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No, I am not a gardener. Whew, it just feels good to say that. Here in the Northern Hemisphere it is time to plant gardens and mow the lawns. We wait until after Mother's Day which was on May 11th this year to plant tomatoes and other warm loving veggies. Any earlier than this and they can get frozen. But this year the day after Mother's Day it was almost freezing at 36 F.It takes the guilt away for me to say I am not a gardener. Don't get me wrong, I have done my share. I love the taste of veggies fresh from the garden. When our five girls were at home I would wake them up on Saturday morning before the sun was up (what was I thinking) so they could help weed the garden because I thought that would teach them how to work. Let's be honest here, it would have been easier to just have done it ourselves but we wanted them to have the experience. They all grew up with a fantastic work ethic, but none of them have gardens.Organizing gardening tools can make gardening more enjoyable. Anytime you have to hunt for the tools, .. more »

Many people will have all sorts of gardening ideas that they would like to incorporate in their garden. A patio, a rockery, a water feature, some lawns and some plants are all common gardening ideas that people would like to show off. The trouble is a lot of people have lots of ideas and yet have little idea of how to incorporate all of them into their garden.It is quite common for people with small gardens who try and cram to much into their small space. It is though no different from those who have big gardens, they too will try and get a lot in but will often find features being lost in the overall space of the garden.The obvious thing to do is to plan based on your garden size. Traditionally this was done through the use of graph (or grid) paper and a pencil; today, technology is offering a helping hand. There are many programs now available that will help a gardener to come up with a look for their garden that will incorporate all of their gardening ideas. These programs allow a garden of any size to be planned. Water features, plants, lawns and rockeries can .. more »