Garden Experiments
For the love of gardening and wildlife habitat
Great ideas for your garden and simple garden projects that add color and beauty to any spot in your garden. Find the perfect plant color combinations, container garden ideas, solutions for common garden problems, garden design inspiration, and more.
The secret to the beauty of these container gardens is the contrasting plant colors used and the fact that the plants spill over the sides of the container. On a trip to Jackson, I toured around the town a bit, checking out some new places. In the parking lot where the new Whole Foods is located there is a shopping center that had some amazing …
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Did you know that there is meaning to the colors of roses? Valentine's Day is nearly here! For those of you looking to send roses to your Valentine or a friend, be sure that the color of the roses you send have the right message. What Does the Color of a Rose Mean? Here's a quick guide to the meaning behind the colors of roses. When in …
While putting together a container garden this past summer, I tested out a new color combination that I liked a lot. It was a mixture of trailing petunias in white and pink, mixed with tricolor sage and dusty miller. As the plants grew, the colors were a nice, subtle blend of pale colors. Here are the plants that composed this container …
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A few years ago, I bought a really cute patio furniture set which was composed of a small metal table and two matching metal chairs. I put them on the front porch under the arbor. They were great for sitting and drinking a cup of tea and watching the hummingbirds feed at the cross vine. When I moved into my new house, I put them on the lawn in …
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I love Halloween! We decorate our yard with spooky decorations, string lights, and even a few inflatables. Our kids pick out the scariest costumes, and we get to see all of the neighborhood kids when they come to the door. If I place our motion-activated decorations in just the right spot, we might even give some of them a good scare. October is …
Native plants are adapted to the soil, temperature, rainfall, and fauna in the area in which they grow. As a result, they provide some benefits to the gardener and local wildlife that non-native plants bought from your local garden store may not. I like the look of native plants in my garden. I tend to mix them in with exotic plants and I end up …
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