2004 Perennial Of The Year
Grow this fern in any part to full shade location that maintains some moisture during the hottest months of the year. The soil should be well drained even though it remains somewhat moist. An annual topdressing with compost is helpful. The ... [... more]
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A Host Says Good Bye
For those of you who have followed by reviews and other columns, you will eventually be able to find all these columns at my personal website: obsessivegardening.com where I will continue to publish reviews from time to time along with columns on ... [... more]
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Analyzing Your Garden Soil
Organic matter. Organic matter is anything coming from a live plant or animal. This includes manure, dead leaves, plant stems, and chopped pieces of wood. Organic matter makes dark colored soil. It also helps the soil hold water and nutrients. If ... [... more]
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Best Garden Plants For: A New Series From Lone Pine ...
My particular reasons for enjoying this new series of Lone Pine gardening books in general include the quality of the book’s paper and binding. They are made to be used for many years. The print size is easy on the eyes – too many field guides ... [... more]
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Books About Gardening With Children
“Indoor Plant-Growing Experiments with Food Seeds” is the title of the third chapter. This chapter will teach your children the scientific method of solving problems without telling them this is what they are learning. The introduction contains a ... [... more]
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Botany For Gardeners
Brian Capon, holding a Ph.d. in botany, with 30 years experience as a professor of Botany, is an outstanding writer. He showed his ability to take a fairly complicated subject and write in a style that won’t turn off those without a college ... [... more]
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Building A Healthy Lawn
This book is written so you, the reader, can learn to maintain a lawn properly in order to gain the benefits of having a healthy lawn. Each topic essential to maintain a lawn is thoroughly discussed. These are the topics: What is a Lawn?, Mowing, ... [... more]
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Choosing A Garden Site
Light. How much light does your proposed garden site receive during the day? This factor will determine what plants you can grow in that location. If you want to grow sun-loving plants, you need to check to be sure buildings or trees don´t shade ... [... more]
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Continuous Bloom
This book organizes perennials according to their month of bloom beginning in March and ending in November. Do you need your garden to be in full bloom for a particular reason? Locate the section dealing with that time period and you’ll find full ... [... more]
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Evening Gardens
This is one of my favorite groups of plants. Most gardeners have had the sad experience of using Silver King (Artemesia albula) and discovering just how quickly it spreads via runners. Regardless of this fault, it is valuable as filler in garden ... [... more]
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Landscaping In Canada
Outstanding is the only word I have for this book. If you reside anywhere in Canada, or for that matter, the United States, please take time to read this book and apply the things you learn. Our environment depends on us making changes. Slowly, ... [... more]
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Mulch – Dressing Your Garden – Inorganic
Last week’s article discussed organic mulches. Let us turn our attention to inorganic mulch. This type does not break down over time. It doesn’t improve the soil or provide nutrients for your plants or the organisms in your soil. However, some ... [... more]
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