Fall gardening can be an enjoyable time for making your new or existing plants grow. From shrubs, vegetables and or flowers, the combination is limitless. For Starters Decide what you’d like to grow. Choose your location. Layout and plan your garden beds. Grab some basic garden tools. Get some garden soil. Test your soil. Ready […]
Fall Gardening Vegetables for the DMV
Fall gardening is a great time to for planting vegetables. The Fall provides for cooler temperatures and fewer insects and pests. There are a number of vegetables that will thrive in these cooler temperatures. Fall gardening can be a real treat without the bugs and the heat of summer. DMV Planting Guide List of Fall […]
Local Fall Gardening Zone 7
Local fall gardeners need to be familiar with the different U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones. According to the USDA, the DC Metro area occupies Zone 7. About Fall Gardening in Zone 7 The U.S. Department of Agriculture divides the country up into 11 growing zones. Zone 7 is the only continuous zone of […]
Fall Gardening
Fall gardening can provide you with a host of plants, vegetables and flowers. To improve your fall gardening results, it is important to know your growing zone. In the coming weeks, I will provide information on how you can improve your gardening results. These blogs are intended to help you make your garden grow. Introduction […]
Gardener’s Basic Soil Mix
Gardener’s Starter Soil Topsoil We harvest and use local area topsoil, which we screen through our machine. We use this material in our basic garden blend. Compost Our compost is used in conjunction with our screened topsoil. Our compost generally includes vegetable & fruit scraps, weeds, coffee grounds, eggshells, meat, dairy, & grass clippings. Peat Moss Peat moss is […]
How To Calculate Cubic Yards?
In this brief blog, let me show you how to calculate cubic yards. For starters we have a basic math formula; Length (in feet) X Width (in feet) X Depth (in feet) divided by 27 (one cubic yard) Examples; 10′ x 10′ x 1′ (12 inches) = 100 divided by 27 = 3.70 cubic yards […]
Landscaping In Spring
Landscaping in the Spring is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, while enhancing the beauty of your home. What is Landscaping Making your yard more attractive with altering the existing design with plantings, shrubs, greenery and other hardscape features such as: walkways, patios, decks, gazebos, etc.. Let’s Get Started Inspect Your Plants Clean & […]
Dirt For Sale
Need Dirt? We Have Dirt For Sale. What Is Dirt? The simple answer is that dirt is mixture of a whole lot of rocks, sand, clay, and organic matter. The characteristics of the dirt in your area depend on the weather, the combinations of rocks, sands and clays, your geographic location, and what kind of […]
Landscape Gardening
Landscape gardening has often been likened to the painting of a picture. Your art-work teacher has doubtless told you that a good picture should have a point of chief interest, and the rest of the points simply go to make more beautiful the central idea, or to form a fine setting for it. So in […]