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Genuine Germander
Ancient cure or garden art? Learn more about the medicinal properties of this attractive member of the herb world!
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Spring Lawn Flowers
A lawn in flower can be gorgeous as a garden. From a distance, dots of white and gold and blue-violet glow against the glossy green.
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Bold and Beautiful Herbs
Mention foliage plants, and the things that usually come to mind are hostas and ferns. That's a shame. Many herbs have bold and beautiful foliage.
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GARDENING ON THE EDGE
Gardening on slopes can be a challenge. Often, it seems as if gardening books are written for flat areas. Here are some ideas based on my own experiences of gardening in hill country.
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Healing Herbs
Herbs are a mainstay in landscapes. Often these are planted in decorative herb gardens. But they can also be featured in other garden areas, including perennial beds and borders. Traditionaly, a number of herbs have been used for healing.
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HERBS FOR GROUND COVERS
When ground cover plants are needed choose herbs. They bring interesting textures, color, and fragrance to the landscape.
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Ideas for Valentine's Day
In 2004, consumers spent an average of $95 for Valentine's Day. Overall, this holiday accounts for 16% of annual flower purchases. Roses are the most common gift, but a number of herbs and other plants are very suitable.
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The Mint Family
Of the culinary herbs, ten of these are the most commonly grown. For the most part, these tend to be members of the Mint family. Worldwide, there are around a hundred genera and some three thousand species within this family.
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Leaves - Shape Part 1
When autumn's high color is past, leaves rain down upon my garden, signaling weeks of raking and vacuuming to remove them from drive, paths and evergreen perennials. Shoveling leaves into a leaf vac by hand offers ample opportunity for close examination. It's also not exactly taxing mentally; the mind tends to wander. Mine started wandering down the path of wondering just why leaves take different shapes.
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Beautiful Edgings! Wrap your garden up neatly
Those front of the border plants can make or break your garden
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Lavender-the Ideal Landscape Herb
If you're looking for outstanding landscape plants, consider lavenders. They have many appealing qualities.
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October Gardening In The Low Desert
What to do on Oct. in the low desert garden.
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Landscaping with Herbs
Visualize your yard containing these functional and beautiful herb plants. Focus on plants you will use and that are beautiful to see in the landscape.
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Planting the Cats: A Theme Garden
A garden of cats - or a garden for the cats. Anyway - definitely gardens for cat-lovers.
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SAGE-A VERSATILE LANDSCAPE PLANT
Sage brings so much beauty to the landscape in terms of texture, color, and fragrance. This wonderful plant has earned its place in mixed borders, flower beds, foundation plantings, and edible landscapes.
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The No-Fail Herb Garden: Informal Recipe for Success
Herb Gardening for Beginners: what to plant, where to plant it, how to plant it and what to do with it once you've grown it!
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Hardy Euphorbias - Part 2
There's a hardy Euphorbia for just about every garden and every garden situation, from dry and sunny with sharp drainage to cool, shady places. There's even at least one that prefers damp soil. They range from short, sprawling plants to shrub substitutes reaching several feet tall and wide. Many are evergreen, lighting up the garden even in winter. There are lots of photos, so please be patient while the page loads for you.
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Early Weeds - Part 3
As gardeners, we spend more time handling weeds than we do the plants we grow on purpose. One of the reasons plants are considered "weeds" is that they are incredibly successful at the task of survival. Here are some more weeds that survive all too well in my USDA zone 7 garden. There are lots of pix, so please be patient while the page loads.
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Planting for Primates
Plants that are safe for primates and suggestions on where to obtail further information for landscaping using edible plants.
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