For many gardeners, wintertime signals and end to the joys of gardening while the Earth recuperates under a layer of frost or snow. For the serious gardener, winter merely signals a change of location- indoors.

Indoor Gardening
Indoor gardening can take place in a traditional outdoor greenhouse, a window greenhouse, or in your basement. Greenhouses come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and materials…making greenhouses a good fit for nearly any space.  Read more...

Halloween is past, yet the pumpkins are still plentiful. You’ve decorated your yard, made a pie or two, and given away more pumpkins than you can count, yet there are still more lying around in the garden! What’s a gardener to do with all those left over pumpkins? In a good year, a single pumpkin vine can yield more than a dozen pumpkins ranging from tiny to gigantic.  Read more...

If you have plastic containers around your house (and who doesn’t), you can make a fun portable greenhouse to teach your kids about growing seeds. It a perfect show-and-tell project to share at school. Let them keep it at school to watch the plants start to sprout, something the class can all participate in and learn from.  Read more...

Must Have Garden Tools for the Serious Greenhouse Gardener

If you are a serious greenhouse gardener, you are likely to have a few tried and true garden tools that you can’t do without. For beginning greenhouse gardeners, the choice of greenhouse gardening tools and accessories can often be overwhelming.  However, there are a few trusted garden tools that will make your greenhouse gardening hours easier and more enjoyable. Sharing your experiences with beginning gardeners can save them time, aggravation…and money.  Read more...

Kermit once said, “It’s not easy being green.” (But I think that had more to do with avoiding Ms. Piggy’s affections than being a naturally green critter.) Green living is all the rage, and going green in the green-house is probably easier than you think.  Read more...

Mary, Mary, quite contrary; how does your garden grow? We all know the popular singsong tales of Mary and her garden, but how do gardens really grow? Of course there can be no denying the power of a true green thumb, but the right tools and supplies don’t hurt either. Basic gardening tools can make all the difference in the world when it comes to growing beautiful plants. Here are some useful garden tools that are on every gardener’s must have list.  Read more...

Toiling over the ground; tilling until it is just right, mixing fertilizer until your hands are stained black and neat little rows are prepared, equal distances apart, to ensure the best end results, laying down the seeds with care, making sure they are properly spaced and judging the depth of each different variety by your well-trained measuring utensil, otherwise known as your pointer finger. Tending to the seedlings you watch them sprout and grow up into magnificent plants- Ah! The joys of gardening abound!  Read more...

It’s that time of year again when greenhouse heaters start to creep into the thoughts of serious greenhouse gardeners. As the last few warm days of summer fade away, you may find yourself eyeing those last few container tomato plants and wondering how long you can keep them going in the greenhouse with a reliable greenhouse heating system.  Read more...

Four Seasons Container Gardens - a Portland, Oregon-based container design firm – specializing in design and installation of container gardens shares not only the same passion and admiration I have for container gardens, but also the same headaches. What to fill really large pots with to make them lightweight, movable and easy to replant in the future?

Good Ol’ American Ingenuity  Read more...

Greenhouse frames come in a variety of materials, and choosing the right one for your new greenhouse construction is often simply a matter of personal preference. However, there are a few points you should consider before settling a greenhouse frame for your new gardening getaway.

Greenhouse Frame Materials  Read more...