341 articles on "plant"

Release Some Tension...Spend Some Time In Your Garden

Release Some Tension...Spend Some Time In Your Garden by: Mike YeagerGardening can be one of the most rewarding and relaxing hobbies that you can engage in. Picture a beautiful spring day, the sweet smell of grass in the air and you get to go ou...

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Spring Gardening Ideas for the Family

Spring is the perfect time to plant a garden with your child. It's educational, good exercise, a great bonding activity, and great for self-esteem.PROPER TOOLSLittle hands need the right sized tools or they'll be frustrated, and "toys" are ...

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Understanding Nutrition

Understanding Nutrition by: Dave Saunders With the release of the new dietary guidelines, in the form of the new food pyramid, I still find that many people don't actually understand what nutrition actually means. Because of this, dietary c...

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Plan for Winter Plantings

Plan for Winter Plantings by: Dean Novosat Part four in a series It’s hard to think about winter when our gardens are in full bloom and the vegetables are ripening on the vine! But we must keep winter in mind when we are planning our landscape...

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Understanding Nutrition

With the release of the new dietary guidelines, in the form of the new food pyramid, I still find that many people don't actually understand what nutrition actually means. Because of this, dietary choices can seem overwhelming. Even greater conf...

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Growing Japanese Bonsai Trees for Bonsai Gardens

As you go through the history of Japanese bonsai trees (among others), you will note that this term is used to refer to a ‘plant in a pot’. As per the information provided on Harvard's Arnold Arboretum site, "the ancient Chinese were the fir...

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Planting a Container Garden

If you are a person not blessed with a big sunny backyard, you need not be deprived of the joy of gardening. You just need to think on a smaller scale. The perfect solution…container gardening. Container gardening is an extremely versatile method o...

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Could Your Garden Pass A Soil Test?

d Your Garden Pass A Soil Test? by: News Canada (NC)-How well do you know your soil? It's an important question for the health of the plants in and around your house. Good soil does more than provide a foundation for roots to grab on to. We...

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How to Transplant Trees

How to Transplant Treesby LeAnn R. Ralph975 wordsWith a little patience and tender loving care, you can easily transplant small trees that you have found growing in a ditch or that are growing on one part of your property but that you would like to m...

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How to Maintain Your Urban Farm

The idea of farming right at the comforts of your own urban dwelling captured the interest of many people. A lot of urban households have adopted this idea and started to put up their own mini farms at home. Setting up an urban farm is pretty easy as...

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