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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Capstone Garden Path

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One man's trash is a treasure to me. My neighbor set them at the curb concrete capstone, 6 slabs, and my husband brought them home. W...

Walkers Low Catmint

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A few years ago I bought walkers low catmint online at Greenwood Nursery. They shipped me very healthy potted plants, that had green leave...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Camouflage Fence with Flowering Vines

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Talk about an eyesore, the chain link fence needs to be camouflaged. If you are like me and want to hide your ugly chain-link fence then do...

Hot Pepper Wax Natural Animal and Insect Repellent

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When it comes to repelling plant-eating garden pests I prefer to apply organic products rather than chemicals and have been using diatomac...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Yard

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When it comes time to planting I always plan an area in my yard for annual and perennial flowers that attract hummingbirds. Both my husb...

Transplanting Chrysanthemums to Outdoor Garden

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. Chrysanthemums come in a variety of flower shapes and colors. These flowers will compliment your garden throughout the growing ...

Growing Chrysanthemums from Seed

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Normally I buy chrysanthemums in August to plant in container gardens for fall color. These late-season flowers usually do not have t...

Powdery Mildew Treatment - Fungicide

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Keep your plants healthy by checking them daily for powdery mildew. If you note a white powdery substance on any part of your plant then k...

6 Ways to Prevent Powdery Mildew

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Powdery mildew is a fungus that will weaken and kill your plants. If left untreated it will infect the entire garden. The best way ...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Houseplants that Clean The Air

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Did you know that the air that we breathe in our homes is polluted with toxins? You would not think so but it is true because these toxin...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Organizing Garden Tools in Shed

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Early spring is a good time of the year to get your garden tools organized in your garage or shed.   Then when gardening or planting season...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Attracting Earthworms to Garden

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Today I found that the steps I took in late fall increased earthworm activity in my garden soil and I am really happy about this because t...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spring Gardening – Dividing Daylilies

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For the last two weeks, the weather had been warm; highs in the low 70s and at night lows in the 50s. Wonderful warm weather has awoken al...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Grow Violas in Containers - Garden Tips

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   Now that it is early spring and the crocus and daffodils are blooming I want to add more color to my container's gardens and will ac...

Growing Verbena in Containers and Rock Garden

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If you have a sunny rock garden that needs a pop of color then plant some verbena. This flower looks so pretty cascading over the rocks and...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

A Garden for Children - Design Ideas

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Many people think that their children would not care for a garden. but I believe that a garden is a wonderful way to encourage children to ...