For hundreds of years, people have enjoyed gardening. People can garden just for the sheer joy of the activity, or they can garden in order to provide their family with fresh produce. This article brings more of the joy of gardening to your life.

You must always take care of your knees when working in the garden. Bending over for a long while is quite difficult for a lot of people. Kneeling is a great way to reach your plants without causing stress to your back. You can buy a knee pad, put it on the ground and kneel on it so that you wont have to deal with knee pain.

Remarkably, there are some annual plants that do even better in the cold weather months. These plants may need to be trimmed if they are growing too much during these months. Once a few weeks have passed, these annual plants will bloom again, and provide a nice variation in color compared to their brown surroundings. Annuals that do well in cool weather are dianthus, petunias and snapdragons.

Pre-soak seeds overnight in a dark place. Put a few seeds in a small container and fill it near to the top with water. This hydrates your seeds and jump-starts their growth. This improves the chances of successful plant development.

If you want your garden to sport flowers in the spring as well as summer, plant bulbs. A hardy perennial addition to your garden, bulbs will continue to delight every year. Remember that different bulbs will bloom at all different times of the year, so if you are careful to choose the right bulbs, you will see blooms in the early spring, and have flowers all the way to late summer.

If you want to draw advantageous insects to your garden, plant some heather. Heather will attract bees early in the spring as well as other beneficial insects. Heather doesn't usually require a lot of tending, so spiders, ground beetles and other good bugs like to call it home. For this reason, you should always remember to put on your gardening gloves when tending to your heather.

Houseplants can be finicky. Some like to be re-potted, others hate it because it disturbs their roots. It's simple to check the plants that need re-potted. Simply turn them upside down and tap their container until you notice the plant falling out willingly. If you see a tangle of roots, the plant must be replaced. You do not have to transfer the plant to a new pot if you are not seeing any roots, or just a few.

As was discussed in the article, gardening can be quite a rewarding activity, but significant knowledge is required to tend to your garden properly. With the right advice and proper planning, you'll soon have a thriving garden. Use the advice given to start on your road to a beautiful garden.