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The Flower Garden in August By Sandra Wilson
Our flower garden in August can be brimming with activities we can do at this time of year, as we can for most of the year. We have some flower gardening tips to give you and some experiments to try. Feel free to send us your own flower gardening tips for any time of the year.If it is much too hot for you this August to work in your flower garden during the day, make the most of the early morning hours before it gets too warm. Watching the world wake up can be quite… |
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- Do You Need Annuals or Perennials for Your Garden By Linda Jenkinson
Do I Need Annual or Perennial Plants?The crocus delights us in early spring as it dares to peek through the snow and lift its face to the sun. Soon after follow tulips, narcissus, iris, lilacs… all perennials that welcome spring with vibrant color and fragrance. Perennial plants bloom at different times during the growing season and delight you with variety in color and size from earliest spring to late autumn. However, many perennials like those mentioned, bloom only …
- The Secret of Rooting Cuttings By Michael McGroarty
The secret of rooting cuttings can be summed up in two words.“Timing and technique”.When you do your cuttings is every bit as important as how you do them. So if you do the right thing, at the right time of the year, your efforts are sure to bring success. Through this article you will learn both."Rooting Hardwood Cuttings of Deciduous Plants"Hardwood cuttings are much more durable than softwood cuttings which is why hardwoods are the best technique for the home garden…
- Grow Organic Vegetables By Vince Apps
There are more reasons than ever why anybody with access to a few square feet of the outdoors should grow their own organic vegetables.You may be shocked at how much of the produce at your local supermarket has been genetically modified. Some estimates now put this at over 50%. While there is no strong evidence that genetically modified foods are immediately harmful to your health, there are no long term studies either. Do you want to take that risk?Let’s take a lo…
- All About Hybrid Tea Roses By Ken Austin
Hybrid tea roses and the original tea rose are the world’s favourite roses and are available in many gorgeous colors.Hybrid tea roses are among the most beautiful flowers in the world. They are the florist's rose.
The blossoms are fantastic and each flower can have as many as 60 or more petals. You can not find a more beautiful cut flower.
The fragrance also makes the hybrid tea rose an excellent choice to give as a bouquet or to grow in your garden.
Hybrid tea ro…
- Hills and Holes: Not Part of Your Landscaping Design? By Linda J Bruton
Do pests 'gopher' your lawn? Chances are, if you have a lawn, you risk the chance of having pests, such as the gopher and his cousin the mole. And, perhaps even those pesky six-legged creatures- ants and other insects- call your grass patches home. Why are these animals and insects attracted to your lawn? And, what can you do to stop them from burrowing and nesting? Those answers and more will follow in this article.Most household lawns are not large enough to attract …
- Add Value to Your Home - Landscaping By John Whiteside
Just recently my friend had his house appraised between $800,000 and $815,000 by two different independent house valuators. He spent two days hard work in the garden placing new grass on mats, bringing in new plants, putting creepers on the wall, and adding a water feature. He sold his house at an auction two weeks later for $853,500. It only took him a few hours of his work and a few thousand dollars to make a lot of profit.Some people however believe that a good gard…
- The Benefits of Wholesale Flower Bulbs By Seth Miller
A great way to save money when buying flowers is to buy them wholesale. Flower bulbs are available at wholesale prices for professional gardeners, landscapers, and suppliers. That is a well-known fact. After all, these people spend thousands of dollars buying flower bulbs and other plants and flowers.A lesser known fact, though, is that consumers can buy wholesale flower bulbs, too. Yes, you can receive the same types of discounts on flower bulbs as the professionals. …
- Ecological Landscape Design and Organic Lawn Care By Chip Phelan
There is a growing recognition, that the expanding suburban landscape is having a negative environmental impact. Suburban development often includes vast energy dependant monocultures (perfect, grass lawns). They consume a significant amount of natural resources, (water to keep them green and gasoline to keep them trimmed), and they reduce the amount of habitat available for native wildlife. Over use of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides can leach into water suppli…
- Growing and Preserving Cut Flowers By Lesley Dietschy
There is nothing more cheerful than vases full of fresh flowers placed around the house that have been grown and cut from your own garden. A cut flower is one that has been cut at the stem and placed in a vase of water. Cut flowers are grown from both annual and perennial plants. Here is a short list (by common name) of cut flowers that you can grow in your own garden to enjoy for many years to come.Annuals (live for one growing season):• Baby’s Breath• Chrysanthemu…
- Ceiling Patio Heaters By Hans Dekker
It is unavoidable, Fall is coming and we like to enjoy the outdoors as long as possible.As Fall is drawing near. Outsite living enthousiasts like us like to extent their season.And when winter is over and the first signs of spring are there we want to enjoy our patio againPatio Heaters are a solution, and the type we discuss here are actually my favorite.Ceiling patio heaters make a good alternative to portable patio heaters. Because they are permanently installed, no…
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