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Leaf Spot
Leaf spot takes on many colors and shapes. It's hard to control. Read about it and see if my suggested methods of control work for you.
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Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Shrubs and Trees
Landscape gardeners have numerous crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) hybrids and cultivars from which to choose. Options suit most southwest and southern landscape settings.
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Orchid Plant Care - Light Levels
The amount of light an orchid needs depends on the type of plant, but here are general guidelines that will help optimize the health of your plant and coax it to flower.
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How to Spot and Treat Fungal Diseases
Despite a houseplant lover's best efforts, diseases can still strike. Fungal diseases are among the most common. Here's a quick guide to help spot and treat them.
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Growing Healthy Cruciferous Vegetables
Understanding the diversity within the cruciferous family will help to avoid the most common mistakes in growing these vegetables. They share common diseases and pests.
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Organic Disease Control of Strawberry Plants
More than a dozen strawberry plant diseases can reduce the fruit harvest or even kill the strawberry patch. Stop these diseases without using chemical fungicides.
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Crabapple Tree Diseases
Crabapple diseases ruin landscape designs. Bacteria and fungi cause the majority of crabapple diseases. Awareness and proper environments lead to healthy crabapples.
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First Aid For Houseplants
Like people, houseplants can contract diseases. Some are caused by bacteria, others by viruses or fungi. Here's how to nurse them back to health!
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The Edible Garden
Fruit trees and vegetable plants are great garden choices but should be blended into the landscape. In other words you may not really want a totally edible garden.
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The Laurel In Winter
Nothing surpasses the lush green of Mountain Laurel foliage in the midst of winter.
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All-America Selections Announces 2010 Plant Wins
A perennial Gaillardia, blue Viola, bi-colored Zinnia and double flowered snapdragon have been chosen as 2010 plant winners by All-America Selections for flower gardens.
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How to Treat Plant Disease and Damage
Like people, houseplants can get sick or injured. Sometimes it's a fungus, a cold draft, or a curious pet. Here's how to nurse them back to health!
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Autumn Olive - Autumn Berries
Do the benefits of this introduced invasive shrub outweigh the potentially harmful effects on the natural environment?
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Forsythia (Golden Bell)
Dreary landscapes come alive with the bursting buds of the Forsythia. In both formal and in informal settings this hardy shrub is a carefree addition to your landscape.
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Hawthorn
Hawthorn, another nice addition to the landscape, produces berries with important medicinal value.
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Hostas For Flower Gardens
Hostas add leaf structure, bloom fragrance and plant contrast to flower gardens. A guide to planting and caring for plantain lilies will ensure successful hosta gardens.
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How to Grow Eucomis - The Pineapple Lily - and Common Species of this Bulbous Herb
Eucomis is one of the easier South African plants that you can grow. In spring, their wonderful flower spikes will delight you.
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Rots
Rots can be pretty gross when you notice you have one. Read this article to learn about the types of rots and what you can do to stop them.
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All America Selection Winners for 1999
This article shares information on two new zinnias and a new marigold for 1999. They were recently named AAS Winners.
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Chicory
Chicory, also called wild chickory, succory, and wild succory, originally comes from the Mediterranean region.
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Diagnosing and Treating Crape Myrtle Problems
The Crape Myrtle is a favorite flowering shrub in southern landscapes. While generally healthy and tolerant, it has a few enemies.
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Eastern Redbud Trees in Landscapes
Eastern redbud trees and cultivars enrich landscape gardens with varieties of form, silhouettes and unusual seasonal color. Site selection is essential for good display.
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Flowers of Shasta Daisy Brighten the Garden
The bright flowers of the Shasta Daisy contrast well with its glossy, dark green foliage, and seem to glow at night.
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Grow Tasty Cucumbers
Growing cucumbers during the warmer months is a fun and rewarding pastime. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
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Growing and Planting Beets and Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris is the botanical name for beets which are high in Vitamins A and C and rich in folate and fiber. Grow this variety for the beetroots or the greens.
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Growing Cilantro
Bring big, exotic flavor to your kitchen with this popular little herb.
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Growing Strawberries in an Organic Garden
Fresh strawberries are at their best when an organic gardener grows strawberry plants in a garden free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
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Plant Diseases in Desert Gardens
There are millions, perhaps billions of bacteria and fungi that come into contact with plants every day.
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Top Organic Fruits and Vegetables
Some of the most popular fruits and vegetables your family eats contain the most pesticide residues. Grow them in the organic garden to reduce your exposure to chemicals.
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Twelve All Americans Named in 1999
Twelve All Americans Named in 1998.Eight flowers and four vegetables.
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Basil
Basil comes in many sizes, colors and flavors, but is always worth growing and harvesting.
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Daylily Rust?
Read all about it! Daylily Rust is here in the states. Read about prevention and treatment.
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Echinacea Selections in Landscapes
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) selections and cultivars can enhance prairie and meadow gardens. These native N.A. plants tolerate some shade and moist soil.
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Foxglove Plant Profile
The foxglove is a stately plant that has been featured in gardens for centuries. This growing guide will help you care for, maintain and select the best foxglove.
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Hollyhock (Alcea) Plant Profile
A strong accent plant reminiscent of heirloom gardens and cottage borders, Hollyhocks are a charming addition to any garden space. See how to cultivate the hollyhock.
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How to Grow a Cherry Tree
Growing cherries in the backyard orchard is easy and rewarding. Basic tips for planting and caring for cherry trees for every home gardener.
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Learn to Cultivate Pansies and Violas
Now that you know how to plant these spring flowers, learn how to cultivate them, how to deter pests and diseases, and what varieties are available.
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Mountain Laurel - Our Flowering Splendor
Wildflowers are in bloom around the state. Mountain laurel, our state flower, adds much beauty to this late spring, early summer wildflower show.
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Perennials for Whiskey Barrels: Hostas
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Planting Watermelon in the Backyard Garden
All you need is sun, water, and a lot of room for the vines to grow and you can cultivate a watermelon crop.
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Rain on Demand: Drip Irrigation and Drip Hybrids
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Soft On Iris
Tall bearded iris are many a gardener's favorite flower -- but they are not always easy to grow well. Find out the easiest ways to do it right (and what to do when things go wrong)! Includes links to some of the best iris sites out there.
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Spring Cleaning
Tips and tasks to get your container garden ready for the spring growing season.
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Taking Care of your Dormant Fruit Trees
To spray or not to spray fruit trees. That is the question! Dormant Spraying is a vigilant option if you have 'diva' trees or have had a tough pest problem in the past.
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Using Natural Organic Fertilizers and Pesticides
Using natural non-synthetic fertilizers and pesticides improves garden landscape soil environments and helps produce healthy vigorous plants, while not harming humans
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Broad Leafed Evergreens - Boxwood
The term ‘broad leafed’ doesn’t really mean large leaves. It just differentiates between needled evergreens and those with leaves. Boxwood (Buxus) has been associated with formal gardens for centuries.
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Diagnosing Problems in the Florida Lawn
Use this flow chart to help identify common pest problems such as chinch bugs and mole crickets in St. Augustine grass, centipede grass, and other southern turfgrasses.
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Hostas for Rock Gardens
Dwarf hostas can be grown in shaded trough gardens. General information on the care of hostas is given. In addition, there is a book review for a classic rock garden book.
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Color for the Winter Garden - Part 1: Groundcovers.
On those days when the snow melts and we can see through to the ground, wouldn't it be nice to see something besides brown dirt? And better still - as nice a color as green is - wouldn't it be even nicer to see colors? Plants that are anything but green? Read all about them - in this first of a series of articles about color in the winter garden.

Deciduous Flowering Shrubs - Part 9 - Viburnum
Whether native to eastern or western hemispheres, there is a Viburnum for every garden
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