Articles related to "Water Gardens"



The Luck of the Irish
You will look at clovers in a whole new light after you read this. They might be the menace of your yard, but will certainly become the gem of your water garden.
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Whiskey Barrel Water Gardens
How to set up a water garden in a whiskey barrel.
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"Om! Mani Padme Hum!"
A fun look at how the water lotus performs in my garden.
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Add A Water Feature! It's Easy and Fun! The First of Three
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Add Another Easy Water Feature! The Second of Three
Easy tips on water gardening in a container -- perfect for deck or patio!
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Build a Pond-in-a-Pot
Short on space? Or maybe you simply want to add a patio water feature instead of building a huge pond. This container water garden adds drama to your deck.
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Calling all Carnivores
An unusual plant with a lot of character adds color to a shallow shelf in your water garden.
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Go Fish
Selecting fish for a water garden may not be as easy as you think. Here are 12 steps to a better buying experience.
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Grow Mint, Zebra Rush in a Pot
Learn how to grow aquatic mint, zebra rush, and water celery in one spectacular pot!
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Grow Water Hyacinth in a Pot
Water Hyacinth is a showy floater that doesn't need anything but H20...perfect for a container water garden.
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How to Keep Pond Fish Healthy
Having a healthy pond assures a healthy start for the fish you add to it. Fish will thrive with little care if proper set up is done before they are brought home.
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Hydroponic Gardening
This article on Hydroponic Gardening gives an overview of hydroponic gardening: what it is, why people do it, where to buy hydroponic gardening supplies and kits.
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Louisiana Iris Water Garden Plant
No pond is complete without the Louisiana Iris! This statuesque plant is a must for every water garden. I'll tell you why.
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Snowflakes in July
Is your pond only a foot deep? Or do you have a shallow area you just don't know what to do with? I'll show you why yellow water snowflakes just might fit the bill.
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So You Want to Build a Pond
You might have thought long and hard before deciding to take the plunge and transform your backyard into a water oasis. But before you get out the shovel, read this.
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Spring in the Water Garden
Is it starve a cold and feed a fever? Yes! Spring fever that is! Feed it by cleaning out the winter weary pond, repotting water plants and getting ready to enjoy the summer season.
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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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Water gardening in January?
Don't let the cold winds of winter fool you! Now's the time to read, dream, plan, and weather permitting, build your water garden.
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Watering Gardens with Gray Water
Lower than average rainfall predictions can make watering difficult. Try using gray water, or waste water, to water indoor and outdoor plants, saving money on your water
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How to Plant a Lotus Pond
While low areas in the garden are often landscape challenges - think wet - and plant a water garden.
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The Playground Garden
Making a garden out of broken outdoor toys brings order into chaos and is lots of fun as well! Linda Mazar takes stock of her yard and makes a playground-themed garden with her child. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
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Travel to Ronda in Anadalusia
A spectacular setting, a rich store of Moorish architecture and a historic bullring make Ronda a scenic destination for day trips from the Costa del Sol and Seville.
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Benefits of Fall Planting
While spring is typically the busy garden season, fall is the best time for planting landscape perennials, shrubs and trees for many reasons.
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Choosing a Water Feature
Before choosing a water feature for your yard, learn about options for the do-it-yourselfer. Like many home projects, choices are limited only by your creativity.
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Colorful Containers
There is never a bad time to fill a container with colorful plants to give the garden a fresh look. Today's article is full of ideas and tips for Colorful Containers.
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Design-A-Garden: What Would You Do?
Designing your own garden.
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Elizabeth Law's Dublin Garden
It may be a small garden in Dublin, Ireland, but it has a big impact.
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Explore France - Monet's Gardens at Giverny
Claude Monet, the French Impressionist artist, built his beautiful garden in the small village of Giverny, north of Paris. He continued to paint here until his death.
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Garden 2 on the Tour: Terry Yockey's Northern Garden
A Minnesota Garden full of charm
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Hypertufa Containers-Part II: What Can You Plant in Hypertufa?
Planting hypertufa containers.
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Install a Rain Barrel to Save Water
Gardeners can save water and reduce the water bill by collecting rain water in a barrel or other container near the vegetable plot.
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Mid-winter gardening
This article describes a presentation given by Judith Adam during a workshop held at the Civic Garden Centre in Toronto on Sunday, February 28, 1999.
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My Garden
Tour our Garden Design editor's garden.
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Romaine Undery's Garden Down Under
Gardening down under but definitely right side up.
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The Silverton Oregon Garden
Through educational programs and guided tours, explore how the Oregon Garden showcases native Oregon plants and flowers with spectacular beauty and design.
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Add ANOTHER Water Feature! Just Do It!
Water features are fabulous fun -- and you can make a simple fountain all by yourself with some basic equipment: an outlet, a pump, and a catch basin to hold the water.
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Choosing and Caring for Koi
Hardy and colourful Koi can beautify any outdoor fish pond. Many species are rare and expensive so choose carefully.
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Visualizing and Choosing a Topic
Brainstorming gardening ideas is easy and fun if you have the right tools.
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BATHTUB GARDENS
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Natural Ways to Remove Pond Algae
Algae is a plant that grows in ponds and water gardens. Learn natural ways to control, treat, and remove pond algae.
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Container or Backyard Gardening
Growing your own fresh delicious vegetables and herbs doesn't have to be a daunting task. First decide whether to start container gardens or a small backyard plot.
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Risco Bello Aquatic Gardens
Jardin Acuatico Risco Bello seems to do the impossible -- create a water garden in an almost vertical semi-tropical landscape.
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Summer Gardening To Do List
While the dog days of summer may have arrived, it's important to keep up with the garden. Deadhead annuals, split perennials, plant spring blooming bulbs, and more
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Tsitsikamma National Park
Possibly the best way to experience an indigenous forest is to go on a canopy tour, and get a bird's eye view of forest life.
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Visiting Desert Botanical Gardens
Just visiting botanical gardens and arboretums in the southwest can be rewarding. But many gardens also offer classes and workshops perfect for a learning vacation.
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What Butterflies Need Besides Nectar
Besides nectar, some butterflies need certain minerals which are found in "puddles" or standing water. In addition, they need warm basking areas as well as shelter and cover from predators. Gardeners can help provide these few simple needs for butterflies with very little effort, thereby attracting more flying flowers to their flower gardens.
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Bog Garden Spotlight: Jack In The Pulpit
Find out how to use Jack in the Pulpit in a Bog or Water Garden.
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Chateau Country Landscapes
The Brandywine Valley (PA and DE) beckons to those interested in garden history. Visit the four Du Pont country estates and gardens of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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French Impressionist Gardens
Painters Claude Monet, Edouard Manet and Gustave Caillebotte depicted many beautiful elements of nature in their works, and they were also avid gardners.
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When Birds Take Garden Pond Fish
Herons, kingfishers and other birds see your pond fish as fair game. There are a few tricks to discourage them from killing or injuring your fish.
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