Having a balcony garden is a great way to grow your own veggies, herbs, and flowers even if you live in an apartment. And raised garden beds are perfect for balcony gardening since they take up minimal space while allowing you to grow a variety of plants In this complete guide, we will look at … Read more
Whether you want to plant vegetables or create a new flower bed, there are several different ways to convert lawn into gardening space. I’m going to share with you the various methods I have used. What works and what doesn’t, and tips for creating your new garden bed. Before you even begin to start the … Read more
Raspberries are one of the most delicious and delicate of berry crops. Their distinctive aroma and tart flavor make raspberries a favorite of home gardeners, and Oregon is a great place to grow them. Raspberries are caneberries, a group which also includes blackberries and raspberry-blackberry hybrids. Caneberry plants produce fruit on hard, woody stems called … Read more
A walk-in garden bed is the perfect way to create a beautiful and functional growing space in your backyard. Unlike traditional gardens, walk-in beds allow easy access from all sides so you don’t have to reach across the entire bed to tend to your plants. Walk-in garden beds are also raised off the ground, reducing … Read more
More and more people are realizing the joy and benefits of growing your own food, even in an urban environment. With creative solutions, you can transform a boring patio balcony or rooftop into a bountiful veggie garden. One excellent option is installing raised garden beds right on top of concrete or asphalt. With proper planning … Read more
Garden beds are a great way to designate a space for growing flowers, herbs, vegetables, or other plants They keep the plants neatly contained and make the garden look tidy and organized But often the corners of garden beds look unfinished or ragged. This is where garden bed corner blocks come in! Corner blocks are … Read more
This website is reader-supported – thank you! This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. When it comes to growing a healthy and productive vegetable garden, compost is an essential ingredient. Compost is a mixture of organic matter that has decomposed and … Read more
When I first started working as a garden consultant, I thought that garden design was just figuring out the best spot to place a wooden box. Now, I know that there are dozens of ways to plot out your kitchen garden space to combine form and function, including our most classic and tested layout options: … Read more
[vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background__as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]As sustainable gardening increases in popularity, so does the rise in raised garden bed building. Constructing raised beds permits you to compose the picture-perfect soil mixture for your plants, reduces weeds, allows for more dense planting in a given space, makes gardens more accessible, keeps the soil warmer for … Read more
Happy Spring! Now that seedlings are sprouting and flowers are beginning to bloom, Bismarck gardeners are eager to start preparing their garden beds. If you haven’t built any raised garden plots in your yard yet, then now is the time to do so! While some, hardier veggies prefer direct-seeding into the ground, many prefer the … Read more