The Household Garden Blog

How to make a small garden look bigger

There are so many, relatively easy ways to “expand” a space!

Budget gardens: Look at the best budget plants and techniques that won’t break the sand bank.

There are many things to consider when planting up your home or garden and one of those things is cost. Having a successful foliage full garden can become an expensive and time consuming task, how...

How to grow lavender: Find out everything you need to know about lavender

Lavender is one of the most beautiful smelling plants to have in your garden as well as adding a pretty purple colour to any space. It may seem easy enough to grow, which it is however to get the b...

Are you aware of the daily toxins you are inhaling? These top 5 indoor Plants are the best for clean air in your home.

Find yourself looking at expensive purifiers to help get that clean air in your home, stop looking. Turns out you can achieve this by simply choosing the right plants.

Are you drying out your pot plants? Find out how to stop this from happening.

All gardening takes some time to learn what works and what doesn’t, every garden, every person and every plant is different and often requires a little effort to figure out what you are doing right...

5 easy herbs to grow in pots

Container gardening is one of the easiest and most effective ways to have a garden, no matter how little space you have. And while most container gardening is reserved for shrubs and flowering plan...

Companion Gardening: What & Why

Companion gardening is based on the idea that planting certain plants close to one another can be beneficial to one or both of the plants as well as to the soil.

A Few Tips: Creating the Perfect Balcony Garden

Your balcony garden is whatever you make it. It can become a tropical, tastefully overgrown paradise, or a minimalist’s day dream.

Gardening with your Children

The best type of garden you can grow for children will be a vegetable garden, because it will be a more interactive experience and this will keep your children interested and involved.

Easiest Fruit Trees To Grow in Pots and Containers

Having your own orchard growing lush in an array of beautiful pots and containers is one of the easiest ways to consistently have a myriad of fresh fruits ready to harvest. 

Quick Guide: Vegetable Gardening for Beginners

With even the most limited garden space, it is not impossible to grow a lush vegetable garden that will provide a small crop for you all year round. 

When and How to Plant Seedlings

Growing your own plants from seeds is a rewarding and profoundly empowering experience, especially if the plants you are growing are vegetables. But many a gardener has stumbled when it comes time ...