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Sep 24 2008

Plant of the Week: American Holly

Okay, I probably shouldn’t be talking about Holly right now when Christmas is so far away but I figured now would be a great time to think about adding some color to your yard during those winter months.  The bright red berries, distinct deep green leaves, small white flowers and the diversity of the plant [...]

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Sep 16 2008

The Beginner Gardener: Knowing the Tools of the Trade

I’m sure that everyone, whether you garden or not, is aware of many of the gardening tools available. I mean, if you have ever been in a home improvement store, you have probably strolled past the aisles filled with gardening tools.
Even still, I would like to go through them for any beginner gardener out there. [...]

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Sep 09 2008

Winterizing your Roses

Published by Sirena Van Schaik under Featured, Gardening, Roses

It’s not quite time to start winterizing your roses but I figured that now would be the perfect time to discuss the topic since you don’t want to leave your roses until winter is almost upon us. You will find that most roses should be winterized in November. More than likely they will still be [...]

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Sep 03 2008

Plant of the Week: Cyclamen

With all the talk of fall that I have had over the last week, I have almost given up hope and started packing in my outdoor furniture. Of course, it’s not really time to start resorting to such drastic measures and I will have a few weeks left to enjoy my outdoors.
Still, even with that [...]

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Aug 30 2008

Planting Tulips in Pots

Published by Sirena Van Schaik under Featured, Tulips

Fall is coming up very quickly and before you know it, kids will be back to school, farmers will be bringing in crops and you’ll be getting your garden ready for the winter. Among many of the tasks that you will need to do, one of these will be in planting your bulbs for the [...]

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Aug 07 2008

Trees as a work of art

When it comes to an outdoor space, there can never be too many trees.  I love them and the images they provoke.  The large willow out to the side of our yard gives me images of children playing in its thick limbs, the small maple tree in the side yard brings me images of early [...]

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