Despite the best care no plant, outdoor or indoor, is 100% immune from insects and diseases.  Sometimes it seems that one day your plants look great and the next day they appear sick or just...
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It is not your imagination, more and more we all are hearing about herbs and herb gardening. Surveys conducted by The National Gardening Association show that the purchases of herbs have...
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Let’s face it; gardening in the spring is always a lot more fun than in the fall. Spring is all about a new beginning while fall is the beginning of the end. I always have a touch of...
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Just because you have limited space doesn't mean you have to miss out on the fun of planting bulbs for next spring. If you live in an apartment or townhouse you can decorate your deck, patio,...
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The first time I ever attempted to create a garden of my own design was when I tried to make a rock garden for my mother on Mother’s Day. I read about how to do it in a gardening magazine and...
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There is probably no insect or animal that causes more heartache for gardeners than deer. Regardless of what area of the country you reside in there always seem to be no shortage of these...
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The use of beets as a food source may date as far back as prehistoric times, but it was the greens and not the root itself that were considered to be the most edible part of the plant. It...
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Do you remember that feeling of fun and expectation last spring when you planted your containers?  Just because summer is drawing to an end doesn’t mean that the fun has to end too....
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