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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | Home Improvement |
Do you recall your very first plant? Your first garden? Perhaps
it was the geranium seeds you planted in a milk carton or
Styrofoam cup as part of a class project. Perhaps, if you were
lucky, it was your own corner of your parent's garden, staked
out and set up just for the plants that you chose. My own garden
memories include experiments with watermelon seeds (under the
back porch where no one would step on them ' and where, with no
sun, they never grew), orange seeds (the ones in the ...
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 | Home Improvement |
A Little Known Secret to Successful Outdoor Gardening
......Pruning
Outdoor gardening is so much easier when you know how. Outdoor
gardening is much more enjoyable when you know a few secrets.
Much of the enjoyment of outdoor gardening comes from the care
and proper maintenance of the garden.
Not many plants will look their best without some help, and
pruning is one of these techniques considered essential to
outdoor gardening if plants are to flower and fruit well, and to
keep pests and ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2011 | Home Improvement |
Well these truly are the "dog days of summer". It is still hot
some days really humid and every now and then not a bad day at
all. Here are a few tips to keep your garden and a few specific
problems from getting away from you during the month of August
gardening. Your lawn, again usually three things or any
combination of them may be the culprit(s) for making your lawn
or patches of your lawn turn brown.
Check water first. It may be that your sprinkler is just not
applying enough water to ...
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Saturday, November 5th, 2011 | Home Improvement |
Creating the perfect garden for birds begins by understanding
the needs of birds. Birds, as with other wildlife, require
certain elements in the garden to survive.
These elements include:
Food
Water
Shelter
Planting for birds can add beauty as well as function to your
backyard.
Food:
Begin by surveying your yard. You may already have some of the
ingredients needed for a bird friendly backyard.
Many flowers you already enjoy provide food for the birds.
Coneflowers are a favorite summer and fall ...
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