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  1. The Ultimate Magic Garden By Samantha Stevens
    Spring is the season to start planting seeds for the future. For me, the ultimate Magic Garden would be planted using the Feng Shui bagua as a guideline for the boundaries of the plot and incorporate flowers herbs and plants that correspond to each signifigant direction..The first thing I would suggest, is to mark off your garden(or balcony full of pots) as a square (or as close to a square as you can get it) and determine the directions -- north, south, east and west. Then use the rough guide…


  2. Pruning Weeping Cherry Trees and Other Grafted and Budded Plants By Michael McGroarty
    What do the terms grafting and budding mean?Budding is a form of grafting. Grafting is the art of attaching a piece of one plant to another plant, creating a new plant. Grafting is usually done because the desired plant is extremely difficult if not impossible to propagate through other means. Dogwoods, for example, are easily grown from seed, however, it is next to impossible to grow a Pink Dogwood from seed. The seeds from a Pink Dogwood will produce seedlings that are likely to flower white…


  3. Backyard Bird--The Catbird By Gary Machado
    It's quiet now.Gone is the constant chatter, whistles and meowing sounds as you jump from branch to branch safeguarding your territory against all trespassers.Gone too is the uniform gray body offset with the black cap and tail feathers, with just a smidgen of rust coloration under the tail coverts, that allows you to blend in with your natural habitat of dense udergrowth and thickets.They call you a skulker, a bird hard to see in the dense underbrush. Usually heard but now seen.Definitely NOT…


  4. Adirondack Chairs - How to Choose One By Jennifer Akre
    In Blue Mountain Lake, New York, you will find a unique museum called the Adirondack Museum. According to the experts that run this museum, the Adirondack chair was originally called the Westport chair, named after a small town located nearby Adirondack Mountains. The design of the chair was first created back in 1900 by Thomas Lee. On a mission of designing a chair that could be used indoors or outdoors and one that was overly comfortable, he began his work, using standard boards and nails…


  5. A Teak Bench: The Perfect Complement To Any Outdoor Space By Jennifer Akre
    Are you searching for that perfect bench to set off your garden or outdoor space? Do you desire furnishings that can be both exquisite and durable? Do you want something unique, a spectacular piece of furniture that the neighbors will brag about? If so, you might find exactly what you are looking for in a teak bench.Teak benches are highly sought after due to the beauty and durability of each piece. Made from the wood harvested from teak trees, a teak bench is naturally resistant to insects, w…


  6. The Container Vegetable Garden By Vince Apps
    If you live in an apartment or town home, you probably think you don’t have enough space to grow vegetables. Lack of space is no longer an excuse since many modern vegetable varieties are perfect for growing in containers on a sunny window ledge or patio.You can grow salad vegetables and herbs in almost any sunny spot and enjoy fresh ingredients all year round. Snipping off a sprig of fresh herbs from the window ledge garden in the kitchen while you are cooking cannot be bettered.Here are so…


  7. Concrete Mold Buying Tips By Delmar Germyn
    You may be considering casting (sometimes called "pouring") molds using concrete, cement, plaster, ceramic material, wax, soap, and even hypertufa is used as a medium.Molds (sometimes spelled "moulds") can be made from a variety of materials. There are latex or rubber molds. These are generaly expensive to purchase and take a fair amount of expertise to use. They give great detail and beautiful results when used properly.Many of these are made to order, so delivery time is 3 -5 weeks after you…


  8. Environmentally Safe Ways to Remove Weeds By Dean Novosat
    There is a lot of concern about herbicides and what they are doing to our environment. Large amounts of chemicals leech into our groundwater polluting our water supply. Cancers and strange diseases with no apparent cause are being linked to chemicals and pollutants in our environment. So how do we control all those pesky weeds in our perfectly manicured landscapes? I will outline several different ways to eradicate weeds without polluting our environment.The first and probably the simplest of…


  9. Wooden You Like to Know? A Primer to Wood Outdoor Furnishings By Debbie Rodgers
    To many people, wood is the quintessential building material for furniture, both indoor and out. There's a wooden furniture form to suit every budget and décor -- from rustic twig loveseats to classis cedar Adirondack chairs to sophisticated teak tables and benches.In fact, the varieties of wood are dizzying. Which should you choose? How should you care for it? And is wood an environmentally-friendly choice for outdoor furniture?Types of WoodFirst, understand that hardwood is not necessarily h…


  10. How to Grow Blueberries By Linda Jenkinson
    Along with lip-smacking sweetness, flower and foliage are also worthy reasons to grow blueberries. White, bell-shaped blossoms make a lovely addition to a spring garden and fiery scarlet foliage adds drama to a fading autumn landscape. In addition to taste and appearance, blueberries are ripe with medical advantages; they help lower cholesterol and studies suggest that blueberries also reduce the risk of some cancers.Types of Blueberries1. Highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are those …


  11. Tuscan Garden Design By Hans Dekker
    If you’re looking for a beautiful, old world garden style, then you should look into designing a Tuscan garden design. There are several different things that you can do with a Tuscan garden design, but there are a few things that you should keep in mind if you’re planning on a Tuscan garden design. First of all, if you’re aiming for a Tuscan garden design, then you’ll definitely want to aim for a Mediterranean feel.This is easy to do if you’re planning to design your own garden, and there are…


  12. Two Answers to a Poinsettia FAQ: How Can I Get My Poinsettia to Rebloom? By Tom Schneider
    "Every year I buy Poinsettias that are always so beautiful that I hate to throw them away. Can I get them to rebloom?"There are two answers to this, the most Frequently Asked Poinsettia Question. The first I heard on a radio garden talk show about 35 years ago."Wait until the coldest day of the winter," said the very wise horticulturist hosting the program. "Then open a window and throw the Poinsettia out. Then close the window.""What!" shrieked the caller. "Then what?""Wait until next year an…


  13. Why are Adirondack Chairs & Adirondack Furniture a Cottage Favorite? By Jennifer Akre
    With summer right around the corner, it's time to sit back and enjoy a cool beverage in an Adirondack chair.Adirondack chair you say? What's that? The Adirondack chair is an outdoor armchair having an angled back and seat made of wide, usually wooden slats. It's been around since the early 1900's and was originally known as the Westport Chair named after a small town in New York close to the Adirondack Mountains.What's made Adirondack chairs so popular for so long is how comfortable and styl…


  14. Choosing Pond Plants By Brett Fogle
    A pond without plants is like cake without icing. Pond plants fight algae, give fish a hiding place against predators, and beautify our own little slice of paradise to plunk down in at the end of a tiring day.Don’t smother your pond with plants, however. Start with half the surface area, and don’t let them cover more than two-thirds to three-quarters at their growing peak. Overcrowding stresses them out, and hey – it just looks bad!Don’t let the terms “hardy” and “tropical” throw you when choo…


  15. Beauty With Indigenous Species By Ravikumar Uppaluri
    A garden a serves a man's every day need for s refreshing and pleasent experience.We have to appreciate that the garden serves as a home not only to the trees and plants that appear, but is a home to lots of small and big creatures of animal kingdom. Thus a garden is a conservatotory in these modern times of fast industrialization and increasing threat to ecological balance.Thus a gardener has to keep in mind the need for aiding ecological balance or nature conservation when designing or plan…


  16. Plants, Birds, Love and Deer Hate By Ronald Patterson
    Hi Friends;This is the second year in a row I am dealing with a woodchuck.That's a ground hog to some.A youngster that is finding my yard its personal salad bowl.I won’t have sunflowers for the finches this fall and other things are getting munched on.Last year I borrowed a live trap and relocated that one.I'll be doing the same thing as soon as I get the trap.Now, I don't know if this furry beast is a problem in your yard or garden but in mine........... it means war.Doing some research, I ca…


  17. Poly Tarps: More Than Meets The Eye By John Bri
    To many people, “tarp” conjures an image of a crumpled canvas in the corner of the garage, or maybe that shiny blue plastic sheet in the hardware store.But tarps are the beneficiary of some of the best technology in textile and chemical treatments. And so they have been adapted to many uses, whether at home, in the garden, on a camping trip, in the workshop, in the industrial yard, or on the construction site.The workhorse of all tarpaulins, there are more color, material, construction, and si…


  18. Store Your Outdoor Furnishings to Make Them Last By Debbie Rodgers
    In many parts of North America, the end of "porch season" has arrived. Whether you're clearing out for some oncoming bad weather, closing up the cottage for the season, beating the vandals on devil's night, or just retreating to your nest for the winter, you'll want to store away all of your outdoor items with maximum care.Dirt particles can settle deep into fabric and wood fibers and making tiny cuts that hasten their deterioration. Untreated soiled spots can become irremovable stains. Moistu…


  19. Attracting Birds to the Garden By Jacqueline Carroll
    A gardener's relationship with birds is one of mutual benefit. The gardener provides for a few of the birds basic needs, and the birds help to keep down the insect population while treating us to an unending source of entertainment. Birds take their role as insect predator seriously. A single bird will gulp down 500 to 1,000 insects in an afternoon.Birds have four primary needs: food, water, shelter, and a place to raise a family. As you'll see, these needs are easily met.Food Two types of see…


  20. Read This Article if You Want to Stop Droughts By Lance Winslow
    As our population in the United States grows we have a greater and greater need for fresh water supplies. But only 3% of the Earth’s water is fresh, the rest is in the oceans and cannot be used for drinking water without a desalination process taking place first. Most of the fresh water on Earth is underground in aquifers and the rest is in rivers, lakes and streams and floating or swirling around in the sky in the form of clouds.Some believe that Hurricanes are terrible disasters to our econo…


  21. Here is Why You Should Use Gypsum in Gardening By James Ellison
    Do you have clay or layer of hard subsoil problems in your garden? Then gypsum may be the answer to help loosen the soil structure. It is not considered a miracle substance and you will find that it doesn't work right away, but a 3 year program of applications should help improve the poor soil conditions. It is not expensive and is easy to spread where needed.Gypsum also has a job of repairing the soil that has been damaged through compaction from heavy stock, machinery, in the recovery of su…


  22. How to Attract Butterfly Activity... By Gordon Goh
    The flittering of the butterfly through your garden is no accident if you planned your garden carefully. The adult butterfly flitters from flower to flower - sipping nectar from many flowers in your gardens, while other adult butterflies search for areas to lay their larvae. It is good to take note that the butterfly garden is going to differ from other areas of your garden. Your natural instincts will be to kill off pests, larvae and creatures in the garden, but in the butterfly garden your b…


  23. Trust Your Plants - They Know How To Grow! By Brian Dalton
    I've done a lot of container gardening over the years, and one thing is a given for potted plants: it's a life of constant change. Moving around from one part of the garden, patio or sunroom to another, moving indoors and back outdoors again, and of course the inevitable periodic re-potting. It's a wonder that plants do so well given this life of constant upheaval, but the key seems to be to just tend to their basic needs and let them do what comes naturally.When re-potting, it's a good idea…


  24. New for 2006 - Granite Flexible Preformed Rock Ponds By Gerry Fung
    Traditionally, preformed ponds are large shells, which are extremely burdensome and difficult to transport. For example, a typical preformed pond kit would come in a box that is 60” x 48” x 24”, which is too large for many car trunk sizes. Liner kits, on the other hand, present many difficulties for the beginner pond gardener. Since every liner pond shape is different, pond gardeners must customize their own pond and ensure that it is level, and that it does not have excessive wrinkling.Rec…


  25. Wild Flower Garden - Yours to Design and Plan By Gabrielle Bennett
    To design a wild flower garden, you do not need to be a specialist or an artist, you just need to be observant and let your creative juices flow. Look around you, what is unique about your surroundings? Do you wish to enhance or compliment these things. Will your new wild flower garden be visible from the house, if so, perhaps you would like to plant your favorite colors so every day is a feast for your eyes. Are you seeking a quiet spot to sit awhile and relax, then your new garden can ha…



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1. Tips on How to Plant Roses By Masni Rizal Mansor
When spring comes and the ground is thawed, it is time to start planting your rose garden. Roses have been a cherished aphrodisiac since biblical times. They have been around for over 3000 years, yet they still hold a particular mystery and fascination, not to mention the fact that they just look and smell good!One of the most important rules of growing roses is to plant the rose bush in an area that receives around 4 to 6 hours of sunlight every day.It is preferable not to plant too many tree…

2. About Hummingbirds and How to Attract Them to Your Garden By Lesley Dietschy
Visualize watching a bright green hummingbird in your garden moving from flower to flower in search of the tasty nectar within. These beautiful and tiny birds weigh about 2 to 20 grams and are found in a wide variety of environments from the high Andes to lowlands, and from dry desert areas to rainforests. They have slender beaks, extensible tongues, ten primary feathers, and tiny feet suitable for perching but not walking.Hummingbirds can fly straight up, straight down, backwards, left, rig…

3. Companion Planting By Chip Phelan
If you look closely at the natural landscape, you’ll never see a large area populated by a single species. Why then would it make sense to plant a single crop in a field or in a section of your garden? It doesn’t. Companion planting makes a lot of sense.Single crops may be easier to harvest, especially for commercial purposes, but the plants and the land both suffer for it. Farmers have learned that rotating their crops and allowing fields to “rest” with plants that can be turned back into the…

4. Bare Root Roses, What To Look For When Buying By David Hallstrom
The first thing to look for is the plant's grade. Nearly all bare root roses sold today are grown in the field and are approximetly two years old. They are sold in three main grades. Grade 1 is the best and most expensive grade. In order to obtain this grade the plants are required to have at least three strong cains, two of which must be at least 18 inches in length for hybrid teas anf grandifloras. The canes should be at least 1/8 inch in diameter.Grade 1 1/2 is the most popular grade due to…