Gardening Guides your year round Gardening Resource

By now most work seems to be done. Yes we need to maintain, weed, (we therefore added some Weed control tips) and prepare for our the autumn bloomers. Fruits Trees and Shrubs need some special care, and most of all enjoy this wonderful time of year. Late nights on your patio, a barbeque with friends and nice family meals outside. Our sister site features a lot of barbeque tips.

Dandylion Weed's can be an issue this time of year. We added some Weed Control Tips to help you stay on top of them. But remember spring is the best time of year to battle them.

Summer is also a fine time to play around with different colored pots or containers and find accompanying flowers for them. Have a look at these New Suggestions about Flower Containers

Cornflower, Cosmos, Marigolds (Potted) are among the seasons favorites.

Helleborus Orientalis

Helleborus Orientals Hybride In June you can harvest, or start new plants. The Hellebore Orientals Hybrid, flowers you will find at the florists around the holidays are gaining a lot of attention and friends these days, there are even special Helleborus days organized.

These perennials are very early bloomers. Not difficult to grow at all but you need to take action now. You can sow them in June or Early July.

Herbs in Summer - A Mediterranean Scent in Summer

Lavender, easy to grow and rewarding in summer, the scent of Lavender on a warm summers day is unforgettable. Dry and use the flowers to freshen your closets.

Read more about this lovely herb lavender

Thymus, is great in all sorts of food, but the smell of this herb on a warm afternoon is enchanting. Place a few containers at your patio, and enjoy summer herbs in patio containers

Cornflowers will burst into bloom around late spring. Their height varies with the type of species or cultivars and can range from as small as 10 inches for the midget varieties - great for edging - to 30 inches and 48 inches for the basket species. Crocusses

Virtual Gardening is coming of age, Gardening on your computer? Well actually it is in your computer, 3D models of plants and combinations of them are simulated within the memory banks of the computer. Actually 3D design is not only for scientists. For us the use of good 3D design software pays off heavily as well.

You might like to pay a visit to our free Gardening EBook Library we keep filling it up with downloadable PDF's on gardening topics. They are free for your personal use.
Articles of interest for the season are:

The story on Add new dimensions to your ideas about the design of your spring flower garden of Eden with these spring flower garden design tips

Use our site map to find your way if you get lost along our garden path or find information on individual cultivars in Plants A to Z