http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips Sally's Gardening Tips Tue, 13 May 2008 05:18:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most of us are ready to invest huge amounts of money into our gardens, for landscaping and to give our homes a face lift, but we are often guilty of neglect. Often we fail to prune, when the plants need it, don't treat disease in time and then our expensive ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/13/garden-fungus-problems-%e2%80%93-how-to-treat-them/ Gardening advice is not that hard to come by.  In fact, you can get gardening advice from another gardener, in a gardening catalogue, gardening books, gardening magazines and even on the Internet.  Although you will have variations with every plant, there is some gardening advice that is universal and that ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/12/gardening-advice/ Well, spring has sprung and summer is approaching. At least, this applies to most folks living in the northern hemisphere countries, while most in the southern hemisphere are starting to experience the cold weather. For northerners, who are keen gardeners, this is the busy time of year. We will discuss ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/11/sweetpeas-are-popular-spring-flowers/ Once summer is over and the winter starts to approach and the leaves start to fall from the trees, most people immediately think of packing away the gardening supplies, for the winter and getting ready to snuggle up, indoors. But wait! Before packing away all your gardening equipment, you should ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/10/tulips-are-a-favorite-bulb-plant/ The Tabebuia Bignoniaceae, or Trumpet Tree includes about 150 species. This tree is mainly evergreen and mostly comes from Central and South America. They have trumpet shaped flowers, hence the name and these are usually pink, lilac, or yellow in color. They are often found along pavements and streets, in ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/09/the-trumpet-tree/ Decorative grasses, sometimes called ornamental grasses make for attractive garden displays and are perfect for hiding an otherwise ugly feature, such as a manhole, sump, old tree stump or pile of rubble, especially if this is in the neighbor’s yard. Let’s take a look at one of these, called Job’s ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/08/an-ornamental-grass-with-many-uses/ In the local nursery, the other day, I saw this chart on the wall and thought you would find it as interesting as I did. I jotted down the meanings, on the back of my shopping list and have tried to make it into a chart, like the one I ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/07/the-colors-of-rose-flowers-have-special-meanings/ There are many beautiful plants, flowers and trees, that are indigenous to South Africa and some adapt very well to being grown in gardens around the world. Today, we look at one such variety, the Spekboom. The Spekboom (Portulacaria Afra) is commonly referred to as the Porkbush, or Elephant's food. ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/06/the-spekboom-plant-is-an-indigenous-tree/ For people who would like to do more gardening, but live in an area with a short growing season, a hobby greenhouse is the answer. A hobby greenhouse, is not large enough to produce vegetables, or flowers on a commercial basis, but it will give you a place, for a ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/05/greenhouses-for-hobbyists/ Every now and then I find an inspirational article in our local church magazine that has some relevance to gardening. Here is another, expounding on the beauty of flowers. How lucky we are to be able to see this beauty! Matthew ch. 6 vs. 28 says: “Consider the lilies of the ... http://dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/2008/05/04/appreciate-the-heavenly-beauty-of-flowers/