Garden Trends

Here at Garden Trends we want to wish everyone a Happy Earth Day and offer a few tips on how to make your gardening greener. Here are a few ideas:

1- Collect rain in a rain barrel to water your plants.

2- Compost your food scraps etc. for nutrient rich soil to use on your garden.

3- Use native plants to your area. These plants thrive in the conditions specific to your area so they don’t require as much care and watering etc.

4- Water in the morning or at night to avoid evaporation of water in the heat of the day.

5- If your changing out your potting soil in your containers be sure to compost the soil or add it to your backyard garden.

6- Use solar lights if you want to light up your garden at night. They don’t need any electricity as they use the sun to charge up during the day to light up your garden in the evening.

Please feel free to comment with any tips you have for keeping your gardening earth friendly!

Just recently I got around to planting the Fuchsia cuttings into small pots with potting soil. They seem to be quite happy in their new homes out of the water. I probably should have done this earlier but they seem to be quite content nevertheless. The hope is to have another Fuchsia hanging basket this year without having to purchase any plants.

It has been a fun experiment so-far and we’ll see how the Fuchsia’s continue to grow. Feel free to comment with any of your ideas, tips or experiences with this great colourful shade plant.