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By: Dale Viviano
Finding the right place to live can certainly be a challenge. Although for some it may be easy, for many of us it's a search. This is because we want to discover that ideal setting to purchase real es (read entire article)
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By: Ron King
The Hybrid Tea Rose is a modern rose, the offspring of 2 old timers getting together: the Hybrid Perpetual and the Tea Rose. These magnificent modern flowers grow on long stems and bloom throughout t (read entire article)
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By: Hans Dekker
Lawn Maintenance in Fall The harsh conditions of winter can inflict a lot of damage on your lawn. In order to protect your lawn as much as possible during the winter months you should be prepared to (read entire article)
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By: Anthony Tripodi
Every autumn, home owners rake up their leaves, place them in bags and put them out on the curb. Every autumn I gas up my mini-van, drive around my neighborhood and steal them. I'm a skilled leaf thi (read entire article)
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By: Robert Roy
Cymbidium orchid plants were first mentioned in China during the Chin dynasty. Yes, way back in 265 AD. They are beautiful, delicate orchid plants which have been used for corsages. They come in a wi (read entire article)
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By: Michael J. McGroarty
You are welcome to use this article on your website or in your newsletter as long as you reprint it as is, including the contact information at the end. Website URLs must be active links. You are wel (read entire article)
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By: Pet Campbell
Spring Flowers from bulbs for the Lazy Gardener I am not going to pretend that I am a Master Gardener, or the end of all wisdom with regard to spring bulbs in Florida. I will share my experiences w (read entire article)
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By: Branka Ilech
Everyone has different tastes; that's why there are so many different types of bathroom décor. But one thing is constant despite your décor: the need for clear, sharp light. For bathroom lighting, fi (read entire article)
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By: Branka Ilech
Who says that Christmas lights are just for Christmas trees? In fact, why should they be limited to just one month of the year? Renowned designers across the globe are using miniature white lights-tr (read entire article)
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By: Branka Ilech
Do you realize that you spend a full one-third of your life in bed? That's a lot of time, and knowing that, wouldn't it make sense to make sure that you're as comfortable as possible while you're the (read entire article)
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By: Deirdre Jones
I made a discovery. You see, I love flowers and plants, but there is limited yard space where I live, so I thought that I would have to be content with admiring the lush gardens and greenery of other (read entire article)
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By: Jim Wilson
For years our family has enjoyed vactioning and traveling across this great country and one thing that has always drawn our attention is the beautiful landscaping done by others. Usually, the one at (read entire article)
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By: Dave Lavinsky
While many enjoy the beauty of home-grown flowers, not everyone can afford the hefty price tag of creating an elaborate floral retreat. Luckily, there are discount flower bulbs available for the budg (read entire article)
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By: Ross MacIver
Patio Maintenance in Fall Ahh fall! Crisp air, beautiful colors, and -- oh no! -- winter preparation! It's true that fall brings many household maintenance tasks, but the pleasant weather makes it e (read entire article)
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By: Kathryn Whittaker
Chainsaw, the popular weapon of choice for many screen villains, still remains a nightmare for humble home users. Powerful and helpful tools, chainsaws are used around the house for a number of purpo (read entire article)
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By: Linda Jenkinson
When the air begins to get cooler, and the leaves start to fall from the trees, most people immediately think of storing the gardening supplies for the winter and getting ready to bundle up. But Wait (read entire article)
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By: Michael J. McGroarty
  You are welcome to use this article on your website or in your newsletter as long as you reprint it as is, including the contact information at the end. Website URLs must be active links. You are w (read entire article)
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By: Linda Gray
Don't force yourself out of the most profitable hobby in the universe because you think it's too hard to learn ...It isn't! Gardening is fast becoming the world's number one hobby, and with all the l (read entire article)
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By: Michael J. McGroarty
  You are welcome to use this article on your website or in your newsletter as long as you reprint it as is, including the contact information at the end. Website URLs must be active links. You are w (read entire article)
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By: David Chandler
Blue flowers are some of the most striking plants around and can add a rich splash of color to any garden. Plant them in a cluster of all blue or mix them in with other flowers for a rainbow of color (read entire article)
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By: Jon Weaver
The gardener without years of experience will do well to consider planting a mixture of grasses rather than a solid turf of a single species. If he knows exactly what he is doing, and understands how (read entire article)
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By: Karen Creel
Something old, something new.... ....something borrowed, something blue, a silver sixpence in her shoe. This well known rhyme is only one of many customs and traditions associated with the marriage (read entire article)
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By: Karen Creel
"just living is not enough" said the butterfly fairy, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." Hans Christian Anderson What better way to invite the wee folk into your garden than by c (read entire article)
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By: Brett Fogle
INTRODUCTION Water in the garden. It brings us refreshing coolness on the hottest summer day. It satisfies our senses with sounds that only water can make. It delights our eyes with the unsurpassed (read entire article)
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By: Bob Hett
Nearly anyone can learn to arrange flowers. You do not have to be a professional to make a beautiful silk flower arrangement. Silk flowers are an excellent choice for beginners because they are easy (read entire article)
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By: Kirk Gordon
Water works hydroponics systems are probably the most basic form of hydroponics kits available. The way they function is fairly simple to understand. The roots of the plants are constantly submerged (read entire article)
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By: Delmar Germyn
You may be considering casting (sometimes called "pouring") molds using concrete, cement, plaster, ceramic material, wax, soap, and even hypertufa is used as a medium. Molds (sometimes spelled "moul (read entire article)
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By: Jackie Carroll
Heathers are low-growing, shrub-like perennials that blossom into a sea of color. They look great planted with dwarf conifers, especially when a variety of shapes, colors and textures are used. Inter (read entire article)
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By: Jackie Carroll
Let's face it: Our houseplants aren't the most important things on our to-do lists, and even the most attentive gardeners will sometimes forget to water the hanging baskets. The good news is that unl (read entire article)
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By: Dave Lavinsky
In the summer, the sun is shining and everything is vibrant. Even the summer flowers are brighter and bolder. No meek pastels or pasty whites here; summer flower bulbs are vivacious. While less hardy (read entire article)
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By: Katherine Keleher
HID light bulbs setups have made the pipe dream of year-around horticulture a possibility for tens of thousands of indoor growers and industrial nursery gardeners everywhere. Thanks to their amazing (read entire article)
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By: Phil Winter
As the villain of innumerable "B" movies, and the subject of myth and superstition, bats have an undeservedly bad reputation. Did you know that they are quite clean, and that they don't fly into your (read entire article)
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By: Bob Roy
Do they really exist? Where is the black orchid? These questions and others have on orchid hobbyists minds for centuries. Orchid growers and hobbyists have been trying to grow this orchid for a ver (read entire article)
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By: D. L. Randolph
The Internet has made the world into a global community. No longer is there a need to expend even the price of a phone call to send flowers across town, across the country or to the other side of the (read entire article)
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By: Gerardas Norkus
So you have finally decided to have your own garden. That is a very good decision. Having a garden is one of the joys in life that everyone on planet earth can practically accomplish. Seeing your pla (read entire article)
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By: Gerardas Norkus
Soil is a funny stuff. Well, it's not funny in the comedic sense, but funny in how its characteristics mutate as temperatures change. Deep, powdery soil materials can actually harden enough to walk (read entire article)
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By: Bob Roy
Sometime during the year you will probably plant roses in your rose garden. There are many opinions on how to do this but I will tell you what has worked for me. First let me distinguish planting ro (read entire article)
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By: Charles & Susan Truett
Do you have a need for a residential bridge? Custom residential bridges are a good way to enhance your property and connect certain areas. Residential bridges may be appropriate for those with garden (read entire article)
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By: Charles & Susan Truett
Just because you don't have huge, elaborate gardens does not mean you can't accentuate what you do have with l garden bridges. Garden bridges could be just what you need to turn those mediocre garden (read entire article)
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By: Michael McGroarty
You are welcome to use this article on your website or in your newsletter as long as you reprint it as is, including the contact information at the end. Website URLs must be active links. You are wel (read entire article)
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By: Karen Marinelli
What's up with those little cellophane packets of powder that come with flowers? They contain a floral preservative that is a food, hydration agent and antibacterial treatment. Used properly, floral (read entire article)
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By: Karen Marinelli
I always have fresh flowers in my home. That statement brings to mind a grand home with flowers in the foyer and blossoms in the boudoir. That's not exactly what I had in mind. My favorite place to p (read entire article)
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By: Sandra Dinkins-Wilson
Having the right combinations of many items in your water garden pond must be complete to the balance of beauty of the water garden pond and keeping it healthy. Your breathtaking water garden pond is (read entire article)
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By: Joe Guraro
Handcrafted Garden Bridges, a California-based custom bridge making company, is currently receiving international recognition for producing custom designed and handcrafted redwood garden bridges for (read entire article)
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By: David Chandler
All too often, soil composition is neglected. Every season, our plants and gardens rob the soil of it nutrients. All gardeners are to be custodians of the soil, taking the time to replace food and ot (read entire article)
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By: Bob Roy
Will the climates help growing orchids? Is it easy or hard to grow them? I thought that growing orchids was difficult? All these are great questions and have a great deal to do with greenhouses. You (read entire article)
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By: Delmar Germyn
This is a fast, easy way to make some free molds for concrete, hypertufa, plaster, etc. First decide what you want to copy. It must be something that can be painted with Acetone without melting. An (read entire article)
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By: Charles & Susan Truett
For years you have dreamed of a quiet place to rest and meditate. A place that is beautiful and calm, where you hear the soothing sounds of fish gliding to and fro in the water. You have finally buil (read entire article)
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By: Charles & Susan Truett
There is more than one way to go about foot bridge construction. If you have decided to add a foot bridge or two to your property you will want to know something about foot bridge construction. A foo (read entire article)
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By: Hans Dekker
Brick Patio Weed Control In researching this article, I found one instance where a homeowner was so incensed by the weeds in her patio that she set fire to them with a blowtorch! Luckily, several (read entire article)
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