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Your eyes deserve to view beauty. I hope Fred Gonsowski Garden Home helps to turn your vision, into a reality.

A Bridge unites a Tablescape and Wall Decor

Posted on June 10, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

A Bridge in interior decorating is any element(s) that help tie things placed on one surface, with things hung up on another. In my June 7, 2011 post titled “Arranging Your Decorative Accessories (Knickknacks and Collectables), I tell you how … Continue reading →

Posted in Hanging Pictures and Mirrors / Arranging Knickknacks and Collectables, Interior Decorating Principles | 6 Comments

Arranging Your Decorative Accessories (Knickknacks and Collectables)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Well, if you are reading this post, then you want to know the best ways to arrange your decorative accessories (knickknacks and collectables) to show them off in their most favorable light. Many people have collections. They could have collections … Continue reading →

Posted in Hanging Pictures and Mirrors / Arranging Knickknacks and Collectables, Interior Decorating Principles | 4 Comments

Neatening up a Rhododendron after it Blooms.

Posted on June 3, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

One of the Spring rituals that I still do, started in the early 1970’s with my Mother. It is the neatening up of the Rhododendron bush after it blooms. My Mother and I would go outside on a late Spring … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushes, Shrubs, Trees, planting a SHADE GARDEN, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 2 Comments

Planting Annuals, A beginning Gardener’s Guide.

Posted on May 28, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

ANNUALS are plants that grow for one season and die. In about a 7 month period, the annual goes from being seed, to forming into a plant that produces many flowers. The flowers mature on that plant, dry up, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Tomatoes / Raspberries, planting a SHADE GARDEN, The Spring Garden | Leave a comment

Plant Tomatoes DEEP in Full Sun!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

The number ONE RULE, when it comes to planting tomatoes, is to plant them DEEP. When you buy tomato plants, buy kind of tall ones. Take off a few rows of leaves, starting at the bottom of the plant working … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Tomatoes / Raspberries, The Spring Garden | 8 Comments

The Right height of a Table Lamp for your End Table.

Posted on May 19, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

There is a similarity between the height of a floor lamp, and an end table with a lamp on it. Floor lamps, measured from bottom of base, to top of finial, if they have one, are usually 58 to 64 … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Lighting, San Francisco Chronicle / eHow references or resources | 74 Comments

My Peonies don’t / won’t bloom.

Posted on May 16, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

My Peonies don’t/won’t bloom is a lament uttered by many gardeners. There are three possible reasons why a peony won’t bloom…

Posted in Roses, Peonies, Tulips, etc, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden | 9 Comments

ROSES, Planting, Pruning and General Care.

Posted on May 11, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

I think the Roseis the most loved of all the garden flowers. In Spring, you see them for sale everywhere, from garden centers, to your local supermarket. They are also available through mail order catalog companies. Roses come packaged a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushes, Shrubs, Trees, Roses, Peonies, Tulips, etc, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 2 Comments

The Right Way to hang Curtains and Drapes.

Posted on May 3, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

When a person goes to hang a pair of curtains or drapes, they will most likely attach a bracket to the outside edge of the molding that frames the window, attach the rod, hang the curtains or drapes, and call … Continue reading →

Posted in Hanging Curtains and Drapes, Interior Decorating Principles, San Francisco Chronicle / eHow references or resources | 165 Comments

Applying Fertilizer / Weed Control on the Lawn.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

I use a nationally known brand of lawn fertilizer on my grass. There are FOUR suggested applications per year. The first one is fertilizer with crabgrass control, the second is fertilizer with weed control, the third is fertilizer with bug … Continue reading →

Posted in LAWN Care | 4 Comments