Backyard Gardening

Gardening is not just an individual activity. It's often a fun, family activity as well. Aside from flower gardens, vegetable gardens are quite popular, particularly in a tough economy as people are trying to save on their groceries. There are many other types of gardens you may also want to include in your backyard, including herb gardens and water gardens.

Below are some of the articles we provide with information on all aspects of backyard gardening.

• Designing a Garden
  
  What are some of the steps involved in designing a backyard garden? First, you need to plan some of the non-plant items in your garden, such as ponds or rock areas. It's also good to know if you're going for a single-color look or splashes of different colors.
• How to Start a Flower Garden
  
  Flower gardens aren't only lovely to look at, but they provide wonderful fragrances and can, depending on the flowers, attract butterflies. So, how do you start a flower garden which will thrive and give your backyard great visual appeal?
• Starting a Vegetable Garden
  
  Starting vegetable gardens in your backyard can be fun, as well as give you a supply of your own home-grown food. What are some of the vegetables beginning gardeners may want in their backyard gardens? Tomatoes top the list. They can be grown by seed or plants, in the ground or in containers.
• Herb Gardening Ideas
  
  Herbs are simple to grow and add a freshness to your foods that cannot be purchased. Check out some of our herb gardening ideas to give you an herb garden that thrives.