• How to Install a Lawn Sprinkler

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    Installing your own lawn sprinkler system can be a very rewarding experience if done correctly. After all, it is just moving water through a pipe from point A to point B. It doesn’t get much easier than that.Read more…
  • Award Winning Aromatic Plants

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    I recently was involved in the exhibition of a show garden at the 2006 “Garden Heaven” exhibition. I worked along with Terra Garden Ireland based in Claregalway on the bronze medal winning Malaysian themed garden “Neo Nusantara”. The garden combined wood, stone, earth and planting with two unique water features.Read more…
  • Viburnum Summer Snowflake

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    A Repeat Blooming Doublefile ViburnumRepeat blooming plants are the hottest plants for gardening today - and for good reason. Whether it is hydrangeas, daylilies or iris, with today's smaller gardens, the desire is for more flowers from a limited space. An ideal way to achieve this is with plants that bloom more than once per year.Read more…
  • Everybody Can Garden with Containers

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    Container gardening is fantastic. On its own, a terracotta pot is just a container and summer bedding is just some plants. However, selectively plant the summer bedding in the container, add a few sprinkles of green-fingered expertise and you have created a miniature garden-scape.Read more…
  • Water Features Can Transform Your Backyard

    By: James C
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    How do you take a boring backyard and transform it into something special? Add a water feature. Water features can transform the ordinary into something incredible as well as hide road noise creating a peaceful and tranquil environment.Read more…
  • Raising the Echinacea Herb In Your Herb Garden For Use In Herbal Medicine

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    First, let’s get the pronunciation right, it is pronounced eh-kin-AY-sha. The echinacea herb is very important to grow in your herb garden for use in herbal medicine. By adding the echinacea herb to your herb garden not only will you be able to use it in your herbal medicine regime but you also gain a beautiful flowering herb.Read more…
  • Care for Strawberry Plants

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    Many of us look forward to the time when we can grow our own fruit. If sufficient space is available and we are willing to give the trees and bushes the proper care, this is practical. But all too often they are not given the necessary pest control care and the fruit produced is diseased or wormy.Read more…
  • Tools For Gardening Roses

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    Roses unlike many flowers require more attention and care to insure that your roses are the most beautiful they can be. They also require you have some basic tools that will make your gardening of roses easier. Here is a list of the tools you should have on hand.Read more…
  • Bird Feeders

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    A bird feeder has to be sturdy to withstand all types of weather. It also has to be well sealed in order to keep the food inside dry. It should be big enough so that you don’t have to constantly refill it, and it should be easy to clean.Read more…
  • Gardening Transforms Your Home Into A Scene Of Breathtaking Beauty

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    Gardening is a common hobby. Most people are doing it. It has become the least exclusive hobby of all.Read more…
  • Gardening with Dogs

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    It is possible to have a garden and have dogs—even large dogs. We have a 5 year old Eskimo dog, Brinkley, who we are happy to call a member of the family. When we got Brinkley, he was a 10 week old out of control untrained puppy.Read more…
  • Container Gardening

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    Container gardening is popular for people who do not have the garden space for a large land lay out or for those who don’t want to make their gardens permanent. It can be very rewarding and many people are amazed what grows in containers. Growing plants in containers also comes with the added benefit that usually are not required to weed the garden plants as you would growing them in the ground.Read more…
  • Designing your Garden

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    Gardening is a science. It’s about working with the elements of nature to create an artistic expression of yourself around your home. There are many reasons to have a garden.Read more…
  • Beat the Heat - 7 Tips to Help Your Lawn Survive a Drought

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    With temperatures rising and rain fall decreasing, summer time is putting a serious strain on your lawn. If you are not careful, your lawn could end up dead. No rain and water restrictions can really take a shot at your ability to take care of your lawn.Read more…
  • How To Grow And Handle Fresh Herbs From Your Garden Beds Or Your Container Garden

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    In any recipe calling for herbs, use fresh herbs. Preparing the herbs for your dish is easy. The more tender herbs like mint, parsley, basil and cilantro can be gathered in a bowl and snipped with scissors.Read more…
  • Steep Slope Gardening

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    North, South, East or West no matter where you live steep slope gardening is always a possibility and there are evergreens for every garden. The luxuriance of their foliage, the different shades of green, their variety of forms, textures, and heights contribute lavishly to the planting design. Indeed, like old friends, they can always be depended on to give us real enjoyment through the years.Read more…
  • Your Garden Sitter's Checklist

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    It's not so easy to hand the care of your garden over to another person. But sometimes, you just have to do it, and you might as well make it as painless as possible for both of you by preparing a checklist, giving a brief tour, and then letting go of all illusions of control over what happens in your absence.Since one characteristic in common among many gardeners is the enjoyment of bringing order out of chaos, the letting go of all control part is the hardest, and perhaps the most important.Read more…
  • Transform Your Backyard With Beautiful Garden Decor

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    A beautifully decorated backyard can be a special place for you to relax, entertain, or simply re-energize. With just a little bit of planning, you can transform any backyard space into an oasis. The size of your yard does not matter.Read more…
  • Use of Straw Bales for Construction Purposes

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    Straw bale is a large package of raw or finished straws tightly bound with twine or wire and often wrapped. Straw bale is considered to be a waste product but it can be used for many purposes. Straw bale is durable, hence can be sold for bedding of animals, landscape supply, and can also be used in construction.Read more…
  • Lawnmowers - Which One Suits your Garden Needs?

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    A lawnmower is one of those things that everyone has, and yet it’s still really difficult to choose the right one. There are hundreds – thousands even – of different lawnmowers out there to choose from, and it’s difficult to know which to get unless you have some basic grounding in what you’re looking for.The first decision you have to make is whether you want a petrol mower, an electric mower or a mower that is powered only by you pushing it.Read more…

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