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Starting Seeds in August
The weather continues to lurch to extremes! Humidity, high heat, and torrential rains. A big test for our gardens. It can be disheartening to…
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How to Strike Harmony Between Appliance Care and Nature
In the intricate dance of maintaining a vibrant home garden, the role of household appliances is often underestimated. Beyond routine watering and soil care,…
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Edible Native Plants
Do you imagine how much traditional gardening practices are harming our planet? If not, you may contribute to soil depletion, water pollution, biodiversity loss,…
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Ways to Protect Your Garden in Harsh Heat
Summer is a season that is harsh for not only for humans but also for plants and crops. The scorching heat and dehydrate the…
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How can a Weather Station help Improve Your Garden?
Having a weather station in your garden can be beneficial for improving your gardening efforts. Here are several ways a weather station can help:…
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It’s Wild in Puerto Vallarta!
For the past several years, the Vallarta Botanical Garden has been purchasing parcels of land that adjoin the VBG, thanks to the generous donations…
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Conservation in Action, Preserving Nature
Our region’s flora and fauna are worth protecting. While the real estate boom in Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit may be a blessing…
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2022 Garden of Excellence Award Winner!
The Vallarta Botanical Garden (VBG) was awarded the prestigious “Garden Excellence Award for 2022” presented by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), North America’s…
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Hardening Off Plants Definition
What is Hardening Off? Hardening Off is the act of progressively acclimating an indoor plant to the outdoors before transplanting it outside. This gradual…
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Food Sustainability: The Future of Food and Innovative Trends
Food sustainability will benefit significantly from emerging food technologies. This will help provide personalized food choices and reduce wastage. The introduction of robotics and…
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Basic Steps for Gardening at Home
Here is a list of basics steps that a gardener can follow. The more natives you incorporate into your garden, the happier flora and…
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Make An Eco Friendly Garden
Eco friendly gardens are gaining popularity. Creating and maintaining a pristine, eco-friendly garden is not rocket science. In fact, maintaining a sustainable and eco-friendly…
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Climate Change Adaptation for Gardeners
Unfortunately, climate change is threatening the gardening experience. There have been changes and more changes are coming. Fortunately, gardeners can play an important role…
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Hardiness Zones are Shifting With Climate Change
We will have to deal with climate zone map changes in the near future. Climate shifts have already begun to affect our everyday lives…
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How To Attract Birds To Your Garden
Learn to nurture birdlife in your garden. Learn to attract birds to your garden. Birds are highly attuned to changes in the environment such…
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5 Garden Trends for "a better world"
“Do you know where you are going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you?” ~Diana Ross, 1975 There seems to…
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Plants that Repel Insects and Pests
Companion Plants that Repel Insect and Mammals Pests
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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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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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5 Easy to Grow Mosquito Repelling Plants
One of the downsides of enjoying the outdoors is dealing with mosquitoes. There are some easy-to-grow plants with mosquito repelling properties, which is a…
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Companion Plants For Tomatoes
Some people believe in tomato companion plants and others think it is some old wives tale. Growing friendly plants together is said to help…
