Tips for Planting SunflowersThe easiest way to add some brightness to your garden is to plant that hearty, yellow favorite – the sunflower. With ancestry traceable to dry prairie lands, these sturdy p
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Daffodil and Tulip Bulbs Are Hungry Now- The signal is little green leaf tips that have struggled to sprout and grow up from spring-flowering bulbs, through topsoil or surface mulch, and out into the
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Pretty Pokeweed Poisonous From Berries to Tap Root- Common pokeweed (Phytolacca Americana) doesn’t look poisonous, but every part of it is. That can be a problem in fall, particularly for youngsters.
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Gardening Remedies From Your Kitchen- It\’s summer and time to start enjoying the fruits of your gardening labors by harvesting a bounty of vegetables, fruits and flowers. However, you aren\’t the only
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Controlling Slugs- If there\’s one garden pest that\’s universally despised, it\’s slugs. Not only do they eat prized vegetables, herbs, and flowers at night while you sleep, but when you do catch them,
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Essential Gardening Tools- You wouldn\’t think of trying to eat your peas with a knife, and it can be just as cumbersome to try to edge a garden bed with a shovel instead of a spade or edger, or to wor
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Gardening With Charlie – Pruning a Shrub Rose- Kathy Bond-Borie, Guest Columnist
Many a gardener has stood before a favorite rose shrub with pruners in hand, hesitant to make the first cut. Thorns asi -
Know Before They GrowWeed prevention tips for lawn care novicesThe old saying goes that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” If you’re new to caring for a lawn, you may not know that thi
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/media/k2/items/cache/938a195f8810cb9b31c6503221891897_L.jpgGardening With Charlie – Great Homemade Garden Gifts- Some of the best holiday gifts I\’ve ever received were handmade items from the garden.
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/media/k2/items/cache/ce11944b98d0742eead2b016a253afd2_L.jpgDIY Decor with Creative ContainersContainers come in all shapes and sizes with purposes ranging from helping organize your stuff to adding a