How to Start a Compost Pile for Your Flower Garden

Here is a great way to start a compost pile for your flower garden. Spring is a perfect time to start a compost pile to use as natural mulch for your garden flowers. To start, choose an area in your yard for the compost pile to grow. For the best results, the areas should be enclosed and should measure at least 4′ by 4′. A compost pile that is smaller than this may not be large enough to compost properly. Read more

Wildlife Garden

Volume 1, Number 10

Inside this issue…

Flowers for Part Sun

The Wildlife Garden

Carefree composting

Hello Gardeners

Is there a part of your garden that doesn’t get a full day of sun? There’s no reason the shaded garden can’t be as colorful as one full of sun. In this issue we show you how to turn a shady garden into a showy garden that blooms with color from spring through fall simply by choosing the right kind of plants. Read more