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Aloe Vera Gel
Aloe Vera, a popular cactus-like succulent, is one of the most useful medicinal plants and is very easy to grow.
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Cyclamen Plant Care For Winter Colour
Cyclamen are beautiful, petite ornamentals that are beloved around the holidays. They are one of the world’s most popular potted plants, distinguished by their…
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Caring for Poke Milkweed
Although the milky sap is poisonous to humans, poke milkweed is an important nectar source for native bees, wasps, and other nectar-seeking insects. Unfortunately,…
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Red Baneberry For Shade Gardens
Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra) is a good choice for cool shade gardens due to its lovely leaves, blooms, and vivid red berries. Find it…
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Plants that Attract Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are superb pollinators, and if they are fed plants they enjoy, they will pollinate your entire garden. Butterflies require two kinds of…
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Peace Lily Care – Spathiphyllum Plant
More than 30 different types of plants belong to this group along with dozens of hybrids. They are native to tropical areas of the…
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Diatomaceous Earth Keeps Insects Away
Insects are all at once the friend and the foe of the gardener. Beneficial bugs help with pollination and can help to keep the…
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How To Grow Calla Lily
Calla lily, also known as Zantedeschia aethiopica, belongs to the family of Araceae, a native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. This trumpet-shaped flower…
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African Violet Care and Propagation
We are big fans of African violets and know many of you are, too! These houseplants add color to any space in winter and…
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Easy Care Pothos Plant
The Pothos is one of the – “Best indoor plants for clean air.”
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The Top 8 Plants That Attract Hummingbirds
We’ll be talking about 8 different plants that appeal to hummingbirds, going into the details of their origin, life cycle, and appearance. But first,…
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Beneficial Insects and Good Bugs For Your Garden
Here’s the deal on Beneficial Insects (aka good garden bugs). You may think all insects are pests or bugs, but that simply is not…
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Choosing Plants for a Butterfly Garden
Butterflies need two types of plants to survive: the host plant and the food plant. Attracting butterflies to your garden takes more than just…
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Toxic Plants for Dogs and Cats, and Safe Flowers
It is important to be aware that plants and flowers are toxic to dogs and cats. This list can vary for dogs, cats, horses,…
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6 Plants to Grow For Sleep, Anxiety, Calmness
It’s natural to have, at times, some anxiety, have trouble sleeping or the need for calmness. Why not have some plants in your environment…
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Wasp Removal: Issues and Natural Methods
The need for wasp removal is directly proportional to how often they bother you. Or a wasp nest in a bad spot is “Wasp…
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Getting Rid Of Aphids: Yes, but Don’t Be Too Quick About It
Aphids, small piecing, sucking, leaf eating, and troublesome pests are common on outdoor plants and on houseplants. Aphids are easily brought indoors on infested…
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Swiss Chard Recipe
The Swiss chard that is also growing in my cool weather planter is very ready to harvest. I have grown to love this vegetable.…
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Veggie Bites – Hybridized Tomato and Rhubarb
They discovered that when Joan’s father saved the seed it started reverting and became its own type of tomato. If for example you use…
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How To Grow and Care For Gardenia Plants
Perfection in Nature! It happens when the beautiful waxy white flower of the Gardenia plant fills the air with its intoxicating, unmistakable fragrance. Myths…
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White Oil Insecticide Organic Pesticide
White oil is an all natural pest-fighting concoction and popular insecticide spray in Australia.
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Mindful Gardening Outdoors and Inside
We all know now that gardens and gardening enhance the wellbeing and happiness of people. That includes enjoying not only the beauty and the…
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Veggie Bites – Sage and Dragon Fruit
A couple of weeks ago, I planted some of the white sage seeds that were sent to me from California. This zone nine sage…
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Veggie Bites – Cattails and American Bittersweet
Cattails are upright perennial plants that emerge from creeping rhizomes. My American bittersweet vine has beautiful orange berries on it at the moment and it…
