http://gardenshedde.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:54:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When choosing your paint colors one of the best ways to go about getting what you like is to look at your favorite colors produced by nature itself. If you love blue, is it the blue of blueberry’s that make you shiver or the color of a clear blue sky? ... http://gardenshedde.com/paint-with-colors-from-nature Every summer when we get together with friends this topic comes up. It’s because we all have a different way of preparing Bruchetta as well as have slightly different ingredients. No one ever complains about the other we just can’t figure out if there is a right or wrong way ... http://gardenshedde.com/is-there-is-right-way-to-make-bruchetta People often forget do not look at all of the wonderful options for lighting up outdoor spaces before making a decision and that could lead to some expensive and time consuming installments. This is simply because lights take some sort of electrical current to make them work and most of ... http://gardenshedde.com/use-solar-post-caps-for-your-deck-lighting This time of year always tries my patience. It is hard for me not to run out to my tomato plants on a daily basis and try to find the first ripe one to eat; after all these are the heirloom tomatoes that are so good! I know it sounds ... http://gardenshedde.com/waiting-on-heirloom-tomatoes After using pesticides for many years on our lawn and in our garden, we have completely changed our approach to lawn and garden care over the last few years and now do not use anything but natural substances. I will admit it is not near as easy as going out ... http://gardenshedde.com/coming-to-terms-with-pesticides The big buzz word these days is “green” but what does that really mean? In some circles it’s everything that is “earthy”, back to nature. In other circles it’s anything that is environmentally friendly like electric cars that have to have batteries, which are not earthy at all but help ... http://gardenshedde.com/being-good-to-yourself-is-being-green Before the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, many of our friends and family have felt that becoming environmentally active was a little bit over the top. However, since this disaster has now come “home to roost”, so to speak, all of a sudden these same individuals who ... http://gardenshedde.com/getting-environmentally-active While you might think that it is easy to plant a tree there are a few things that you need to think about before you start. The first one is about the type of tree you would like to plant; is the tree a native tree to your area? If ... http://gardenshedde.com/planting-a-tree Many of us think we need a lot of space in order to garden but that is no longer true. There are many old and new ways to grow some, if not all of,  your own food. One of the newer items that comes to mind are the AeroGardens that ... http://gardenshedde.com/gardening-wherever-you-are We all know that the best cure for a sore throat is a cup of tea with lemon and honey.  But, recently honey has been stepping into the spotlight as a natural, miracle cure-all.  From honey, to bee pollen, to beeswax – the buzz is all about the bees.  So, ... http://gardenshedde.com/bees-%e2%80%93-nature%e2%80%99s-pharmacists