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  • A close up of the pink flowers of Christmas cactus

    Christmas Cactus Grow and Care

    The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii), also known as Christmas cacti, Thanksgiving cactus or holiday cacti, no other plant seems to be equal, for its…

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  • Is Sooty Mold Connected To Honeydew?

    Sooty mold on plants you’ve seen it. The black soot formed on the upper leaf surfaces of plants. Sooty mold can be a real…

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  • A striped cucumber beetle on a leaf

    Get Rid Of Striped, Spotted Cucumber Beetles

    The Cucumber beetle is a common pests throughout most of southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. Cucumber beetles spread plant disease and lay…

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    Backyard Landscaping Ideas For Small Yards

    A townhouse garden can be a place to getaway, enjoy nature, go tropical or just getting outside. The smallest backyard and garden, well-arranged and…

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  • Growing Bell peppers, red pepper, green pepper and yellow pepper

    Growing Bell Peppers For Gardening Beginners

    So you’re interested in growing bell peppers! We find bell peppers in red, green, yellow and purple, plus they are loaded vitamin A and…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 2018 Garden Trends: Containers, Privacy, Pollinators

    With a year of conferences, tests, trials and garden visits under our belts, we’re excited to tell you about the big ideas we think…

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