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  • Well mulched new garden with young plants and rocks

    The Ultimate Guide To Garden Mulching

    Mulching your garden is an excellent way to improve soil health, reduce weeds, retain moisture, fewer pests, stronger plants, enhance plant growth and a…

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  • A close up photo of a red Canna Lily flower

    How To Plant And Care For Canna Lilies

    The canna lily plant is a flamboyant summer flowering plant with a bold look. The plant grows from thick, fleshy bulbs. Canna is a…

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  • How To Grow Forget-Me-Not Flower

    The Forget Me Not flower, by any other name would not be so sweet to gardeners, nor would the other numerous little blue forget…

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  • Climbing roses in an arch

    Climbing Roses For Shady Areas In Your Garden

    Climbing roses come in a variety of colours and can contribute to a stunning appearance. They are popular, and while they are often used…

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  • A very dense growth of pink peonies

    How to Care for Peonies

    The several dozen species of peonies that are grown mostly by enthusiasts, specialists and researchers are often reproduced by seeds. Seeds are occasionally employed…

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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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  • Many types of mushrooms well organized and displayed on a brown table

    Mushrooms Types in the Garden

    Mushrooms can be a bit of a mystery. Some people are terrified of them, thinking they might be poisonous. Others see them as a…

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  • chokeberry fruit on their stem

    Chokeberry is a Desirable Shrub

    Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) produces fantastic fruit and it is easy to grow. This berry bush provides a second pleasure: It is an ornamental beauty…

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  • A composite photo of tiger lilies

    How To Care For Tiger Lily

    It’s easy to grow a Tiger Lily from bulbs, and their lilies are one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. Offering vibrant…

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  • A purple and white Passion Flower with a new budding flower next to it

    Passion Flower: Growing The Passiflora Vine

    The Passion Flower is listed as hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5-9; however, it may actually struggle in zone 5 and may not survive…

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  • A hand inthe process of deadheading a rose

    Deadhead Flowers For More Flowers!

    Deadheading flowers is a very important job to do in the garden as it helps to increase the number of blooms on your plants.…

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  • A cluster of bright Red Geranium flowers

    Geraniums are Easy Care Summer Darlings

    There are two types of plants that most people refer to as “geraniums”. There are “true geraniums”, which are hardy, native and wild plants…

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  • Pink cyclamen flowers against a black background

    How to Propagate Cyclamen

    When propagating cyclamens, remember that each propagation technique is not necessarily suitable for all types of cyclamens. Did you know that cyclamen plants come…

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  • Three wood lily plants with flowers

    Wood Lily is Elegant

    The wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum) is an elegant plant that grows on a single stem and can reach 1 to 3 feet in height.…

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  • Salmon, pink, white, yellow Gerbera Daisies

    Gerbera Daisies Bring Colour and Cheer

    The bright and magnificent Gerbera Daisy brings cheer as both annual and perennial. They are popular plants because they are attractive and come in…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Shade Garden at the Ramble

    Shade Garden at the Ramble

    Shade garden design can provide difficulties: it can range from deep shade to mild shade, and from dry to moist. Plants respond to soil…

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  • hardening off houseplants on a brown wooden table

    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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  • Red hibiscus in our garden

    Tropical Hibiscus and Hardy Hibiscus 

    Hibiscus ornamentals include varieties that bloom profusely for months, with eye-catching blooms in a variety of colours up to 30 cm wide. Of the…

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

    Tips For Making Landscape Mounds And Berms

    Landscape mounds and berms are a great way to add interest to your yard and landscape. They’re straight forward to build if you follow…

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  • A young girl and boy with a happy family dog

    Dog in the Garden

    A dog in your garden is a special balancing act. I loved having a dog in the garden. I would take time to talk…

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  • Gardening basics: A Woman Holding Shears while Standing beside a Man

    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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