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Pond Landscaping Lethal Combination For a Beautiful Backyard

pool water garden landscaping with Koi

A pond or water garden can become the focal point a backyard landscape is based on, small patio or a large backyard, a pond can be a fun landscaping project for almost anyone.

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Landscape Ideas For Backyard And The Modern Home

Landscape backyard patio

Planning and landscaping ideas for backyard gardens is like planning a house. Both must have entrances, exits, rooms or areas of certain sizes and forms. They must be functional, and both should reflect the personality of the owner through the use of color and the choice of materials. The very term contemporary landscaping has come […]

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What is Houseplant ADD?

Here we are at Day #4 of our Reader Response eMail. Today we look at the next part of the message… And now, when I have to “do” something, it invariably seems I do the wrong thing. And if that’s going to be the case, I might as well–take up macramé or something. I’ve recently […]

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I’m Terrified Of…

Here we are at Day #3 of our Reader Response eMail. Time to look at the next part of their email. I think I overwatered the Boston fern. Not sure about the philodendron. I’m terrified of repotting anything now since it seems things look great when I bring them home from the garden center and […]

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The Apartment Faces South…

Today on Day #2 we dig deeper into a readers email. If you missed day #1 you care read it Here. I live in an apartment that faces South – I get good direct MORNING sun, and some good early afternoon sun; shade in the afternoon. I lost one small hosta (but because I think […]

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Breaking Down Website Plant Care Info

Welcome to Day #1 of Reader Response – “Breaking Down Website Plant Care”. This week we are breaking down an email for a subscriber… below is today’s part of their email. “I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where everything grows ALL YEAR LONG, and pretty much with no help but being watered. […]

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Yard, Landscape and Garden Drainage Solutions

Water standing on steps

Summary: Garden, landscape and yard drainage solutions come in many shapes and sizes. In this article we’ll look at a number of drainage issues readers have asked about and potential solutions to their water drainage problems. Garden Drainage Solutions – Preventing Water Standing on Steps Question: Our backyard has some old steps which constantly have […]

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Small Trees For Landscaping: Selecting Trees For The Small Garden

Flower crab apple

There is an excellent group of small trees for landscaping, very ornamental, that do not grow much over 20-25 feet high at maturity. It is some of these which should be kept in mind when it comes time to select trees for the small place. Small Garden Ideas #6 – A new homeowner, moving into […]

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Cardiocrinum Giganteum

Cardiocrinum giganteum in flower

Originally the giant lily – Cardiocrinum giganteum was called Lilium giganteum but has since been placed in separate genus now known as Cardiocrinum. The cardiocrinum was first found by Dr. Wallich in Nepal about 1825 and was introduced to cultivation from seeds sent from central Asia to the Botanic Garden of Glasnevin in 1847. From […]

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Variegated Ginger: Alpinia Zerumbet ‘Variegata’

Variegated Ginger

The Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’ is an ornamental variegated ginger from the – Zingiberaceae family. Pronounced: al-PIN-ee-uh zair-um-BET It is the variegated form of the “shell ginger” of which there are approximately 200 Alpinia species. Alpinias are tropical and sub-tropical plants of the ginger family providing the landscape with a wide variety of looks coming from […]

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