Home and Garden

Beauty, they say, is in the eyes of the beholder but we cannot deny that a well-taken-care-of garden will appeal to every eye, even those who would not dream of gardening. Nature is beautiful, and…

Some kinds of soil are better for plants than others. In particular, it is worth mentioning loam, which is considered to be an excellent soil for gardening as well as other kinds of plant growing…

Some people are happy to make their gardens attractive with some pretty flowers and a neat lawn. Others prefer a practical garden that produces food. A third group of green-fingered people may not have a…

Planting a new lawn may seem like a daunting task. After all, you want to make sure that you get it right, so that you have a fresh, green lawn to be proud of. The…

The Snowball, also known as the snowball viburnum or the guelder rose, is a popular plant to grow and is extremely easy to maintain. A large shrub which is of the flowering broadleaf deciduous variety,…

When landscaping your garden, you will need to choose a diverse range of plants, with some having a practical purpose and some chosen purely for aesthetics. It is important to choose the right plants for…

When one thinks about the poison hemlock, and you’re aware of the classics where the Greek philosopher Socrates was forced to drink the poison, your mind is filled with images of the dead, so when…

As you can probably guess the “mock” in Mock Orange is not a true orange. The name comes from the citrus aroma of the flowers, which is more than enough to invite the comparison with…

Haworthia refers to an entire genus of small succulents that can be found throughout Southern Africa. The genus is related to the aloes, so much so that most examples of the genus Haworthia resembles nothing…