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Pruning Shrubs
How to prune a shrub and when to prune a shrub. Which shrubs flower on new wood and which on old wood.
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Pruning Evergreens
How to prune evergreen trees and shrubs. Growth habits of pines, spruces and other evergreen shrubs are discussed including identifying 'candles' on pine trees.
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Garden Pruners
A good pair of garden pruners is a must for every gardener. Pruning is as essential to flower gardening as water is to living.
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SRW Tip#2: Pruning Roses
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How Do You Prune Lilacs?
How and when lilacs are pruned has a large impact on how much they'll bloom. This article will explain it all.
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When Hugs Just Aren't Enough: Trees Need Care, Too!
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Pruning Trees
Pruning is necessary for the health of the tree. How to decide which branches to prune and which to leave is important.
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Spring Maintenance For Plants
Spring is coming and houseplants are starting to awaken from their winter's nap. Here's a guide to getting them ready to take full advantage of the growing season!
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Ten Essential Garden Tools
Gardeners need a good selection of garden tools. You might not use them all every week, but having them on hand is better than running out to buy them at the last minute.
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January Gardening In The Low Desert
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Tools of the Gardening Trade
The right tools make the task easier for you- and make it easier on your body, too.
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Rose Diseases - Bacterial and Viral
Rose diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.
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The Buddleia Bush
The 'Butterfly Bush' has magnificent colors and is a mecca for butterflies. It is an invasive shrub, so pruning a buddleia is a must, while increasing the stock is easy.
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Desert Garden Maintenance
Maintenance of a desert garden is an important component in developing and keeping a beautiful and viable garden.
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Gardening Seed Starting Choices
With all of the advantages from starting beautiful gardens from seed it is no wonder that more gardeners are using seeds to start plants.
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Sweet Carrot Tzimmes
The Jewish Festival of Rosh Hashanah is a time for Tzimmes (honey-baked carrots), apples, cholla and honey, taiglach and Honey Cake.
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Things to do to pass the time til Spring
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Ayrshire Roses (Rosa arvensis)
Ayrshire roses have been used for hundreds of years in a variety of ways in gardens. Find out why, and how to care for your own piece of Old World charm!
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How to Grow Bourbon Roses Reblooming Antiques
Bourbon roses were the first of the Old Garden Roses to have a repeating bloom period. These antique roses range in color and form but were very popular and fragrant...
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Moroccan Lamb Stew
This rich, one-pot lamb stew is a simpler version of the well-known Moroccan tajine or tagine.
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Spring Blooming Trees
Ornamental spring-blooming trees can be either deciduous or evergreen. See how to grow some of the most popular spring flowering trees.
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Resurrecting the Garden -- and the Gardener
Things to be learned from your garden

Rose Diseases - Fungal
Rose diseases caused by fungi.
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I Spy Spring!
Spring is just around the corner and with it all the promise of a new and exciting gardening year. I explore some of the plants for late winter colour and scent.
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Saving Plant Seeds
Helpful advice for the begining seed saver on which plants to start with and how best to harvest, prepare and save the seeds.
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Winter Rose Care
Caring for your roses during the cold season.
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Asian Hornet in France
Vespa velutina was accidentally introduced into South-West France in 2005 and entomologists are carefully watching its progress.
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Hamantaschen
These delectable pin-wheeled shaped pastries are sometimes called "Haman's Pockets" and are traditionally served during Purim
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Spring Blooming Deciduous Shrubs
Deciduous shrubs are great additions to the garden and these spring blooming shrubs are some of the most pleasant and familiar of the spring-flowering plants.
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Wormwood (Artemisia) Plant Profile
Aromatic foliage, historical herbal uses and attractive silver foliage are all part of the lovely package wormwood plants bring to the garden and landscape.
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Gallicas -- Roses of Romance
It's called the rose of love - and has a romantic history to prove it.

Suite 101's Spring Rose Workshop
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Rose Pests and Diseases
Attention to your roses and observing any irregular symptoms can save your plants and allow you to enjoy healthy plants for years to come.
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Gardening Dictator-Style: Tacky Live Stuff
It's not nice to rule Mother Nature
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Overwintering in the Greenhouse
With proper overwintering techniques, which are made much easier with the use of a greenhouse, many plants can be preserved only to be more vigorous beautiful producers.
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Summer Flowering Shrubs
There are many shrubs available to choose from for summer flowers. Today's article takes a look at ones that are both loaded with flowers and easy to care for.
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Black Lace Sambucus
With the way the winds blow in Kansas, I'm wondering if I should have skipped the Japanese laceleaf maple and planted a Black Lace Sambucus.
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SRW Tip#5: Fertilizing Roses for Spring Flush
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The Hard Work Starts Here!
Autumn is a season to enjoy. Mists and mellow fruitfulness, you can almost smell autumn. Whilst spring is busy autumn too has many jobs for the gardener. I explore the jobs that we can tackle at this season.
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Paso Robles' Historic Wine Region
These wineries may be known for their Zinfandel but the stories of the region's Spanish Chilean roots and a Polish PM/winemaker's 1920 Ascenion have more to tell.
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Roses in Folklore -- Part 1
Part 1 of a 2-part series on roses in world folklore.
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Techniques for Verse Action!
Why and, more importantly, how are novels-in-verse so devastatingly effective in portraying action? Let’s look at techniques used in History: The Home Movie.
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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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Effective Lipozene Alternatives
With a little homework, consumers can save hundreds, shed unwanted pounds and may even find that the "magic" solution may already be on their pantry shelf.
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Fragrant Houseplants
Houseplants don't just add beauty and clean air to our homes, they can also add a fresh scent! Here's a look at some popular and easy care scented houseplants.
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Sky Pencil Holly
Does your garden design make you hum? Or, do you look at the layers of plantings and hear a symphony? If you want a symphony, include Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil Holly'.
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Trees: The Gift of Love - II
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.
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Using Landscape Fabric
Landscape fabrics work for specific projects. Some plant groups thrive and are easier to maintain than other groups when used with these erosion and weed control fabrics.
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Fall Transitions
Frost is coming! What should we do?
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How to Buy Healthy Plants
This is the time of year when the gardening bug bites and people are beginning to buy a lot of plants. Make sure you know what to look for when buying your plants.
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