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Growing plants from seeds is a popular classroom project. Deciding what to grow involves knowing which plants best support the lesson objectives.

Help save Butterflies by planting a Buddleia Bush or by letting the nettles grow? Every grower can do something to preserve this beautiful insect.

Colors, textures, blooms, and types--so many choices are available to the gardener in creating a beautiful yard. Here are some helpful tips to make choices easier.

Hydrangeas are easy-to-grow shrubs with large flowers in shades of pink, blue, purple and white. They bloom all summer with flowers that can reach 12 inches across.

When planning your garden, choose plants that flatter the style of your home and attract complements from birds, butterflies, and neighbors.

Choose the right plants to create a beautiful natural fence that's easy to maintain.

How to buy plants online: what to look for in the descriptions.

Invest in seeds and plants that are native to local climate and soil conditions. Follow natural lawn care tips to save time and money while avoiding frustration.

Houseplants aren't only good for cleaning the air-they can also add a fresh and stylish touch to any home decor. Here's how!

There is room in almost every home for a garden planted in containers--planters, window boxes, or flower pots! Children will be thrilled to grow a planter of flowers.

Even those who lack the traditional gardening space can enjoy horticultural success with container gardening.

Using indoor plants give a new dimension to home decor. Plants compliment all interior decorating styles and are versatile and easy to use.

Use the USDA's Plant Hardiness Zone Map to ensure the plants you choose for your landscape will survive even the most extreme weather conditions.

A unique way to display plants in the formal garden landscape is to grow or train them to a standard form. These tips will help you grow shrubs in tree form.

Knowledgeable plant selection leads to dynamic garden landscape designs. One key decision factor is knowledge of site environment.

There are two things that determine your success as an organic gardener - soil and weather. You can change soil; you cannot change weather.

Follow these easily implemented, do-it-yourself garden design techniques to achieve the look of a professionally designed backyard landscape

Great Christmas and holiday presents don't need to be expensive. Here are some ideas for cheap but meaningful gifts that cost less than $10.

Adorn your home with gorgeous bits and pieces of nature that accent your affinity for the outdoors. Natural treasures make simple and deeply satisfying decorations.

A rain garden is a planted area of the yard that acts as a natural filter and drain for storm water from a home. It can also be a beautiful water or marsh garden.

Landscape gardens with coordinated color present unified appearances and pleasing public images. Using color in the garden landscape calls for basic guiding principles.

Everyone who owns a home with room for a garden knows that to have that area properly landscaped will add both beauty and value to the home.

Crisp air and bold leaf color beg for rich, beautiful fall flowers. But how do you choose, whether for fabulous containers or great ground plantings?

Indoor plants are useful to accentuate the decor of a room with or without flowers. Potted plants are very versatile and can be used in casual or more formal settings.

This household reference manual will guide you in making small changes at home that will create a healthy green environment for your family and the world we share.

Some gardeners prefer to start vegetable and flower plants from seed. Others purchase young plants. Most growers do a little of both. Here are tips to help you decide.

Gardeners can share plants inexpensively or increase perennials in their landscapes, through division. How do you divide rhizomatic perennials?

Night owls and day birds alike will enjoy a night blooming garden, rich with bright white flowers and fragrant flowers that glow in the moonlight.

Getting kids involved in gardening is a challenge, even without competition from cool gadgets. Create a unique garden atmosphere that draws kids into eager participation.

These are a few of the native plants that will let butterflies flock to your garden or landscape.

Any outdoor space or collection of pots can become a much-needed home for bees with a few simple ideas.

In Raised Bed Gardening Part II, I explain how to easily create a raised garden bed, a raised garden bed frame, and a cold frame. Raised bed gardening can be easy!

Arbor Day, observed in the U. S. on the last Friday of April, is a traditional time to plant trees. Trees in the home landscape provide physical structure and memories.

Even people who are trying to go green want to make sure that their lawns stay green. It is possible to have a beautiful, healthy lawn while still conserving water.

Learn how to manage green pond water, the sign of an algal bloom. Use shade and limit nutrients to control pond algae.

Ways to reduce water use in the garden include mulching, plant selection and water harvesting.

The quickest way to bring flowers and color into the residential landscape is by planting containers full of bright and interesting plants.

Learn how to use citrus trees and citrus scented herbs such as lemon balm, lime balm and mint to create a citrus theme garden.

Things to consider before you create a roof garden, such as plant selection, the garden container, wind and heat tolerance, zoning, and structure support.

A meditation garden can provide a peaceful place to meditate, while enjoying the beauty of nature.

Beautiful, healthy landscapes that require very little supplemental water can be achieved with proper planning, soil preparation and plant selection.

Houseplants aren't only good for cleaning the air-they can also add a fresh and stylish touch to your home decor.

If sticker shock at the grocery store is keeping you from enjoying chemical-free produce, grow organic fruits and vegetables on your porch, balcony, or windowsill.

Design ideas to create a money garden.

Caring for house plants that purify your air and enhances your life goals.

Enjoy fresh produce year after year without having to replant every spring and fall. Here, a list of four food plants which keep producing and a bit about how to grow the

Turn your front yard into an edible landscape instead of a nonproductive grass plot. It's good for the environment and good for you.

Vegetables and fruits with unusual shapes, color, size or name will entice children to learn about growing their own food.

Gardeners often choose garden plants that are attractive to birds. Here's a sampling of plants of various types that you might use.

Interest in using flowers for taste, color and fragrance when cooking is gaining momentum.