Recent Blog Posts

  • Mid-Summer Classics

    May 1, 2013
    There are many very attractive bloomers that thrive in the mid-summer heat. Add vibrant reds and yellows for that weekend garden party. Place some softer pastels around your front door and back patio. And remember, summer color is not restricted to just the flower's bloom.
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  • Combine Annuals and Perennials this Spring

    March 1, 2013
    Have you ever planted a rainbow? The colors you see in the sky after a rain are fleeting, but the hues in your garden can reflect their beauty for entire seasons, even years.
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  • Cutting Comments

    March 1, 2013
    With spring's bloom just weeks away, take a look at your shrubs and consider pruning them. To encourage strong growth, cut away dead, damaged or spindly branches. And if you want to reshape the plant, do it now rather than when foliage starts masking the underlying branch structure.
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  • Wintertime Green Thumb

    February 1, 2013
    Do you miss the great taste of fresh-from-the-garden spices and veggies? Then start a little mini-garden in your kitchen by planting some fresh herbs and vegetables. It's really pretty easy. All you need are some planters, soil, seeds and light.
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  • Bulbs are a Bright Idea

    February 1, 2013
    No other types of plants will give the gardener more beauty, or a wider range of variety, color and flowering times than flowering bulbs. They produce flowers of incredible colors from one end of the growings season to the other.
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  • Build an Indoor Window Planter

    January 1, 2013
    An indoor window planter livens up your counter or table in front of a window, or hanging on decorative brackets that you install just below the window.
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  • Repotting Can Cure Your Winter Blues

    January 1, 2013
    If you're eager to get your hands back into the soil, now's a great time to get your fingernails dirty! Mid winter is perfect for repotting your indoor plants since many plants need to be transplanted into larger containers every two to three years.
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  • Forcing Bulbs for Winter Color

    November 1, 2012
    You can add color to your indoor garden during the drab days of winter by forcing bulbs into bloom. Forcing causes bulbs to flower before they normally would outdoors. Start the process in autumn. Buy the best-quality bulbs you can find. When you pick out bulbs, examine them thoroughly.
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  • Five Ideas for Fall Flowers

    September 1, 2012
    When picking fall flowers to use for your garden, there are many options to choose from. Most believe that spring and summer are the two seasons to highlight a colorful flower garden full of sunny blooms.
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  • Shear Madness

    July 1, 2012
    Graceful fountainlike or upright flowering shrubs (such as flowering quince, forsythia, and lilac) look best when they’re gently shaped.
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