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  • One puppy on grass chewing a stick

    Keep Dogs Out of Your Garden

    Keep your dog out of your garden and your precious flowerbeds without limiting their freedom. Sometimes it’s not so much the flowers and plants…

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  • Peace lily in a container by a window

    Peace Lily Care – Spathiphyllum Plant

    More than 30 different types of plants belong to this group along with dozens of hybrids. They are native to tropical areas of the…

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  • Philodendron Xanadu plant with many leaves

    Philodendron Xanadu Care and Propagation

    Pick a Philodendron Xanadu (also known as Philodendron Winterbourn) if you want a more unusual philodendron in your garden. It grows particularly well indoors,…

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  • Four colourful coleus plants

    Care and Use Colorful Coleus Plants

    Coleus is ideal for anyone who wants color in a hurry – in the garden, around the patio or as an indoor plant. There’s…

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  • A landscape berm and mounds with trees, shrubs, flowering plants and burgundy mulch

    Types of Garden Shrubs

    Among the bewildering lists of shrubs, certain names stand out as new and unusual, or, on the other hand, tried and familiar. These include…

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  • Alocosia polly plant with its large leaves

    Alocasia Polly Care for a Stunning Plant

    The Alocasia Polly is a show-stopper with the perfect contrast. It’s native to Southeast Asia and Australia. The distinct and beautiful leaves of the…

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  • Salvia with blue purple flowers

    Care For The Salvia Plant: Flower, Medicinal and Culinary

    The more than 900 species more commonly known as sages are related to Nepeta (Catmint) and Monarda (Bee Balm). The common sage The common…

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  • Person Holding a Bromeliad Red Flower

    How To Grow And Care For Bromeliads Plants

    You may be surprised to know that pineapples are a type of terrestrial bromeliad, and they have a quite complex root system. They grow…

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  • Little girl attending to a garden bed

    Raised Garden Bed Ideas

    ‍ Raised garden beds have become increasingly popular in recent years. It’s easy to see why: raised beds are tidy, accessible, and simple to…

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  • Young lemons growing on their vine

    How To Grow Lemon Trees From Seed

    There is something about the fresh smell of a flowering lemon tree. Lush, dark green, oval leaves shining in the sunlight. Their fragrant, white…

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  • Tropical Dracaena trifasciata plant growing near wall with Give Love text

    Janet Craig Dracaena: Low Light Houseplant

    Dracaena Janet Craig has been a favourite indoor workhorse for decades, often used as a floor plant in interior conditions or mass planted in…

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  • Children in skeleton costumes sitting on brick wall which borders a garden

    Garden Brick Ideas for an Attractive Landscape

    Garden brick ideas can be elegant, functional, and can make your landscape even more inviting and exciting. Use bricks for walkways and garden wall…

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  • A garden with many decorative stones and rocks and a stone path

    Landscaping, Accenting with Garden Stones

    Garden stones come in many different types available for landscape use. Each type is suited for a different use, making it important that when…

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  • clear glass terrariums

    How To Make A Terrarium

    Terrariums make great additions to any room. There are endless options for variety, decorations and plants. They can be assembled in minutes and will…

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  • A Person Holding a Watering Can

    Overwatering Plants Is To Be Avoided

    Overwatering plants can drown them, lead to root rot, attract unwanted pests, among other nasty effects. Sometimes heavy rains wash through gardens or cloudy…

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  • green potted sansevieria on desk on brown wooden table

    Sansevieria makes a Very Adaptable Houseplant

    The snake plant or Sansevieria pronounced (san-se-vi-ee’-ri-ah) – A genus of perennial herbs with stiff, very thick leaves, often mottled with white, and clustered…

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  • A close up of a Jasmine Plant an abundance of white flowers

    How To Grow And Care For the Popular Jasmine Plant

    The Jasmine plant (Jasminum polyanthus) is a beautiful plant that smells great. It grows well in containers, as a hanging plant, or over a…

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  • A mound of white Diatomaceous earth

    Diatomaceous Earth Keeps Insects Away

    Insects are all at once the friend and the foe of the gardener. Beneficial bugs help with pollination and can help to keep the…

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  • A big leaf showing significant plant disease with discolouring and molds

    Top 5 Plant Killing Diseases and Protections

    Plant diseases can ruin your day! If you have several ornamental or edible plants in your garden, it’s a good idea to have a…

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  • purple and white calibrachoa flowers in white ceramic vase

    How To Grow And Care For Calibrachoa – Million Bells

    You’ve seen the Calibrachoa, a tender perennial commonly known as “Million Bells.” You’ve enjoyed this plant in the nightshade family filling containers and baskets…

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  • row of plants avoiding transplant shock with epsom salts

    Can Epson Salts Help Minimize Transplant Shock?

    Transplant shock is typical when moving plants from a small container to a bigger one, from the greenhouse to the outdoors or transplanting into…

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  • A Woman Pruning a Tomato Plant

    How to Prune Tomato Plants

    It’s simple…. You’ll get the greatest yield when you learn how to prune tomato plants. Growing tomatoes is somewhat akin to growing bonsai. It…

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  • One herb plant growing through dark and healthy soil

    All Seasons Gardening Tips

    All season gardening provides many benefits. By incorporating the right type of gardening into your routine, you can save money on your grocery bill…

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  • Two beautiful white canna lilies in full bloom

    How To Grow Calla Lily

    Calla lily, also known as Zantedeschia aethiopica, belongs to the family of Araceae, a native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. This trumpet-shaped flower…

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