Green Leaf Tips - Just another Gardening Tips Blog

Just in case ya'll haven't noticed I'm an up-cycle, trash-to-treasure & shabby-chic'n kinda girl. And I don't limit myself just to the inside of my home. That'd be too boring. When I came across this fun Pin using gutters for growing…

For years now I have wanted to fill my home with Paper Whites at Christmas time. But year after year I haven’t gotten it together to start these bulbs early enough to have Christmas blooms. Probably because I ignore all things Christmas…

When I found this amazing project on Pinterest I knew this was one for me. At the time I was creating some other projects for an upcoming Craft Faire and thought these would fit right in. First I gathered up some old barn wood, the…

I chose to write about vegetables, as it’s often seen as a ‘boring’ topic and can often be seen as too difficult, or too time consuming to even attempt to grow any vegetables. Well right from the start, let’s set a few things straight;…

When choosing containers for container gardening there are many things to be considered. Among these are materials, colors and sizes and shapes. Who knew there would be so many decisions to be made when choosing containers for your…

Choosing container gardening soil is one of the first and most basic decisions container gardeners face. New container gardeners will most likely go outside and fill the pots with garden soil. Big mistake! Most yard dirt contains clay which…

Aquatic Gardens and containers are a great match for creating outstanding displays for your pool and patio area. If you haven't read the beginning of this article, you may want to go to Water Gardening in Containers Saves Money and Labor.…

Water gardening is on the rise and many people are attracted to this type of activity. This can be done in established ponds or a large water garden can be fabricated on your property. However, if you don't have a pond and the idea of…

Vegetables for container gardens are readily available. Almost any vegetable that will grow in the backyard can be grown in a container. Some require more space or time investment when grown in a container, but there are many vegetable…

Vegetable companion planting has been around for hundreds of years. It has been known for ages that planting different combinations of plants next to each other is mutually beneficial for them. There are several reasons why this is so.…