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Types of Organic Fertilizers and Compost
Fertilizing your plants may not be quite as simple as it would be if you used chemicals in your garden. Chemical fertilizers are certainly convenient. Most of them come in a form that only needs to be mixed with water and sprayed onto plants. But organic gardeners need a good, ...
 

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Fall Is A Great Time To Clean Up Your Garden

Fall is a great time to clean up your garden. Begin by pulling out weeds that may have cropped up, and raking fallen leaves. Weeds and rotten leaves can carry insects and diseases that might be harmful to your garden. You should also rid your garden of spent annual plants, and harvest your vegetables and [...]

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Fall Is A Good Time To Evaluate Your Garden

Some people believe that when the weather starts getting colder and the leaves start to fall, it is time to put away the gardening tools and wait until next spring to work on their garden again. Wrong! Fall is an important time to maintain your garden’s health and assure yourself a good crop for next year. [...]

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Growing Flowers In Hanging Planters

Fresh grown flowers are one of the simple pleasures in life. Seeing a beautiful flower in your garden can instantly brighten up your day.
If you don’t have a lot of yard space you may want to consider adding a hanging planter to your landscape design. A hanging planter can contain any combination of flowers or [...]

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Triple Drop Spice Earrings
Triple Drop Spice EarringsThis set of earrings features resin created from turmeric spice with a deep organic mahogany/burnt umber color. Although naturally yellow by nature, the turmeric makes this dramatic color change when mixed with the base quality of resin, a natural chemical reaction. Three simple elegant drops of the solid spice resin are encased [...]
 
How To Select The Best Houseplants For Your Home
Walk into any home which is filled with lush, beautiful plants and I'm sure you'll agree: Nothing quite compares to the refreshing, uplifting feel it gives you. Indoor houseplants serve multiple purposes. They help keep the air clean in our homes, they provide beautiful decorating statements, and they provide us ...
 
Growing Miniature Roses
Miniature roses are exactly what they sound like: Miniature versions of real roses. Some people don't think they're actually roses, when in fact they are. They've just been purposely cultivated to grow much smaller than standard size roses, and taking care of them is very much like taking care of ...
 
Morning Glory - Ensign Blend Dwarf
Morning Glory - Ensign Blend DwarfThe Morning Glory Bush Ensign Blend, `Convoloulus tricolor; is unlike most other morning glories, the intensely colored flowers of the Ensign Blend are open all day. Another difference between "regular" morning glories is that the Ensign grows in a nice tidy mound, which makes it a great annual groundcover. The [...]
 
Bluebeard - Blue Mist
Bluebeard - Blue MistThe Bluebeard `Blue Mist', Caryopteris x clandonensis `Blue Mist', also known as Bluebeard and Blue-Mist Spirea,is an attractive compact, mounding shrub with fragrant powder blue blooms. It has a long blooming season.This plant creates a wonderful border for perennial beds, or use along walks and entryways. Place in full sun. Moderate grower [...]