Sophie Willson- HOUSEPLANTS
- December 10, 2024
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Sophie WillsonPropagating Your Houseplants With Leaf Cuttings
Propagation of houseplants through leaf cuttings is an accessible and rewarding way to add plants to your collection. Whether you’re new to gardening or a green thumb, the procedure allows…
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- Composting Manures
- September 12, 2024
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Best Manure For Gardens – What Are Different Types Of Manure
For centuries, gardening has connected man with nature for reasons of food, beauty, and even a reason to be. Many factors go into the makings of a successful garden: good…
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- Herbs
- September 9, 2024
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Dandelion Removal: How To Kill Dandelions
Dandelions are among the most common and recognizable weeds in the world. With their bright yellow flowers and iconic, fluffy seed heads, these plants can be recognized everywhere from the…
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- Shrubs
- September 7, 2024
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Rose Of Sharon, A Complete Care And Growing Guide
One of the most-loved and one of the most useful flowering shrubs that anyone would want in their garden for filling it with vibrancy is the Rose of Sharon, its…
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- Greenhouses
- August 27, 2024
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Using Cold Frames In The Garden: Learn How To Use A Cold Frame
Gardening is a really rewarding and relaxing kind of work, yet challenges really come into play, especially with the unpredictability of the weather. An important tool that can help a…
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- Lawn Care
- August 20, 2024
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What Is Warm Grass: How To Grow Warm Season Grasses
Warm-season grasses become a part of sustainable landscaping, especially in areas with scorching hot summers and very mild winters. Such grass has the capability of doing well in increased temperatures,…
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- Lawn Substitutes
- August 17, 2024
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Lawn Alternative Plants For The South: Alternative Lawn Ideas In Warm Climates
Traditional lawns, with their solid expanses of dark green turf, create quite a few problems in the warm, sunny southern states of the USA. For most, though, the region’s climate—filled…
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- Animals
- August 16, 2024
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Birds Eating My Flowers: Why Do Birds Eat Flower Buds
If you have toiled for hours tending a garden, working to coax the flower buds into bloom, it can be very discouraging to see them nibbled away; in most cases,…
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- Bromeliads
- August 12, 2024
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Bromeliad Care: How To Grow Bromeliad Plants
Bromeliads are exotic, colorful plants. Bromeliads add flair to any indoor or outdoor garden, with beautiful foliage and strikingly colorful flowers. Bromeliads are part of the Bromeliaceae family, consisting of…
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- Nut trees
- August 10, 2024
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Trimming A Walnut Tree: How To Prune Walnut Trees Properly
Although it is a prized timber and wonder nut; it remains equally healthy in shape and productivity if often pruned. The pruning of a walnut tree is more than just…
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- Trees
- August 10, 2024
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What Are Deciduous Trees And Shrubs: Types Of Deciduous Trees And Shrubs
Plants that shed their leaves with the changes in temperature and the day length in late autumn are called deciduous trees and shrubs. A process of shedding, abscission, saves water…
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- Groundcover
- August 7, 2024
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8 Fast-Growing Ground Cover Plants – Hide Bare Soil And Curb Weeds
Ground cover plants can do an excellent job of covering the soil, thus preventing weed growth in a (English ivy)garden. They will turn a bald and empty garden green and…
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- Seeds
- July 31, 2024
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Seed Starting In Coir: Using Coconut Coir Pellets For Germination
Introduction Starting of seeds can be very rewarding, but it certainly does call for the right materials and techniques. Itself a natural fiber, extracted from the husk of coconuts, at…
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- Composting Basics
- July 30, 2024
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Composting Basics: How Does Composting Work
Composting refers to the eco-friendly process by which organic wastes are decomposed and converted into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Although it is a natural recycling process that has the advantage…
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- USDA Planting Zones
- July 29, 2024
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Arizona Planting Zones – USDA Map of Arizona Growing Zones
The state of Arizona, spread over varying climatic conditions and topography, uniquely challenges gardeners and farmers. In the state, understanding these varied planting zones is very instrumental in successful gardening…
