40 Genius Space-Savvy Small Garden Ideas and Solutions. Repurposed Furniture Garden You can create a beautiful garden area with some old furniture that you are planning to throw out.
Old dressers make great planting bases. You simply put the plants in individual pots and then use the drawers to hold them. You end up with a three tiered garden look that is both beautiful and space saving. If you don’t have an old dresser on hand, you can probably pick one up at a yard sale or flea market for just a few dollars and then all you have to do is start planting.Instructions – Houselogic Recycled Upside Down Garden. Finding Your Herb Market Niche. If you want to grow your herbs for profit, the first thing you need to do is brainstorm ideas for sale.
Thinking outside the box(or garden), is important for the optimal success in your area. Here are some ideas that you may not have thought of. Herb plants or starts - These are some of the fastest and easiest ways to profit. You will have a short, intense selling season, but if you have little time to invest week after week, this may be a great fit. Growing herbs from seed is a common way to start. Making money from your herbs will require a lot of imagination and drive. What Can You Sell From Your Herb Garden. Herbal Potpourri. A popular way to use fragrant herbs, is to create potpourri.
We are all familiar with prepackaged bags of highly scented potpourri from the big box store. Some smell wonderful, and others are not such a hit. Many times, the objectionable scent is from a lesser quality fragrance oil that can cause a reaction in many people. Naturally scented, or potpourri scented with herbs and essential oils can smell so much nicer. Potpourri can be blended into endless scents, but all potpourri has the same basic parts What Parts Make Up Potpourri? The main scent - This is the overall scent you are trying to create. Traditionally, the main part of the mixture meant flowers. Flowers and Herbs For Color-The next ingredient will be the flowers and other parts that add color to the mixture. Don't forget about the prickly bits! Fixative- The fixative refers to ingredients that have the ability to hold and keep the scent. Some fixatives include: Do you make herbal potpourri? How to Use a Food Dehydrator to Dry Herbs. Horizon Herbs-Organic growers of medicinal herb seeds, medicinal herb plants, organic vegetable seeds and organic garden seeds.
Herbs - Medicinal, Culinary, Aromatic - Plants & Seeds. Fairy & Miniature Gardens on Pinterest. Simple Garden Projects. Are you enjoying what you see here?
Get new articles sent right to your inbox! Sign up for our weekly newsletters for new articles sent right to your inbox plus get a free copy of my ebook, The Canner's Cookbook, just for signing up! We will never spam your inbox or send more than one email each week. Summer is here! Time to spend your days outside. In this post I put together a few simple garden projects that you can easily do with your own garden, be it a normal yard garden or a patio garden. DIY Bird Feeder (from an old coffee can) This easy DIY garden project is perfect for all gardens. Cement Block Planter All I used was two cement blocks, tape, plastic liner with holes, soil, and flowers. Rustic Plant Stand This one my husband made out of an old wooden pallet. Antique Containers for a Flower Bed. Herbs - Medicinal, Culinary, Aromatic - Plants & Seeds.
LAVENDER: Choosing,Planting,Growing,Pruning,Harvesting and Using lavender plants. Most lavenders are started from cuttings taken from Mother plants.
This is both fast and accurate, producing an exact replica of the original plant. Starting Lavender from seeds sounds like a great inexpensive way to get all the lavender you desire but it can have some major drawbacks. The first obstacle is finding the seeds. Even though Spanish, Yellow, and other species Lavenders can be started from seeds, it is usually only the Lavandula angustifolias--Hidcote, Vera, and Munstead-- that are available as seeds. The second drawback is what we call 'low and slow' germination. The third disadvantage is the time it takes for the seedlings to get to a good size. The fourth inconvenience is the difference factor. And, lastly, the most popular Lavenders (the Lavandula x intermedias; sometimes called Lavandins), either do not make seeds or the seeds are sterile, so you will never see a seed packet of these.
The most important factor to get right with Lavender is drainage. Pin by Alison Saeger Panik on Herb Garden Plans.