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Plant Names – Knowing Them Clears Confusion

Have you ever been curious about plant names? Perhaps wondered who named the plants and why a certain plant was given that particular name? Common names were first used. These were preserved through folklore. The same plant might be given several names in one country, and an entirely different name, or names, in another country […]

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How To Handle A Shady Garden – No Problem!

The shady garden, lots of questions on plants, flowers, designs, ideas and layouts. Why all the sadness and bitter complaining about the shady gardens? It seems to be the pessimist’s big moment when they can get the ear of a fellow gardener and say: “Of course, you can’t expect flowers here. You have a shady […]

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4 Readers Share “How I Solved My Worst Lawn Problem”

Summary: The lawn for some homeowners is the “face” of their home and makes a statement to visitors. Others approach the need for a lawn differently. In the article below, 4 Readers share their experiences and how they solved their lawn care problems. Lawn Problem Solver #1 For three years in a row after we […]

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How Healthy is Your Lawn?

A lawn, is an indispensable setting for the home. Even with care and proper feeding, just like humans, troubles do show up, especially in the form of a grass fungus or other lawn diseases. Homeowners Not Aware of Grass Diseases Homeowners are probably not too aware of grass diseases. We have not learned to spot […]

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Greenhouse Plant Pests Indoors – Organic Solution

There are a number of indoor plant pests that frequent greenhouse grown houseplants, but rarely appear on plants in the home but can find their way indoors. Thrips cause silvering of foliage, distortion and streaking or spotting of bloom. Black vine weevils or rose beetles feed at night, notching leaves in from the margin. The […]

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Replanting Flowers the Why

When we thrill to the sight of a beautiful flower we may forget its real purpose in the over-all plan and think only of its aesthetic qualities… color and fragrance, and perhaps be conscious of texture and form. We may even forget momentarily that the lovely blossoms are not borne solely for the enjoyment of […]

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Landscape Air Conditioning Into Our Homes

Air conditioning is available from the nurseryman as well as from the electrician. If we plan our landscaping with that in mind, we can lower the temperature inside our homes on a hot summer day by several degrees. Shrubs, vines, trees, and grass all may be used in the air conditioning process. The brick, stone, […]

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Have You Ever Heard of an Ornamental Garlic?

Garlic is popular in the kitchen. But there is one garlic that is popular in the garden – the Ornamental Garlic. From its flowers to its foliage, the Ornamental Garlic or Allium senescens spp. glaucum never ceases to provide interest in the garden. The leaves of Ornamental Garlic are gray to blue-green in color. Each […]

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Canna – Brillant Tropical Landscape Summer Flowering Plants

Canna (ka’-nah) – is a genus of the Banana family. These tropical summer-flowering plants which grow from fleshy, thick, tuber-like roots. Cannas are valued for their brilliant colored blooms in color tones of ivory, yellow, rose, salmon, scarlet and crimson, along with their tropical looking foliage of usually green or bronze. In the north, cannas […]

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Decorative Pottery – Add Design Accents Without Plants

Collecting pottery is a unique hobby, whether collecting Italian, Mexican pottery or clay, terracotta, ceramic decorative pots which just tickle your fancy, pottery designs can add an extra flare and personality to your indoor and backyard landscaping ideas or even a xeriscape design. Modern mechanized production of pottery and planters has placed more focus on […]

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