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Very few gardeners in the United States, other than Martha Stewart use the English method of cloche gardening. However, it is interesting to study the process and perhaps adapt some aspects of this gardening technique in our own home gardens. A cloche looks like a tall glass water bottle with the bottom cut out. The [...]
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For the gardener, winter can be a tedious season with little to do outside in the yard. But the closing out of fall can bring a rush of seasonal jobs that you shouldn’t ignore. After all the typical late-summer harvesting chores (like all the repetitive chopping, peeling, freezing and canning), I really enjoy the change [...]
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The Hibiscus plant is an interest one. Not only will some varieties add great beauty to your garden, but some varieties also extra bang for the buck by offering other benefits as well. It is said that the flowers from the hibiscus offers certain health benefits. There are Islanders in the South Pacific that drink [...]
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Hardy chrysanthemums are among the most popular and important garden flowers because of the long, colorful show they put on in late summer and fall. By choosing carefully from the hundreds of varieties, the gardener can have mums blooming from mid-August to heavy frost. They can be grown in containers if fed and watered carefully. [...]
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Hobbies aren’t just for retirees. Ralph Waldo Emerson once observed, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better”. While I’m not quite ready to give up cable and move to Walden Pond, I find his ideas pretty attractive. I have been “experimenting” with a clean, orderly home and a fulfilling job [...]
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Every year about this time, I begin to think over what I want to do to prepare my garden for the winter, and also what I want to plant next year. In fact, the fall is my favorite time in the garden because I get to spend most of my time thinking about what I [...]
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Fish Pond with water plants and decking Here are some tips for caring for your pond now that it’s summer… Be mindful of how and what you are feeding your fish. We’ve had a lot of customers with green water lately. Many of their problems can be traced to the type of food they’re using [...]
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Lawn To prevent grub damage in your lawn, apply insecticides containing halofenozide or imidacloprid. Or, wait until August to apply curative controls if there is a problem. Do not try to control crabgrass in your lawn after mid-July with post-emergence herbicide. It is often too large to control well. Live with it until it dies [...]
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A small greenhouse sounds appealing to many homeowners, especially as the price of fresh produce continues to rise. Yet to some homeowners it also sounds … complicated. A new method of growing doesn’t have to be difficult, though. Larry Strobel of Simply Solar Greenhouses in Bell City, MO, shared tips and information on getting started [...]
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I love a beautiful lawn…on a golf course. At my house, the less lawn, the better. My dog and I disagree on just how to have less lawn, but we’re working on coming to a consensus. To me, less lawn means more space for flowers and other plants that feed the earth. And less lawn [...]
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I moved my peony bush last year from the back yard to the front of my home. I didn’t need to hire a professional to do that job, but I wouldn’t have minded renting someone else’s back for the afternoon. This summer, I’d like to swap out an ailing evergreen for a red maple, plant [...]
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First Lady Michelle Obama says the fresher the veggies, the more veggies her girls eat. Kids are generally more enthusiastic about anything they have a stake in (no pun intended). So, this week, we ask you…
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They say when you follow your heart, you will be successful in business and in life. Stephanie Frisch, co-founder of Blue Ocean Events and the Energy Trust Better Living Show, was raised by environmentally-minded parents, so living green has been a long-standing priority in her life. They also imbued her with independence and determination to [...]
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Jim Gilbert of One Green World is on a mission to see fruit trees in every yard. “Fruit trees aren’t difficult to grow, if you know what you’re doing. We have trees to suit every level of gardener expertise from novice to expert,” Jim said. If you’re scratching your head about the fruit trees, the [...]
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