Garden & Lawn

A koi pond could be a stunning décor for your garden. Koi or Japanese carp is a variety of common carp that is used for embellishing the garden ponds. Moreover, the inquisitive nature of the fish makes them playful companions of humans.

Constructing a koi pond
A koi pond should be at least 3 feet deep. If you are living in a colder climatic area, where the Continue

How to Build a Small Waterfall Pond

It will be a challenging job to create a waterfall in a pond in your garden. Once it’s finished it will become a beautiful piece of landscape for your garden.  The following steps may help you to create a small waterfall pond. Continue

Although cacti are found abundantly in deserts, you can even adorn your yard with these lovely plants. You can also grow cactus indoors. These plants are easy to grow and require little care. Just like any other plant, cactus needs right amount of sunshine, soil, water and nutrients for growth. You can Continue

The Best Time of Day to Apply Weed Killer

Weeds are a menace in a beautiful garden. The walk ways and drive ways may look ugly with the weeds. It will be very difficult to pluck each and every weed manually. This is because by the time you finished weeding the new ones will start to grow and it will be a never ending process.

However it is easy to apply weed killer on these areas. While Continue

From late summer, we begin to worry about our home gardens losing their vibrant appearance. We often think that autumn is not the right time to grow plants in the garden. The dip in temperature makes the plants dormant. The frost during the chilly winter months could damage most of our garden Continue

Get Rid of Grubs from your lawns

Grubs are the larva of beetles and they are white with dark rear end and red head. Usually they have a ‘C’ shape. Beetle normally lays eggs in soil during the months of June and July and by August these eggs hatch and the larva comes out.

This larva is Continue

Natural Ways to get Rid of Garden Moles

Garden moles are small furry animals that lives under ground and used to burrow the soil. Moles are actually insectivorous animals and they feed on the garden pests, grubs, insects etc and hence are natural insect control agents. Moles will aerate the garden soil and thus helps the Continue

How to Make an Anthurium Bloom

Anthurium is a plant cultivated for their beautiful foliage and flowers. It has a long life span and this makes anthurium an important part of most of the gardens.

Anthuriums are available in different colors, shapes and sizes and it is an easily manageable plant. It is a popular cut flower used for flower arrangements as it has a good Continue

Aloe Vera is an important medicinal plant that you can easily grow indoors. Having an indoor aloe vera plant is equivalent to stashing a medicine with a broad-spectrum of use in your house. The sap of this plant can be used for healing wounds, burns, skin rashes and itching. In addition, aloe vera is a great moisturizer, which can help to Continue

You don’t need a spacious yard to grow plants. You can also have plants inside your house. Indoor plants can be as attractive as outdoor plants. They add color and vibrancy to your interior home décor. Further most indoor plants help to clean your indoor air, reducing your need to install an air purifier. Expert gardeners suggest that nearly Continue

Pest attack is the worst nightmare of every gardener. To protect your plants from insects and pests, you might consider using a chemical pesticide that you can pick up from any garden supply store. However, chemical pesticides and insecticides could pollute Continue

Indoor Gardening

Gardens are always refreshing ones and helps us to relax after a days work. If you don’t have enough space for an outdoor garden, no matter you can start a beautiful garden inside your home. This indoor garden Continue

If gardening is you favorite hobby then some time or the other the thought of a luscious fruit garden must have haunted you. Fruit gardens can look and smell amazingly good. Continue

If you are a nature lover who fantasizes about a natural paradise, then the idea of a garden adorned with a pond must be an essential part of your plan.

Also, a thriving garden pond packed with Continue

Roses look beautiful in any garden and lawn. Generally, people choose the familiar varieties like pink, red and white roses for their gardens. However, one can also introduce the rare varieties of this flower like orange and black roses. Continue