The grass lamp will let you feel much closer to nature even when are too far from it. What is more, you’ll have an opportunity to grow your own garden.

The lamp itself is made up of the light PVC plastic material with an ultra-violet light!

What a refreshing idea!

As to me, looks very inspiring. A simple and unusual idea. 

It goes without saying that in summer when sun’s rays are especially strong, thanks to mulch soil stays cool and plant roots are healthy and OK, but slugs, earwigs, and other insects adore cool, moist, dark places. So you’d better don’t put too much mulch and think of a thin layer of it.

The ground warms are not very active in the spring, anyway you would like the ground to stay cold until spring, but because of mulch your perennials can bloom late.

When you mulch you can water your plants not very often, thus you will save time, money, and a precious resource. But heavy rains can make the ground soggy.

Raindrops don’t hit the soil surface, so your plants will be cleaner and safer.

Some advantages of mulching:

• Your garden looks and smells fantastic;
• Suppresses weeds;
• Protects soil from treading and erosion;
• Reduces water loss;
• Keeps plant roots cool in summer;
• Retains warmth in the soil during winter months.

• feather reedgrass

It can be named most popular ornamental grass since it looks fantastic all winter long. For growing it needs full sun and well-drained soil. The grass can be up to 6 feet tall.

• fountaingrass

One of the most beautiful grasses ever – it comes in a fantastic shape and offers soft plumes. Growing conditions are the same as for feather reedgrass and it can be up to 5 feet tall.

• blue oatgrass

This plant is a win-win situation for those who don’t have enough time to take care of grass. It will still grow big with a perfect shape and steel-blue colour.

Thanks to hydroponics we can:

• make our gardening more efficient than ever without using any super expensive techniques;
• such gardening is flexible. It is possible to grow everything you want even without a yard and with grow lights you can cultivate your plants even in a garage;
• hydroponics gardening is as easy as ABC and very affordable, it will never cost and arm and a leg to you.

The only one NO, you have to get all the proper equipment and pay special attention to grow light since they will ensure your plants to grow healthily and beautifully indoors.

Some tips for a hydroponics gardener to enjoy:

• apart from light you have to think of water, because such plants didn’t have soil to take it from (it should be clean but not distilled);
• since there is no soil, your plants will need a support – think of it beforehand;
• think of nutrients that your plants need;
• buy special testing kits.

Good luck and enjoy the miracle of growth in limited spaces!

Many people claim that violets are hard to grow and that they are very demanding plants. I can’t agree with the following statement. That is why I am ready to share with you my mom’s violets’ watering and growing tips:

First of all, always remember that these flowers like a lot of bright light but not hot direct sun. Your plant will bloom very often if you follow this trick. Pay attention, if your violet is not blooming – then most likely it needs more light. Try to move it near a lamp or in a brighter spot.  Don’t forget that even artificial light works!

The second option, violets need to stay evenly moist at all times!!! That is!!! DO NOT water the plant from the top of the pot. Always pull water in the lowest part of the pot. Only in this way the plan takes the water it needs. It is important to check the water level every 2-3 weeks.

Many gardeners claim that it is important to use fertilizer. With its help your plants will blossom very often. But my mom never uses it.

Violets do not like contrast or high (both hot and warm) temperatures. As a rule they prefer a temperature between 70°F and 80°F with about 80% humidity. Try to avoid humidity fluctuations.

Mom always says that it is better to plant your violet directly into the top portion of the pot.

There are a lot violet varieties. Traditionally there are purple, white, pink, white, and lavender violets. We love the most violets with ruffle edges on the flowers, or spotted flowers. We have a dog and a cat and we are ready to ensure you, all violets are pet friendly. They are not toxic to animals.

If you would like to grow your own violet just try to keep the temperature at about 70 degrees F. or the seeds may not sprout.

Always remember that violets look fantastic in a window box. And it is always possible to remove them after they stop blooming in the summer and plant them into the garden.

Good luck and enjoy the shots of my mom violets!

And believe it doesn’t matter whether the days are still warm or not, and whether the sun is shining brightly … Nights are cold and it is highly recommended to bring tender plants back indoors. And now you have to find out what to do with them indoors.  

• first of all, take home only healthy plants. If one of your plants was very weak during the whole summer, it won’t feel better indoors
• water your new indoor plants regularly
• love your plants and even give them nick-names, thus, they will feel your positive energy
• if you understand that this plant would look good as a house plant, bring it in
• if you have small pepper or tomato plants put them into separate room and provide enough light, they will give fruits all winter
• don’t forget to provide your plants with time to acclimate. So don’t shut the windows.

To keep your calendula blooming you need rich soil. As a rule, calendula will adapt to most any soil conditions, but … These plants don’t like dog days and very warm weather. They grow fast in fall or early spring. Very often calendula can bloom until frost.

You are welcome to take flowers from your calendula. There are two kinds of calendula – annual (don’t live more than one year) and perennial (ive more than two years).

• try to sow seeds in spring
• maintain a distance of 10 inches between the seeds
• some insects adore eating calendula, so don’t forget about protection

Good growing and blooming )))