Tag: gardening
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March 20, 2009 08:00 AM EDT --
Companion Planting Companion planting is an excellent, all natural way to help control pests and problems in your garden. When it’s used in vegetable gardens, companion planting can also help enhance . . .
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August 27, 2007 09:16 AM EDT --
With the state of the environment, and “going green” in the news almost daily lately, there has been a renewed interest in how to use your garden to insulate your home. When done properly, . . .
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May 21, 2008 12:42 AM EDT --
The first thing you need to do is learn a little bit about flowers in general. You need to learn the difference between annuals and perennials, for example. Annuals need to be replanted every year, but . . .
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May 21, 2008 12:43 AM EDT --
Raised bed gardening is a way of growing plants inside beds that are raised up above the normal level of the soil in the garden. They're typically housed inside a wooden frame, generally rectangular. . . .
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November 03, 2009 07:12 PM EST --
Landscaping – Perennials and Biennials Perennials are plants, usually flowering types, that come back year after year. They differ in when they blossom, but once planted they will burst forth with . . .
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March 01, 2008 08:24 AM EST --
About a half-century ago Reginald Farrar discovered the butterfly bush or buddleia in Kansu, China. Every June this delightful shrub becomes a purple waterfall of fragrant flowers.
Prune immediately . . .
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March 01, 2008 08:24 AM EST --
Instead of growing our daffodils and other spring-flowering bulbs formally—in beds and borders—we naturalize them.
This reduces care to almost nothing. What a pleasure just to plant, knowing . . .
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February 03, 2008 03:24 PM EST --
Complete hydroponic kits are available that range in price everywhere from a few dozen dollars to a few thousand.
At the lowest end of the scale some kits offer little more than someone could make . . .
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September 28, 2007 09:05 AM EDT --
No garden ever seems quite complete if it doesn’t have some shade of red or pink flowers blooming in it. It’s quite possible that red and pink are the most popular shades of flowers actually, . . .
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September 28, 2007 09:05 AM EDT --
Growing white flowers in the garden creates an enchanting, almost other-wordly feel that’s particularly noticble at night time. Even during the daylight hours though, there’s just something . . .
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February 02, 2008 06:00 AM EST --
Farmers are being encouraged to go organic and you should probably do so as well. This is because it is very healthy but the problem that many are concerned about is how much they cost at the market. . . .
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February 02, 2008 06:00 AM EST --
Why Should You Get Into Vegetable Gardening
Years ago, most of the country was used as agricultural land. Farmers were involved mainly in vegetable gardening so that people were able to have a balanced . . .
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April 08, 2008 07:12 PM EDT --
Here’s a small gift for you in the form of a Free Gardening Blog Theme which you can use on your own blog if you wish. To save it to your own computer click on the link below (which is a zip file) . . .
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December 16, 2008 07:24 AM EST --
Sun-Loving Perennials That You Can Enjoy Growing In Your Garden
Flowers love to bask in the sun, and a majority of the common perennials out there prefer to be in the sun for the better part of the . . .
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December 21, 2008 01:00 PM EST --
The Basics of Organic Gardening
The stress brought by modernization has made people realize that there is a need to cultivate healthy foods. Thinking that these will ensure the health of the future . . .
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December 24, 2008 08:36 PM EST --
Tropical Plants for Your Landscaped Backyard
A tropical landscaping job for your backyard may take some effort to achieve. This is especially true in areas where a tropical setting for a back yard . . .
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March 01, 2009 06:36 AM EST --
Creating a Container Water Garden Creating a container based water garden is a wonderful way to get your very own water garden started, without needing much space at all to do it in. It’s also easy, . . .
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March 10, 2009 08:38 AM EDT --
Japanese Gardening Japanese Gardening has become quite popular in recent years. When people think of a Japanese garden, they picture a tranquil, peaceful place to get away from the fast pace of world. . . .
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March 10, 2009 08:38 AM EDT --
Benches, Statuary and Birdfeeders: Garden Accents with Personality Of course, you know that a garden requires trees, shrubs, flowers, sun, shade, water and fertilizer. But did you realize that to achieve . . .
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October 14, 2007 08:38 AM EDT --
If you have considered composting at your home, you are not alone. Not only are there many benefits to composting, but it is one of the best ways to promote healthy gardens, lawns and the earth as a whole. . . .
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