11 Alternative Garden Games
Tired of the same ol', same ol' when it come to entertaining your garden party guests? Weary of boring badminton and jarts? Croquet not your style? Then you're in the right spot! Here are games sure to make your next party the hit of the gardening social season!Icebreakers
Game #1: The Gnat Slap
Equipment required: A garden of any size.
As your guests arrive, invite them for the obligatory 'stroll through the garden'.
Getting Started with Garden and Patio Design
The art of managing outdoor space
Designing a patio - or a garden, is much like designing a living room or a park. It's all about space, and how you use it.
June Gardening Tips
These are just a few gardening tips for you to consider here in late June. Many people seem to think that just because all the plants have been put into their places for the summer and your perennials are blooming, or past bloom, there is no more work to be done.
Nelsons to Headline 2008 Flower Power Concert Series - Matthew & Gunnar's 'Garden Party' at EPCOT® Festival for 6th Consecutive Year
Matthew and Gunnar Nelson to headline the 2008 Flower Power Concert series at EPCOT® in Lake Buena Vista, Florida April 1, 2, 3. The multi platinum recording artists and twin sons of rock legend Ricky Nelson will be performing at the EPCOT® International Flower & Garden Festival / Flower Power Concert Series for the sixth year in a row. The series features popular music from '60s and '70s. The Nelsons' shows feature a tribute to their late father's popular music including Ricky Nelson's famous hits like (appropriately), "Garden Party".
Summer Patio and Garden Fun with your Family
Well, summertime's here???Are you ready? If you are like me, some of my fondest memories are the times we gathered together as a family during the summertime. My Aunt Marg, you see, had an above-ground pool, a HUGE one, with a wood deck. She went all out for our family gatherings, lawn furniture everywhere, the picnic table jam-packed with all sorts of homemade goodies. I think we grilled out so much that we literally wore out one portable charcoal grill every summer, I kid you not!
A Garden - Tools For The Trade
In order to starting a beautiful garden or impeccable landscaping at home, one should begin with finding and selecting the right tools. Here, find out what you'll need.
Garden Water Fountains And Safety For Kids
Just because you have children or frequent visits from children doesn't mean you can't have a lovely garden pool or a water fountain complete with safety for kids. Consider something like a garden fountain surrounded with stones that has no pooling water in which a little one can come to harm.
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Tips on How to Save Money on Your Log Cabin for the Garden
Log cabins can be expensive regardless of whether you are building it yourself or having someone else construct it for you While money is not an issue for some people, it is certainly a major issue for most
Easy Techniques on Apartment Gardening For Beginners
Apartment gardening can be as easy as one pleases even for first time gardeners Here are some easy and useful techniques to create your gardening tour de force regardless of how little or big a space you have in your apartment:
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Olive Garden Restaurants Nationwide Honor Those Who "Labor" On Labor Day With Lunch Delivery
Hundreds of local fire stations and police departments across the country will receive a Hospitaliano! lunch from Olive Garden
Juno's Garden® Brings Wellness Home With Introduction of Organic Treatment Gels
Specialty formulated treatment gels that target preventative healthcare in pets.
New Xulon Title Discovers the Garden of God's Personal Promises
Book Will Bolster Faith by Examining Biblical Characters' Blessedness
Free Download of eBooks on Garden Design and History by Tom Turner in October 2008
To celebrate Gardenvisit.com's 10th birthday, two eBooks are being offered for free download in October 2008 only. They are: The Principles of Garden Design (normally £9.50/$17.50) and 24 Historic Styles of Garden Design (normally £7.50/$13.50). They were written by Tom Turner, whose book on Garden History has come top on Amazon.com since publication in 2005.
Career Fair for Military Veterans and Military Spouses Coming to Madison Square Garden on September 24
The military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary will present a free hiring event for job seekers who have military backgrounds in New York's Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. This event, the RecruitMilitary Career Fair, will take place from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. RecruitMilitary urges all job seekers who have military backgrounds to attend--veterans who already have civilian work experience, men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, and military spouses
Gazebo: An Eye-catching Garden Structure
Many of us love the garden It is a special place at home that gives us the rejuvenating and calming feeling
What Makes Up a Good Mediterranean Garden?
A Mediterranean garden is one of the eye catching gardens that have the look and feel of a European get away even when the garden is located in Southern California This is a tasteful and colorful type of garden that is found in places like Italy, Spain or Greece with a maraud of colors and old world charm
Log cabin in the garden adds charm in the house
The garden log cabins are set up in the middle of green space and are liked by people all around the world. A garden log cabin adds glamour and style to the house. If one need to add some extra space in the home then log cabin is an attractive and practical answer to the problem.
Should You be Loyal to Your Local Garden Supply Center
If you are serious about your beloved garden then you will be serious about your local garden supply center You want to be sure that your garden center supplies quality plants and garden tools
The Intricacies In Planting A Rock Garden
With most kinds of gardening or landscaping, the gardener may exercise a rather wide range of choices when it comes to treatment; he may make his planting formal, informal, natural, highly decorative, or more picturesque
With a rock garden, however, formal treatment is precluded
Herbicide Use Threatens Sustainable Gardening Trend
The susceptibility of the food chain to manmade chemicals has been highlighted once again by the Dow AgroSciences calamity over Aminopyralid
The chemical, a herbicide popular with many farmers, is able to destroy weeds and nettles without destroying the crops or grass around them
5 Different Kinds of Garden Sheds to Consider Building
When considering building a garden shed, you have to realize that there are a number of options to choose from You do not have to settle on a shed that you have no interest in just because it is all that is out there
Landscape Garden Artist Scott Cohen Takes Top Award for Pool and Spa Design
Acclaimed landscape garden artisan Scott Cohen was recently presented with a 2008 Masters of Design Award from Pool and Spa News for a Calabasas, CA backyard design. This is the second time Cohen and his Los Angeles-based outdoor design and construction firm, The Green Scene, have been selected for this top honor.
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