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Adding Vines to the Garden Design with Purpose: Fast Coverage and a Way to Soften the Landscape

By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

Mix Your Own Potting Soil for Container Plants: Peat, Perlite and Vermiculite are Essential Ingredients for Growth

By: Feature Writer Michael Vyskocil

How to Kill Crab Grass for a Beautiful Lawn: Get Rid of Finger Grass With Pre and Post-emergence Herbicides

By: Candice Gillingwater

How to Grow Trees and Shrubs from Seed. Special Treatments to Aid Germination and Ensure a Green Future.

By: David Haigh

Creating Compost for Gardens and Yards: Turn Organic Garbage Scraps into Nutrient-Rich Soil

By: Feature Writer Michael Vyskocil

How to Prepare a Garden for Winter: Tips on Getting Outdoor Landscaping Ready for Cold Weather

By: Bailey Shoemaker Richards

10 Reasons to Use Mulch in the Landscape: The Benefits of Placing Bark, Pine Needles or Straw Under Plants

By: Richard Freeland

Propagating Plants for Free: From Apple Trees to Herbs Almost Everything can be Grown at No Cost

By: Jane Finch

Easily Mask and Cover an Ugly Chain Link Fence: Transform an Unattractive Metal Garden Fence into Tasteful Trellis

By: Sarah Smith

Organic Fertilizing with Lime: Lawns and Gardens Benefit When Fertilized the Natural Way

By: Beverly Bright

How to Plant a Garden in Florida: Growing Gardens With Native Plants, Drought-Tolerant Plants

By: Mia Carter

How Landscape Plants Appeal to the Senses: Using Quality Flora to Design Gardens of Sensory Delight

By: Richard Freeland

Texas Fall Gardening and Landscape Activities: What Needs to be Pruned, Planted, Cared-for, and Winterized

By: Barbara Brown

Controlling Weeds in Landscape Stone: Why They Grow There and What You Can Do

By: Deborah Aldridge

Small Garden: Making Best Use of Available Space

By: Ian Dutton

Using Natural Organic Fertilizers and Pesticides: Non–synthetic Products Yield Vigorous Garden Landscape Soils

By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Rain Garden Designs for Parks, Roads, Yards: Landscape Design Improves Water Quality, Decreases Maintenance Cost

By: Sara E. Lewis

Totally Southern Hydrangeas: Why Won't They Bloom?

By: Cinthia Milner

Water Conservation in the Garden: Save Water Without Compromising Plant Health

By: Sally Bunch

High Altitude Gardening Tips: If You Plant it, Will it Grow?

By: Sarah Shaw

Ideal Light Conditions for Landscape Plants: Properly Placing Ornamental Plants Based on Existing Sun and Shade

By: Richard Freeland

Build Your Own Rain Garden: Using Plants to Harvest Water, Filter Pollutants and Prevent Erosion

By: Richard Freeland

Dandelions Overtake Lawns, Weed Killers Abound: Herbicide Applied in Fall Offers Best Chance for Lasting Control

By: John Hogan

Japanese Gardening: Methods, Types, and Plants

By: Melissa Slate

What is a Cottage Garden? Informal Plots Have Been Cultivated for Centuries

By: Stephen Allen Christensen

How to Clear Couch Grass: Eradicate Perennial Weed Spear Grass, Twitch, Quack or Dog Grass

By: Feature Writer Joanne E. Brannan

Happy Dogs and Beautiful Gardens: How to Garden with Your Dog

By: Stephanie Smith

Pesticide Safety: How to Kill Pests Without Killing Yourself

By: Stephanie Smith

Pesticide 101: Facts on Pesticides and Their Use

By: Stephanie Smith

Testing the Soil: What Type is It?

By: Tina Samuels

Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Once a Buzz Word in the Plant Care Industry, IPM is at Home Too

By: Sara E. Lewis

How to Make Potting Soil: The Ingredients Needed to Mix It Right

By: Tina Samuels

Top Shade-Loving Plants: Your Shade Garden Can be Beautiful with Hostas, Astilbes and Ferns

By: Marcia Passos Duffy

The 7 Types of Shade in Your Garden: How the Lack of Sunlight Effects Your Shady Perennial Bed

By: Marcia Passos Duffy

Xeriscaping: Gardening in Seasons of Drought: Plants that Thrive Despite a Lack of Rain

By: Lya Sorano

Training Climbing Vines: Choosing the Proper Vine for the Support Will Ensure Lasting Beauty

By: Feature Writer Renee Shelton

2008 Catalogs of Spring-blooming Bulbs: Quality Bulbs Insure Superior Spring-blooming Bulb Gardens

By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Garden Plans: Simplify Summer Maintenance with Early Spring Tasks

By: Sheri Ann Richerson

Therapeutic Gardening: Now is the Time to Glean Holistic Garden Benefits

By: Sheri Ann Richerson

Gardening for Beginners: Build a Beautiful Landscape Even if You Don't Have a Green Thumb

By: Gina Hannah

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