HOME GARDENING

 

Home gardening is one of the most satisfying and beneficial hobbies.  There is a large variety of plants to pick from which include both annuals and perennials.  Home gardening can provide a multitude of pleasures including the beauty and aroma of flowers; the culinary and medicinal properties of herbs; and the wonderful flavors of home grown vegetables and fruits.
 

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 Types of Home Gardening

There are many different types of home gardening, and you are only limited by your personal interest.  Indoor gardening is very popular, because your gardening is not affected by the weather.  Herb gardening is another type of home gardening but is not limited to indoors.  There are many perennial herbs that can remain outside during the cold winter months.  Vegetable gardening provides you with fresh vegetables during the growing season, and even some fruits can be grown during summer months.  There is no greater taste than vegetables picked fresh to be used immediately in cooking or eaten raw.  Container gardening encompasses all of the types of home gardening mentioned above.  You can grow just about anything from flowers to herbs to vegetables in a container.  In addition, there are variations of the different types of gardening, including organic, greenhouse, hydroponics, landscape, raised bed, and gardening indoors under lights.  
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Benefits

Home gardening yields many benefits.  Indoor gardening can bring beauty and fragrance into your home.  Certain fragrances can evoke fond memories.  There are many plants that help to filter or “clean” the air indoors.  Herb gardening can also bring wonderful aromas indoors and, in addition, has many other beneficial properties.  Herbs can give flavor to foods, are a source of remedies for some common ailments, repel or kill insect pests, and be used in dyes and food colorings.  Herbs can be used in a multitude of ways and can be dried for future use.  There is an almost endless list of herbs that you can easily grow. 

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Vegetable gardening can provide you with wonderful flavors, as well as better nutrition, during the growing season.  A lot of vegetables can be frozen or preserved to be used during the winter.  In addition, if you use organic methods to grow your plants, you will not have to worry about the detrimental effects of insecticides and pesticides.

 

Container gardening is not just for indoor gardening.  Although there are many beautiful containers that can be used indoors to enhance your home, other plain or non-decorative containers can be used for growing vegetables and herbs during the growing season.  We grow tomato plants and annual and perennial herb plants on our backyard deck, so that they are easily accessible when needed.