Doug Green
This is the original site from when I used to give gardening tips through my specialist greenhouse and nursery - I loved the idea of "Simple Gifts" so much, I kept it when I became a full time garden writer and use it for helping people by writing gardening articles and sharing information.

Tis a gift to be simple. Tis a gift to be free.

Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.

And when we find ourselves in a place just right

T'will be in the valley of love and delight.


I'm Doug Green, a semi-retired nurseryman who used to produce 1600 varieties of perennials and 6-800- varieties of annuals every spring in his nursery and garden center. I stopped doing that to write and have written 8 paper books and a growing number of e-books. Not to mention about 6000 pages of articles and pictures on my websites.

You can find a bunch of stuff by clicking on the "More Topics" button in the top right hand corner of the page or going to the very bottom and the search box to hunt down exactly what you need to know.

And if you can't find what you want, you're going to find Q&A forms on many of the main pages where you can both ask questions and help others.

I hope I can help you have a better garden - thanks for visiting

Doug

perennial garden design

Garden Design

Your Garden Your Way

Garden design is within the grasp of the average gardener and there are a few simple steps to start with

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container gardening

Container Gardening

Gone to Pot

If you can grow it in the ground, you can grow it in a container

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herb gardening borage

Herb Gardening

Useful' delights

From fragrance to culinary to downright useful, here's how to grow them

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Newsletter

gardening newsletter A free weekly gardening newsletter with questions and answers, articles and links to interesting gardening information written with a sense of humor and backed by 30 years of practical gardening experience

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New Articles

perennial gardening blog Doug's perennial gardening blog where he share his pictures, ideas and articles - you can get it via email or through a rss reader.

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rose gardening

Roses

Fragrant Evenings

I've grown them for years, written two book and here's what you need to know

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compost drum

Compost

The Essential Elements

Composting needn't be high tech nor complicated - but it's the most useful thing you can do

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organic weed control

Weeds

Fighting the Good Fight

I control weeds reasonably well and here's how I do it

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garden ponds

Garden Ponds

Sounds of Relaxation

The sounds and sights of nature in your very own backyard, creating that garden fantasy

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garden pictures

Pictures/Video

Seeing is Believing

Pictures including contests and videos for ideas and dreaming

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Courses

online gardening courses Garden courses and seminars (free) taught by Doug with the courses decided on by mass voting of subscribers.

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Ebooks

garden ebooks Doug writes ebooks on practical how-to subjects to save you time and effort and teach you exactly what you need to know

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woodland roses

Soils

The Necessary Stuff

How to create great garden soil out of the worst possible starting points

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softwood cuttings

Propagation

Free Plants

Learn a few things and you'll have all the plants you need in your garden - for free

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plant disease

Disease

When Bad Things Happen

Even great plants can get sick and here are some of the most common problems and solutions

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impatiens

Annual flowers

Quick and Heavy Blooming

For season long bloom and ease of growing, annuals are tough to beat

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ladybugs and aphids

Pest Control

For every location

Biological pest control and insect id information

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Full Video Channel

Garden Video All of Doug's garden video to show you things, entertain you and teach you the basics of great gardening. All done by Doug in his usual style of making the complicated very easy to understand.

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Doug's Main Blog

Doug Greens Blog This is Doug's main blog where he shares a wide variety of gardening information and thoughts. His sense of humor is unleashed against the walls of staid old gardening.

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Premium

advanced gardening Premium full courses and information on a wide variety of subjects with guaranteed answers from Doug. Advanced gardening newsletters and other topics.

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