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Which Garden Style Suits your Home?

Ryan

Like the interior of your home, garden style is an important factor in allowing you the time and space to enjoy it. With this handy guide to garden design, you can create an amazing outdoor space that you will love and – even better! – your polytunnel won’t look out of place in any of them.…

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Homemade Hot Sauce: 5 Easy Steps

Using an abundant chili pepper harvest in homemade hot sauce never entered my mind until this year. Normally, the ones from my garden all go into salsa canning. But thanks to the cold, wet summer the tomato harvest was lacking in abundance and quality. So, I hunted for a copycat recipe for my favorite fajita…
November 29, 2017
Tammy Clayton

Mediterranean Plants: How to plant and care for them

You may have dreams of a luxury villa in the Tuscan countryside or a poolside retreat in the Costa Del Sol, but while the weather may not be as sun-blessed, it is possible to recreate some of that Mediterranean garden glamour back home. Whether you want to include one of the many varieties of olive…
August 18, 2017
Jon Parrott

Vertical Gardens for growing in Small Spaces

While it is nice to have a large open area that gives full sun to use as a garden, sometimes that isn’t available, but by using vertical gardens, a fence or wall may offer an alternative. The concept is simple: if you can’t go out, go up. Apartment balconies are an example where using methods…
June 10, 2017
Grubbycup Stash

5 Tips on how to Grow an Olive Tree

How to Grow an Olive Tree A garden is a place to escape to; full of color, peace, love and hard work. It’s many homeowners pride and joy, and with countless dreamy images of beautiful gardens filling Pinterest; gardeners have a wealth of inspiration to draw from in order to keep their garden looking good…
June 4, 2017
Jon Parrott

Diary of an Indoor Grower: Hydroponics Garden Evolution

The only thing that hasn’t changed in my hydroponics garden is its dimensions. It is just over 70 Sq feet (6.6 X 11.2).with 8-foot ceilings. Otherwise, it is in a constant state of flux. Lights, systems, nutrients, fans, controllers, you name it I have changed it. Part of the reason is that I have, especially…
May 28, 2017
Eric Coulombe