Building A Raised Planting Bed
The best time to begin building a raised bed is during the fall or winter, while your primary gardening projects are on hold. By the time spring arrives, the soil will be settled into place and you'll be ready for planting. Raised planting beds ... [... more]
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Perennial Plants For Alkaline Soil
Once established, these plants require little or no supplemental watering These plants will tolerate some drought, but benefit from periodic watering Needs regular weekly watering, more often in extreme heat Keep constantly moist Woolley Thyme ... [... more]
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Utilizing Botanical Names For Plants
You don't have to learn Latin to grow beautiful plants. However, knowing a little bit about how and why plants are given their names, can be valuable knowledge when you are looking for growing advice or when you are shopping for a plant. Plants ... [... more]
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Ground Covers
The suitability of a plant to use as a ground cover is determined by it's growing habits, not necessarily by size or by height. Typically, ground covers sprawl, spread, run, or colonize by reseeding. Some ground covers will only grow in full ... [... more]
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Gardening Tools...
Spading forks perform a multitude of garden tasks. Primarily, they are used for tilling the soil and breaking up heavy dirt clods. They are also invaluable in weeding large areas where there is no danger of injuring the roots of desirable plants. ... [... more]
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Weeds Part 3...
In areas where the ground freezes solid for a prolonged time (for a week or more), there will be a period immediately after the thaw, when the roots of woody weeds have very little hold into the soil. During this period the soil is in a loose, ... [... more]
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Plants By Botanical Terms
Gardening, Cultural Requirements of Flowers Plants and Shrubs Nephrolepis exalta Bostoniensis Boston fern turning brown Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia history and culture Nephrolepis exalta Bostoniensis Boston fern culture Dianthus Carnations, ... [... more]
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Trees And Shrubs Which Tolerate Shade
These Trees and Shrubs are Suitable for Growing in Garden areas with Minimal Sunshine Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs which Grow in Partial Shade Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora Snowhill hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Oak leaf hydrangea [... more]
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Need A "Little" Gardening Help??
The whole idea of gardening with your child is mutual enjoyment and quality time. While you might consider the idea of having your child do the whole, entire project by themselves, remember that it is EXTREMELY important that their first ... [... more]
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Perennials And Annuals For Partial Shade
These Garden Plants are Suitable for Growing in Garden areas which are Partially Shaded Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs for Partial Shade Cynoglossum amabile Chinese forget-me-not (A) Perennial Plants which Grow in Full Shade Shrubs and Trees ... [... more]
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Composting
Compost (käm pOst) n. a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land Composting has been going on since the beginning of time. Each year, Mother Nature produces foliage in the spring. ... [... more]
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