If you’re searching for just the right citrus tree to grow indoors, you have several choices. Far and away the most common is the Meyer Lemon Tree, but there are several lesser known citrus trees that will thrive indoors. One such tree is the calamondin orange, which is not as well known by gardeners but is quite easy to care for and bears prolific crops of fruit.

If by chance you are using a weed killer and it accidentally gets on to your plants you should hose it off immediately. The sooner you can do this the less chance of damage affecting the condition of your plant.
Sometimes while we are spraying elsewhere a wind can carry the spray to other plants and it won’t be until sometime later that the damage from this appears.
This damage will appear as leaves that have become smaller, narrowed and twisted.
Once this damage is seen there is nothing that can be done …

Climbing flower vines are an excellent addition to any garden, but they’re particularly useful for areas of the garden which need a bit more privacy. If your neighbors live a bit too close for comfort for instance, you can plant fast growing flower vines along a fence to block the view between your yards. If you live close to the street, planting flower vines can help block some of the noise created by that street traffic, and it can also provide your home with a bit more privacy too.
Flowering vines …

While you are attending to the health of our plants, you too are improving our own health. Both physically and mentally. Even the relatively light work of weeding the garden is good exercise. And boy oh boy - weeding is never finished.
Garden is good for all ages. But particularly for elderly people it is an opportunity to get outside, breath the fresh air and improve their well-being. As we bend down to pull out weeds or pick up plants and pots we are exercising and stretching our muscles and keeping …

Miniature gardens are beautiful to look at and as easy to plant. When planting a miniature garden, you need to think about where you want to have miniature gardens. A big glass bowl or terrariums make great indoor miniature gardens. You have a huge variety of plants and flowers you can use in indoor miniature gardens.
The idea of a miniature garden is meant for people who only need a small amount of plants or flowers indoors for a little extra color or decoration. If you need more ideas for this …

Just like people, plants have their own particular requirements and it is not the best policy (understatement of the year!) to assume they all need the same feeding. Some plants need a lot of love whereas others require very little.
Most important rule: there needs to be balance in the garden. If you feed your plants too much fertilizer that is high in nitrogen you might get a lot more foliage but a reduction in the fruit or flowers that the plant will produce. Why? Well, because the plants will be using that nitrogen …

There are many different types of pests that can ruin your good work in the garden. The most common are insects and they can destroy a garden in a very short time if left to their own devices. Even the neighbor’s cat can be a pest if it is always using your garden as a toilet.
Pests will use your garden primarily for food and shelter. To reduce the amount of pests in your garden you need to create an environment that isn’t as inviting. First thing you have to do …

Would you do me a favor? I’d like to know what you think of your garden. Is it the garden you always anted? Close to the garden you always wanted or just a mess…?
All I ask you is to answer one smple question: is your garden the garden you always wanted? It’ll take you 5 seconds max.
 You can find the poll at my Squidoo lens: Garden and Flowers.
Your help is greatly apreciated!
Esmee

While gardening can (and is supposed!) be good for your health, there are many occasions when your knees might disagree….
It often seems a lot easier to kneel down when working on low areas of the garden, but in doing so on a regular basis you can damage the delicate area of the knees causing swelling and ongoing pain from permanent damage.
If there really is no other alternative than to get down on your knees, then it might be time to consider buying some suitable gardeners kneepads. Alternatively you can buy a kneeling platform …

For some people, just the fact that weeds create green in their garden is enough for them to allow the weeds to continue growing. I call ‘m Weed Lovers :). Weed Lovers are hard pressed to pull something out that looks pretty. Let me tell you: that’s not the right attitude when it comes to growing vegetables. In particularly if you’re growing the vegetables organically. The problem in a nutshell: vegetables hate weeds, weeds love vegetables. The solution? Weed like a maniac! Here is an article where I explain why …