Comments on: How to get savvy with gardening? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/gardening/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening Your Home Maintenance And Landscaping Professionals Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:59:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: WENDYCAT http://westviewhomeandyard.com/gardening/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/comment-page-1#comment-64 WENDYCAT Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:55:30 +0000 http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/#comment-64 I like the "Sunset" gardening books. They are very specific about your area and what grows there. They give you the bad news as well as the good which is what you need. Also walk around your neighborhood and see which plants are successful and look good. (Tip: When you get your Sunset Garden Book, figure out your zone then write it on the inside of the front cover so you don't have to remember it every time you want to use the book.) I like the “Sunset” gardening books. They are very specific about your area and what grows there. They give you the bad news as well as the good which is what you need. Also walk around your neighborhood and see which plants are successful and look good. (Tip: When you get your Sunset Garden Book, figure out your zone then write it on the inside of the front cover so you don’t have to remember it every time you want to use the book.)

]]> By: livn4themin http://westviewhomeandyard.com/gardening/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/comment-page-1#comment-63 livn4themin Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:17:32 +0000 http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/#comment-63 Practice practice practice - a lot of plant and garden care is use your head easy. When you want to delve into the organics, composting, Latin names and terminology there are tons of reference for first time gardeners in your local library. Practice practice practice – a lot of plant and garden care is use your head easy. When you want to delve into the organics, composting, Latin names and terminology there are tons of reference for first time gardeners in your local library.

]]> By: RScott http://westviewhomeandyard.com/gardening/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/comment-page-1#comment-62 RScott Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:39:44 +0000 http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/#comment-62 Start with the little words first, soil, sun, seed and water. Seriously don't be intimidated by big words, they don't make things grow any better. I know when I first started gardening I used common names but after a while I noticed a lot of plants share common names and I began using their Latin names. Next problem is pronunciation, my Master Gardening professor told us to spit them out as close as possible and someone will come to your rescue. Which brings up MG classes, contact your County Agent. Don't be afraid to ask dumb questions here and elsewhere, gardeners love to share and we all started out like yourself. RScott Start with the little words first, soil, sun, seed and water. Seriously don’t be intimidated by big words, they don’t make things grow any better. I know when I first started gardening I used common names but after a while I noticed a lot of plants share common names and I began using their Latin names. Next problem is pronunciation, my Master Gardening professor told us to spit them out as close as possible and someone will come to your rescue. Which brings up MG classes, contact your County Agent. Don’t be afraid to ask dumb questions here and elsewhere, gardeners love to share and we all started out like yourself. RScott

]]> By: Cat http://westviewhomeandyard.com/gardening/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/comment-page-1#comment-61 Cat Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:27:05 +0000 http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/#comment-61 What I did was to go to the local library, and grab a large stack of books on gardening. Ones with pictures are more inspiring. Out of a stack of 10 or so, there would be at least a couple that seemed to "speak" to me. Reading was not over my head, good visuals, and I actually learned things, or at least got ideas. It's a great way to spend a winter, when there's not much going on outside. What I did was to go to the local library, and grab a large stack of books on gardening. Ones with pictures are more inspiring. Out of a stack of 10 or so, there would be at least a couple that seemed to “speak” to me. Reading was not over my head, good visuals, and I actually learned things, or at least got ideas.

It’s a great way to spend a winter, when there’s not much going on outside.

]]> By: GracieM http://westviewhomeandyard.com/gardening/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/comment-page-1#comment-60 GracieM Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:04:55 +0000 http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-to-get-savvy-with-gardening/#comment-60 You can start with these You can start with these

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