I feel that it is one of my missions to not only share my own experience and information, but to search out new and helpful information that will make gardening and landscaping easier and more fun. Each month, I receive many emails from first time homeowners who are anxious to learn how to garden. There are so many gardening books that have come onto the market in the past few years that it is mind boggling to narrow it down to one that offers the best info. ‘Cause, do you go with the one with detailed pages or the one with the best pictorials? It is hard to find that perfect combination that is just right for everyone.
Learn “How to be a Gardener” by Alan Titchmarsh in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society. This is a free short course on learning the basics of gardening and is broken down into 8 lessons or modules which include not only written text with pictures, but video clips as well. Each lesson will have an introduction page to give an overview of what it will cover. The topics covered in a lesson will always be in the upper right hand side of the page followed by a quiz that you can take to see how much you remember.
Once you complete all 8 modules, you can advance onto part 2 which goes into landscape design topics. Everything from problem solving to creating a natural garden is covered.
Visit GreenwoodNursery.com for this and other free online gardening courses.
