How to Start Your Own Fall Flower Garden

So you know that you want to get into gardening , but where do you start? Fall flower garden planting is simple for the beginner and very enjoyable~Fall flower garden planting is simple for the beginner and very enjoyable~Planting fall flower garden is very enjoyable and simple enough for the beginner gardener~For the beginner gardener planting fall flower garden is very simple but also very enjoyable}. Now if you want to go ahead and plant a fall flower garden in your yard, there are a few s

Why You Should Switch to Organic Lawn Care Products

There is not just one reason as to why you should make the switch to organic green lawn care products but instead quite a few. The majority of gardener s out there today have actually already switched from chemical-based to organic green lawn care products, and if you still have not, you are going to want to learn about all the different benefits offered to you by doing so. Making the switch to organic lawn care products is not going to be difficult at all, and it is really just a matter o

Growing Plants From Diminishing Heat

by Thomas Fryd August, to the farmers throughout the South of Mid-America, means that crops are “laid by,” and the time for taking it easy has arrived. This is true to a large extent of the gardener, also. Much of the hottest part of the summer has passed, and only a few more days of extreme temperatures will remain to sear the garden flowers. Actually, plants undergo a physiological change and begin a resurge of growth for fall bloom. Many annuals or seasonal color plants have made their co

KNEELER

KNEELER

Use as a kneeler with grip bars to help you get up, or flip over for a garden bench. Both sides are cushioned with comfortable, non-absorbent, poly foam pads. Sturdy steel construction with high impact corner protectors for long life. 300 lb. weight capacity. Folds flat for easy storage. Spring action legs lock securely into place. 21.551W x 10.551D x 16.551H. Weighs only 7.2 lbs.

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5 Stars Kneeler
I find this kneeler perfect for gardening especially if you have a bad back. I put all my pressure on the handles to pull my self up. Therefore I feel no pain in my back, legs or knees.

I love it.

I thought my gardening days were over because after kneeling on the dirt I could not get up. (Just like the commercial). Now I can.

Diana CipolloneGarden Kneeler Bench

5 Stars 2 words
It works! It fills my need in the garden. The price is right, it’s comfortable, it’s sturdy and simple to use.

5 Stars garden stool
Wonderful. We have found many other used for the bench. Great for painting along mop boards. It is portable and can be carried anywhere. Even to clean the kitchen floor.

5 Stars Great for the ‘mature’ gardener!
We purchased this for my 90 year young uncle, who still gardens and tends his flower beds. It’s great for those of us who can still get down, but have difficulty ‘getting up’. The Kneeler is sturdy, safe, and light-weight, and is perfect for us ‘mature’ gardeners. The smooth metal ‘handles’ are at the right ergonomic height for the arms to help lift the body back to a standing position without falling over on your nose. The seat is just right for resting from a morning’s planting or weed-pulling. Highly recommended.

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The ABCs of Pruning DVD

The ABCs of Pruning DVD

The ABC’s of Pruning is a must for every homeowner with a lawn, garden or other landscaping. With simple time-saving techniques, Landscape Designer Hugh Perry takes the mystique out of pruning. Here is all the information you need to beautify and protect your landscape investment. In just 30 engaging minutes, Hugh demonstrates how to trim trees, thin shrubs, salvage overgrown landscapes and more.

Hugh Perry is a nationally-recognized Landscape Designer with over 28 years of experience. He has landscaped thousands of homes and has appeared on HGTV. In The ABC’s of Pruning, Hugh’s tips and his thorough knowledge of plants will become an essential part of your home and gardening life.

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5 Stars Great Technical Information Made Easy
This information is something every gardener could use. I learned the right way to prune plants that I’ve pruned incorrectly for years. Mr. Perry makes his techniques very easy to understand. This guy obviously knows his stuff.

Kevin Ganley

5 Stars Wonderful easy-to-follow pruning guide for gardeners of every level.
From novice to master…gardeners everywhere will benefit from Hugh’s common sense teaching video. It’s the perfect aide for homeowners and professionals alike.

As a landscape designer, I want to educate my clients on the value of proper pruning, but this can take hours! What better tool to have on hand? I can’t think of one. Too often I have visited beautifully designed landscapes that were reduced to mediocrity through the lack of basic pruning skills.

Learn to extend the lifetime and beauty of your landscape. Hugh’s friendly, down-to-earth guidelines really do make it as easy as ABC!

5 Stars Fantastic-Easy to follow-Narrated with Whit,Style and Education
I’ve been in the horticultural industry for 15 years and found this to be a must have for homeowners and beginning professionals! Simple to follow,logical and creatively done. I hope to give it out to some clients.

Great tool for foreman and workers in the Green industry.

5 Stars A must have !!!!!
This DVD was inspiring and compelling: exceeded my expectations!! I began to prune my own shrubs (for the first time) after watching this DVD.

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Midwest Home Landscaping Including Southern Canada

Midwest Home Landscaping Including Southern Canada

Midwest Home Landscaping, Including Southern Canada, shows how to beautify 23 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. After presenting 46 design variations, the book explains how to install and care for the plants, ponds, walls, and fences involved in the landscape designs. Plants that are proven performers in the Midwest are used in the designs and described in full detail. Step-by-step instructions provide the essential knowledge to tackle each project.

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5 Stars A very good guide.
I found this book to be a very good guide on the selection of plants to use in our landscaping improvements. I am not much a plant selection person and this book has helped in making some good choices.

5 Stars Great book for Midwest gardeners!
This book is great! It was just what I needed. It has detailed, creative, and artistic landscaping plans plus helpful planting and design information! I bought two copies of this book so I can give my daughter one!

5 Stars Very nice book, helpful and useful, but be forewarned.
It is very very similar to the 1999 edition which I already owned. In my opinion, there is no reason to own both, or to replace the old one with the new one.

5 Stars Excellent book
I’m not a gardener but then again I have never had a house to HAVE a garden. We are moving onto a brand new house and I found this book by accident.

It is outstanding.

It will give you ideas on what to plant in the shade, sun part sun and what I like most are the diagrams. I have no eye for what a garden will look like in 2 months and how I should plant a garden that looks lush and well thought out. I would have planted a garden with random flowers spaced too far apart.

Perfect book for somebody that wants a garden that looks like they knew what they were doing.

5 Stars A first-rate, comprehensive resource for homeowners of all background, regardless of past experience in gardening or landscaping
Written by the founding editor of “Gardening” magazine Roger Holmes and award-winning author Rita Buchanan, and now in a new and expanded edition featuring information on more plants and additional suggested designs, Midwest Home Landscaping Including Southern Canada is a comprehensive guide to making one’s home landscape more attractive and functional. Chapters address how to skillfully plan a design for one’s yard, how to organize one’s project and perform tasks ranging from clearing the site to fences and trellises to the planting process, and profiles of a variety of landscaping plants ideal for homes situated in the upper Midwest and Southern Canada. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photography and diagrams walk the reader through each task, and the text covers both ideas for selecting and coordinating themes as well as practical nitty-gritty details. Midwest Home Landscaping is a first-rate, comprehensive resource for homeowners of all background, regardless of past experience in gardening or landscaping.

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Orthos All About Orchids Orthos All About Gardening

Orthos All About Orchids Orthos All About Gardening

Fragile and fussy though they appear, you ll discover that most orchids are actually easy to grow.Author elvin mcdonald tells how to monitor the environment in your home so you can select the orchids that will thrive.Learn the tricks of watering, fertilizing, staking, potting, and dividing orchids, quickly dispelling any fears.Each orchid in the orchid gallery selection guide is rated by the level of care it requires.You ll find the perfect match between an orchid s needs, your level of skills and the amount of time you have to devote.In short, with all about orchids at your side, you will always grow beautiful, healthy orchids.Dimensions (L x W x H):10.9 x 8.2 x 0.25

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4 Stars Good for me
This book is very useful for a beginner house plant gardener who loves orchids. Has enough information for me to get started and not be fearful. Have looked up and found all answers to all questions confronting me at this stage.

4 Stars A Great Beginners Book
Ifyou are looking for a comprehensive beginner’s guide to orchids at a reasonable price this is it. The book is well organized, easy to understand, and decently illustrated. Photos and quality may not be of the best quality, but you can find those in one of the many other pictorial guides to orchids available. If you want to get growing, this book is a great start.

5 Stars Excellent
This is a truly excellent starter and it’s great for the medium level amatuer, too. There is a lot of information, yet it’s not succint. The quality of the pictures is not satisfactory, however, this is one of the very few books which show overall plants, as opposed to show macro of flowers only. This is not a minor point: when I placed my first order online, I decided I was not going to buy dendrobium, because I don’t like the plant. While this reflect my personal taste, knowng how the overall plants look like was a major plus. Moreover this book teaches how to measure the light intensity by simply using the lightmeter of your TTL camera. To me this information alone is worth the price of admission.

3 Stars General Info
I found this book a little too general..and actually did not answer my pending questions about the cattleyas…still some valued info of a general nature about other varieties warrants by keeping it.It is good for identifying species and family.

4 Stars A Good Beginners Book
If you are just starting out with orchids, this is a great, low cost, book for basic information and great for a quick reminder to the experienced grower when obtaining new orchids. I would not say this is the last book you will ever need if serious about growing orchids, but it a good place to start!

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