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  • Summer Blooming Flower Ideas For Your Garden

    For some color, texture, height and drama looking at adding some summer bulbs to your garden. Some can go in the ground, others need…

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    Asiatic Lily Care: How To Grow Asiatic Lilies

    Beginners new to planting bulbs find Asiatic lilies among the easiest of all lilies to play with. They are the first lilies of the…

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  • Houseplants For South Facing Windows

    The bright natural light of southern exposure provides plenty of energy for hungry plants. But, you must remember that the glass of the window…

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  • Plant, Grow, and Harvest Horseradish

    Horseradish root is exceptionally easy to grow, highly productive, and has a lot of other uses beyond making wasabi. It’s great for clearing sinuses.…

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  • Two bright red daylily flowers

    On Caring for Daylilies

    So you’re interested in growing daylily bulbs. For starters, the preferred planting seasons for daylily bulbs (Hemerocallis) are spring and fall, but you can…

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  • Blister Beetle – How To Control Blister Beetles [In The Garden]

    The blister beetle – there are more than 2500 different species and types of blister beetles (scientific name Meloidae) worldwide, so no matter where…

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  • On Self Watering – Sub Irrigation Planters.

    Self-watering planters or Sub-Irrigation planters (SIP) are the perfect choices for anyone wanting to take up container gardening. However, self-watering pots are ideally suited…

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  • Spinosad Insect Spray For Organic Gardeners

    It can be hard to keep insect pests under control without harming beneficial garden insects. Spinosad insect spray is a great option for organic…

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  • A composite photo of 6 different pergola designs

    Pergola Design: Make Your Backyard A Beautiful Hangout

    In pergola design plans, also known as an arbour or arbor forms a shaded area, a passage, a walkway or sitting areas & standing…

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  • A pile of carrots freshly picked from the ground

    On fertilizing your vegetable garden

    New gardeners and even some veteran gardeners add far more garden fertilizer than their vegetables need. And in many cases when plants are struggling,…

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  • Flowers and plants in containers in an elegant setting

    Indoor Plants Are A Stress Buster?

    Research has proven that simply being able to look at greenery will bring down stress levels… so really you can have them year round.

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  • A filter with spent coffee grounds ready for fertilizing plants

    Coffee Grounds for Plants

    You’ve heard that adding coffee grounds to your compost speeds decomposition and adds much-needed nitrogen to the compost. Coffee grounds are good for plants…

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  • How to Grow Your Own Topiary

    Topiaries are plants that have been pruned and trained to grow into distinct decorative shapes. They’re basically slow-growing artistic masterpieces. Whether you grow them…

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  • Nosey Rosy – Guide to a Rose Garden

    Rose gardens are one of the most classic pieces you can add to your landscape. With some love and regular upkeep, they can last…

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  • Growing Perfect Plants For Balcony, Deck, Patio and Front Entry

    Container gardening is very popular today, but it’s not new. People have been growing container plants for centuries, and there are favorites found in…

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  • Strawberry

    When to Plant Strawberries (Hint: Think Spring)

    Juicy, sweet strawberries picked from your own garden are simply the best. Plus, taking strawberries from your own garden to your plate is so…

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  • Classic Houseplants for your Living Room

    What is the most commonly used room in your home? It’s probably the living room. It’s where the whole family comes together, where visitors…

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  • Controlling Flea Beatles In The Garden

    Let’s face it, the flea beetle and growing vegetables go hand in hand. Every garden is alive with insects of all types.

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  • Scale Insects on Plants – Removing Scale Bugs On Plants Indoors and Out

    Plant scale insects come equipped with piercing/sucking mouthparts and are widespread around the world. There are over 8000 types of plant scale, and they…

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  • freshly picked strawberries in bowl and on ice in a drink

    Build Your Own Vertical Strawberry Planter (Quick Version)

    Laura from Garden Answer shows us how to make vertical strawberry planters. She walks you through step by step, showing what materials to use,…

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  • A composite photo of 6 different houseplants

    Top Houseplants For All Indoor Light Conditions

    The ideal location of a plant for decoration may not be the ideal spot for plant growth. Without the correct light a plant, no…

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    The exotic African Milk Tree, Euphorbia trigona

    Euphorbia trigona , or African Milk Tree, is known for rapid and enthusiastic growth. Growing up to six to eight feet tall, it is…

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  • a collage of many dozens of houseplants

    35 of the Best Houseplants For Your Home!

    NASA recommends adding houseplants to your home environment to help clean the air and overall improve indoor air quality. Common sense will tell you…

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  • Improve your Gardening Soil for a Vibrant Garden

    Do you want a rich, vibrant garden? This super collection of five items can supercharge your soil and improve garden growth. The solution may…

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