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A Pesticide Primer
When pesticides are needed, one should always start with the safest thing and use it only on the target insect. |
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An Illusion of Neatness: Garden Cleanliness
Some people's gardens always look as though they were momentarily expecting Architectural Digest's photographer. Others look ... |
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Backyard Ponds
A pond or water garden will likely become the focal point for all your backyard conservation. |
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Beware of Birdseed
Birdseed carries the eggs of meal moths. In hot weather these varmints hatch, eat starch, then pupate and turn into small tan ... |
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Beware of Invasive Vines
If you have bare ground but don't want more lawn, evergreen ground covers are very good. |
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Butterfly Gardening
We aren't the only ones attracted to beautiful flowers. Butterflies need the nectar that many flowers offer to survive. |
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Care and Repair of Outdoor Furniture
With living spaces now extending into the lawn and garden, outdoor furniture has taken on new importance. Caring for that ... |
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Composting
Composting turns household wastes into valuable fertilizer and soil organic matter. |
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Creating Summer Shadows
Simple ideas to help create a shady spot to protect you from the hot summer sun. |
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Energy=Efficient Windbreaks
Smart landscaping that saves energy and dollars. |
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Feeding Birds
Who eats what in this feathered kingdom. |
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Fire-Safe Landscaping
Wildland fires destroy hundreds of homes and acres of land every year across the country. Fire-safe landscaping is an ... |
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Gardening in Big Flowerpots
Fill large flowerpots with a glorious assortment of annuals for a colorful, easy to maintain container garden. |
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Gardening Made Easy
A few simple strategies to make your garden less labor intensive. |
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Gardening With Kids: Theme Gardens
Planning a garden around a theme, such as a fairyland or outer space, allows kids to create a growing space that means ... |
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Gardening with Perennials: Ornamental Grasses
Long relegated exclusively to lawns, grasses are now becoming the darlings of the perennial garden. |
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How Gardens Grow
One of the joys of summer is making time to read technical journals and publications that pile up on the floor that have been ... |
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How to Build Window Boxes
Whether you live in an apartment in the city or in a cottage by the beach, a window box makes a lovely planter for flowers. |
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How to Hold a Successful Yard Sale
A well-planned yard sale will leave your wallet fatter and your home de-cluttered. Proper planning, skillful organization and ... |
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Indoor Air Pollution: Pesticides
According to a recent survey, 75 percent of U.S. households used at least one pesticide product indoors during the past year. ... |
