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Feb 28 2007

Building a Rock Garden Pebble by Pebble

Published by Jennifer under Rock Gardens

Building a rock garden can be one of the most enjoyable outdoor experiences you’ve ever had. It is the perfect landscaping project for you to engage in by yourself or with another. You may want a rock garden for any number of reasons. To begin with, they can be very beautiful features for your area. [...]

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Feb 28 2007

Deadheads

Down with Deadheads – What is it and how do you do it?
There is nothing like a rose. The sweet smelling scent they produce might just be enough to get your nose stung by a pollinating bee, or another type of insect when sticking your nose into one! It doesn’t matter if it’s a wild [...]

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Feb 27 2007

Photos from the Garden: Carnations

Here is a close-up carnation photo that was taken this week:

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Feb 27 2007

Bringing Simple Gardening Back To A Modern World

Published by Jennifer under Vegetable Gardening

The realities of modern life are fast pushing gardening out of reach of many Americans – from apartment dwellers and senior citizens experiencing reduced mobility, to folks who simply don’t have the time or space to devote to a full-size garden. Ironically, even as our ability to garden shrinks, news of gardening’s health and spiritual [...]

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Feb 27 2007

Defining the Organic Gardener: The Challenges to Staying Chemical-free

Published by Jennifer under Organic Gardening

Gardening season is here and you are ready to get your hands dirty and your garden blooming.  Perhaps you have decided that this year you will plant your own vegetables.  Or maybe there is an herb garden in your future.  Unfortunately, you are also very conscious about the plights of the vegetable gardener, namely the [...]

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Feb 27 2007

Bugs Can Be Good for your Garden: Your Handbook to those Beneficial Bugs

Published by Jennifer under Garden Bugs

Eek!  A bug!  This scream, or one very similar to it, can be hear throughout homes and gardens in the spring and summer months.  Seeing that the garden is the closest many hobby gardeners get to actually spending some time in the great outdoors, it is not surprising that some are revolted if not scared [...]

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Feb 25 2007

The Variety Of Colors Of Roses: What You Should Know

Published by Jennifer under Plant/Flower Types, Roses

There are so many different colors of roses out there that you have to choose from, and so you are thus going to have to make some serious decisions on the colors of roses that you are going to want if you are planning on planting roses in your garden.
The Available Colors Of Roses
There are [...]

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Feb 25 2007

Where to Find Organic Garden Supply

Published by Jennifer under Organic Gardening

You have decided to try an organic garden, good for you! However, it is important that you find a place for organic garden supplies because you aren’t going to be able to do it all on your own.  You need to find a place that you can trust to provide you with the best supplies [...]

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Feb 24 2007

Electronic Pest Control Does Its Job Silently

Published by Jennifer under Pest Control

There are a number of different electronic pest control methods being used today. The need for better and improved pest control methods has increased dramatically as pests are rapidly causing humans and plants much concern. There is the constant menace of rats that can damage property and which nibble anything and everything, causing an estimated [...]

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Feb 23 2007

Photos from the Garden: Narcissus

Today I’m featuring some lovely Narcissus pictures.
Narcissus:

 
 

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