Blending Decks into Yards and Landscapes
Blending Decks into Yards and Landscapes - To avoid a chunky separation between your deck and yard, soften the deck's perimeter with plantings to crea To avoid a chunky separation between your deck and yard, soften the deck's perimeter with ... [... more]
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Backyard Wetland
Backyard Wetland - Wetlands filter excess pesticides and nutrients. Many plants and animals find a home in wetlands. Wetlands filter excess pesticides and nutrients. Many plants and animals find a home in wetlands. A mini-wetland in your yard can ... [... more]
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Bulb Profile: Daffodils
Bulb Profile: Daffodils - Why grow daffodils? The question might better be asked, Why NOT grow them? Few plants can boast the daffodil's combination o Why grow daffodils? The question might better be asked, Why NOT grow them? Few plants can boast ... [... more]
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Bulb Profile: Tulips
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. There's a Dutch saying that every bulb holds a promise-a promise of a world alive with color and good cheer. The ... [... more]
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Bulbs for Early Spring
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 plant Nothing signals the end of winter like the first crocuses poking their heads through the last ... [... more]
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Designing Multi-Level Decks for Outdoor Living
Designing Multi-Level Decks for Outdoor Living - Multi-level deck designs are reshaping the way we configure outdoor space, taking decks beyond the re Multi-level deck designs are reshaping the way we configure outdoor space, taking decks beyond ... [... more]
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Cooling Your Home Naturally
Cooling Your Home Naturally - There are several methods to reduce or even replace the use of an air conditioning system by using nonmechanical ways to There are several methods to reduce or even replace the use of an air conditioning system by ... [... more]
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Energy Efficient Windbreaks
Energy Efficient Windbreaks - Smart landscaping that saves energy and dollars. After paying your heating bills this winter, you may want to think about planting windbreaks - for landscaping that saves energy dollars. Winter winds are strong and ... [... more]
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Flowering Bulbs
Flowering Bulbs - Fall is for planting bulbs. Their flowers are the harbingers of spring and one can never have enough of them. Fall is for planting bulbs. Their flowers are the harbingers of spring and one can never have enough of them. I always ... [... more]
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Continuous Bloom of Perennials
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 t The secret is they don't. There is this myth about perennials returning each year and producing ... [... more]
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Garden Design for Small Spaces
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? Are you tired of the same old scene? Want to try some of the fancy new ideas in glitzy magazines? You don't have to ... [... more]
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Fire-Safe Landscaping
Fire-Safe Landscaping - Wildland fires destroy hundreds of homes and acres of land every year across the country. Fire-safe landscaping is an effectiv Wildland fires destroy hundreds of homes and acres of land every year across the country. ... [... more]
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