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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • How To Grow and Care For Bougainvillea

    So let’s try and give a general overview of growing Bougainvillea, its care, blooming, light, water, soil, origin and more…

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  • Gardening Hand Tools for Planting and Cultivating

    Just how important are garden hand tools? Well, you wouldn’t have much of a garden without them. Hand planting tools constitute the backbone of…

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  • Prayer Plant Care – How To Grow Maranta Leuconeura

    Maranta leuconeura, commonly referred to as the “Prayer Plant,” exhibits a unique leaf folding mechanism that sets it apart. At night, its leaves fold…

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  • Numerous leaves of the Calthea or Zebra or Rattlesnake plant

    How to Care and Propagate The Superb Calathea

    Calathea is a tropical plant also known as the Zebra Plant or Zebrina Plant (Calathea zebrina). These plants are used mainly for their vibrant…

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  • 7 Reasons To Install Landscape Garden Lighting

    There are many good reasons to install landscape garden lighting in your garden. In this article, we will look at guiding your path, safety,…

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  • Dozens of green and white round tomatillo fruit

    How To Care, Grow And Use Tomatillos

    The Tomatillo plant, an odd-looking distant tomato cousin and one of the essential ingredients in Mexican cuisine, especially recipes of green tomatillo salsa. These…

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  • Ikebana Workshop – Notes from the Old Ottawa South Garden Club

    The Old Ottawa South Garden Club recently sponsored a workshop on Ikebana—the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. The workshop was led by Elizabeth…

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  • The Indoor Cane Corn Plant

    The Indoor Cane Corn Plant

    Summary: Dracaena fragrans corn plant, grown in many forms, usually multiple plants of staggered heights, hardy indoors when acclimated. Fragrans is the solid green…

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  • Two young plants sprouting in their pots

    Tips On How To Clean Leaves On Houseplants

    You may be surprised to learn that grooming your plants can be one of the most time-consuming parts of caring for them, and with…

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  • A branch of schefflera leaves

    Care For Schefflera Arboricola – Dwarf Umbrella Tree

    Schefflera makes a wonderful tropical houseplant. They are attractive and easy to care for. They are also good indoor air purifiers. Schefflera actinophylla is the…

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    Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Traveling For

    The list is an joint promotion of the Garden Council of Canada and the American Public Gardens Association. The list for 2017 (in alphabetical…

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