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Flowering Dogwood – The Cornus Trees of Variety

Each Spring the beauty of the white flowering dogwood comes to us as a fresh experience. The flattened spreading branches whiten the woodlands in May, and in the Autumn give us glorious color in the leaves and berries. Even before the leaves drop in the Autumn the round buds of next year’s bloom appear. In […]

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How Tree Experts Work To Improve Your Property

Tree experts or tree surgeons, are just like a doctor. A tree surgeons job, is mainly preventive medicine to keep your trees as healthy and beautiful as possible. Tree experts take care of shade and evergreen trees after they are planted. In the south that also includes palm tree trimming. They do no landscaping or […]

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Malus Floribunda – The Showy Japanese Crab Apple

The Crabapple is one of the very best of small ornamental trees for planting around the home. It is suggested here as only one example of crab-apples that are being grown throughout the entire country wherever apples prove hardy. Flowering crabs seldom grow over 30 feet tall, if that, making them especially useful for smaller […]

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What a Gardener Can Do – Milk Carton Planter

I wouldn’t know how to get along in my garden without a milk carton planter when I was a kid. They are durable enough to last a long time and they are easy to dispose of. We had to buy them when we bought milk and it is a waste of money to throw them […]

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Spiderwort Offers Summer Color

The Spiderwort – plants with many weeks of attractive bloom, and requiring little or no care are a boon to the busy gardener. The common spiderwort comes into bloom in late May or early June and, with some varieties, continuing until August or September. This perennial plant is commonly considered an invasive weed. Known botanically […]

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Hanging Baskets Flowering Plants Always In Style

Today, nurseries continue to “try” more and more plant varieties to find ones suitable for hanging baskets. No doubt this ties in with today’s increased use of plants for home decoration. Hanging Baskets In Style For some reason, plants (especially flowering plants) suspended in the air, growing up and down and all around; takes on […]

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Patio Drainage – Don’t Forget The Pitch

Summary: In patio installation the pitch and layout on large patios or terraces installed by professionals are “laid out” with surveying instruments. Homeowners and the DIY’er in building a small patio usually do not have access to surveying instruments and must be done by hand. Find out how to stay on pitch! A pitch of […]

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The Patio Floor – Ideas Materials Options and Coverings

Summary: The Patio or Terrace is an area many homeowners live (weather permitting) during the year. In this article we will look at some of the different patio flooring materials and options available to homeowners today. Patio floors like most things can be done in more than one way, and the difference is not necessarily […]

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Building A Lawn In The Southwest

Summary: Building a Lawn is different for everyone. Some people go to great lengths to create the “best” possible conditions for a lawn to look great and thrive. One reader (Rosalie) shares their “journey”. There is no secret formula for a good lawn, wherever it may be planted. Results are always obtained if it is […]

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Fresh Landscape Color with Foliage and Flowers

Summer homes with gardens call for plants and flowers of dazzling brilliance to reflect their vacation spirit and they want plants that do not need coddling so they will have as much free time as possible for boating, swimming and summer reading. That is why they turn to the happy and fun foliage plants such […]

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