This website provides a detail reference in most major areas of what is called, generically, "gardening". Our goal here is to provide a central location and reference for complete care of the gardens, without being limited to vegetables or landscaping. A garden is the perfect place to meditate. We find the peacefullness of a garden retreat & meditation to be on par with yoga for relaxation.

The study of plants and their specific uses in landscape planting, can to some extent be analyzed and tabulated for reference purposes in the same way that plants are grouped for purposes of identification. This study, however, is not based entirely upon scientific facts, and therefore is subject to personal points of view, and many times no hard and fast line can be drawn which will place any one plant in one list in preference to the possibility of placing it in some other list.

The arrangement of the material in this website may seem random, but most details can be logically found. At the beginning of each main group, and at the beginning of each sub-heading under the main groups, there is a short discussion of the fundamental principles governing that particular subject. This discussion will be of some assistance by way of enabling the reader properly to consult the lists contained under these headings.

A number of sections are included in this discussion, devoted to the following subjects: Pruning, Planting Seasons, Planting and Transplanting, Maintenance, Winter Protection and Mulching, Lawns,Selection and Planting of Bulbs. These sections are in no way a complete discussion of these subjects. They are more in the form of instructions and specifications which will serve as a guide in the right direction.

The Use of the Index. This website is indexed completely and in detail and has a reference both to pages and to subject. The reader will note that the site has been paged in the usual manner, and also that on each page the groups have been alphabetically arranged for the purpose of making it more easy to consult information.

The Purpose of the Illustrations. A number of photographs and drawings have been introduced throughout this website. These photographs are illustrative of various group ideas covering uses of plants. Words, however carefully selected, often cannot be a literal interpretation of an idea, whereas a photograph immediately conveys the definite idea which cannot be reproduced in words. These illustrations have been selected, so far as possible, to illustrate the main features which justify the making of an individual group for reference purposes. It is hoped that they may for that reason prove to be of some value, even in the low resolutions the web demands.

The current trend is adding water with a fountain or waterfall. Cast Stone Garden Fountains made of concrete are an easy way to add a fountain also called water features) to a garden.

We encourage you to browse at your leisure... The categories at right provide the broad overview. Dive right into the website and enjoy!