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Gardening
- Several Secrets to Caring for Orchids
Orchids are one of the most beautiful plants you can grow. This exotic plant can provide endless joy to you as a home gardener, and while caring for them may seem like an overwhelming, unwinnable
- Run Off the Run-off Defining the Rain Garden
Rain gardens have only recently caught on as natural landscaping, and frequently, they are touted for their ability to absorb storm water and reduce runoff. A rain garden is a shallow, constructed
- Rosemary Rush An Herb or Ornamental Plant?
Every year in November there appears to be a rush on health food stores in search for some sprigs of the famous rosemary plants. This rosemary rush is usually the precursor to the Thanksgiving meal,
- Sowing your Seeds A Little Know-how Goes a Long Way
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the warm, moist soil is beckoning for your attention. You are ready to get out there and do some planting, except you are not planting small flowers
- Slugs and Snails and Other Gardening Tales How to Get Rid of these Slimy Little Suckers
Gardening is perhaps one of the most enjoyable activities on the planet. Your hours of hard outdoor work can produce something so beautiful, it is impossible to describe in words. Poets have spent
- Simple Solutions to Starting your Seeds
Seeds contain the embryo of a plant, and under the right conditions, this seed can open up and allow a seedling to grow and another plant to see the light of day. While many plants can be bought from
- Popular Citrus Choices for Planter Containers
Citrus is best planted after all threats of frost have passed. If you have very limited space, it is best to plant citrus in planter containers. Container growing allows gardeners to overcome poor
- pH Fundamentals Why Testing Your Garden Soil Levels Make for Healthier Plants
Different types of plants each require varying degrees of soil acidity. Some plants are even very sensitive to soil pH. Generally, soils in moist climates tend to be acid and those in dry climates
- Over-watering and Other Accidental Houseplant Deaths
Houseplants are wonderful additions to any home. They may grace bookshelves, windowsills, or stand alone on end-tables. Offices have long since known that indoor plants make for a relaxing
- Propagating your Houseplants Just the Basics
Houseplants can be propagated in a variety of ways. The methods used can be categorized as sexual (seeds or spores) or asexual (vegetative), the latter involving such techniques as division and
- Procedures for Pruning your Evergreens
Evergreens are a perfect plant for you to grow around your home. They are constantly beautiful, whether in the heat of summer or covered with the fresh winter snow. Moreover, they provide mounds of
- Popular Deer Proofing Methods for your Garden
You are familiar with deer as the majestic animals that gracefully walk across the wooded ridges and generally try to stay away from people. If you have children, you know Bambi and perhaps you even
- Step by Step Guide to Diagnosing Pesky Pests in your Garden
Imagine your summer garden for just a moment. Think about the beautiful flowers, the full, green hostas, the perfect butterfly bushes, the tasty summer vegetables, and the bugs that keep eating
- Your Garden Design Its All about Focal Points
It is planting season, and this year you are determined to make your garden into a lush paradise complete with flora and also fauna! You will attract humming birds, butterflies, and ladybugs while
- Winning Ways to Winterize your Yard
Your lawn is one of the most important facets of your home. It's a great introduction to your house, a nice place for the kids to play in good weather, and one easy home relaxation step after a tough
- Tricks and Tips on Starting your Plants by Seed
Growing your own transplants from seeds indoors can give you a head start on the growing season. In some cases, it may be the only way to obtain plants of a new or special cultivar (variety) that is
- Youve Got a Mole in your Garden Tips on Moving Them Out for Good
Moles are little mammals that are known for their subterranean living as well as their insect eating qualities. In childrens literature as well as in movies made for young children, moles are
- Your Guide to Selecting and Growing Hybrid Tea Roses for your Region
Hybrid tea roses are the most popular type of rose and the rose that you see most often in gardens. This is because they have the largest blooms of all the roses. The blooms are borne singly on
- Your Guide to a Carnivorous Plant Terrarium
When one begins growing more and more carnivorous plants, there will eventually be a point at which you will want to grow plants that just aren't suitable to be grown outside or in your house due to
- The Southern Charm of Magnolias How to Keep Them Attractive in the Non-Blooming Months
What is it about the Magnolia that has fascinated the North American continent to such an extent? After all, the humble Magnolia flower has been elevated to the official state flower of not only
- The Pros of Starting a Raised Bed Garden
A raised bed is a mound of prepared soil 6 to 8 inches high. It can be made permanent by edging with wood, stones, logs or bricks. The soil in a raised bed is more porous because no one ever steps
- The Best Heat Tolerant Flowers and Plants for your Garden in the Sultry South
The sultry South, which is an apt description of the southern part of the United States, is not only made famous by its love of jazz and blues, its folklore and literature, as well as its cultural
- Train to Tame How to Keep your Climbing Rose under Control
Few sights are as spectacular as a climbing rose in full bloom covering the side of a house like a grand work of art, or merrily rambling along a picket fence in a cloud of color and fragrance. Since
- Tips on Composing your Compost Pile
Creating a compost pile is one of the best investments you can make in your garden. Composting is the keystone to a successful, sustainable organic garden. Rather than sending your garden wastes to
- Tips of Growing your own Veggies on your Patio
Garden fresh vegetables are one of the hallmarks of summer eating. From the unmatched taste of summer tomatoes to the taste buds that are left tingling form eating a fresh snap pea, you just can't
- Deciphering the Whole Planting by Regional Zone Technique
Cold isn't the only factor determining whether our plants will survive and thrive. Particularly during seasons of drought, we are all aware of the impact that heat has on our plants. And although
- Building a Rock Garden Pebble by Pebble
Building a rock garden can be one of the most enjoyable outdoor experiences you've ever had. It is the perfect landscaping project for you to engage in by yourself or with another. You may want a
- Bugs Can Be Good for your Garden Your Handbook to those Beneficial Bugs
Eek! A bug! This scream, or one very similar to it, can be hear throughout homes and gardens in the spring and summer months. Seeing that the garden is the closest many hobby gardeners get to
- Divide and Conquer How to Split up your Ferns without Harming Them
Ferns, by aficionados also known as pteridophytes, have a unique setup in the plant world. Their underground root system is often called that of rhizomes, since they not only form the horizontal part
- Defining the Xeriscape Way of Gardening
Many a gardener has been scared away from the notion of xeriscaping by the fear that this will transform their yard into a barren, desert-like landscape, replete of plants, but sporting a few cacti
- Defining the Organic Gardener The Challenges to Staying Chemical-free
Gardening season is here and you are ready to get your hands dirty and your garden blooming. Perhaps you have decided that this year you will plant your own vegetables. Or maybe there is an herb
- A Few Simple Basics of Grafting
Grafting is the act of joining two plants together. The upper part of the graft (the scion) becomes the top of the plant, the lower portion becomes the root system or part of the trunk. Although
- An Earthworms Role in Your Garden
One of the best ways gardeners can break down organic matter is to use composting worms to convert food scraps into nutrient-rich, pH neutral worm castings, which produce a high quality soil
- Advocating Avocadoes Is It Possible to Grow Them in your Backyard?
Who does not love avocadoes? They are high in fat, but have no cholesterol. They are high in fiber, yet low in sugar. Natural suppliers of vitamins C and K, as well as the important Folate, the
- Bringing Up Bamboo Tips to Growing This Renewable Resource
Bamboo has a simple elegance that is unmatched anywhere in the world. The strong lines and clean look make for a beautiful plant anywhere in or around your home. One of the first steps in deciding
- Bonsai Basics How to Properly Maintain Them
Bonsai is the horticultural art form of training plants to look like large, aged trees that appear in nature, but in miniature. Bonsai can be developed from seeds or cuttings, from young trees or
- Bare Root Roses Why They are a Good Choice for your Rose Garden
Bareroot roses are grown in fields and dug out in the fall of each year, when they are placed in cold storage, and then shipped to the consumer. Bare-root roses don't look very promising the roses
- Effective Fire Ant Control Which Old Wives Tales Work and Which Ones Dont
Every gardener knows that fighting an ant invasion is an uphill battle at best. These colonies are at times invasive and stop at nothing to get to the food source they covet. With more than hundred
- Make your Garden a Bug-Free Zone Plant Bird Friendly Plants
Over thousands of years, birds and plants have developed a mutually beneficial relationship. Birds help to pollinate plants, disperse their seeds, and eat the insects that can ravage them. To entice
- Lighting and Feeding Need of African Violets
African violets are the ideal houseplant. One of the main reasons that it is the ideal houseplant is because it likes the same temperatures as people do. African violets will tolerate day
- Is Growing Tropical Plants a Possibility in Cold Climates?
Many a hobby gardener is wooed by the cornucopia of colors and scents that tropical flowers and even shrubs give off. They are deliciously different, and so it is not surprise that many vie for an
- Ornamental Grafting for Trees
Grafting is one of the most interesting forms of plant propagation. It is also one of the most tedious and least used forms of plant propagation. Grafting fruit trees has been, and will likely
- Oh Christmas Tree Ideas for Growing your Own
Growing your own Christmas tree takes a little time, but it translates to a greener, more fragrant, longer-lasting tree infused with the energy you put into its planting and care. With a little land
- Mulling over Mulberry Trees An Overview of Several Different Species
The family tree of this garden favorite is open to discussion and at times reads like a whos who of the plant world, while at other times it appears a bit more convoluted like a royal bloodline in
- Guidelines for Transplanting Trees
Transplanting trees is sometimes a necessary process, but it is fraught with difficulties even in the best situation. Understanding how to transplant trees is a necessary step in building the perfect
- Get Kids Digging Fun Ways to incorporate Kids and Gardening
What is more wonderful than spending some time in the yard, digging, planting, pruning, and then sitting back and enjoying the fruits of your labor be that the edible rewards that fruit and vegetable
- Gardening in Basic Black A Quickie Guide to Black Plants
Plants come in a variety of shapes, sizes and also colors. Gardeners have long since capitalized on this cornucopia of variations, and have succeeded in creating breath-taking displays that show off
- Identifying Common Diseases and Pestsin your Household Plants
Hobby gardeners do not limit their enthusiasm simply to the outside, but many have been known to take their passion inside the home as well. With a surge in the popularity of household plants, it is
- How to Extend the Life of your Perennials
Working with a perennial garden can be one of the most rewarding experiences ever. The simple beauty of these plants and flowers is enough to make any person take a step back to truly admire the
- Homegrown Solutions for Pest Control
No matter where you live, controlling garden pests for your vegetables is going to be an issue at some stage. As with all things in nature if there is food, then there is life. To rectify problems,
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