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How to Design a Garden Pergola

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Pergolas make for a relaxing shady retreat in the garden. They can turn an unused are of the landscape into an extended outdoor living and dining space. This variety of outdoor structure can be any shape, including a semi-circle that follows the natural curves of the garden. Garden pergolas look stu

About the Dragonfruit Tree

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The dragon fruit tree goes by a number of other names, including its scientific name Hylocerus undatus, the Spanish pitahaya and the visually-descriptive "strawberry pear." These trees are native to tropical regions such as Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica, and are carefully bred now in other locati

Information on Bluebell Flowers

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"Bluebell" is the common name for a number of flowers. While these plants may or may not be botanically related, they do share one distinct feature -- their dusky blue, tubular blossoms. Though botanists have tried to rename many of these pretty plants in order to differentiate between species, the

How to Prune Red Osier Dogwood

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The red osier dogwood is named for its bright-colored twigs and branches. It is widespread geographically but more common in the midwestern United States. The changing seasons bring changing colors to the red osier dogwood, making it a popular choice for landscaping. It has deep red stems in winter

My 2011 Garden Plan

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It is that time of the year again, time to order my garden seeds. It is only a month from our last frost date and I am running a bit late. I ideally already like to have the seeds in hand by this date so that I can start some inside. When I start thinking about ordering seeds I need to think about w

Damping Off

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Damping off is a term used for seedling death by any of a handful of fungal diseases, including several root rots and molds. A few easy preventative measures can improve your seedlings chances of avoiding damping off. Here are some tips to control and avoid damping off when you start your seeds this

Yard Work For Pleasure

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It is funny when you see springtime roll around because people start walking around outside again and they are happy to be out and about. The hibernation is over and life and plants are going to grow and color will add to the back drops of everyone's home again in your neighborhood. The person