Resources for Specific Types of Gardens

The Patio Garden
On this online showcase, Jill Homer writes an informative article titled, Turn Your Patio Into a Vegetable Garden. Jill talks about condo life and how her only connection to the outdoors was a small porch where she decided create a garden. She discusses what plants make good patio plants and then offers eight tips for people who want to create a patio vegetable garden. Other features on the site include housecleaning tips, porch swings, building a waterfall, log furniture and working with a contractor. If you follow Jill's tips, you too could have a beautiful porch garden that brings color to your place.

Hydroponic Gardening Articles
This website offers a combination of hydroponic gardening articles and website links. There is also a discussion forum where participants can interact with hydroponic gardeners. Article topics include hydroponic sans tables, benches, mold, mildew, fungus gnats and jumping spiders, as well as indoor hydroponics and algae gardens. This site isn't currently active, but still has past hydroponic gardening resources to help you grow your best garden.

Discover How to Choose the Right Garden Fountain for You
Garden fountains are a very popular choice right now, and for good reason. Residents of the Far East have understood for centuries that being around running water is soothing for the soul. Now that people living in the Western Hemisphere are getting on board, more and more of them are including garden fountains in their outdoor landscaping plans. Water, in any form, helps us to feel peaceful and serene. Get step-by-step instructions to help you find the right garden fountain here....including the fountain-maker's Cardinal rule! Discover the importance of having a plan in place before you hit the stores; you will be glad you did!

Gardening Diary Advice for Your English Garden
Surf on over to this informative site and learn about the garden, containers, fruit and vegetables, greenhouses, and the lawn. Each section contains a topical tip that will be sure to help you get started with your garden. Go back and read previous diaries to see what you have missed. A new diary is posted each month, so the content is constantly being refreshed.

Indoor Gardening
A lot of times, you'll only hear about outdoor gardening, but this site is specially designed to teach to the tips and tricks to growing a successful indoor garden. For instance, lighting, watering, temperature, pots and containers, humidity, and fertilizing are important things to consider when you are creating an indoor garden. This site will give you suggestions on how to choose the right plant and offer tips on how to grow an herb garden.

Grow Lights
This website offers information about High Intensity Discharge lights. There are two types of HID lights, MH = Metal Halide (Blue Spectrum) and HPS = High Pressure Sodium (Red Spectrum). We carry two main brands of Light Systems which are both HID lights: Sunlight Supply Lighting and Hydrofarm Grow Lights, both offering the same MH and HPS systems but in different styles. The page gives brief information about choosing a metal halide light over a high pressure sodium light.