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  • A square foot vegetable garden with companion flower

    What is Square Foot Gardening?

    Square Foot Gardening divides the growing area of a raised garden bed into a grid in which crops are planted according to their mature…

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  • A vegetable garden with tomatoes and cabbage, interspersed with many types of flowers

    Plants that Repel Insects and Pests

    Companion Plants that Repel Insect and Mammals Pests

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  • A tray of small pots holding many small and colourful succulents

    7 Awesome Reasons to Grow Succulents in Your Garden

    Some plants are more resilient and can survive with little food and moisture. They are known as succulents, and they can grow in your…

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  • A brown decorative container with white and purple flowers

    Benefits of Container Gardening

    Container gardening is the next big thing, and it allows you to create gorgeous garden arrangements with minimal effort, and a lot less money…

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  • Red sedum looking like its on fire

    Sedum Autumn Fire Growing And Care

    The post Sedum Autumn Fire [Autumn Fire Stonecrop] Growing And Care appeared first on Plant Care Today. Sedum “Autumn Fire” is a succulent belonging…

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  • To Everything There Is A Season – Even Plants

    The post To Everything There Is A Season – Even Plants appeared first on Plant Care Today. A time to plant, and a time…

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  • Cactus with one bright red flower

    Flowering Cactus: How To Make Cactus Bloom [All Year Round]

    The cactus flower, it can be difficult to get spiky desert cactus to bloom when you keep them as houseplants. The reason is that…

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  • orange and black monarch butterfly on flower

    The story of my pollinator garden

    I’m not exaggerating when I say that creating this pollinator garden is one of the best decisions I ever made, and that it has…

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  • A decorative space with two young houseplants in white containers

    Popular Houseplants for a Healthy Home

    Do you want to use plastic plants in your home, or popular houseplants? Real plants contribute to a healthy home. Plastic plants are easier…

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  • Young boy with a trowel in a raised garden bed

    12 Essential Garden Tools for Pros and Beginners

    The 12 essential gardening tools you cannot do without if you intend to start a successful garden. Having these tools in your shed is…

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  • Back yard scene with Adirondack chairs arranged in a circle around a fire pit

    How to Create a Relaxing Backyard

    By Guest Author Harper Reid Backyards are meant to be a relaxing haven, a place for the entire family to enjoy. Picture an oasis,…

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  • Making a Difference, One Bird at a Time

    by Kathy Felkar Volunteer at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory Slowly removing my head from my pillow in the dead dark of pre-dawn,…

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  • Global Heating and the Climate Chaos that Results from it

    A slideshow-summary for-the-busy prepared for the team at Solarcentury, as background for our support for the youth strike event on 20th September and the…

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  • A single red apple with a green leaf

    Reference Pages for Apples

    Suggested links for everything Apple. Thank you Jenny!

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  • Introduction To The Many Benefits of Gardening

    There are many benefits to gardening. You become in tune with nature. Teaching responsibility through the care of plants. And, there are many health…

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  • The branch of a coffee plant will many coffee beans

    Can You Grow Your Own Coffee Beans at Home?

    By Guest Author Michael Shewmake. Can you grow your own coffee beans at home? Absolutely — it’s just a question of conditions and commitment.…

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  • A beehive frame fully covered with perhaps a thousand bees

    Beekeeping 101: How to Start an Urban Beehive

    Keeping an urban beehive in a town or city may seem like a strange idea, as our first thought may be that bees would…

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  • Chicks and Hens succulents in a pot

    Succulent Pot in a Pot

    Create a potted succulent “floral” arrangement inside another pot.

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  • A single philodendron in a container

    When Houseplants are Telling You Something

    Did you know houseplants can communicate? We talk to our houseplants in hopes they can tell us what’s wrong. Thankfully, plants communicate with us…

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  • Five attractive decorative pots each with a different succulent

    Styling and Care Tips for Enjoyment Of Houseplants

    One big plus with houseplants is they can be enjoyed all year long. However, a few simple tips can let you enjoy them more……

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  • A deforested forest showing dead tree stumps and debris

    The Devastating Effects of Deforestation

    The modern development of roads, real estate projects, buildings, bridges, and other man-made structures has resulted in rapid deforestation resulting in climate change, aka…

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  • Lenten rose with burgundy pink buds open to ivory with a pink blush

    Plant your Window Flower Boxes Like a Garden

    Dressing up window boxes can add so much beauty and curb appeal to your home. They instantly greet you the moment you walk up…

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  • 3 pears in a pear tree

    Optimize Fruit Tree Soils for Best Production

    Of all things necessary to grow fruit trees – or anything else, for that matter – soil is perhaps one of the most overlooked…

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  • A mother and young girl picking a strawberry in a garden

    Kids Gardening: The Value Children Learning To Garden

    There are lots of good reasons for kids gardening. It’s good to garden with your children and to set them up with small plant…

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