the exclusion of blooms and fruit. You would be better finding a liquid fertiliser with an NPK ratio of 1:1:1.5.\n\nSo, the final outcome is that both are necessary. We need to feel our soils with slow-release fertilisers, compost and other organic materials but we should also be feeding our plants with foliar sprays to help them grow.', 'Foliar Spray vs Slow-Release Fertiliser', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1802-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:19:33', '2021-11-10 16:19:33', '', 1802, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1803', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1804, 1, '2007-04-05 11:19:00', '2007-04-05 15:19:00', 'Have you ever wondered what goes into that bag of Blood n Bone? Or, how they make fish fertiliser smell so good?\n\nWell…wonder no more. This great <a href=\"https://www.rainyside.com/resources/fishfert.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">resource</a> will answer all your questions from which fish are used, how they are pulped into emulsion and bonemeal and even some of the more controversial questions.\n\nOne Q&amp;A I enjoyed was the response given by Bill Ginn, Marketing Coordinator of Alaska Fish Fertilizer, when asked how they could call their product organic when they added synthetic additives.\n<blockquote>Because of the unique properties of Fish Emulsion, the states- who handle the certification of both fertilizers and organic farming- have decided that if less than 1% by weight of fish emulsion is synthetic, then it can pass muster as Natural Organic (the proper term for non-chemical fertilizers). Without this additive, the emulsion creates fermented gases, which can cause rupturing or exploding (with glass bottles like we once used) bottles on the store shelves, or on your workshop bench.</blockquote>\nCould you imagine shopping in store or nursery and having a bottle of fish emulsion explode over you? Hardly a pretty sight…and, ohh…that smell!\n\nI’m sure we can allow 1%.', 'How Fish End Up As Fertiliser', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-fish-end-up-as-fertiliser', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:21:52', '2021-11-10 16:21:52', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1804', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1805, 1, '2021-11-10 11:21:15', '2021-11-10 16:21:15', 'Have you ever wondered what goes into that bag of Blood n Bone? Or, how they make fish fertiliser smell so good?\n\nWell…wonder no more. This great <a href=\"http://www.rainyside.com/resources/fishfert.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">resource</a> will answer all your questions from which fish are used, how they are pulped into emulsion and bonemeal and even some of the more controversial questions.\n\nOne Q&amp;A I enjoyed was the response given by Bill Ginn, Marketing Coordinator of Alaska Fish Fertilizer, when asked how they could call their product organic when they added synthetic additives.\n<blockquote>Because of the unique properties of Fish Emulsion, the states- who handle the certification of both fertilizers and organic farming- have decided that if less than 1% by weight of fish emulsion is synthetic, then it can pass muster as Natural Organic (the proper term for non-chemical fertilizers). Without this additive, the emulsion creates fermented gases, which can cause rupturing or exploding (with glass bottles like we once used) bottles on the store shelves, or on your workshop bench.</blockquote>\nCould you imagine shopping in store or nursery and having a bottle of fish emulsion explode over you? Hardly a pretty sight…and, ohh…that smell!\n\nI’m sure we can allow 1%.', 'How Fish End Up As Fertiliser', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1804-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:21:15', '2021-11-10 16:21:15', '', 1804, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1805', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1806, 1, '2021-11-10 11:21:32', '2021-11-10 16:21:32', 'There are two ways to feed plants and gardeners are often divided as to which method is the best. Some swear that foliage fertiliser sprays are the most efficient and effective method at delivering nutrients to a plant. Others, especially the permaculture set, are adamant that ground based fertilisers are the better of the two.\n\nWell, it may just be that both are essential. In fact, using both foliar spray and slow-release fertilisers may be an even better outcome for you plants.\n\nWe’ve been re-indoctrinated to believe that the soil in which a plant grows is the most important element in our garden’s health. And quite rightly so. However, this has come at a cost because our perceptions of foliar spray fertilisers has become more negative.\n\nWe know and understand that plants receive most of their nutrients through their root system. If the soil is healthy and well nourished then the plant can feed well and grow with a minimum of fuss and problems. Even pests and disease are less likely to trouble our plants.\n\nWhat we may not know is that using foliage fertilisers may actually increase that intake – and exponentially as well.\n\nHere’s how the process works;\n<blockquote>By applying a foliar fertiliser directly to the leaf, it increases the activity in the leaf, at the same time increasing chlorophyll and thus photosynthesis. Because of this increased activity, it increases the need for water by the leaf. In turn this increases water uptake by the plants vascular system, which in turn increases the uptake of nutrients from the soil.</blockquote>\nSo, in actual fact while we need to maintain the nutrients in the soil the use of foliage fertilisers can increase their effectiveness and the plants efficiency at using them.\n<h3>How to use foliar spray fertilisers</h3>\nFoliage fertilisers always retail in liquid form, or at least in powder form that requires them to be dissolved in water. This is the best way for your plants to draw their nutrients from the fertiliser.\nMost plants will only require a slow-release fertiliser application once at the start of each growing season. However, foliage fertilisers can be applied much more often and this depends on the type of plant grown.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Perennials</strong> – should only require a foliar spray every 6-8 weeks during their flowering or growing season.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Annuals</strong> – are much heavier feeders because their whole growth needs to be completed from seedling to producing plant within one growing season. Therefore, their fertilising needs are heavier and they will require a foliage fertiliser every 3 weeks at a minimum.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Vegetables</strong> – on the other hand, vegies need even more and should be fed through their foliage every week during their production season. This will stave off any pest and disease problems and increase the yields of your vegetables.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fruit</strong> – if you compare the speed of most fruit trees from flower to produce you will notice that it is considerably slower than say, a carrot crop which can be ready within 12 weeks. Therefore, there is less need for fruit trees to be fertilised and these should be treated the same as your annuals.</li>\n</ul>\nWith foliar spray fertilisers, the key nutrients you want to impart are potassium and phosphorous – in that order. Nitrogen, which is responsible for leaf growth, is your least desired element as the foliage will grow well to the detriment of fruit and flowers.\n\nOne of the most popular foliar spray fertilisers is <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-fish-end-up-as-fertiliser/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">fish emulsion</a>. However, it’s not the best as most fish emulsions usually have a ratio of 5:1:1 which is great for growth to the exclusion of blooms and fruit. You would be better finding a liquid fertiliser with an NPK ratio of 1:1:1.5.\n\nSo, the final outcome is that both are necessary. We need to feel our soils with slow-release fertilisers, compost and other organic materials but we should also be feeding our plants with foliar sprays to help them grow.', 'Foliar Spray vs Slow-Release Fertiliser', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1802-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:21:32', '2021-11-10 16:21:32', '', 1802, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1806', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1807, 1, '2021-11-10 11:21:51', '2021-11-10 16:21:51', 'Have you ever wondered what goes into that bag of Blood n Bone? Or, how they make fish fertiliser smell so good?\n\nWell…wonder no more. This great <a href=\"https://www.rainyside.com/resources/fishfert.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">resource</a> will answer all your questions from which fish are used, how they are pulped into emulsion and bonemeal and even some of the more controversial questions.\n\nOne Q&amp;A I enjoyed was the response given by Bill Ginn, Marketing Coordinator of Alaska Fish Fertilizer, when asked how they could call their product organic when they added synthetic additives.\n<blockquote>Because of the unique properties of Fish Emulsion, the states- who handle the certification of both fertilizers and organic farming- have decided that if less than 1% by weight of fish emulsion is synthetic, then it can pass muster as Natural Organic (the proper term for non-chemical fertilizers). Without this additive, the emulsion creates fermented gases, which can cause rupturing or exploding (with glass bottles like we once used) bottles on the store shelves, or on your workshop bench.</blockquote>\nCould you imagine shopping in store or nursery and having a bottle of fish emulsion explode over you? Hardly a pretty sight…and, ohh…that smell!\n\nI’m sure we can allow 1%.', 'How Fish End Up As Fertiliser', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1804-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:21:51', '2021-11-10 16:21:51', '', 1804, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1807', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1808, 1, '2007-04-30 11:22:00', '2007-04-30 15:22:00', 'I’ve never seen any of the greatest gardens of the world – yet I plan to one day. I dream off crossing Monet’s bridge at Giverny, France. Or, admiring some of the most amazing conifers at the Kew Botanical Gardens in England.\n\nAnd while I dream of these places I’m sure there are many who believe that their garden is up amongst the world’s best.\n\nBut for this exercise, I’m keen to find out what garden’s of the world we can agree upon as being the best. So, it’s over to you to email me, or comment below, with a garden that you have visited that would certainly rate as one of the greatest gardens of the world.\n\nThe only provisos are; (1) you must have physically visited it, and (2) it must be open to the public – so please don’t add any private gardens.\nI will update this post to reflect the list of great gardens that we think are the world’s best.', 'What are the Greatest Gardens in The World?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-are-the-greatest-gardens-in-the-world', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:25:52', '2021-11-10 16:25:52', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1808', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1810, 1, '2021-11-10 11:25:51', '2021-11-10 16:25:51', 'I’ve never seen any of the greatest gardens of the world – yet I plan to one day. I dream off crossing Monet’s bridge at Giverny, France. Or, admiring some of the most amazing conifers at the Kew Botanical Gardens in England.\n\nAnd while I dream of these places I’m sure there are many who believe that their garden is up amongst the world’s best.\n\nBut for this exercise, I’m keen to find out what garden’s of the world we can agree upon as being the best. So, it’s over to you to email me, or comment below, with a garden that you have visited that would certainly rate as one of the greatest gardens of the world.\n\nThe only provisos are; (1) you must have physically visited it, and (2) it must be open to the public – so please don’t add any private gardens.\nI will update this post to reflect the list of great gardens that we think are the world’s best.', 'What are the Greatest Gardens in The World?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1808-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:25:51', '2021-11-10 16:25:51', '', 1808, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1810', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1811, 1, '2007-04-30 11:26:00', '2007-04-30 15:26:00', 'If you need to ask the question then you obviously haven’t seen one. And, if you haven’t seen one then it’s obvious that you don’t believe in them. For if you did believe in them, you would see them everywhere.\n\nI’ve never seen them – and I accept that my lack of belief has probably caused this seemingly irreversible condition.\n\nMy daughters, on the other hand, see them everywhere. And they’re quick to point them out – well, at least they were until they realised I was an unbeliever. Now they just shake their head and cuss at my inability to see the unseen in the same way Morpheus was bemused by Neo’s initial disdain for what he couldn’t see.\n\nI’m talking, of course, about the garden sprite – fairies. Pixies, elves, nymphs, sprites are all part of the world our children enjoy despite their parents ineptitude at grasping the imaginary.\n\nGarden sprites are those little creatures that adorn fairy gardens. If you have children you won’t need to add them in a physical sense because they just turn up. You may need to decorate a few shrubs with tinsel and allow them to store a few pieces of doll house furniture in the garden beds, but you won’t need to add any pixie characters – they’re already there.\n\nNo. Garden sprite adornments are not for children. They’re for the unbelieving parents who need to reminisce their childhood.\n\nWhen you think of garden sprites there is only one name that comes to mind – Frank Lloyd Wright. Arguably the greatest American architect, Wright created the Midway Gardens in Chicago and with the help of sculptor Alfonso Iannelli <a href=\"https://www.tripsavvy.com/phoenix-4139649\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">positioned Sprites to protect the gardens</a>.\n\nTheir geometric shape is instantly recognisable and reproductions of Iannelli’s work are quite common for many gardening enthusiasts. Their purpose in the garden is supposedly the same – protecting it.', 'What is a Garden Sprite?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-is-a-garden-sprite', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:27:41', '2021-11-10 16:27:41', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1811', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1812, 1, '2021-11-10 11:27:17', '2021-11-10 16:27:17', 'If you need to ask the question then you obviously haven’t seen one. And, if you haven’t seen one then it’s obvious that you don’t believe in them. For if you did believe in them, you would see them everywhere.\n\nI’ve never seen them – and I accept that my lack of belief has probably caused this seemingly irreversible condition.\n\nMy daughters, on the other hand, see them everywhere. And they’re quick to point them out – well, at least they were until they realised I was an unbeliever. Now they just shake their head and cuss at my inability to see the unseen in the same way Morpheus was bemused by Neo’s initial disdain for what he couldn’t see.\n\nI’m talking, of course, about the garden sprite – fairies. Pixies, elves, nymphs, sprites are all part of the world our children enjoy despite their parents ineptitude at grasping the imaginary.\n\nGarden sprites are those little creatures that adorn fairy gardens. If you have children you won’t need to add them in a physical sense because they just turn up. You may need to decorate a few shrubs with tinsel and allow them to store a few pieces of doll house furniture in the garden beds, but you won’t need to add any pixie characters – they’re already there.\n\nNo. Garden sprite adornments are not for children. They’re for the unbelieving parents who need to reminisce their childhood.\n\nWhen you think of garden sprites there is only one name that comes to mind – Frank Lloyd Wright. Arguably the greatest American architect, Wright created the Midway Gardens in Chicago and with the help of sculptor Alfonso Iannelli <a href=\"http://phoenix.about.com/cs/famous/a/sprites01.htm\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">positioned Sprites to protect the gardens</a>.\n\nTheir geometric shape is instantly recognisable and reproductions of Iannelli’s work are quite common for many gardening enthusiasts. Their purpose in the garden is supposedly the same – protecting it.', 'What is a Garden Sprite?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1811-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:27:17', '2021-11-10 16:27:17', '', 1811, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1812', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1813, 1, '2021-11-10 11:27:39', '2021-11-10 16:27:39', 'If you need to ask the question then you obviously haven’t seen one. And, if you haven’t seen one then it’s obvious that you don’t believe in them. For if you did believe in them, you would see them everywhere.\n\nI’ve never seen them – and I accept that my lack of belief has probably caused this seemingly irreversible condition.\n\nMy daughters, on the other hand, see them everywhere. And they’re quick to point them out – well, at least they were until they realised I was an unbeliever. Now they just shake their head and cuss at my inability to see the unseen in the same way Morpheus was bemused by Neo’s initial disdain for what he couldn’t see.\n\nI’m talking, of course, about the garden sprite – fairies. Pixies, elves, nymphs, sprites are all part of the world our children enjoy despite their parents ineptitude at grasping the imaginary.\n\nGarden sprites are those little creatures that adorn fairy gardens. If you have children you won’t need to add them in a physical sense because they just turn up. You may need to decorate a few shrubs with tinsel and allow them to store a few pieces of doll house furniture in the garden beds, but you won’t need to add any pixie characters – they’re already there.\n\nNo. Garden sprite adornments are not for children. They’re for the unbelieving parents who need to reminisce their childhood.\n\nWhen you think of garden sprites there is only one name that comes to mind – Frank Lloyd Wright. Arguably the greatest American architect, Wright created the Midway Gardens in Chicago and with the help of sculptor Alfonso Iannelli <a href=\"https://www.tripsavvy.com/phoenix-4139649\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">positioned Sprites to protect the gardens</a>.\n\nTheir geometric shape is instantly recognisable and reproductions of Iannelli’s work are quite common for many gardening enthusiasts. Their purpose in the garden is supposedly the same – protecting it.', 'What is a Garden Sprite?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1811-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:27:39', '2021-11-10 16:27:39', '', 1811, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1813', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1814, 1, '2007-04-27 11:28:00', '2007-04-27 15:28:00', 'I’ve been a tad slack the past few weeks missing this weekly roundup of the gardening blogosphere. This post helps encapsulate and summarise some of the great tips that have been offered by experienced gardeners who share their knowledge via their garden blogs.\n\nWhile I’m still catching up on some great reading and useful tips, I thought I would showcase what I’ve found so far;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Marc from <strong>Garden Desk</strong> wrote a very informative post to answer his friends question <a href=\"http://gardendesk.blogspot.com/2007/04/why-so-many-different-tomatoes.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Why are there so many different tomatoes</a>? To the non-gardener a ‘tomato’ is a tomato while we enjoy the intricacies of the abundance of varietals and how to grow them. Marc answers the question very well.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Porn</strong> (definitely SFW – Safe For Work) may have a name that scares a few readers away but after recently discovering this great blog courtesy of <a href=\"http://whisperingcraneinstitute.wordpress.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Anderson’s blogroll</a>, I must say I’m hooked. This blog features some incredible landscape design images and posts and has this week written a helpful post on <a href=\"http://deviantdeziner.blogspot.com/2007/04/box-o-fizzy-water-proper-placement.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">placing and integrating a spa</a> into your garden design.For those who don’t have, or ever intend to have a spa, it’s still a useful read for how to incorporate any design elements into the backyard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>In My Kitchen Garden</strong> has written a helpful review on a book titled <a href=\"http://inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com/2006/05/book-review.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Astrological Gardening</a> which discusses tips and ideas for gardening by the moon and stars.</li>\n 	<li>I’ve not seen Wall-O-Water’s before but Molly Day from <strong>All the Dirt on Gardening </strong>has them growing in her vegetable patch. Well…not literally growing, but she hopes to grow some garlic between them as they have helped warm up the ground. Sounds like an interesting gardening idea and I look forward to seeing how these progress.</li>\n 	<li>Rob from <strong>Sustainable Garden</strong> tries to explain <a href=\"http://sustainablegarden.blogspot.com/2007/04/broody-blues-explained.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">why chickens get grumpy</a>. I’m not sure he’s found the answer but I can only extend the hand of empathy on this one. Chickens are fickle creatures and I find the best way to get them laying is to hit the problem HEAD on – if you get my gist.</li>\n 	<li>And finally, Gayla from <strong>You Grow Girl</strong> has written <a href=\"http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">12 reasons why I don’t grow edibles in my street garden</a>. Trust me when I say that one reason is probably enough but Gayla goes all the way and explains every possible reason for not doing this.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd there you have it. Another week and hopefully another list of helpful posts that might aid your gardening.', 'Gardening Blogs Helpful Posts of the Week [27-04-2007]', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gardening-blogs-helpful-posts-of-the-week', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:29:47', '2021-11-10 16:29:47', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1814', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1815, 1, '2021-11-10 11:29:34', '2021-11-10 16:29:34', 'I’ve been a tad slack the past few weeks missing this weekly roundup of the gardening blogosphere. This post helps encapsulate and summarise some of the great tips that have been offered by experienced gardeners who share their knowledge via their garden blogs.\n\nWhile I’m still catching up on some great reading and useful tips, I thought I would showcase what I’ve found so far;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Marc from <strong>Garden Desk</strong> wrote a very informative post to answer his friends question <a href=\"http://gardendesk.blogspot.com/2007/04/why-so-many-different-tomatoes.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Why are there so many different tomatoes</a>? To the non-gardener a ‘tomato’ is a tomato while we enjoy the intricacies of the abundance of varietals and how to grow them. Marc answers the question very well.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Porn</strong> (definitely SFW – Safe For Work) may have a name that scares a few readers away but after recently discovering this great blog courtesy of <a href=\"http://whisperingcraneinstitute.wordpress.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Anderson’s blogroll</a>, I must say I’m hooked. This blog features some incredible landscape design images and posts and has this week written a helpful post on <a href=\"http://deviantdeziner.blogspot.com/2007/04/box-o-fizzy-water-proper-placement.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">placing and integrating a spa</a> into your garden design.For those who don’t have, or ever intend to have a spa, it’s still a useful read for how to incorporate any design elements into the backyard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>In My Kitchen Garden</strong> has written a helpful review on a book titled <a href=\"http://inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com/2006/05/book-review.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Astrological Gardening</a> which discusses tips and ideas for gardening by the moon and stars.</li>\n 	<li>I’ve not seen Wall-O-Water’s before but Molly Day from <strong>All the Dirt on Gardening </strong>has them growing in her vegetable patch. Well…not literally growing, but she hopes to grow some garlic between them as they have helped warm up the ground. Sounds like an interesting gardening idea and I look forward to seeing how these progress.</li>\n 	<li>Rob from <strong>Sustainable Garden</strong> tries to explain <a href=\"http://sustainablegarden.blogspot.com/2007/04/broody-blues-explained.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">why chickens get grumpy</a>. I’m not sure he’s found the answer but I can only extend the hand of empathy on this one. Chickens are fickle creatures and I find the best way to get them laying is to hit the problem HEAD on – if you get my gist.</li>\n 	<li>And finally, Gayla from <strong>You Grow Girl</strong> has written <a href=\"http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">12 reasons why I don’t grow edibles in my street garden</a>. Trust me when I say that one reason is probably enough but Gayla goes all the way and explains every possible reason for not doing this.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd there you have it. Another week and hopefully another list of helpful posts that might aid your gardening.', 'Gardening Blogs Helpful Posts of the Week [27-04-2007]', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1814-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-10 11:29:34', '2021-11-10 16:29:34', '', 1814, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1815', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
