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All About The Limelight Hydrangea

The light green, lacy flower of the Limelight hydrangea is popular for adding beauty to any landscape, and is often the flower of choice for weddings.

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Types of Gardens: Garden Styles

Imagine having the ability to step into a magical garden every single time you step out into your backyard. Which garden theme or style brings you peace, joy and pleasure?

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Eco-Friendly Lawn Care

With winter looking as if it might finally be over and spring being here, now is the time to show your lawn some love! So time to think about Eco-friendly Lawn Care now!

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Grow a New Hydrangea Plant From the One You Have

It's easy to start a new hydrangea bush from one that is already established and this is my personal experience with propagating this perennial.

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Enjoy Fresh Herbs Year-Round

It is possible to enjoy fresh herbs year-round by growing your own. In many cases this can be done indoors. Imagine the taste of freshly picked herbs in your meals.

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Norfolk Island Pine Care and Christmas Tree Alternative

We have used Norfolk Island Pine as a Christmas Tree for the past four years, our challenge is keeping it alive until the next holiday season.

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Forsythia: Spring's Early Golden Glory

Old World native Forsythia, as an early spring flowering shrub, bravely and gloriously announces the changing of the seasons.

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Deer Proof Shrubs: Hedges for Whitetail Free Gardens

Deer-proof shrubs, for natural unpalatability to deer, serve as an effective strategy for keeping whitetails out of gardens.

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Tenerife Dragon Tree: A Woody Plant of Ancient Lineage Becomes the Canary Islands' Icon

Tenerife, an idyllic Atlantic Ocean island, is home to a world-famous woody plant known as the Tenerife Dragon Tree.

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Socotra Pomegranate Tree (Punica protopunica): The Vulnerable Predicament of the "Other Pomegranate"

Lesser known precursors of modern pomegranates, environmentally vulnerable Socotran Pomegranate Trees, grow wild only on Socotra and may be propagated by cuttings, grafts or seeds.

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Socotra Frankincense Tree (Boswellia socotrana): Island of the Phoenix and Its Vulnerable Incense

Socotran Frankincense Trees growing wild only on Socotra are vulnerable to climate and land use patterns but respond to cultivation under proper growing conditions.

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Zinnia, an Underappreciated Annual Flower

I never could understand why more people don't grow Zinnias. Growing up, we always had them. They have so much going for them. Hardy, many varieties, heat tolerant, and beautiful.

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Flowers That Hummingbirds Like. My Favorites

If you have Hummingbirds in your area, you might be searching for flowers or plants to enhance the look of your yard or garden, as well as attract Hummingbirds.

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Lovely Crocus Flowers Bloom Both Spring and Fall

The crocus plant is one of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring. But not everyone knows that there are also crocuses that bloom in autumn.

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Cultivating Pollinators: How To Grow A Bee Friendly Garden:

Pollinators are incredibly important to most life on earth. This articles focuses on attracting pollinators by growing a bee friendly garden.

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Selecting the best vegetable garden site

Selecting the best garden site makes it easier to grow your own tasty nutritious vegetables.

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Buying Perennials: Mail Order Plants or Buy Local?

A look at the pros and cons of purchasing plants through mail order as opposed to buying local.

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Summer Activities: Start a Community Garden

Community gardens are fast becoming a great way to meet neighbors, educate urban residents about growing fresh vegetables, and get sedentary elderly to exercise and go outside.

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