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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed
A raised stone garden bed is an aesthetically pleasing addition to any landscape, and provides a perfect environment for growing flowers, herbs, and vegetables.
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Raised Bed Gardening II
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!
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Bulbous plants.
As often the culture of bulbous plants is poorly understood, it is you the reader who using your common sense and experimenting with which grows best in your climate hold the key....
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Have fun with Lilies - [Liliums].
Since lilies often remain in the same site for a number of years choosing and preparing the site is of great importance.
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Planting Perfect Perennial
Housenet.com has some great information, and a wonderful article on perennials.
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Square Foot Gardening
Square foot gardening is an intensive gardening technique that utilizes a grid of one-foot squares. Square foot gardening is especially suitable for small spaces.
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Visit The Chicago Botanic Garden
While at the Chicago Botanic Garden use walking trails to visit all the gardens. See Buehler Enabling Garden filled with garden ideas for all abilities.
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Plan and Construct a Raised Bed
Raised planting beds or planters offer many benefits and are easy to build. Learn how to plan and construct your own raised garden bed to enhance your landscape.
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Create a Roof 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.
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Detering Snails in Organic Gardens
The Preventative Methods for pest control are for those gardeners who like organic snail and slug control to keep snails and slugs out of their precious gardens.
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Themes in the Heartland
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Make an Easy Backyard Sandbox
Backyard sand play can creatively occupy children for hours. It's easy to make a sandbox with a raised garden bed kit, an old tire or a kiddie pool.
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The No-Dig Raised Garden
You may have hard stony soil or a clay pan but with a no-dig, raised-bed garden you can build a productive garden using organic principles- without great effort.
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Wooden Container Garden Windowbox
Are you itching to get your hands in the garden but live in the northern zones? Here is a craft project that will let you get a jump on the garden.
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A Childs Garden
A child's garden teaches more than just gardening skills: your child will learn math, science & more! Gardening for kids can be easy, educational and fun.
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Grow Red White and Blue Flowers
Now is the time to plant red, white and blue flowers. By July 4th garden plants will be blooming with America's colors, ready for Independence Day celebrations.
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Make Compost Without a Bin
Compost is a vital element in the organic garden, so you mustn't let the absence of a bin stop you from harvesting black gold.
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March Madness in the Midwest
It's coming...It's almost here....Only a few more days.... If you guessed that spring is coming, spring is almost here and only a few days left until spring, YOU ARE CORRECT!!!

Quick Tips for the Midwest
I can't believe that the first month, of the new millennium is over. Time does fly by...... During the month of January I have been reading and reading and reading on quick time saving tips to help you in your gardening skills. I for one need all the help I can get to save time in my garden due to the busy lifestyle that the year 2000 has put upon us.

The Good and The Bad in the Heartlands
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10 Ways to Easier Gardening
A little foresight and planning can help protect you from aches, pains and fatigue.
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Annuals in the Trial Gardens
Start planning for your 2007 flower gardens with a trip to a local trial garden this summer.
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Creating Beds and Borders
A gardening book that highlights garden planning, design, plant selection and special techniques shared by some of the top gardeners in America.
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Crop Rotation in Organic Gardens
Keeping track of your garden as the season goes on is important in the organic garden. Crop rotation is a cultural practice that requires record keeping.
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New Home New Garden
Part two of putting a garden into a new home. American Gardens generally include lawn, flowerbeds and patios and walks.
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Annual Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new annual plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.
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Coping with Dry Weather
Take preventive steps and learn how to cope with drought before it hits your area.
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Some Mother's Day Gardening Ideas
Here are some Mother's Day gift ideas for a gardener. Visit a destination garden center for a day of plant shopping or a botanic garden to soak up gardening ideas.
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OUR GARDEN GATE IS OPEN TO ALL
Pleasure and delight mingle in the thoughts of the garden owner on official Open Garden Days
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What Is An Orange Tiger Lily
The common orange daylily, sometimes called ditch lily, has a graceful appearance. This tough plant should be a consideration for tough garden spots.
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Butterfly Gardens for Pollinators
Butterfly gardens are easy to grow and attract beneficial insects. Understanding these pollinators will help when creating a flower garden for butterflies.
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Digital Garden Diaries
Traditional garden diaries were hand written but with new technology of blogs and digital cameras, the garden diary can go digital.
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Hancock's Resolution in Pasadena, Maryland
Hancock House in Pasadena, Maryland offers a look at what life was like in Colonial times.
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Handling Holiday and Winter Blues
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How To Grow Geraniums
Summer blooming plants, like annual geraniums, are easy to grow. Geraniums are low maintenance plants, whether planted in a container or garden bed.
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Mulch Mulch and More Mulch
Mulch in your garden is a wise investment. Any time and money you spend will be richly rewarded with a big reduction of pests and disease. Your plants will be healthier
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Perennial Punctuation Points
Originally this article started out as being about Spireas, but I abandoned ship about 1/4 way in and started writing something I'm much more interested in - Punctuation Points.
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Planting a Fall Garden
Fall is the most underused season in American Gardens that lie in zones 5 or above. Plant fresh salad greens and perennials in the fall for great results.
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Plants for Problem Places
Plants for Problem Places, written by Graham Rice, presents common problems, suggests ways to alleviate them, and identifies plants likely to thrive in the problem area.
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Adding Drama to the Landscape
Take your garden from ordinary to extraordinary using these four easy techniques.
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An Easy-Care Moonlight Garden
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Animal Gardens
Animal theme gardens are a great way to involve children in gardening. Linda Mazar shares how how children can plant and play with the lions and tigers and bears or plants named after farm animals. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
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Annual Flower Varieties
A marigold is a marigold, but what makes one a "Snowman" and another a "Jaguar"? Knowing about varieties (cultivars) helps you pick the best one for your flower garden.
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Book Review: Outdoor Kids by Jamie Durie
Outdoor Kids includes more than 40 gardening activities for kids and is a great guide for parents who want to share a love of gardening and nature with their children.
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Bright Berries for Winter Gardens
Learn how to use plants with winter fruits or berries to add color and delight to your garden. There are so many delightful trees, shrubs and others to choose from!
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Butterfly Gardens, 6th in a Series of Children's Garden Themes
Butterfly Gardens need nectar plants and host plants to be really successful. Make a butterfly garden with your child for a fun backyard learning experience. Learn about flowers which attract butterflies and plants which host butterfly eggs and caterpillars. <META Name="keywords" Content="Butterfly garden, children, butterfly host plants, flowers for butterflies, butterfly flowers, kids, butterfly links, children's activities."> Butterfly Gardens attract kids and butterflies in for exciting science learning experiences. Plant to attract the fllying flowers to your child's garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
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Choose Potting Soil for Containers
Choose the correct potting soil for indoor and outdoor container gardens. Soilless mixes contain added ingredients to improve plant health and garden beauty.
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Fertilizers for Container Gardens
Plants in container gardens need fertilizers to thrive while growing. Fertilizers that contain nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are good for growing healthy plants.
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Frugal Living Vegetable Gardening
Growing a vegetable garden is a frugal living tip to save money and stretch the home budget. Here are ways to save money when planting a vegetable garden and cooking.
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Gardening in the Hills around Perth, Western Australia
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