Disabled Workers Distribute Free Plants
As a lifetime gardener and professional garden photographer, Cheryl Richter has a love of plants. Over the past 20 years of working in the horticulture industry, she's been dismayed at what happens to unsold plants. "It always bothered me that ... [... more]
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Pruning a Needle-Bearing Evergreen
Evergreens with needle-like foliage, called conifers, usually need pruning only to remove dead, damaged, or diseased limbs. You can also prune to keep their growth compact. Pruning methods vary depending on the conifer's branching habit. Conifers ... [... more]
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Cornelian Cherries
For early spring bloom, there is no better plant than this excellent little dogwood from Eastern Europe. It is the perfect edible ornamental for gardeners in zones 5 through 8. (Though it's hardy into zone 4, flower buds may be killed in some ... [... more]
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A Deer Control Roundup
Deer are a big problem for gardeners in many areas of the country. While there are a plethora of home and commercial remedies and deterrent methods available, it can be hard to differentiate between them and know the best overall strategy to ... [... more]
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Bionic Conifer
Arborvitae (Thuja) is often used to separate properties or block unsightly views. But getting plants big enough to form a hedge takes time or a willingness to pay a premium for full-size plants. Now researchers have found perhaps the perfect ... [... more]
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Better Tree Stands
The scene is all too familiar. The whole family gathers around for an afternoon of decorating the holiday tree but spends more time struggling to set up the tree than decorating it. Although often overlooked, the right tree stand is as important ... [... more]
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Barberry Alternatives
Barberries are attractive landscape plants. Their thorns can repel deer and other animals, they spread quickly to create a protective hedge, they are widely adapted to poor soils, and they grow in part shade to full sun. The red berries are ... [... more]
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Unique Forms, Unusual Flowers
What other plants from a $2 packet of seeds could cover the whole side of a house? Or cloak a summer porch in cooling shade? Hide an eyesore of a garage or rusty chain-link fence? Dress up an arbor? Soften the corner of a house? Create a ... [... more]
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Build a Rain Garden
Storm water runoff can be a big problem in summer during heavy thunderstorms. As the water rushes across roofs and driveways, it picks up oil and other pollutants. Municipal storm water treatment plants often can't handle the deluge of water, and ... [... more]
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A Rose Guru's Garden
The 1997 All-America Rose Selection 'Scentimental' was created by Tom Carruth. During a trip to sunny Los Angeles, this Boston-based rosarian was delighted to be invited to visit the home garden of Tom Carruth and his partner, John Furman. ... [... more]
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Award-Winning Hydrangea
Since 1978 the Gold Medal Plant Award Program at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has recognized trees, shrubs, and woody vines of outstanding merit. These winners are relatively new plants or varieties that are easy to grow, pest ... [... more]
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Bug Blaster
While a well-known insect control technique involves spraying strong blasts of water on plants to knock off insects, most traditional water nozzles just aren't very effective at providing complete coverage. Now a California landscaper has ... [... more]
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