This paperback has the most diverse information on rock garden plants of any book I own.  It’s hard to find information on more than just the very commonest of such plants.Rock and Water Garden Expert is by Dr. D.G. Hessayon.  It has 128 pages.  I would say that it is just as good for a beginner as for an expert. It is published in Great Britain, so some of the information ...

I was a wanting to decorate the side of my house with some shrubs and some garden ornaments . I just wasn't sure what it was going to end up looking like. I wasn't even sure what kind of garden ornament I was looking for. Until I saw it.Yesterday I was at Walmart and ended up finding a piece that I just feel in love with. Not only did I fall in love with the piece but also the...

  I love this magazine and wish these special interest issues from Better Homes and Gardens came out more often.    I have gone through this 2009 Spring Country Garden issue more than a few times and I keep getting more ideas and inspiration about how I want our gardens to look this summer.  I can only dream our yard will look half as beautiful as the pictures I ke...

While shopping for potting soil and fertilizer I ran across Expert Gardener Perfect Mix fertilized potting soil. This soil contains Expert Gardener ColorCote Plant Food that fertilizes both vegetables and flowering plants for up to six months. The guaranteed analysis of the ColorCote plant food is 17-17-17.The information on the bag reminded me of Miracle Grow, but the price was much much less&...

I purchased the Garden Claw last year aftering seeing advertisements for it on television.  Each year we plant a large vegetable garden and smaller flower beds throughout the yard.  The vegetable garden is always turned over by a tiller, however, I have many bulbs in the flower beds and can not use the tiller.The garden claw is perfect for the flower beds.  You stick it...

Gardening is a passion of mine and over the years, I have made this look a part of my home.  I really believe the outside should be an extension of your home and I am fortunuate to live in an area of the country where we can enjoy our backyard, deck and screened porch about eight months of the year.  Garden Style,  one of the many decorating books put out by Better Homes and Gard...

My mom has this garden cart and all I can say is that I may be getting one of these this Spring!  What a lifesaver this would be when my husband and I are outside tending to the yard and garden.  This cart is fairly compact and holds up to 18 different garden/yard tools.  I really like that it is easy to move from point A to point B.  My mom said that it can be difficult to ...

Last year my husband and I decided to revamp our backyard. We spent lots of money and lots of time and we still felt like something was missing. One evening we were out siting and enjoying our new backyard, when we started to get bit alive by mosquitos. This is when we came up will purchasing these awesome torches. We purchased 10 of them. We placed them around the backyard. Not only did i...

I bought this book several years ago after the beautiful picture on the cover caught my eye. It has since become my gardening bible, with many self-written notes in the margins! At the time, I was just starting to garden, so needed something that was easy to use but contained all the information I needed. This book fit the bill!Treasury of Gardening is a large encyclopedia of various gardening ...

Perennials is a book I got from National Home Gardening Club.  I do not remember, how much it was, or it could have been free??? $20.00 is a guess.I love the information in this book.  I keep forgetting, what plants come back, perennials or is it annuals?  It is perennials.  But without this book, I will be asking someone this question at the store, next year.This ...

This is the heaviest book in my library! It is a vast and fascinating resource of information on everything to do with growing plants of every kind. And more than this, it is published by Dorling Kindersley, so it goes without saying that the photographs are plenteous and gorgeous. To pick up this book (if you can!) means to be lost for a time in planning and dreaming of the perfect garden, b...

Moss Gardening, Including Lichens, Liverworts, and other Miniatures by George Schenk, c 1997, 261 pagesA lifetime of following mosses around the globe is shared in this book filled with glossy full color pictures. It has won the American Horticultural Society Book Award, and it’s easy to see why.  This is not a field guide, although it could certainly serve as a companion book to hel...

A garden pagoda can function as an center piece for your garden. This 4 tier pagoda is unique looking and reasonably priced.   It is made of five separate pieces.  This facilitates transport, but it is heavy enough that high winds don't bother it.  It is low-maintenance, actually NO maintenance.  If you move, you can take it with you.This pagoda is made of cast conc...

I use to utilize watering can's until I found a more effective way of fertilizing my plants and garden. I love Miracle gro fertilizers and this feeder made by the same company makes feeding your plants a real snap. All you need do is load the feeder with the water soluble fertilizer and attach it to your garden hose. I can feed ten square feet of garden area in about 15-20 seconds. Whe...

One of my favorite Disney Films is Fantasia (The original and the 2000 version). My mom had ordered a Disney Garden statue for her little floor garden in the side yard but it never came in because the catalog she ordered it from was out of stock of that particular statue. Therefore I went on the hunt to find her a cute Disney themed garden statue. I came across these cute figures.  There a...

When I became a grown up, or so I said, my Mother dressed my kitchen with a set of Pfaltzgraff Garden Party dishes.  Actually she bought me two sets so I would have place settings enough for 8 people.The sets came with four each of dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, and coffee mugs.  Having two sets has really come in handy on more than one occasion.I love the Garden Party design. Th...

This is the fourth (alphabetically) of a 20 volume set. I give the set as a whole very high marks, and this particular volume is a solid addition to the set.  There are lots of articles in gardening magazines about container plantings, but this is a nice collection of general informationThis volume, Container Gardening, begins with a look at the versatility of containers.  This includ...

My husband I went to Chicago in February of 2007 to attend a Golf Convention at the Hilton Garden Inn, located near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago. They have very nice conference rooms for business meetings. We stayed at the Hotel and it was very gorgeous! We had our vehicle picked up by the valet which was only $20 cheaper than parking it ourselves. The lobby was beautiful with ...

I saw this lovely deviled eggs plate at a friend's house, and I thought it was something I'd like. All my family likes deviled eggs, so I make them quite often, however I do not make a lot each time, definitely not enough to justify using my large, 24 piece deviled egg tray. This one is made to hold only a dozen, which is exactly the number I cook for a regular meal. The plate is nicely...

I love a little soft light in my yard and garden.  This Garden Globe 3-Piece Solar LED Light Set was the perfect solution for what I wanted.First I want to point out these are not yard lights that illuminate your yard.  These have a soft lighting effect that enhances the beauty of your yard at night.  These 3-1/2 inch globe lights look beautiful in the daytime...