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Gardening tips: Bird cherry – everything you need to know
If you want your garden to smell like heaven, then try growing bird cherries – it's a beautiful plant with a nice fragrance that can suit your garden well! This plant isn't just beautiful – it also has some benefits, so it might be a generally great idea to grow it.
Kate Yakimchuk bird cherry gardening tips plants growing Garden 8 January 2024
Gardening tips: Growing pines is easy
If you want to add a bit of beautiful Nordic atmosphere to your garden, then plant a few pines - they look amazing! There are plenty of different pine varieties to choose from, so you can choose the size and shape of your future trees.
Kate Yakimchuk pine gardening gardening tips garden trees Garden 6 January 2024
Gardening tips: Your garden tree is infested – so you have to act quickly
Just like other plants, garden trees can be infested – and it can lead to a huge problem for a gardener. For example, if you see some signs of infestation on just one tree, then you should act immediately.
Kate Yakimchuk infestation pests gardening tips plants tips Garden 6 January 2024
Hazel: How to Grow
It is better to choose a planting site so that it is not exposed to spring floods. Shrubs can be planted both on flat areas and on slopes. Avoid planting on south-facing slopes, as they are drier, plants bloom earlier, and there is a risk of frost damage.
Diana Dashkevich bush nuts gardening tips plants care Garden 5 January 2024
Gardening tips: The most common tree illnesses – learn more about them
To keep your garden trees healthy, you should know about the most widespread tree diseases. In most cases, knowing the first signs can help you prevent the damage and cure a tree without destroying it.
Kate Yakimchuk tree illnesses gardening tips signs plants Garden 25 December 2023
Gardening Tips: Look For These Signs – It’s a Scab!
To keep your garden trees strong and healthy, you should be careful with the first signs of tree illnesses, so you can fix them before it's too late. One of the most common garden tree illnesses is scab, and lots of apple trees can get infected by it.
Kate Yakimchuk tree illnesses gardening tips scab apples Garden 23 December 2023
Gardening tips: Save your apple trees – protect them in winter
Fruit trees seem to be perfectly resilient - they can stay strong and healthy for many years, so low temperatures or snow don't affect them too much. Meanwhile, if you want your apple trees to stay healthy and strong, you should protect them from cold and humidity that can lead to illnesses.
Kate Yakimchuk apple tree winter gardening tips protection Garden 23 December 2023
Why Japanese Maples are Rare in the USA: Gardening Insights
Japanese maples are one of the most beautiful maple varieties you can find - they look amazing! Meanwhile, these trees aren't that popular in the USA - but why?
Kate Yakimchuk japanese maple gardening tips growing mistakes Garden 22 December 2023
Choosing a Perfect Tree For a Swing: Garden Ideas
To make your garden perfect for relaxation and having fun, you can add a nice swing! The only thing you should do is to choose a reliable and strong tree to hang it.
Kate Yakimchuk swing decoration gardening tips garden ideas Garden 21 December 2023
Planting Decorative Trees: Gardening Tips
If you don't want your garden to be just for fruits and vegetables, but also for beauty and relaxation, then you need trees! Huge decorative trees can transform your garden, but it takes time and effort to grow them.
Kate Yakimchuk exotic trees gardening tips planting gardening Garden 21 December 2023
Planting a Weeping Willow: Gardening Tips
If you want your garden to be full of tall, beautiful trees, then it's better to plant them now! Beautiful trees like weeping willows take many years to grow, and you should take good care of them when they're small.
Kate Yakimchuk weeping willow gardening tips planting nature Garden 20 December 2023
Growing Jasmine: Gardening Tips
If you want to decorate your garden with beautiful, nice-smelling plants, then you should probably grow jasmine. This amazing plant can decorate your garden for many years, but only if you take good care of it.
Kate Yakimchuk jasmine gardening tips growing plants flowers Garden 19 December 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Figs
Fig seeds are sown in early spring, sprinkled with soil 2-3 cm deep and covered with glass, not forgetting to water regularly. The sprouts are gradually hardened before transplanting into a container. The first fruits with this growing method can be expected in 4-5 years.
Diana Dashkevich plants figs gardening tips plants tips Garden 16 December 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow an Olive Tree
This plant will be a wonderful interior decoration and a delight for the eyes. The slow growth of the olive tree will allow you to enjoy its beauty for many decades. An unpretentious and resilient olive tree tolerates staying at home very well, making its owner feel proud of the work done.
Diana Dashkevich houseplants gardening gardening tips plants tips Garden 16 December 2023
Bay Tree: Growing and Care
Noble laurel is a quite hardy plant; it will be able to grow in moderate light, but it will develop best in bright, mostly diffused light.
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Myrtle: Secrets of Growing
The tree loves organic fertilizers in the soil. For planting or replanting/transferring, a mixture is used that combines sand, peat, turf, a little clay, and humus. The plant needs an open space, but constant direct rays are harmful to it. The light should be diffused.
Diana Dashkevich plants gardening tips Garden 26 November 2023
The subtle art of bonsai trees: Gardening history
You've probably seen amazing tiny trees that are called bonsai - it's a pretty huge thing in Asian countries. These trees take many years and effort to grow, and they can be extremely expensive, and it has always been like that.
Kate Yakimchuk bonsai gardening history nature Garden 22 November 2023
Bird cherry facts: Know more about your plants
Your garden is a perfect place to plant and grow lots of beautiful and useful plants, including bird cherry. While it's not the first choice for many people, this plant can actually be beneficial, and it can also be quite interesting.
Kate Yakimchuk cherry plants facts gardening Garden 21 November 2023
Grow mango trees: Gardening tips
Mango is an amazing fruit that is widely loved because of its smell and amazing taste. If you live in a suitable climate zone, then you should definitely try growing this fruit in your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk mango gardening fruits Garden 20 November 2023
Remove old stumps: Gardening tips
When you cut down an old tree, then you should get rid of its stump as well, even when it seems too hard to do. The thing is, stumps don't only look unappealing - they can also make it harder for you to enjoy gardening and grow healthy plants.
Kate Yakimchuk stump gardening tips Garden 18 November 2023