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How to Train and Prune Plants

Because you often want plants to be decorative or trained to fit a particular size or shape, training and pruning plays an important part in the balcony garden. Pinching out…

Arthur Kunkle February 24, 2010

How to Take Care of Container Plants

Pots and tubs need good drainage. You can provide this either with drainage holes in the bottom of the container and a 2.5 cm (1 in) layer of crocks to…

Arthur Kunkle February 24, 2010

Health & Personal Care

How to do Relaxation Exercises after Heart Surgery

Interestingly, research by Harvard cardiologist Dr Herbert Benson carried out as long ago as the 1960s found that the physiological changes described above could also be brought about by a…

Andrew Reinert February 24, 2010

Food & Cooking

How to choose between Veganism and Vegetarianism

If you want to find out about vegetarianism and veganism or if you want to find out what’s it fine to consume being one. This website https://www.plantalternative.com/ will provide you…

Leona Kesler February 23, 2010

General How To's

How to Provide Shade and Shelter to the Well-Designed Balcony Area

There are some options for providing shade and shelter to the well-designed balcony area. They may be a summer-only arrangement (but you will need somewhere to store them when not…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

Food & Cooking

How To Plan A Vegetarian Meal

Being vegetarian is not like a trend, you don’t adopt the vegetarian lifestyle for a day, or two. If you want to be a vegetarian you first have to know…

Leona Kesler February 23, 2010

General How To's

How to Protect Your Balcony Garden

Because balconies extend beyond the protection of their main buildings and can be at any height, especially in the case of high-rise blocks, one of their worst drawbacks is being…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

How to Plant Your Garden in Summer

If you want lots of summer colour, perhaps around a patio or in front of a porch, then of course any of the summer bedding plants can be used. These…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

How to Plant in Mini-Gardens

Raised beds or planters can be placed either in shady or sunny positions and plants chosen accordingly. For instance, if the bed is in shade you could have a delightful…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

How to Plant for Container Garden

Before planting, wet the rootball of the plant if it is dry, as afterwards it is difficult if not impossible to wet it and the plant may not establish. The…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

General How To's

How to Measure and Draw Your Garden Plan

THE SURVEY If a large part of the garden is to be redesigned, then it is almost essential to produce a scale drawing or plan of the area. This will…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

General How To's

How to Maintain the Fixtures and Features in Your Garden

Because of their elevated position and exposure to wind, balconies tend to be prone to a great deal of dust and debris which, without regular cleaning, would soon make plants…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

How to Maintain General Plants in Your Balcony Garden

Balcony plants need little maintenance; flowering species should be dead-headed, and any dead leaves and broken or distorted stems removed as and when you see them. This encourages fresh blooms…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

General How To's

How to Maintain a Small Garden

Whatever type of garden you choose, it will need some sort of landscaping maintenance to keep it looking good. If you don't have a lawn or hedges this cuts down the…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

General How To's

How to Maintain a Balcony Garden

By its very nature, a balcony is relatively easy to maintain -hardly more trouble than a sitting room containing rather a lot of houseplants that need care and attention. This…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

General How To's

How to Install Lighting in Balcony Garden

A properly designed and expertly installed outdoor lighting system is virtually essential to all but the smallest balcony. Having said that, even a tiny, plant-only display might benefit from being…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

How to Improve Soil Drainage in Herbs Garden

As a general rule, herbs are not fussy plants and they will grow in most soils and situations. A deep, moist, rich soil will promote plenty of lush foliage growth…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

How to Grow Shrubs in Small Garden

In a small garden it is important to have attractively shaped shrubs and to avoid planting them too close together, thus spoiling the form. You could choose all evergreen plants…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010

Food & Cooking

How To Become a Vegetarian

The fact of choosing to be a vegetarian and becoming one is ones own personal choice which is due to many different but somewhat linked reasons. The human body needs…

Leona Kesler February 23, 2010

How to Grow Climbers and Wall Shrubs in Small Garden

Just because an area is often heavily shaded does not mean that the choice of plants is very small. There is a wide range of plants that will grow quite…

Arthur Kunkle February 23, 2010