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How to Kill Crab Grass for a Beautiful Lawn

By: Candice Gillingwater

Every homeowner should take steps to kill crab grass in order to maintain a beautiful lawn. Herbicides are a simple way to kill the weed and prevent its recurrence. more...

How to Grow Trees and Shrubs from Seed.

By: David Haigh

Raising trees and shrubs from seed is an investment in the future which requires patience and often involves using special treatments to aid germination. more...

Creating Compost for Gardens and Yards

By: Feature Writer Michael Vyskocil

Yards and gardens produce bags of grass clippings, mounds of leaves and buckets of spent flower blooms. Turn this organic garbage into a usable product for the landscape. more...

How to Prepare a Garden for Winter

By: Bailey Shoemaker Richards

Properly winterizing a garden will prepare it for cold weather and snow, and lessen the amount of repairing and replanting that needs to be done in the spring. more...

10 Reasons to Use Mulch in the Landscape

By: Richard Freeland

Landscape plants are expensive, and gardeners will do most anything to assure their plants survive. Placing and maintaining mulch around plant roots is cheap insurance. more...

Propagating Plants for Free

By: Jane Finch

Propagating plants can be for a variety of reasons; for personal pleasure or to make money. Either way, it can be a rewarding pastime. more...

Easily Mask and Cover an Ugly Chain Link Fence

By: Sarah Smith

Learn how to mask an unsightly chain link fence by turning it into a functional and attractive trellis. more...

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