Adele's Gardening Ideas

Planting herbs is not only a wonderful way to add color and aroma to your garden, but also can be a good way to decrease the amount of chemicals you use on your lawn. This is especially important if you are interested in growing herbs for consumption. However, perennial herbs such as Rosemary and oregano…

Learning how to grow a thyme plant indoors can be fun if you have a window garden. This herb can thrive just about anywhere but has a more difficult time growing in soil that is too dry. It needs rich loam soil with lots of drainage. Too much silt and the roots will die. There…

You’ve decided you’re ready to start an herb garden, now what? What are you going to do to get the best quality for your money and to ensure you’re getting all of the nutrients and the healing herbs you need to grow and harvest a healthy herb garden. What can you expect when you choose…

Grindelia is the common name for what is also known as the “pomegranate flower.” Commonly the fruitless, purple-blue flower, the gummy plant is also known as the “ground apple,” or the “wormwood.” This plant, which grows to about three feet – about ten meters – when fully grown, is a perennial herb. The flowers, which…

One of the most popular ways to have a kitchen herb garden is by planting herbs inside your kitchen windowsill. If you’ve ever tried to grow your own herbs at home, you know how frustrating it can be. Not only are you limited to growing what you can actually see, but you also have to…

There are so many herbs that need low light to grow and most people simply do not know where to find these herbs. If you have just started growing your own herbs, you are probably in awe at all the wonderful herbs that you can grow from your very own plants. All you have to…

Mugworts are common names for many varieties of aromatic perennial flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. In Europe, mugworts most commonly refers to the annual species Artemisia vulgaris, although other species can be known as simply “m mugworts.” Scientifically, the word “mudworts” refers to the tubular, fleshy roots of the Orchid. But most commonly used,…

Planting herbs in pots is one of the simplest ways to get started with a home herb garden. In this section, you will learn how to prepare your soil and which herbs will grow best in your area. In the previous article, I mentioned how to prepare the soil by removing old topsoil and adding…

A simple, quick and enjoyable project that doubles as a useful culinary staple and doubles as a visual aesthetic addition is a Mason jar herb gardening. Many herbs are quite easy to grow, though others may require a bit more work. Some herbs only need a bit of extra love and attention; other herbs only…

Good sporting clean lines look is easily achieved with the use of outdoor herb planter boxes. Herb gardening offers an alternative to conventional indoor gardening. Herb gardening provides an all around benefit. Outdoor herbs can be grown on a sunny or cool windowsill. This is where many herbs can thrive and prosper. A great outdoor…