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Backyard Wetland
Wetlands filter excess pesticides and nutrients. Many plants and animals find a home in wetlands. |
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Blending Decks into Yards and Landscapes
To avoid an awkward separation between your deck and yard, soften the deck’s perimeter with plantings to create a seamless ... |
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Bulb Profile: Daffodils
Why grow daffodils? The question might better be asked, Why NOT grow them? Few plants can boast the daffodil's combination of ... |
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Bulb Profile: Tulips
There's a Dutch saying that every bulb holds a promise—a promise of a world alive with color and good cheer. |
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Bulbs for Early Spring
Nothing signals the end of winter like the first crocuses poking their heads through the last of the melting snows. Few plants ... |
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Continuous Bloom of Perennials
The secret is they don't. There is this myth about perennials returning each year and producing a sequence of bloom that ... |
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Cooling Your Home Naturally
There are several methods to reduce or even replace the use of an air conditioning system by using non-mechanical ways to keep ... |
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Creating a Terrace
Use terraces to make flower and vegetable gardening possible on steep slopes or simply to add interest to your landscape. |
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Designing Multi-Level Decks for Outdoor Living
Multi-level deck designs are reshaping the way we configure outdoor space, taking decks beyond the rectangle to become ... |
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Energy=Efficient Windbreaks
Smart landscaping that saves energy and dollars. |
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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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Flowering Bulbs
Fall is for planting bulbs. Their flowers are the harbingers of spring and one can never have enough of them. |
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Garden Design for Small Spaces
Are you tired of the same old scene? Want to try some of the fancy new ideas in glitzy magazines? |
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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: Choosing Plants
A few ideas to keep in mind when you're planning your gardens and choosing plants. |
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Gardening with Perennials: Designing with Color
The great thing about flowers is that you really can't go wrong with them. Even if a perennial bed doesn't turn out exactly ... |
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Green Homes Special Series: Part Three: Water-Friendly Landscapes
Our growing water supply challenge is evident with shrinking lakes, expanded drought zones and lower groundwater tables. And ... |
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Landscaping for Energy Efficiency
Are you looking for cost-effective yet eye-pleasing ways to lower your energy bills? Planting trees, shrubs, vines, grasses ... |
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Landscaping for Increased Property Value
Landscaping is much more than pretty plants—a good landscape design can add 20 percent to the value of your property and save ... |
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Landscaping to Reduce Cooling Bills
Smart landscaping is more than a pretty yard–it’s a smart and efficient way to cool your home in the summer. |
