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Gardener Gifts - Unique Ideas
By Ron King · 16 years ago
Picking a present for a gardener ought to be easy. Whether they are a novice or an expert, you'll find the holidays are the ideal time to give them gifts they will enjoy. When spring ...
With the seed I hold, a garden you’ll behold
By Sheryll Cross · 16 years ago
A lot of dirt, a bucket of worms and a sack of manure---sounds repulsive, right? But in the hands of professional landscape designers and contractors, these three can transform a bare land into a work ...
Outdoor Wind Chimes are Music to the Ears
By Georgia Templeton · 16 years ago
The next time you are thinking about sprucing up the outside of your home, consider adding a wind chime to the experience. Imagine an early summer morning with the wind blowing softly. Hearing the sound ...
Caring for Japanese maples
By John Geraghty · 16 years ago
Caring for Japanese maples is surprisingly easy, whether in the ground or in containers and growing them is simple and straightforward. Numerous examples in cultivation are now well over a century old and still as ...
Roof Gardening
By Anand Dongre · 17 years ago
Life in metros is very busy with lot of hustle and bustle. The people are literally crammed in the cities and the city breathes in lot of pollution. Plants and trees in the courtyard are ...
Plants and Shrubs that can withstand the winter
By Craig Elliott · 17 years ago
Many people give up on gardening when the cold temperatures of winter roll around. This is unnecessary because there are a wide variety of plants and shrubs that are hardy enough to withstand the harshest ...
Top Five Pests That Can Destroy Your Lawn
By Craig Elliott · 17 years ago
Most homeowners take great pride in their lawns, giving them constant care and attention; dutifully rooting out crab grass and catching dandelions before they go to seed, and applying lawn fertilizer in precise patterns on ...
How to Choose the Right Shrubs for Your Yard
By Craig Elliott · 17 years ago
Choosing the right shrubs for your yard is based largely upon what to hope to achieve in your landscape design. Shrubs can play any number of different landscaping rolls from structural to purely decorative, and ...
How to tell if a tree is diseased
By Craig Elliott · 17 years ago
Tree disease has been an ongoing problem for landscapers for decades and can be a costly and dangerous expense. There are several things you should look for when trying to determine which or if a ...
A Guide To Colorful Garden Furniture
By Archie Mcintyre · 17 years ago
For most of us our garden is our refuge. The open blue sky and plant shapes, smells and colors are elemental.
But when it comes to garden furniture, many people choose their garden furniture without ...
Tips and Guide to Herbs Gardening - Basil, Dill and Lavender
By Moses Wright · 17 years ago
Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished gardener, creating an herb garden is one of the easiest ways to enhance your love of nature. Having an herb garden is not only a beautiful and ...
Black Pine Bonsai
By Bob Bonsai · 17 years ago
Black pine is an excellent candidate for bonsai because it is a sturdy, beautiful tree. Being very hardy it makes an excellent tree for a beginner. Black Pines also respond well to a number of ...
How to Grow and Eat Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia ficus-indica and Harvest Prickly Pears
By Laura Zinkan · 17 years ago
Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) are useful in the landscape for dramatic impact, adding a southwestern feel to any landscape. Opuntia cactus also have edible pads and provide the red cactus pears of commerce. This ...
Topsoil
By Tommmy Atak · 17 years ago
Topsoil-What type of topsoil should you buy?
Topsoil is generally used for two main purposes. The first use for basic topsoil is for seeding and sodding. The second use is plant mix for planting. It ...
Bonsai Care
By Katya Coen · 17 years ago
Often considered an art form, bonsai care can be a meditative and enjoyable activity for anyone. The trees used can be one of many popular bonsai species such as juniper and black or white pine ...
Growing Peppers - Different Types of Peppers
By John Williams · 17 years ago
Peppers are an extremely popular plant to grow indoors or outdoors anywhere in the world whether you're in a hot or a cold climate, there is always a chance you will be able to grow ...
Growing Peppers - Getting Rid of Aphids
By John Williams · 17 years ago
So what are aphids?
Although other aphids exist, the main two types of aphid are black fly and greenfly, these are small soft bodied insects anywhere from 1mm - 5mm long and are very destructive ...
Bahasa Malaysia and Flowers
By Wan Yee · 17 years ago
First, the inedible flowers. In Bahasa Malaysia, flowers on tyres does not mean the pretty part of a plant enveloped by delicate petals. When
a traffic policeman warns you that there are "no flowers" on ...
Crassula Ovata JADE PLANT Succulent Plants for Dry Landscapes or Houseplants
By Laura Zinkan · 17 years ago
Crassula ovata or Jade plants are shrubby succulent plants that make excellent choices for dry gardens and houseplants. Xeriscaping with drought tolerant cactus and succulent plants has become popular in dry areas or places where ...
Sow The Seeds
By Steve Crenshaw · 17 years ago
If you have never been to northeast Florida we do not have seasons, just hot and not hot, thats it. Growing up in a rural town in Arkansas and being around farmers until I left ...