Susan’s Gardening Tips

A family flower garden...

One of the most important beginning gardening tools is information… such as deciding what kind of garden you want.

There are three key questions to consider in deciding what kind of garden is the right choice for you:

1. What purpose will the garden serve?

Curb Appeal… This type of garden is usually in the front of your property, easily visible to passersby (and your neighbors).

Cutting Flowers… This is often called a “cutting garden”, and is dedicated to plants that do well in flower arrangements indoors. The size of your lot, however, may dictate that you integrate them into the rest of your garden. It requires a bit more planning, but it can actually add variety.

Food… Vegetables and fruits and nuts can be in a dedicated area of your property, or (just like flowers) they can be integrated throughout. In fact, this is often the best way to take advantage of microclimates on your property that are advantageous to specific plants… flowers, shrubs, vegetables, or fruits. Read the rest of this entry

There are basically just 4 steps to designing a successful lawn…

1. Design your lawn as a garden…
2. Choose the right grass variety for your lawn…
3. Test and condition your soil…
4. Install sprinkler systems…

For how-to details, click this article “Design Your Own Lawn Landscape“.

Happy gardening… Susan Nelson Hopkins
Check out all the lawn articles and videos at
 Susan’s Lawn Gardens

Just a personal note from me… it’s been a long while since my last post. Life in general, and winter in particular, just got in my way. You know, typical “gardening blues”… or should I say, “gardening blahs”?

Anyway, my posts were in a now-closed blog (Susan’s Lawn and Gardening Tips) on Blogger. I want to continue blogging, but just a bit differently.

So, gardening buddies, I’m launching Susan’s Gardening Tips. You’ll find all the posts from the old blog, and much more!

Sunny regards,

Susan