Greenhouse Mania

Using statues and decorative items in the garden

You’ll find that when it comes to decorative items, you’ll want to consider that there is much to find appealing. You’ll want to use these statues as a way for you to add some fantasy to the garden. You’ll also want to consider using garden statues or decorations in a tasteful way to help accent the overall appearance of the home. You’ll find that you’ll want to keep everything in good taste and also think about your neighbors. Don’t use anything that may be controversial or that you can make an issue out of. You’ll want to consider the appearance of your landscape and home as a way for you to enhance the neighborhood. Also, you’ll want to keep it simple and classy. Basically, you don’t want to place too many of them in the landscape of your home, because it will only destroy the look that you were going for.

Square garden

 

The square garden is a way for you to have a traditional garden, however, you’ll want to keep in mind that this is something that is perfect for vegetables, but this is not the way you want to go with flowers. When it comes to flowers, you’ll want to go with an off shape or something that is modern. You may want to shape your garden in the shape of a heart or star, or perhaps you just want to have a free style shaped garden. Square gardens are for people who are boring. It’s the twenty first century! Go Bold! You’ll also want to keep in mind that there are many plants and flowers that will help you to creature the shape and design that you are looking for, unless you are going with the traditional vegetable garden. In that case, it is appropriate to use a square garden design. You’ll want to keep that in mind.

Maintenance on a flower garden

Keep in mind that a flower garden is very easy to care for; however, it does require some work. You will want to keep a close eye on all of your gardens. This is because you will want to look for early signs of a problem. You will need to consider that a bug issue doesn’t just appear, but it gradually builds. You’ll need to consider that there are many important things that you’ll want to pay close attention to, but the basic routine is best to get into. Take me for instance. I come home from work and before I sit down I go into my gardens and greenhouses. I will water them, weed, and do some other basic maintenance like staking tomato plants. I make sure that I push myself into the garden. If you get out of routine you might as well just mow over your garden, because you’ll lose interest quickly.

Tips for your first flower garden

Something that I found that was difficult with my first flower garden is choosing what type of plant to go with. I tell everyone that they should start simple like I did. Because I couldn’t decide, I made the choice to get a flower mix and just see what came up. This was really nice, because it felt like a huge achievement for a first-time gardener. It helped me to spark an interest further into building other gardens and now my yard is amazing. Every garden should start off simple and then build as they go. This will help you out a lot before being a good gardener is all about your self-confidence. Mixes are really nice, because you get a lot of seeds and it almost seems like a foolproof plan.

 

Tips for rose gardening

You’ll find that there are so many people who have a hard time with rose gardens. You’ll need to have a real green thumb to have a spectacular display of roses, but you will find that there are so many tips to keep in mind as well. Some of the tips that you are going to find seem to be off the wall, but they really do work. Something that I like to do is keep all my coffee grounds and egg shells. I then spread them around the base of the plant. I’ve never had bigger or more vibrant roses then what I have now. I also want to say that it is nice to plant roses in the greenhouse, because you can have roses all year long.

An Easy Start

Having just started a greenhouse of my own, I bought numerous books on plants and fruits and vegetables to start growing. Orchids are my favorite type of flowers so of course naturally I wanted to start there. After I discovered they can be complicated to grow and the fact that there are so many different kinds with different requirements to flourish, I decided to start somewhere a little bit easier. Oleanders, although in the same letter family as the Orchids, are much different.

 

Oleander is actually a shrub in the evergreen family. Some may say that it’s a tad crazy to grow Oleanders in a greenhouse because they can grow to the height of 20 feet or more if not pruned routinely. Keep in mind, if you are growing or are starting to grow Oleander, that the leaves are poisonous if ingested. Oleander may not be the best plant to grow if you have small children running around.

 

The Oleander has six-inch-long lance-shaped leaves and the flowers tend to bloom in the warmer time of year. When they are in bloom, Oleanders have clusters of white, pink or red flowers at the ends of the branches. If suckers start to form just below the buds, pinch them out because the suckers tend to keep the flowers from forming.

 

Oleanders enjoy growing in full light. Pruning is best done in the winter months to control their rapid growth. Soil should be well-drained and make sure that there are big enough holes in the bottom of your tubs for draining. Oleander can withstand temperatures as cold as 40 degrees Fahrenheit.  When in bloom, constant watering is necessary but be sure to cut down on watering during winter months.

 

After all your hard work, be sure to enjoy the pleasant fragrance that emanates from the flower blooms.

Sweet Peas

For the past couple of days the weather just hasn’t been able to make up its mind about whether it wants to introduce spring or not and so the result has been frustrating, first rain, then sun, then hail, then rain again and the cycle continues. After a frustrating week of wearing flats only to end up soaking the bottom of my jeans to wearing a heavy trench only to be sweating by noon, I was ready to come home to my greenhouse and be welcomed by a happy flower, as silly as that may sound.

 

After doing a little bit of research, I found that many sources suggested growing sweet peas in the winter for a little bit of sunshine on those cloudy days. If the name isn’t enough to brighten your mood, then the colorful winter and spring blooms will. The fragrance will also add a little bit more to your sunny disposition.

 

Unfortunately for me, the best time for Sweet Peas to grow is during cool weather which means planting seeds starting in August but no later than October. The longer and colder you winter is, the earlier you should sow them. You can try to grow any variety, but some may prove to be mediocre. Try for the Cuthbertson Floribunda mixture because it produces a wide variety of color. The Cuthberston mixture is also very tolerant to heat for those occasional warm and sunny winter days.

 

Keep in mind the stems can grow up to seven feet tall so pruning will be necessary. Soak the peas overnight before planting. Don’t soak them any longer though because that will cause damage. Once they start to grow, be sure to keep the vines picked so blooms will last as long as possible. Sweet peas need to be grown in a bright spot in your greenhouse but can handle a bit of shade. Peas like a generous amount of water, but not so much the soil is sopping.

 

Once the Sweet peas have bloomed, you can make a beautiful bouquet for friends or for yourself. Better yet, send me one since it’s too late for me to start Sweet peas of my own until fall.

Sweet Oleanders

Having just started a greenhouse of my own, I bought numerous books on plants and fruits and vegetables to start growing. Orchids are my favorite type of flowers so of course naturally I wanted to start there. After I discovered they can be complicated to grow and the fact that there are so many different kinds with different requirements to flourish, I decided to start somewhere a little bit easier. Oleanders, although in the same letter family as the Orchids, are much different. 

 

Oleander is actually a shrub in the evergreen family. Some may say that it’s a tad crazy to grow Oleanders in a greenhouse because they can grow to the height of 20 feet or more if not pruned routinely. Keep in mind, if you are growing or are starting to grow Oleander, that the leaves are poisonous if ingested. Oleander may not be the best plant to grow if you have small children running around. 

 

The Oleander has six-inch-long lance-shaped leaves and the flowers tend to bloom in the warmer time of year. When they are in bloom, Oleanders have clusters of white, pink or red flowers at the ends of the branches. If suckers start to form just below the buds, pinch them out because the suckers tend to keep the flowers from forming.

 

Oleanders enjoy growing in full light. Pruning is best done in the winter months to control their rapid growth. Soil should be well-drained and make sure that there are big enough holes in the bottom of your tubs for draining. Oleander can withstand temperatures as cold as 40 degrees Fahrenheit.  When in bloom, constant watering is necessary but be sure to cut down on watering during winter months. 

 

After all your hard work, be sure to enjoy the pleasant fragrance that emanates from the flower blooms.