Eradicating Weeds
When you ask gardeners what their favorite part of gardening is, most will tell you it's enjoying the beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables. What's the worst part? Almost everyone agrees it's weeding. Gardeners are ... [... more]
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Curb Appeal
The curbside area can have very different conditions from the rest of your yard. It may have dry, compacted soil or excessive shade. It could be full of rocks and gravel or it might be the low spot where water drains ... [... more]
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Four Options For Your Garden Gate
High-low top: This option includes one additional picket than the others. That will change the distance between them to 1-11/16 in. Cut four pickets 40 in. long and three, 43 in. If you like, small, 45-degree angle ... [... more]
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Online Extra Video
Step four -- Harvest. The best part about this method is that you can "rob" new potatoes, the creamers and steamers, without disturbing the plant. If that's your goal for your potatoes, the time to go after the first ... [... more]
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Sneak Preview New Plants
Looking for a few plants to jazz up your garden this year? You won't be disappointed with this batch of new introductions. You'll find colorful foliage and fantastic flowers -- the only problem will be deciding which ones to buy! And if these ... [... more]
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How To Make Your Own Suet
Step seven -- Pour and freeze. When all the ingredients have been added, you can pour the suet mix into a form to harden. Here, I used the bottom of a half-gallon juice carton, but there are a lot of other ... [... more]
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Butterfly-Attractive Plants
If you want to attract butterflies that are just passing through, nectar plants will be enough to bring them in for a visit. Host plants will give the butterflies a place to put down roots and raise a family. The ... [... more]
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Build A Bluebird House
You can print out the exploded drawing and a materials list to get you started on your project. Use our full-size cutting patterns to easily cut out the front and back pieces. Because each piece is bigger than a ... [... more]
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More Black Flowers
Why grow black flowers? Not just for the sake of having a conversation piece in your garden, although they are good for that. The best reason is because they have so many design uses. For example, black flowers are ... [... more]
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Planting Sweet Peas Video: Gardengatemagazine.Com - ...
We showed you how to use manure to give sweet peas a good start in Garden Gate issue 56. Click on the links below to see a video of this method. ... [... more]
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Train A Fountain Butterfly Bush Into A Standard
When you start forming the head, you might have to put in a taller or more substantial stake to support the young tree. Insert it in the same spot as the old stake to avoid damaging roots. Continue to tie the trunk ... [... more]
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Butterfly Host Plants
Flowers attract butterflies. It's a fact of nature. But, like humans, butterflies do have their favorites. You learned about attracting spring butterflies in Garden Gate issue 74 from Kathleen Ziemer of Butterfliez ... [... more]
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