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►Veggies
by the Bucket
Container gardening
is not just for the windowsill anymore. Read More
►Preparing
for Spring Plantings
Spring is Around the Corner - How is Your
Garden? Read More
►A Rose by Any Other Name
Using Popular Rose Varieties In Your Garden
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►Bonsai
Tree Supply
Where do you buy quality bonsai trees?
Better yet...where do you NOT buy them?
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Fruit Trees & Shrubs
How To Properly Care For Your Fruit Trees To Keep Them Healthy
Because the main reason that fruit trees die is due to misunderstandings and common misconceptions, caring for a fruit tree not only requires responsibility, but also semi-extensive research.
Leaf/fruit/twig diseases may weaken the tree and reduce the overall fruit quality, but the tree usually survives these diseases. It is damage to the trunk, crown, and roots which generally causes the death of a fruit tree, and many of the reasons these damages would occur can be accommodated with a little bit of knowledge.
Japanese Gardens
Constructing Your Garden Fish Pond - Basic Understanding of Steps Required
So you have decided to build a garden pond? Congratulations! With a little bit of time, effort, and money you can build a pond that is both beautiful and functional. Below you will find a checklist of what needs to be done to construct a garden pond in your backyard, as well as a list of additional things that you will want to consider when designing your pond.
Organic Gardening
Let's Speed Up That Compost Pile
Compost piles must hold a minimum of organic material before they will maintain rapid decomposition. So the pile should be at least 3-feet-by-3-feet and 4-feet tall. Naturally piles can be larger. Moving leaves to the pile, then chopping them up with a lawn mower or leaf shredder before they go on the pile aids composting considerably, as small particles decompose faster than large ones.
Bedding & Borders
The Herbaceous or Perennial Border, An Option For You?
If I say herbaceous border or perennial border to you, what comes to mind? To many people this conjures up images of gardens filled with colourful blooms all summer, only to become empty and barren of flower or leaf during autumn and winter. Many more of you will think of landlord’s estate grounds, staffed by teams of subservient garden workers.
Landscape Ideas
Amish Country Gazebo
The Amish are known for their lifestyle, and their dedication to preserving their lifestyle. They lead a simple life free of all of the world’s problems. It is also a known fact that the Amish create handcrafted works of art out of plain pieces of wood. Everything that they have, they have made with their own hands.
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