Two Old Gardeners and a Blog

Shade gardening is a type of gardening many new gardeners don’t think of. Most seem to think that in order to have a beautiful blooming garden, you need to put plants in areas that get sunlight. That’s BS. Excuse me, I mean, that’s not entirely true. In fact there are some shade loving plants that […]

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Many new gardeners don’t often understand how important it is to use mulch around the base of their flowers, plants, shrubs and trees. It doesn’t matter what kind of gardening you’re doing though: flower garden, vegetable gardening, container gardening, or planting bushes and trees - putting mulch around your garden beds will help you in a […]

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Many people assume cactus plants are ugly, prickly, almost alien looking thing that crops up in the hottest and dryest parts of the world. And guess what: they are right :). Cactus plants do grow wild in the desert southwest, and they do thrive in extreme heat and drought conditions. But this is one of […]

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Every gardener knows that nature can provide some of the best allies when it comes to keeping your soil healthy. These allies come in the form of earthworms, microorganisms, and even larger animals such as insects. Here are three of your best friends when it comes to helping create a healthy soil for your perennials […]

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Xeriscaping is the act of creating naturalized gardens using plants, flowers, shrubs and trees which are acclimated to the particular area you live in. Xeriscaping is becoming very popular, because when you create your garden based on flowers and plants which grow naturally in your area, you end up needing to water and care for […]

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Creating a container based water garden is a wonderful way to get your very own water garden started, without needing much space at all to do it in. It’s also easy, quick, and fairly inexpensive to create as well.Container water gardens can be made as small or large as you’d like them to be, but […]

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Another thing that most new organic gardeners become confused about, and sometimes even frustrated with, is figuring out how to control pests and bugs in their gardens. It doesn’t matter if you’re growing roses, annuals, perennials, bushes, trees, vegetables or something else… all plants have one or more bugs which seem to like to feed […]

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Creating raised garden beds is a wonderful way to get a garden started easily. When you plant your flowers or vegetables in raised garden beds, you don’t have to pull weeds first, turn soil, or dig out a lot of rocks and other debris. Instead, you simply choose the location you want your garden bed […]

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Understanding the role that soil plays in the garden is one of the best assets that you can have as a gardener. It is this knowledge that will allow you to create a healthier environment for your plants and get the maximum benefits from them.
In doing so, you will also make your own life easier, […]

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Disease can spread more readily in wet conditions so you need to be careful when working in your garden during the wet season not to transfer disease from one plant to the next.
If you find any diseased parts on your plants cut them out and discard them in the rubbish. If the plant is too […]

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