The Joy of Growing Edible Plants: A Journey to Self-Sufficiency
Have you ever stopped to marvel at the wonders of nature and its ability to nourish us? There is something truly magical about growing your own edible plants, witnessing their…
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Top Ten Plants for Hummingbirds: Favorite Blooms for Attracting Hummingbirds to the Garden
Learn how to use plants in your landscape to attract hummingbirds to the garden. The Hummingbird is a long-time favorite of gardeners; little jeweled fliers that buzz about almost too…
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A Lifetime of Endless Summers: Special Hydrangea Care Tips for Northerners
There are few northern gardeners who haven’t at least once wished that they could grow the lovely florist’s hydrangeas in their gardens, the kind with the enormous globular mopheads of…
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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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Purslane – The Omega-3 Champion of Leafy Vegetables
What is Purslane? — Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is a fleshy-leafed creeping plant that grows wild all over the United States and in many other countries. It belongs to the…
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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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Backyard Biodiversity, How to Setup Your Own Nature Reserve
Backyard biodiversity. The bobcat, timber rattlesnake, trumpeter swan, cave salamander, and pirate perch. No one would blame you if you assumed these species reside only in zoos. Actually, they are…
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Decorating Plant Ledges: Give a Room a Complete New Look
Decorating plant ledges gives a room a complete look. We explore options for maximizing the use of this area. That Empty Space In many modern or contemporary designed homes, plant…
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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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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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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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Clearing the Air, Best Plants for Improving Indoor Air Quality
Traffic, smog, pollution, haze… whatever the cause, the effect is lower air quality in cities across the world. While there are different ways to tackle this problem, researcher Kamal Meattle…
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