http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips Gardening tips, ideas, musings, landscaping hints Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:01:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The biggest users of water in your household are your washing machine, dishwasher, toilets and gardens. If you’ve got a lush green lawn in the middle of summer, you know how much water you use to keep it that way. Water is a precious resource, more and more ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2007/09/04/water-wise-gardening/ Okay everyone of us has those items in the backyard or garden that are just an eyesore. My rotating clothesline is one of them. Utilitarian it may be, but still in amongst all my plants it just stands out like a sore thumb. I guess the best ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2007/02/22/garden-screens/ This display of cacti caught my eye because it was simple and yet very effective. Mass planting cacti on raised beds to ensure great drainage is one way of creating drama in the garden. I must say that in the arid climates it would work very effectively. http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2007/02/14/garden-show-pictures-2/ Stunning use of bromeliads and tillandsias in the garden - with minimal soil requirements - they like living in leaf litter. I love the architectural elongated leaves and their bold colors. Some of them have just been glued onto the tree trunk - and whilst some would ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2007/01/27/garden-show-pictures-1/ I visited the Garden Show in Singapore in December 2006 and took a couple of pictures - they really don’t do the display gardens justice really - the enormity of the event with showcases from the best landscaping designers was an inspiration in garden design and floral artistry. I ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2007/01/25/singapore-garden-show/ Picking a garden rake isn’t hard - it really boils down to what you intend to use it for. Most gardeners I know own more than one garden rake. The tines (teeth) of garden rakes can be made of rubber, plastic or metal. Traditionally, most metal garden ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2006/11/04/garden-rakes/ This is the port wine magnolia bush I have in my backyard (scientific name Michelia figo). As you can see, it’s a dense bush shrub and grows slowly to reach a maximum height of 3m (10ft). It’s seen here next to the deep green foliage of my ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2006/09/13/port-wine-magnolia-plant/ The magnolia grandiflora is a magnificent tree with broad strapping leathery leaves and can grow up to 80ft in height. Typically the trunk is straight and the tree forms branches which tend to result in a pyramid type crown. The leaves are of particular beauty with their deep ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2006/08/30/magnolia-grandiflora-tree-tips/ Organic pesticides are just that - organic and natural. However, don’t be fooled into thinking that because they are organic that they are any less ‘potent’ or poisonous than your artificially brewed concoctions off the supermarket shelves. Some of these so called ‘organic’ pesticides are pretty deadly to ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2006/07/26/organic-pesticides-part-1/ Orchids with their beauty, diversity and complexity are hard to beat in the plant kingdom. You can’t help but marvel at their uniqueness and I must say they are often as close to perfection as you could possibly get in a flower. Orchids are the largest family of ... http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/gardeningtips/2006/07/11/orchid-care/