207 articles on "plants"

Tomato Growing Tips - 4 Basic Tips for your Tomato Growing Garden

Even people who don't claim to have green thumbs can usually grow tomatoes. They may not be edible, but they can still grow them. All kidding aside, tomato growing is not all that hard and with a little TLC, you too can grow your own tomatoes. I...

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Fun, Funky Garden Plants

Fun, Funky Garden Plants by: Valerie Garner I have a love for funky, fun and unique garden plants. Here's one to try. It's called Sea Holly, and it's actually in the thistle family. Sea Holly is a perennial garden plant, which mea...

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Funky Garden Plants 2

Funky Garden Plants 2 by: Valerie Garner What's a perennial garden plant that blooms in the winter? A hellebore! It is an outdoor plant that is shocking to see blooming sometimes in the snow. There are many varieties. They are perennial whi...

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Top 5 Secrets to Keeping Your Carnivorous Plants Alive, Healthy and Beautiful

SECRET #1: Know thy plant. This may seem like a no-brainer, but one that first-time growers overlook. There are many types of carnivorous plants occurring on every continent in the world, except Antarctica. If you were to go on a world-wide expediti...

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Caring For Tropicals And Exotic Flowers

Tropical flowers make an exciting change from the more traditional floral gifts such as roses and gerberas, assuming that they're available in your area. Their stark and colorful beauty makes them an impressive gift for special occasions like Mo...

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How to Avoid Needing Dental Implants

Dental implants are an effective way dentists can restore missing teeth or teeth that are loose. The way the implants work is by implanting a titanium root into the gum and allowing it time to fuse with the bone in the mouth as if it were totally nat...

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Get Off The Grass - Groundcovers For Problem Places

Why fight nature? If you’ve got an abundance of shade, thin, sandy soil, or other lawn challenging conditions, keep your sanity and your budget intact this season and install groundcover plants instead of attempting to reestablish a lawn.Groundcove...

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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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Are you Using These Tips For A Successful Indoor Vegetable Garden?

Houseplants and herb gardens are well-known as common plants that can be grown indoors, but they are not the only ones. By using the right containers and having the ability to mimic ideal growing conditions, you can also have a successful indoor vege...

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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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