Garden Planning
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Ornamental Grasses for the Garden
Ornamental grasses add height and beauty to any landscape. Plus, their versatility and all-season interest makes them attractive additions to your garden. Learn about the different varieties of ornamental grasses and how to care for them in your yard and garden.
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Onions in Your Flower Garden and The Beauty of Bulbs
Bring onions to your flower gardens (really) by planting alliums in the landscape. Learn all about these bulbs that can add dynamic color and form to your garden. Plus, discover a way to use bulbs to create a blooming springtime garden in a small space.
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Lilies on Land and in Water
Lilies can add color and drama to both land and water gardens. Find out how to give your landscape a shot of color in late summer with stately lilies and discover some sources for water lilies for your home water garden or pond.
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Bulbs from the Tropics
Bring the colors and scents of the tropics to your garden by planting a few tropical bulbs. Learn the different types of bulbs you can grow in your garden to enjoy their beautiful summertime blooms.
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What to Plant in Shade Gardens: Ground Cover and Plants that Thrive in the Shade
Have a bare spot in the landscape and don't know what to do with it? Try using ground covers to fill in the blanks. Learn ways to use this "living mulch" in your yard and garden. Plus, cool off from the heat this summer by creating your very own shade garden. Discover plants and more ideas that are made for the shade.
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Vine Time in the Garden
Add vertical height and interest to your garden with a few annual vines. Construct a pole for vines in your garden for a dramatic focal point, or make your vines mobile by planting them in a container.
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Front Entry Facelift and Gardens for Butterflies
The front door of your home sends out a welcome to family, neighbors and passers-by. But if your front entry could use a little makeover, find out how to give your front entry a facelift. Plus, learn basic techniques to turn your backyard into a rest stop for fluttering butterflies.
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Guide to Good Soil for Your Garden
Dig into good soil for your garden with this primer on grading and improving your soil. Learn how to determine your soil type and learn remedies for improving the quality of your garden soil.
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Adding Color to Your Winter Garden and Getting a Jump on Spring Planting
Cool-season annuals provide early color in a spring garden—and an opportunity for you to start planting when you just can't wait any longer. And speaking of waiting—gardeners usually can't wait until the last frost to begin planting. Fortunately, there are some ways to plant crops early, even if there is still a chill in the air.
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Handy Hand Tools and A Pot of Beautiful Bulbs
Use this time before the spring planting season to inventory your garden shed with our Handy Hand Tools that'll help you tackle any spring pruning job large or small. Plus, learn some easy tips for creating a pot full of beautiful bulbs.
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Wintertime Tasks for the Gardener
Wintertime should be anything but a slow time for the gardener. While you're waiting for spring blooms, here are two wintertime tasks that'll get your garden ready for spring. Learn the best ways to store seeds and tender perennials and discover the benefits of composting.
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Yard and Garden Planning Reader Questions
Readers ask questions about dividing and deadheading perennials as well as overwintering coleus and fish in a water garden.
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Fall Gardening Focuses on Bulbs and Blooms
Autumn is the perfect time to plant bulbs, so why not take a few moments this fall to prepare for a glorious springtime show? Also, learn about the colorful chrysanthemums that add a splash of cheer to autumn days.
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Planting Trees for Autumn and The Story of Dwarf Conifers
Autumn is the perfect time to plant a tree. Find out the right way to select and plant a tree plus learn about dwarf conifers which can add interest and intrigue to your lawn and garden.
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Fun and Fanciful Garden Decorating
Throw caution to the wind and create a fun and fanciful garden with a few ornamental pieces. Find out how to create a garden that will amuse and delight while adding interest and intrigue to the landscape.
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Designing and Planting Container Gardens for Sun and Shade
Container gardening is the solution to gardeners lacking space or time to create a beatiful garden. Discover how to put together a bountiful container garden and get ideas for container gardens made for sun and shade.
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Garden Cover-Ups
Ideas to turn a problem area into an asset.
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Planting for Butterflies and Hummingbirds
With the right plants in your yard you can encourage them to stay for a while. Let's look at what it takes...
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Planning a Cutting Garden
These days, the price of cut flowers is so expensive that many of us have chosen to grow them ourselves.
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Theme Colored Combinations for your Garden
Examples of single colours, and harmonised and contrasting colour combinations.
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Colour your Mood
Create diverse effects with colour.
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Blooming Windows
Any gardener can make opulent and gorgeous window boxes. They are easy to fill, easy care for and easily grown.
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Fragrant Shrubs
Planning ahead yields highly-perfumed results.
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Flowering Shrubs
Long blooming flowering shrubs and their care
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Colourful Blooms!
How to create great flower combinations with suggestions.
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From the Ground up!
Gardening success starts with the soil.
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Growing Boundaries
Ways to define your yard with living and growing plants.
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Landscaping with Shrubs: How to Plant Hedges, Screens, and Ground Cover
The many ways that shrubs can beautify your yard.
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Friendly Plants for an Unfriendly Winter
Warm-coloured plants for winter
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Foliage To The Rescue! Part 2
Foliage for sunny, shady and wet places.
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Foliage To The Rescue! Using Leafy Plants To Fill and Frame.
Foliage that can help us in our garden.
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The Backyard Oasis
Building a pleasant outdoor environment is easier than you might think!
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