Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Hot Trends in Gardening for Summer 2013


Mini Gardens


People are still strongly interested in being more self-sufficient and growing gardens in less space.  Raised Bed Gardens are one of the most practical and economical way to start flower and vegetable gardens.  Raised Bed Gardens come in all shapes, sizes and materials to fit your Gardening Needs. 
  • Growing tomatoes for enjoying during the summer and canning for winter
  • Growing flowers for cutting (We are enjoying hydrangeas and dahlia's at our house!)
  

 

Heirloom Seed Saving 

  •  Find a favorite tomato?  Save the seeds of yesterday for gardens of tomorrow.
  • Anyone, with little more work and attention than it takes to grow a home garden, can begin to re-elevate the gardening experience to a sustainable level. Rediscover the importance, magic and rewards of seed saving...

 

 

 

 

Personal Herb Garden

  • Cooking with fresh herbs -- straight from the garden is such a pleasure.  
  • Garden planters filled with rosemary, basil, and parsley -- are enjoyable throughout the summer.  We freeze portions for cooking in winter.  Small snack bags work great for freezing a hand full of herbs.

 

 

Edible Landscaping

Pots of Raspberries and Blueberries can be moved around in the summer yard  to catch the sun and used to decorate your landscape as well.  


  • If you grow your blueberries in a container, you can easily create a blueberry friendly acidic potting soil and your plants will thrive.
 

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