Specific Garden Types (01)

The Patio Garden
On this online showcase, Jill Homer writes an informative article titled, Turn Your Patio Into a Vegetable Garden. Jill talks about condo life and how her only connection to the outdoors was a small porch where she decided create a garden. She discusses what plants make good patio plants and then offers eight tips for people who want to create a patio vegetable garden. Other features on the site include housecleaning tips, porch swings, building a waterfall, log furniture and working with a contractor. If you follow Jill's tips, you too could have a beautiful porch garden that brings color to your place.

What Are Bonsai?
This page, written by Brent Walston, contains beginner's information about Bonsai. You'll learn what it is, how to grow it, and how to care for it? For instances, maybe you didn't know that bonsai are not house plants. They usually must grow outdoors all year long. Bonsai are carefully trained to achieve their unique shapes. The recommended method of watering will help prevent a salt buildup in the soil. Once you read the information on this page, you can move on to the next article, A Beginner's First Bonsai. There are many other articles and images on the site to check out. You can also check out the plant and tool catalog.

Japanese Gardens
This website dedicated to providing information about Japanese gardens. Japanese gardens are serene and beautiful and provide joy to a lot of people. Typical Japanese gardens include water, bridges, statues, stones or lanterns. The site explains that Japanese gardens focus on nature entwined with dignity and grace. This informative online showcase discusses the Karesansui style of Japanese gardens, which means dry landscape. Zen gardens are another type as well. The article on this site is the perfect place to start if you are thinking about creating a Japanese garden.

Your Pennsylvania Garden: Tips & Chores
Targeted towards Pennsylvanians, these gardening tips tell you the best time to begin your garden and what to grow. For instance, the site instructs that St. Patrick's Day is the traditional time to plant peas and potatoes. Trees & shrubs and lawn care are also discussed thoroughly. Learn how to test your soil, secrets to green lawns and how to prune correctly.

Feng Shui Gardening Tips
Nowadays Feng Shui has many different applications. Have you ever thought about using Feng Shui in the garden? This site does a great job of running down a simple, yet useful list of tips, such as "have a clear walkway to your door", "add a water fountain," or "create a herb garden.".