Ivy Plant as Ground Cover in Your Garden

This tip came unexpectedly.I took my little one year old in 2006 for his first visit to the plant nursery and this ivy was the one plant he chose.I placed it in a corner(with my toddler's help all in the interests of mom and son bonding)and did not expect much.This one ivy plant has proven itself to be an absolute treasure in that one ugly corner.I refuse to place another ivy plant there because I can see the progress of this one plant by just checking out the corner.Also everytime I look at this corner it takes me down memory lane as to my son's first visit and his first purchase.



By the way this is not a poisonous ivy at all and one more thing she just had 2 miserable looking leaves when we got her.

Lemon Tree in the Garden

I planted this lemon tree in 2006 and initially it lost all its leaves and after about 6 months started to grow but I have yet to pluck a single lemon.I also think it has not grown quick enough.Anyone have any ideas how to boost a lemon tree?



She does get enough sunlight and there is no way that I am going to move her somewhere else anyway because she has proven herself to be quite finicky.I just want one lemon!!!!

Planting With Seeds-My Garden Tips

About three months I ago I decided to be patient and chose a patch in my garden that I would spread a few seeds and see what happens.This patch is now looking much more beautiful than the areas where I placed grown plants.I used a mixed packet of seeds and was quite lucky that soon after that it rained quite a bit.I also mixed some compost before spreading the seeds but I am really pleased with the result.









Now I just have to fill up the blank spots with some pebbles and more just to round off and that spot is now done and complete.

Some Tips From My Flower Garden

We all know we cant plant a bunch of small plants really close together because those same plants are going to get bigger and then they are all going to be squashed up and look terrible.But in the meantime while we wait for them to grow,the problem is the garden does not look good with all the empty spaces.I deal with this problem by filling up with rocks making a design which is nice to look at and helps the garden still look nice until the plants have grown bigger.This is the task I dealt with today with an empty patch I have just under my clothes line area.
This is what the patch looked like yesterday.



These are the materials I used.Two bags of terracota coloured stones,two bags of white and grey stones,2 bags of compost,2 small ornate square paving stones,and 9 small plants.



And after 30 minutes of light gardening work I was finished.I mixed the compost with the soil,then placed the pavers,then dug the holes and placed the plants,laid the terracota stones around the pavers and laid the grey and white stones in a circle around the new plants.






The good thing about using these stones is that after the plants have grown you can remove them and use them somewhere else.I also completed another patch using these same materials and planted the remaining plants into some empty areas.