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Busy gardeners, new gardeners, four season flowering. Busy gardeners, new gardeners, four season flowering. There are several schools of thought when it comes to gardening, beginning a garden from scratch or even just rejuvenating an existing one. Obviously climate and budget will be the prime dictates, these and the amount of time one wishes to give the garden. Lets today look at a garden which contains a few bulbs for colour during the four seasons and some easy to grow alpines. busy gardeners • new gardeners • four season flowering • bulbs • alpines
New Gardeners We no longer learn gardening from our parents, so learn where a new gardener can go to learn how to grow a productive and enjoyable garden. new gardener • learning about gardening • networking with gardeners • how to garden • learn about gardening
New Gardeners Next Door
New gardeners next door bring reflections on the importance of understanding how plants work and that they aren's like animals in many respects. new gardeners • novice gardeners • weeds • gardening with children • how plants work
Coleus by Ray Rogers (Book Review) Coleus: Rainbow Foliage For Containers and Gardens by Ray Rogers, expert plantsman and garden writer, is a comprehensive book about coleus plants. about coleus plants • coleus books by ray rogers • coleus rainbow foliage for containers and gardens • resources about coleus • coleus history
Common Landscape Design Problems An outline and checklist to avoid common problems in the landscape design process. Using this list avoids frustrating and often costly problems. landscape design process • garden landscape design • landscape garden • outline to coordinate landscaping • checklist for coordinating the residential landsca
The Education of One Gardener Some gardening basics beginners may never even think about until they're confronted with them. beginning gardeners • new gardeners • annuals • perennials • biennials
Try to Remember what Grew in September There are many things we need to remember before charging out into the spring garden with that new box of plants. Unfortunately, after a long winter's hiatus, most gardeners haven't a clue.
Using Insecticides Part 2 continuing this important discussion on the use of pesticides in our society and the alternatives to chemicals. pesticides • insecticides • herbicides • home made • recipes
How Many Plants Do I Need? Tips on figuring out how many flower plants you need to complete your flower garden design and how to space your plants in the flower garden. flower garden design • flower garden plan • how many plants to use • plant spacing • planting on center
Sexy Plant Stems and Bulbs (What You Don't Know May Cost Y ou!) Part Two in Plant Anatomy 101: A Beginner's Guide to Garden Plants. propagate • propagation • stem cuttings • herbaceous cutting • softwood cutting
Essential Tools for Gardening Gardening can be as simple or complex as each individual. There are, however, a few tools no gardener should be without. Following are some essential gardening tools. home gardening essentials • tools for gardening • backyard gardening • rakes • shovels
Gardening Inexpensively and Weed Identification Gardening can be an expensive hobby. This week's review features two books: one promising to make this hobby "cheap" for you and another to help you identify common garden weeds. beginning gardening • gardening • cheap gardening • weeds
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. book reviews • horticulture books • gardening books • graham rice
Time Reflections We are now monthly with Articles, not weekly. time • spreading plants • naturlised bulbs • corms • ibsa
Cold Frame for March Days One accessory for the garden which can be invaluable is the cold frame. cold frame • garden • herbs • herb gardening
Desert Vegetable Gardens There are drawbacks to raising vegetables in desert gardens...especially in poor, alkaline soil, and little rain, but a little work and care canchange that. plan before you plant vegetables • climate • prepare the soil • fertilize • plant the garden
Garden Kids Introducing the new kid at Kids Garden! Linda Mazar shares how she came to be interested in kids gardening. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a> adoption • kids • garden • linda mazar • traute klein
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Seeds, from the beginning. Seed saving the first step to food security bioengineering • wildcrafting • seeds • seed saving • heritage seeds
Seeds, self-reliance and you. Seeds are Life's beginning, our food supply depends upon them. seed • seed saving • heritage seeds • heirloom seeds • self-sufficiency
Small Space Gardening-Book Review Small Space Gardening by Melinda Myers explores the challenges of creating a garden using less space. Read a book review outlining this valuable garden reference. small space gardening • books by melinda myers • book reviews • designing garden space • plants for small gardens
Spotlight on Crocosmia The Montbretia or Crocosmia, (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora), is more than a beautiful bloom. It attracts tiny friends to your garden that help to remove garden foes. montbretia • crocosmia • bulbs • flowers • crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
The Intuitive Gardener Learn how to garden by instinct with this guide to designing and building your garden intuitively. intuitive gardener • marilyn raff • fulcrum • gardening book • book review
Avoiding Your Paranoid Ex The paranoid's conduct is unpredictable and there is no "typical scenario". But experience shows that you can minimise the danger to yourself and to your household by taking some basic steps. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Book Review- Elements of Garden Design by Joe Eck Joe Eck tackles an eclectic topic with a down to earth aptitude. This book is written to be understood. It speaks to the novice and experienced alike, each taking what one needs from its pages. It is definitely worth a read and a couple of re-reads. elements of garden design • garden design • site • frame • style
Bugs, Bugs Everywhere With healthy soil and a few defenses, you can control the problem bugs in your garden. bug control • insects • pesticides • healthy soil • deborah turton
Corydalis flexuosa Blue blue, with often glaucous divided foliage, this corydalis is well suited for you to grow and love. glaucous divided foliage • tubers • corydalis flexuosa • corydalis flexuosa group • china
The Role of War Gardens When it comes to feeding an army, it's up to the folks back home to do their part. During World War I and II, there was no Haliburton to feed America's troops. Instead, ordinary citizens of all ages expressed their patriotism through war gardens. war gardens • victory gardens • world war i • world war ii • armistice
Using Insecticides Part 1 Discussing the use of pesticides and herbicides and how we need to rationalise our way of thinking in how we use them. pesticides • insecticides • herbicides • home made • recipes
Warm Climate Gardens - Part 1 Until very recently, I have thought of myself as a cold climate gardener. Now, faced with the challenge of hotter climates here one is forced to re-examine ones beliefs and ways forged in a cooler climate. hot • climate • warm • new • garden
What are Plants Worth? What makes plants worth what we pay for them? Actually, they are a bigger bargain than you know. plants • gardening • cost • hobby • hobbies
What's New in 2001? Part 1: Tomato & Pepper Varieties New varieties of tomatoes and peppers for 2001. peppers • tomatoes • seeds • vegetables • chili
After Last Chance of Frost? Transfer outdoors after last chance of frost. If you have ever grown plants from seed you will surely have heard this expression. It sounds like great advice, but unfortunately this particular statement has become so standard; almost mandatory; to the point where it has completely lost its meaning, and even starts to mislead gardeners. Since catalogues are now flooding the mail boxes, now would be a good time to set the record straight. In the process learn about the optimal soil temperatures for growing caladium bulbs, and how soil and air temperatures are related in spring and fall. last • chance • frost • hardening • off
Gardens for Friendship - Gardens for Sharing Gardens for friendships are gardens where plants are for sharing - and for memories. friendship gardens • sharing plants • friends • gardening
Home made Insecticides 1 Discussing the use of pesticides, herbicides and featuring some home-made recipes insecticides • herbicides • cheminals • organic • home-made
Home made Insecticides 2 Following up on previous articles about the use of insecticides, here are some more of our home-made insecticide recipes that are safe to use. Send me that favourite recipe of yours that works for you. pesticides • insecticides • organic • home-made • chemicals
I'm a Gertrude Jekyll Wannabe: Mistakes Beginning Gardeners Make Unless you have an estate sized garden, and a small staff of gardeners, some borders are just a bit ambitious. english gardens • garden design • white gardens • color • colour
Planting Container-Grown Plants When you buy perennials online, usually they are shipped as “bare-root”. Because the gardener spreads out the roots in the process of planting, these plants tend to establish themselves quickly in their new environment. These types of planting tend to create anxiety with new gardeners, but really, there is no reason to. At garden centers most perennials are purchased as container-grown. One of the most common problems with a containerized plant is getting a root-bound plant. Compared to a “bare root” grown plant, which roots have been fanned out and are growing into the surrounding soil, a root-bound containerized plant will continue to grow in a circle and soon strangle itself. Sometimes, however, we all end up buying a root-bound plant. When this happens, they can be planted successfully provided the roots are teased apart. In this article we will explore techniques for such rescue. containerized • potted • plants • soil • root
The garden comes knocking: Using Invasive Plants Plants that are sold as "vigorous" may prove fatal to your garden plans - and your plants. spreading plants • vigorous plants
Y2K and the Gardener OK - I'd prefer to be an ostrich and just ignore this whole issue. I can't believe the world is going to crash when that clock rolls over at midnight. But just in case it does. . . we gardeners can really help! y2k • gardening • seeds
You Are What You Garden. Does your garden reveal more about who you are that you realized? garden personalities • choices • colours • colors • organization
Your Child's New Garden, Plan now for Planting Later Gardening holds many benefits for children and families. Start early in the winter to be prepared for gardening during the following season. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a> garden • children • child's garden • educational • design
Are Annuals Outdated? There must have been some good reason for those Victorians to have been mad for annuals! annuals • victorians • bedding • flowers • perennial
Coping with Various Types of Stalkers Clearly, coping techniques suited to one type of stalker may backfire or prove to be futile with another. The only denominator common to all bullying stalkers is their pent-up rage. The stalker is angry at his or her targets and hates them. He perceives his victims as unnecessarily and churlishly frustrating. The aim of stalking is to "educate" the victim and to punish her. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Gardening Rules - Made to be Broken Follow the rules and you will probably have a pretty decent garden - and one that you don't feel very at home in. Sometimes rules were just made to be broken.
Growing in Blissful Ignorance All kinds of learning experiences for new gardeners - such as annuals that aren't, and seeds that surprise you. Plus - how compost saves. gardening
Growing Potatoes -- Beginner Style! Grow potatoes organically, in ground or in pots PLUS Lots of Links for the Potassium Starved. potato • growing • barrel • organic • websites
Plant Exchange Q: What's more fun than sharing plants with another gardener? A: Sharing with a whole group of gardners at a Plant Exchange. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials |
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