Animations And Graphics
The Garden Helper is created, written and maintained by Bill Beaurain. The graphic files were collected from a wide variety of sites, with the belief that they are free domain and may be used for personal projects. All gardening information pages ... [... 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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Birds.... Garden Plants
Generally, most gardeners will choose the plants for their garden based on color, fragrance, or any number of other criteria. While a garden devoted solely to flowers whose seeds attract birds may be out of the question in your overall scheme of ... [... more]
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Transplanting
HEAVE HO! Now is when you find out who your friends are. You will be dealing with a considerable amount of weight, so find as much help as you can..... Insert as many shovels as you have into your drip line cut, spaced evenly around the plant. ... [... more]
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Recipes
The best memories come from the good times in life. One of my fondest memories was visits to Grandma's farm in the country at Christmas time. More specifically Grandma's cookie table, always piled high with at least a dozen different goodies. ... [... more]
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Nature Photos
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Varieties Of Ornamental Grasses
Variegated Japanese Forest Grass Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' 1 1/2' variegated bamboo like foliage 5-9 Sh Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights' 2' creamy white w/pink variegation 5-9 Sun-p/s Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis ... [... more]
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Maple Saplings
Your nursery was correct in advising you to wait for a 2-3 day cold snap, however if you have had multiple frost dates already and the leaves are no longer on the trees I'm sure that the plants have gone into dormancy. The procedure to follow ... [... more]
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Beneficial Insects
Utilizing beneficial insects as a biological control to destructive insects is not by any means a new concept. Gardeners have long known of the effectiveness of Ladybird beetles to eliminate aphids. There are many more 'good bugs' out there, they ... [... 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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Japanese Maples...
Fertilize in early spring by punching a series of 1-2 inch holes, 5-6 inches deep, and two feet apart, at the drip line. Fill each hole half way with a good all purpose (10-10-10), slow release plant food. Water thoroughly after feeding. ... [... more]
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Dividing Ornamental Grasses
Cut the clump into divisions with a sharp spade, a large knife, or... if necessary, an axe. Begin by using your spade to cut through the core on one side. Use a second spade to cut the opposite side. The two spades should face opposite ... [... more]
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