341 articles on "plant"

How To Use Flower Beds In Landscaping Your Garden

The loveliness of flowering plants needs little embellishment by description. Certainly every gardener seeks the beauty and color that can be brought to his grounds by a variety of flowers. The proper arrangement of flower beds in your garden and att...

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Growing strawberries in containers

Growing strawberries in containers or pots is easy to do, even if you don't have much outdoor space. But you say I don't have room for a garden! Not to worry, this article will show you how to grow strawberries in containers on your deck or...

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Tomatoes: History, Origin, Facts... or fiction!?

Tomatoes: History, Origin, Facts... or fiction!?  by: Kirk Gordon What is a tomato? You probably think it's a vegetable, right? As do most people. However, tomatoes are in fact not a vegetable, but rather, a fruit. In 1883 the United States...

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Don't Let These Common Diseases Eat Your Roses

Don't Let These Common Diseases Eat Your Roses by: Ron King After working hard to grow a beautiful rose, you job is half done. Now you must protect it to maintain that beauty. Roses can be weakened during the winter dormancy and become sus...

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Functions Of A Sewage Treatment Plant

Sewage treatment is very important in our society. It's an area that's often misunderstood if understood at all. Nevertheless, treatment plants have a number of important functions. How to identify a sewage treatment plant A sewage treatm...

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A Family Garden for Nature

Each year we look forward to creating a special habitat for for all of our wild and natural friends. Spring has arrived and we have been busy welcoming the season by preparing the garden for all of our summer visitors.Anyone can create a garden - eve...

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Naturally Occurring Bonsai, or Environmentally Dwarfed Plants

Let us talk about naturally occurring Bonsai, or environmentally dwarfed plants. We will take the example of the plant growing, tacked onto the side of a mountain. This article is not intended as a scientific paper, therefore I have no need and even...

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All Garden Augers Are Not Created Equal

You have possibly used a drill that is used for making exact holes in metal or wood, but have you used one of the dirt drills? The real name for a dirt drill is a garden auger and its one of the favorite tools among gardeners. They make really quick ...

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Growing Great Tomatoes

For many people, growing big juicy tomatoes is part of what makes vegetable gardening so enjoyable. Whether purchasing plants from your local nursery or starting tomatoes from seed, there are a few basic steps to follow to ensure that you harvest an ...

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Aerated Compost Tea, The New Organic Fertilizer

Aerated Compost Tea, The New Organic Fertilizer by: james ellison Organic gardeners all know compost is fantastic stuff. But now, there's something even better and that's aerated compost tea. If you start with a good compost you'l...

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