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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Tips on growing lettuce
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Tips on caring for and feeding garden trees
- When trees grow naturally in the forest, the leaves fall around them, decay and form a good soil. The leaves also preserve moisture in the soil.
On a lawn, however, the tree must compete with the grass for moisture and nutrients, and the leaves are raked up to prevent grass disorders, so that the successful gardener finds it wise to supply nutrients every two or three years.
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - The meanings behind the colors of roses
- Roses are a sign of love and friendship and by giving someone a rose you are telling them how truly special they are. There are a number of colors of roses available and each one represents a different meaning to the receiver. If you are looking to purchase roses for that special someone, but aren't quite sure which color would best suit your relationship, keep reading to find out what each color ...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - The importance of garden decor
- The Quest for Significance
People are looking for ways to add significance, peace of mind, a quality experience, and to escape from the ?rat-race? in their lives. Stated differently, people want to add depth and meaning to their lives. One way to accomplish this, it is asserted, is to make or purchase decor for your garden.
Make Your Garden Unique
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - The history of the gnome.
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Copyright Jan Money 2005
Greeted by a garden gnome people often grimace in horror and mutter some displeasure while thinking how anyone could anyone have one of those in their back garden. But we're also told ( from people in the know) that there are approaching four million of them in southern Germany and if you know where to look there's quite a few in the US aswell....
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - The beauty of hybrid tea roses
- Hybrid tea roses and the original tea rose are the world's favourite roses and are available in many gorgeous colors.
Hybrid tea roses are among the most beautiful flowers in the world. They are the florist's rose.
The blossoms are fantastic and each flower can have as many as 60 or more petals. You can not find a more beautiful cut flower.
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - The basics of garden fences
- Fences are either open, to use as a trellis for roses or other plants, or they are closed to serve as a wind, sun or privacy screen.
The materials will depend largely upon the use to which the fence is to be put. The most popular, and probably the most attractive, fences are built of wood in various forms, but newer fences of asbestos-cement and corrugated sheet metal are colourful ...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - The 3 types of roses
- There are several rose classification schemes used throughout the world. But the most popular system is that proposed by The American Rose Society (in cooperation with the World Federation of Roses). While the other systems are still in use, the majority of internationally established societies have adopted this one.
According to the American Rose Society, there are 3 main groupings...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Teach cats to use scratching posts
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Summer lawn care tips
- Summer is just around the corner, and your lawn could probably use a little maintenance before the summer season of backyard BBQs and swimming in the pool. So what are you doing now to get your lawn ready? Lawn care is often feared as a difficult and time intensive process, but with a few guidelines and tips, you can easily have a healthy green lawn in time for the first backyard party of the seas...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Succulent spoon jade crassula portulacea: drought tolerant plants for dry gardens or blooming houseplants
- Succulents are great choices for dry gardens. These plants are easy to grow in hot dry areas and also make great houseplants. Their care is similar to cactus (without the thorns). One of my favorite succulents is named Crassula Portulacea, commonly called Horseshoe or Spoon Jade. Recently they've been called Gollum Fingers or Hobbit Plant because their dark green leaves look like fingers with redd...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Storing garden equipment and tools
- Storage of garden tools in a precise fashion helps keep them in good working order, and saves you time in locating them. A tool house 3x6 feet can take care of a great deal of equipment.
Because tools are usually kept in unlighted places, and often not wiped off after use, rust is the major enemy.
One way to safeguard against rust is to keep vulnerable tools away from...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Steps to planting a tree correctly.
- In planting trees, their mature height and spread must be considered before a selection is made.
Tempting as are the nursery catalogues, it is necessary to choose carefully, especially on the average lot, because crowding spoils the growth and appearance of trees, particularly specimen trees.
In general, it is wisest and most economical to plant young trees. Planting ...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Start your plants from seeds
- Propagating your own plants from seeds is much more rewarding and less
expensive than buying seedlings from the garden supply shop. One of the
first things you will need is a box or tray approximately 3 to 4 inches deep,
12 to 14 inches wide, and 20 to 24 inches long.
Once you have your planting box, fill it with a suitable seed raising mix. A
good medium...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Spice up your garden with rare flowering bulbs
- Any experienced gardener knows the secret to a beautiful garden is in the bulbs. Flowering bulbs are usually quite hardy and undemanding and can provide the most amazing shower of spring and summertime colors. Bulbs naturally package all the essentials they need to flourish and grow. All that's required is warming temperatures to bring the bulbs out of dormancy. The great thing about bulbs is the ...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Soil ph and its effect on your garden
- As you may have observed from your gardening experiences plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight and 101 other factors influence your plant's growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial in understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil pH.
What is Soil pH?
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Let's get all scientific for a moment and...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Simplicity with your home wall decor
- I can still picture my roommate as she lay stretched out on the floor, rummaging through a pile of Martha Stewart magazines. It was our mutual friend's birthday and we preferred to deliver our own personalized birthday gifts. My roommate sat on the floor, cutting out various chunks of pages from the magazines. After observing her assorted scraps, she mixed and matched the paper in what formed a fi...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Roasted pumpkin seeds are a garden bonus
- The reward of gardening is enjoying the fruits and vegetables of your labor. You may be overlooking a delicious and nutritious crop that right under your hoe - roast pumpkin seeds.
Pumpkins have been a popular part of vegetable gardens for centuries. The word comes from the Greek word "pompon," which means large melon. Native Americans ate roasted pumpkin and wove dried strips into ...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Rid your garden of slugs
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Renew thyself daily, with candles! - a candle review
- One of my favorite quotes is a quote of a quote in Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau's Walden, a writing he found on the bathtub of King Tchingthang, which Thoreau describes, " 'Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again.' I can understand that. Morning brings back the heroic ages.? I agree, to wake up early, enjoy the dawn, and have a productive morning is so...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Pruning weeping cherry trees and other grafted and budded plants
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Pruning roses secrets
- Pruning your roses is one of the most needed and the most annoyingly difficult tasks that goes with proper rose care. It takes a steady hand the proper procedure to ensure the best possible roses that you can get.
Pruning your roses is basically the act of getting rid of dead and damaged pieces, and teaching the new growth to grow in the correct outward facing direction. That just m...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Planting roses - tips you need to know
- The art of planting roses doesn't have to be a complicated thing to do. When you have the right knowledge there is no limit to how beautiful a garden or rosebush that you can create. In this guide, you will not only have all of the right skills at your fingertips, but you will get some tips that you can use to grow your very own bed of roses. Now you will have all of the beauty and delicious fragr...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Plant growth in hydroponic systems
- Indoor growing permits the gardener to entirely master the growing conditions. All of the nutrients your plants call for to grow must be provided by your indoor hydroponic arrangement. Lighting, heat, oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and plant food should be looked at prior to commencing the set up of your growing organization.
Plants metabolise carbon dioxide and H2O to make required en...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Organizing your garage
- When the sun is baking your car and the interior is scalding hot, or when it's covered with eight inches of snow, don't you wish you had room in that garage?
It seems that everything that isn't used on a regular basis in the house generally makes it's way out to the garage, paint, oil, the kid's bikes, that box of stuff from college, tools, unfinished projects, etc. This problem is ...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Mulch your spring flower bulbs in the fall for a beautiful spring display
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Mole traps: can you use them?
- Mole control is one of the most complicated problems that
can face a gardening enthusiast.
It is not from lack of information. Plenty of information is
available. University research and white papers, government
brochures, and plenty of expert opinions.
It is not from a lack of products either. At any time there
are 10 or more different var...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Making your garden an outdoor living room
- Today, when building costs make large houses prohibitive, one way to extend your house is to use your outdoor space to full advantage. And many contemporary houses make many a room look larger by visually extending it into the lawn or garden.
Tricks such as glass walls, using the same wall material inside as for a continuing wall on the terrace and using the same material for the ce...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - Lawn care tips - six easy steps to a great lawn
- What type of lawn care works best for you depends on the time and money you decide to put into your lawn. If your lawn is your hobby, you can spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of time on it.
On the other side of the fence, if what you want is a low-maintenance green expanse that you can enjoy with family and friends, you've come to the right page!
The b...
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- 2007-03-30 12:38:21 - How to prevent damping off
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