A Hummingbird Haven in Your Backyard
Many northern gardeners that we speak to in the course of our work are both surprised and delighted to hear that with some effort, they could easily enjoy hummingbirds in…
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Facing Down Your Landscape: How to Design with Facer Plants
To the average passerby admiring a beautifully landscaped scene, the smaller plants at the base of larger elements might go unnoticed, save for a nod to a choice plant or…
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Stone Pathway Filler Plant Basics – It’s What’s In Between That Counts
One of the most attractive of all walkways that a designer can introduce into a landscape or garden layout is a natural stone path. Stone is one of the fundamental…
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Flowers for Shade Gardens
If you have a shady area and have had trouble growing flowers, then read on for information about flowers for shade. Learn the particulars of growing plants and flowers in…
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Vermicompost – Composting With Worms
Composting with worms can be a way to produce bigger, better vegetables in your own garden or a way to make a little money on the side. It is relatively…
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How to Plant a Vegetable Garden
If you’ve ever tasted fresh-off-the-vine tomatoes or other home-grown vegetables, you’ll likely never forget the flavor. Maybe you’ve thought about starting your own vegetable garden—in your backyard or as part…
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Guide to Successful Outdoor Garden Fountain Designs
Good outdoor garden fountain designs work together with the look and feel of the landscape. They meet the visual needs of their surroundings and do double-duty as either a backdrop…
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How to Plant a Salsa Garden: What’s Hot and What’s Not
Salsa is a family favorite for many and fresh salsa out of your garden is not only tasty but also healthy. Here are some ideas on how to plant a…
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What are the Main Types of Greenhouses?
There are many types of greenhouses for gardeners and farmers to use, ranging from the simple to the very complex. Growing food in greenhouses has become a popular way to…
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Avoid Telltale Beginner Landscaping Mistakes: How to Create a Home Landscape That Looks Professionally Designed
Follow these easily implemented, do-it-yourself garden design techniques to achieve the look of a professionally designed backyard landscape. Novice gardeners and new backyard landscapers make common mistakes that brand their…
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How to Choose the Best Garden Soil for Your Home Garden?
Everybody loves to have a beautiful home garden filled with flowers or vegetables. But to have some good indications and plantation around your garden, you need to have the best…
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Permaculture: A System for Sustainable Living
Why battle against the Earth to force it to produce products that naturally wouldn’t flourish? As a different approach, permaculture mimics natural ecosystems to maximize food production as well as…
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A Case for a Messy Garden
There are many things that can be said for my vegetable garden; however, neat is not one of them. I prescribe to what can be described as the “messy garden”…
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Using Rain Barrels in the Organic Garden
Organic gardeners can use rainwater barrels to collect and store chemical-free water to irrigate their flower and vegetable gardens. Keeping rainwater out of the sewer system and redirecting it to…
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Top 3 Tips to Prepare Garden Soil for Outdoor Home Area
Do you like the company of plants more than humans? If yes, you have a thing for gardening. Gardeners have a unique relationship with the plants. They nurture them with…
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5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Garden by Saving Autumn Leaves
The bagging and raking of falling autumn leaves is a common weekend ritual for most people. But there is no point in increasing work for yourself when you can use…
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