How to Recognize the Fragility of Soil Structure in your Garden

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Inexperienced gardeners often fail to recognize the fragility of soil structure. While some soils are less stable than others, all are liable to damage. The main problem is compaction. This results from mechanical pressure which forces the particles together, driving out air and spoiling the Read more...

Design Ideas for Good Parterre Garden

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

A good parterre is about as stylized a piece of garden¬ing as you will ever find. It turns the surface of the gar¬den into a picture, a pattern complete in itself. In principle it is one of the simplest of garden styles, however complex the geometry of the pattern itself may actually Read more...