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Weeping Silhouettes in the Garden
One way of adding interest to the garden is through the use of plants with pendulous, weeping growth habits.
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evergreen
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Growing Trees and Shrubs
Large ornamental plants create the backdrop for garden landscapes and set off other plants and bulbs. Learn how to grow and care for flowering and garden shrubs.
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trees and shrubs
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complete idiot's guide
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ornamental plants
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flowering shrubs
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fruit trees
New and unusual small trees and shrubs
Looking for outstanding shrubs and trees for a small garden? At her lecture at the Civic Garden Centre in Toronto, Marion Jarvie gave us the scoop on some of the best!
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city garden
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floral
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garden center
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manitoba maples
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canadian gardeners
Planting Trees and Shrubs
Fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs. This article will show you what factors to use to pick a tree or shrub and how to plant it.
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trees
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shrubs
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fall planting
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siting plants
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deborah turton
Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color
Fall Color Occurs as the Result of Temperature and Daylight Changes. Trees Species and Selection is Best Made in the Fall to pick a Tree with Desirable Color.
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fall color trees
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oaks for fall color
Trees and shrubs I love to see in my garden
The trees and shrubs I love to see growng in my garden. But do I want to tell you what to grow? It is far too easy for me to hand out a list of do's and don'ts, to lecture on the errors and mistakes that gardeners make, the same errors that littered my progress in my thrilling journey to becoming a “gardener”. The answer is "No"
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garden photos
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rhododendrons
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magnolias
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acers
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maples
Winter Tasks for Trees and Shrubs
Trees and shrubs add structural interest to the winter organic garden. Ensure they survive the season with proper maintenance.
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pruning trees
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winter gardening
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organic tree care
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organic shrub care
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winter trees
Dormant Oil in the Organic Garden
Dormant oil kills garden pests on woody plants like trees and shrubs just when damaging insects are waking up from their winter's nap.
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kill aphids
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horticultural oil
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dormant oil
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organic gardening
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tree spray
Forestfarm Garden Nursery Review
Forestfarm specializes in hard-to-find shrubs, trees and ornamental plants. See how their catalogs stacked up online and in print.
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garden reviews
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forestfarm gardens
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catalog reviews
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landscape trees
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ornamental shrubs
Gardening Thoughts as Spring Emerges Early - A New Book
Contemplating a garden in different parts of the state, then viewing a new book.
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gardening
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washington
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marianne binetti
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alison beck
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oregon
How to Plant Desert Trees: Pt I
There are no tricks or secrets to planting desert-adaptec trees and shrubs, but there are special situations you'll want to deal with.
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desert-adapted trees
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desert-adapted shrubs
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evergreen
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herbaceous
Installing Landscape Fabric
Landscape fabric yields excellent results when we carefully analyze and then prepare project sites. Checklists are important and useful before planting and/or mulching.
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landscape fabric
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how to install landscape fabric
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erosion control
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weed control fabric
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commercial landscape fabric
Late Winter Pruning
Late winter is a great time to prune, because the trees and shrubs are still dormant and you can clearly see the structure of the branches.
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late winter pruning
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pruning trees
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pruning shrubs
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crossed branches
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pruning dead branches
Planting Desert Trees: Pt II
The hole has been dug, the caliche punched through, and you've tested the drainage. Now you can actually plant.
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planting desert-adapted trees and shrubs
Plants to Train as Standards
These ornamental trees and flowering shrubs are all excellent options for growing and training in a more formal, standard shape.
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tree form shrubs
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ornamental trees
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dwarf trees
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formal containers
Pruning for Plant Health
Proper pruning methods can increase fruit and flower production, and discourage diseases by increasing air circulation and allowing light to reach the plant.
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plant pruning
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pruning plants
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organic garden
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tree pruning
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shrub pruning
Robert Canterbury's Raised Bed Urban Garden
A city garden that faced a lot of difficulties - and became an oasis.
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urban garden
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white mulberry tree
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gardens
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shrubs
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garden design
Where, Oh Where Has Our Winter Gone?
The scoop on what northern gardeners can do in the garden now and what we shouldn't.
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winter
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frost damage
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dormancy
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evergreens
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trees and shrubs
Drought in the Mid-Atlantic States
Drought conditions are recurring in the Mid-Atlantic states for the second summer in a row. Here are some ideas to help your garden deal with this added stress.
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drought
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mid atlantic gardening
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seasonal dry spell
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water conservation
Flowering Crabapples - A Review
Flowering Crabapples: "The Genus Malus" by Rev. John L. Fiala is an essential reference for those wanting to know about flowering crabapple trees in built landscapes.
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genus malus
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modern flowering crabapples
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ornamental flowering crabapple trees
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crabapple tree form
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companion plants to crabapple trees
Healing Trees
The trees in the original Garden of Eden held the secret to life and healing. We can help to recreate our own Garden of Eden by planting healing trees. Rather than worry about the destruction of the South American rain forest, let's each worry about the health of the part of the earth which has been entrusted to our care.
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trees
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original
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How to Cold Stratify Chill Seeds
Many perennial flower seeds (tree and shrub seeds, too) need to be chilled or cold stratified to germinate. Step by step instructions using refrigerator to stratify.
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seed stratification
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stratify seed
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seed treatment
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chill seed
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cold treat seed
Special Seed Germination Tips
The secret to successful seed starting. Step by step instructions how to pretreat many flower and other seeds with special needs so they germinate and grow.
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stratify seed
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chill seed
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cold treat seed
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scarify seed
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soak seed
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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georgene a. bramlage
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georgene bramlage
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suite101
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landscaping
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landscaping at suite101
Winter Silhouettes in the Garden
There are several plants, both evergreen and deciduous, that have pleasing, striking or unique silhouettes. Learn how to select and use them effectively in the garden.
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