Gardener’s World Hosting Fall Festival
Celebrate fall with Gardener’s World at the Fall Festival and Farmer’s Market Grand Opening on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fall evokes deep rich and warm colors, savory stews and soups from the kitchen, harvests of pumpkins, squash, corn, nuts and seeds, trees leaves changing colors and dropping for winter, beautiful >> Read More…
Increase Property Value with Landscaping
Good landscape design and installation brings a great return on investment, at least 215 percent in the value of your investment according to the Home Gain 2012 National Home Improvement Survey, and more according to others. The key here is GOOD landscaping. A poor design or poorly executed installation will yield much lower return on >> Read More…
Container Options for Veggies and Flowers
Use of container and raised-bed gardens is a practical and ever popular choice with many homeowners. Integrated around your outdoor living areas, they can add warmth and character to areas that may otherwise be hard and uninviting. And since backyards are now typically smaller, containers can make an excellent patio garden. They’ll add greenery, architectural >> Read More…
Creating Edible Gardens and Pruning Roses
A good family friendly activity is to garden together to start the new year. An edible garden is a great way to start because you—literally–get to eat the fruits of your labor. All you need is an area that gets sunlight at least eight hours per day. You may need to trim back some trees >> Read More…
Soil Prep and Container Gardening
If you are like most people in the Valley, you have hard, salty ground that needs to be opened up and softened. The best place to start is with a soil acidifier that will lower the pH. Next, add a fertilizer that contains a microbial culture, such as Great Big Plants, which when mixed with >> Read More…
Enticing Holiday Shoppers to Buy Local
With Black Friday signaling the start of the holiday shopping season, South Mountain-area businesses are eager to entice buyers. But attracting attention in a marketplace already ripe with deals is no easy task. Steve Glueck, executive director/membership development for the South Mountain/Laveen Chamber of Commerce, often works with area business owners and says many are >> Read More…
Creating a Resort Style Retreat
Now is the time to take advantage of the great fall weather to transform your home landscape into a resort retreat complete with trees, shrubs, groundcovers, containerized plantings as well as patio hardscapes and shade coverings. Planning the Landscape These are ideas you can use for planning, whether a professional is doing the design >> Read More…
Planting Fall Flowers and Veggies
October marks the beginning of the fall gardening season and everything in your garden will need some attention. It’s also the time to start fall flower and vegetable gardens. Turn your attention first to fertilizing and acidifying your citrus trees and other plants. Salt has been slowly building in the soil each time you water >> Read More…
Solutions to Your Soil and Water Problems
Soil is the foundation of all horticulture and agriculture. You can either live with what you have or improve it by amending to make your soil a more desirable environment for your plants. You can enhance with nutrients, microbes and increase the ability of your soil to retain water. You can buy the greatest plants >> Read More…
