Visit The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

The California coastline city, Santa Barbara, is home to beautiful landscapes, eclectic music festivals, enticing restaurants, and wine. There are numerous museums dedicated to preserving all the wonders California has to offer. The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a living garden that has been dedicated to preserving and displaying plants native to California since 1926.

Aeroponics – Technology of the Future for Home Gardeners

Aeroponics is a technology where the plants are grown in an environment with moist air without the use of soil. The aeroponics system is a closed system with holes provided at the top to insert the vegetative plants into. The seeds can be planted on a wired mesh placed on top of the holes. The […]

Seasonal Pond Maintenance

Whether it’s a farm pond, a golf course pond, or a koi pond in your backyard, the basics of pond maintenance are the same. If you do a little bit of work continuously, it will save you from having to clean up a big mess in your pond down the line. By choosing the right […]

How to Make Gutter Gardens

If you’ve always wanted to make the most of a small space while adding some greenery to your life, gutter gardens may be just the right addition to your home. Gutter gardens can be added to almost any wall, fence, or flat surface outdoors. To make your own gutter garden, follow these ten simple steps! […]

Gardening Cautions – 4 Ways To Keep Unwanted Animals Or Pests Out Of Your Garden

If you have spent time and energy nurturing your garden into a place of pride, the last thing you need is marauding creatures wreaking havoc on your vegetables. Animals such as squirrels, woodchucks, rabbits and gophers can ruin a beautiful garden in a matter of hours. Before you reach for your shotgun, there are other alternatives for […]

Fallen Leaves: Chores Become a Gift

Every year, as trees begin to make their spectacular transformation in the autumn with their mixed patterns of delightful shades of orange, red and yellow, we marvel at their beauty. Once they fall to the ground, however, our feelings towards the leaves change- for the worst. This is mostly true for people who have backyards […]