Gardening for Joy!

Outdoors Gardening

mowing the lawnIn 2005, Environmental Management, revealed more than 40 million acres of America are covered in lawns, regrettably making turf grass our largest irrigated crop. Maybe you have tired of manicuring the lawn for the umpteenth time and would like to make better use of your time, water, and lawn space. For this reason you can join the more than 70 million US gardeners who choose to grow their own fruit, veggies, and herbs.

Outdoors gardens are classified as either: 

checkmarkornamental gardens or
checkmarkproduction gardens. outdoors garden

While ornamental gardens enhance and beautify their surroundings, on the other hand production gardens provide harvests of flowers, fruits, herbs, or vegetable. Consequently, many gardeners grow a combination of ornamental and production gardens. In brief, preparation of outdoor gardens consists of: 

checkmarksite selection,
checkmarksoil analysis, and 
checkmarkplanning. 


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Some of the on-going cultivation practices include:

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checkmarkfertilizing,
checkmarkweeding, and
checkmarkpest control.





© Debby Bolen


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Gardening Inspirations:



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"He who plants a tree, plants a hope."



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