The Household Garden Blog

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...

5 gardening mistakes that spoil our gardens

  If you have set up gardening goals but have no idea where to begin. Start by finding out what not to do. Anyone who has taken up gardening knows exactly what it is like to feel lost in what to ...

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...

12 ways to create a sensory garden

Curious as to what a sensory garden consists of? A sensory garden is a garden that has a variety of plants, landscaping designs, outdoor pots and water features, that engages one or more of the fiv...

How to get a jungle home with these 10 easy houseplants to grow

Maybe you don’t have green fingers or the time to care for these demanding plants, this does not mean you cannot achieve your dreamy indoor greenery with so many low maintenance plant options.

4 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ADDING A GARDEN OFFICE TO YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE NOW!

Using your garden for different means of productivity could be the game changer.

Compost, Fertilizer, Soil – What’s the difference?

They are three well-known products in the gardener’s world, and each could not be more different from the next. And yet when compost, fertilizer, and soil are used together, in the right proportion...

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...

Quick Guide: How to create a pet friendly garden

Some pets are just going to chew up anything they come across, so making sure that there are no plants that could do harm is important.

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.