- 1). A Guide to Different Types of Shrubs for Your Garden By : Hege Crowton
Among the bewildering lists of shrubs, certain names stand out as new and unusual, or, on the other hand, tried and familiar. These include both the evergreen and deciduous types.
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- 2). Beautiful Calla Lilies By : William Berg
The Calla Lilies are plants belonging to the Zantedeschia genus in the Araceae family. The genus contains seven plant species and they are all commonly referred to as Calla Lillies. Some of them have other common names as well. Zantedeschia aethiopica is also known as giant white arum lily and common arum lily. Zantedeschia albomaculata is sometimes sold as spotted arum lily, and Zantedeschia rehmannii is known as the pink arum lily.
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- 3). Using Retaining Walls in Your Garden By : Hege Crowton
Beautifying your garden by the construction of a retaining wall, behind which is a lawn or expanse of flowers, is not a difficult task. But, like all garden problems, it requires a certain amount of effort and care.
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- 4). Problem Free Patios, Paving And Paths By : James Kilkelly
If you are thinking of creating a patio, courtyard or path within your garden, then I have some helpful information for you.
Where to place a path
Have a good look at your garden, even if you are just viewing from the comfort of your kitchen, this may give you an idea of where paths should be placed. Viewing a curved pathway, particularly one that wraps behind a border will entice the viewer to exit the house and follow the path to discover what lies at its end.
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- 5). How to Propagate Your Plants By : Hege Crowton
Certain varieties of perennials can be used to create new plants. This is accomplished by the use of various propagation methods.
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- 7). Growing Your Own Spices By : Charles Kassotis
The advantages of growing your own spices.
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- 8). Increase Curb Appeal With Flowering Shrubs and Bushes By : Eileen Melgar
If you want to create a home with more curb appeal or, simply add color to the side or back property, you have many excellent options with flowering bushes. Depending on the type of bush you choose, you will end up with gorgeous blooms at varying times of year, giving your home a new, fresh, and exciting look. Adding a bush with vibrant red, yellow, or purple blooms will completely transform the appearance of your home, making it more inviting.
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- 9). Grass and Other Ground Cover Selections For Your Lawn By : Hege Crowton
When you select seed for your lawn, the main consideration is the exposure to sun and shade your grounds afford. Most commercial blends are adapted to full sun or medium shad
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- 10). Mulching Benefits / Organic And Inorganic Mulch Types By : Francis Kilkelly
Mulching is the practice of placing a loose surface onto the surface of soil in your flower or vegetable garden in order to protect, insulate and beautify the area. This loose covering is called a mulch and it can be either of an organic or inorganic variety. Examples of mulches include compost, stone and grass clippings. Every gardener should understand the many benefits of mulching the soil in their garden.
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- 11). Japanese Maples, The Dwarf Acers By : James Kilkelly
I have been known to rant on about how people should try to include more native plants within their garden. However, I would never dissuade someone from including a Japanese maple within his or her garden; on the contrary, I would heartily recommend it.
History and colour
The image of a Japanese maple in full leaf brings to my mind images of oriental calmness, still water and moss covered mountains.
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- 12). Organic Gardening - The Pros And Cons By : Judith Schwader
Picture three ripe red tomatoes arranged on a wooden cutting board awaiting your pleasure. They've each come from a different source: can you tell which one was grown organically?
Two of the tomatoes were lovingly tended in backyards - one in a conventional garden and the other in an organic garden. The third tomato came from the supermarket, and it's easy to eliminate from the guessing game.
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- 13). A Gardener’s Quick Reference Guide to 50 Garden Perennials By : Hege Crowton
There are so many different types of perennials for you to choose from that it may be difficult to decide which ones are best suited to your garden. Here is a quick reference guide:
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- 15). Making Your First Garden By : Joe Bella
The first thing in garden making is the selection of a spot. Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with conditions. With space limited it resolves itself into no garden, or a box garden. Surely a box garden is better than nothing at all.
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- 16). Green Grass Cutting: Reel Lawnmowers By : John Francis
Many of today's new homeowners are looking for environmentally friendly solutions to yard maintenance. Reel lawnmowers are not a new idea, but they are gaining in popularity. Environmentally conscious homeowners are giving up their self-propelled, petroleum powered mowers for the old fashioned, muscle powered versions in record numbers.
Reel lawnmowers differ from typical lawnmowers in several important ways.
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- 17). How to Create Paved Areas and Water Features By : Hege Crowton
Planning your driveway and walkways so that they take up a minimum amount of room yet still provide a strong enough surface for the traffic they will bear, calls for careful thinking.
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- 18). Flower Bulbs By : J. Brian Keith
If you're seriously interested in knowing about Bulb Flowers, you need to think beyond the basics. This informative article takes a closer look at things you need to know about Bulb Flowers.
Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there's more to Bulb Flowers than you may have first thought.
Just about every flower gardener will work with bulb plants at one time or another.
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- 19). Planting Shrubs in Your Garden By : Hege Crowton
In general, trees and shrubs are planted and cared for in the same way, the difference between them being chiefly one of height.
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- 21). Garden Stepping Stone Walkways - A How-To By : Scott Byers
Do you want to an attractive walkway to lead way to your beautiful yard or garden? Then a great way to give your garden a new look is to try garden stepping stones in your walkway.
Stepping stones are often used to give a natural looking walkway to your garden through the front door of your home. Stepping stones are considered as a work of art which give your walkway or garden a personalize signature of your lifestyle.
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- 24). Leylandii, Pruning, The Law And You By : James Kilkelly
Who of you out there has a fast growing Leylandii hedge (golden or green)? Maybe you call it by its Latin name x Cupressocyparis Leylandii or maybe you call it “that damned high maintenance, sunlight blocking hedging”. Please try not to be so hard on this conifer, as evergreen hedges with thick foliage such as Leylandii, can filter out up to 30% of atmospheric pollution.
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- 25). Quick Reference Guide to Combat Weeds, Disease and Insects in Your Garden By : Hege Crowton
In order to keep your garden in the best condition possible it is important to be able to detect and treat any weeds, diseases or insect infestations. The following tables should serve as a valuable reference for the most common problems.
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