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Each week, as I step out in the garden blogosphere I'm always met with some of the finest garden stories, pictures of awesome flowering plants and projects that have just commenced. But, I'm mostly attracted to those bloggers who offer us some helpful advice. How to grow this plant; an easier way to compost; or ways to combat weeds in an ever sprawling garden.
There's never a dull moment so here's another dose of some great gardening tips and hints from garden bloggers.
Pianna Nanna from Thyme for Herbs shares how she cured her headache using herbs - feverfew, to be precise. It always fascinates me how different herbs can alleviate some of our ailments and usually much better and faster than their chemical counterparts.
Kasmira from Cincinatti Cape Cod explodes the myth that Sweet William will only flower in it's second year by doing it in her first. She is also planning to deadhead her plants this season to try and entice a second flush of blooms. Stay tuned...
Maureen Gi
The Northern Hemisphere is beginning to enjoy a little warmth in the form of Spring while us Southerner's are quietly buckling down for another winter. Yet, regardless of the season, there is always something to do in the garden and what better way to get out there than with a few handy gardening tips to inspire you.
Here's this week's round up;
Marie from Daily Weeder has a step-by-step post on how to grow clematis in cold climates. Clematis is a beautiful climber to screen a wall or ugly area in your garden, so if you've never planted one before or you've had limited success, give Marie's tips a trial.
Treehugger has pointed out the National Wildlife Federation's Gardener's Guide to Global Warming. The map shows US states where the State Flower or Tree will become affected by global warming. Interesting stuff.
Yolanda from Bliss has a great project underway and also steps through a way for gardeners to turn their rusty wheelbarrows into a planter. The final effect of her
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.
While I'm still catching up on some great reading and useful tips, I thought I would showcase what I've found so far;
Marc from Garden Desk wrote a very informative post to answer his friends question Why are there so many different tomatoes? 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.
Garden Porn (definitely SFW - Safe For Work) may have a name that scares a few readers away but after recently discovering this great blog courtesy of Rick Anderson's blogroll, 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 placing
The gardening blogosphere is such a dynamic concept. Blink, and you could miss the most amazing post or a photo of the most beautiful flower goes begging.
Even more tragic is when a garden blogger with amazing experience posts a gardening tip for us to use and it doesn't get read. Therefore, the "Gardening blog's helpful posts of the week" is aimed at making sure this knowledge doesn't get lost.
Take a look at this week's offerings;
Nancy from My Garden Spot offers some good advice to those who find their way to her blog but may not get then answers they were looking for. If only we could reach into our reader's worlds when they coming knocking!
Garden-Helper posts a great article on learning from your weeds. As disgruntled as we get from having to weed our gardens, they may actually be telling us something that we need to know about our garden's health.
And, what about 'vegan' gardeners? Trey from The Golden Gecko was confronted with a customer seeking organic fertilis
The seasons are changing. The northern hemisphere is warming up (and it's not in relation to global warming) while us southerners are cooling down.
But that's not stopping the global garden and here are a few helpful posts from around the world that should help , or at least inspire, you in your garden.
It seems that moving compost or mulch is high on the agenda for a few gardeners at the moment. Both Nada from Grandiflora and M. Sinclair Stevens from Zanthan Gardens are getting into the swing of the action at the moment.
I suggested that they throw 'compost parties' where they invite a group of friends to give them a hand and reward them with a scrummy afternoon tea.
BTW - if either of you decide that you will provide the scrummy arvo tea, I'll book the next flight.
If you're looking for new plants to grow, Nelumbo has a great post on the Easter Tree, Easterii decoratis. They only flower in the lead up to easter and children desire their fruiting blooms.
I'm guessing t
Each week it amazes me at the helpfulness of many gardening bloggers as they share their knowledge or things they've found out with the rest of the world via their blog. And it's all free of charge!
Here's this weeks roundup;
Seems like every second week I'm linking to Andrea's Heavy Petal but it's always for good reason. This week she shares how to make your own seedballs (and they're important, how?). Seedballs are the new ammunition for guerrilla gardeners and are so easy to make. Read Andrea's great post on how to make them.
If you're into butterflies then Angela from Angela's NorCal Garden Blog has a few links to some great butterfly photos and resources about them.
Nelumbo from The Garden Blog (of a gal growing Southern) shares how not to grow plants in an indoor terrarium.
If you've ever been wondering what to do with all that left over urine at your place, Peter from Backyard Organic Farming has a ready made solution.
The Greenhouse Girl writes an interesting post
Another incredible week has passed in the gardening world but we haven't missed a second of it - well apart from the few catchup days after arriving back from Tassie. If you found yourself playing catchup as well, here are some of this weeks most helpful gardening tips that other bloggers have been posting;
Molly Day from All the Dirt on Gardening wrote about growing tomatoes from seed and then followed up with a post on what to plant once your soil starts to warm up. Her tomato post linked to a very helpful article from Renee's Garden as she goes step-by-step through planting tomatoes from seed to harvesting them.
If you're thinking of putting some peas in the ground this season then Steven Wilson from Granny Grunners Garden is your man.
A little off topic, but nonetheless helpful is a series of posts from Rob of Sustainable Garden who discusses with his local MEP the seriousness of GM foods. Interesting read...
Mary Ann, Idaho Gardener's author links to a helpful post by M
What tips and helpful posts are other great gardening bloggers offering? Check this weeks half dozen out.
If you're like Anthony from Compost Bin you might find yourself using one of these little gardening lies. I'm notorious for using the "I'm going out to the garden, I'll be back in a minute" one. I could actually guess that it might be standard practice amongst gardeners anyway.
Mary Ann from Idaho Gardener has come out with a list of gardening predictions for 2007. Her tip for big, bold containers certainly seems to be a correct forecast as garden supply companies have really lifted their game in this area.
Rick, The Whispering Crane Institute's owner shares some history on Linaeus' Flower Clock. In a nutshell, it was a method for trying to calculate the time based on when flowers, predominantly wildflowers, would open up. Uncanny, but as Rick states - fairly impractical.
Mr Brown Thumb reminds us to keep our eyes peeled for cheap bulbs. Rather than pay full retail o
Colleen from In the Garden Online has put together a helpful post on forcing spring flowering branches. This is a great idea if you're trying to add some colour into your home.
Jane Perrone's Horticultural blog reviews some alternatives to using plastic bags. I can see their purpose for allotment gardeners but I think they could also be helpful for gardeners across the board.
If you love garden whimsy that's a little left-of-centre you're going to enjoy Tricia's post at As the Garden Grows. She's unveiled a terrific lawn creature that sits comes in multiple pieces and looks as though it's buried beneath the lawn.
Katie from Gotta Garden demonstrates how to repot a dendrobium orchid. BTW - she even has a banner for the Garden Blog Directory - Kudos Katie.
Katina offers some helpful tips when planning a kids garden on her Katina's Little Gardeners blog. Great tips if you've got a few ankle-biters running around destroying your the heads of your flowering hippeastrums.
Marc
Patrick from Bifurcated Carrots (Bifurcated means forked or tongued as in what happens to a carrot when it collides with a rock as it's growing) has written a helpful post on understanding the Latin terms used for plants.
John Curtin, the star behind Spade Work: From Plot to Plate gives some dates for those UK gardeners who want to volunteer for Thrive. Thrive are an organisation that help physically and mentally challenged people find joy in gardening and are certainly a very worthwhile cause to invest some time into.
Concrete and Calendula's, Christa demonstrates how not to grow rosemary.
Andrea, from California's Heavy Petal shows off a new product that might just be the answer for those wanting to grow some hydroponic plants indoors - and have too much money laying around and don't know what to do with it.
Nelumbo from the Garden Blog (of a gal growing Southern) reviews some of the great gardening TV shows that are around at the moment. Great tips for those who are cuddled in
