Winterize Your Garden
Now is the time to cut back fading stalks, leaves and weeds and to clean up the garden before winter. Removing debris reduces the likelihood of future problems. Spent foliage, left to flop over or fall off on its own, and decomposing plant debris ... [... more]
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Planting for Continuous Color
From The Family Handyman Many common fall-planted bulbs like crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips bloom beautifully, but early and briefly. In the rest of the growing season they display only stems and foliage. Mix early-blooming bulbs with ... [... more]
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How to Grow Biennials
If given an early start, some biennials will flower the year they are sown. This can be a disadvantage, as they will then bloom later than they ordinarily would and at a time when temperatures may be too high for them to last well. This is ... [... more]
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Poison Ivy Primer
By Sarah Safir From Reader's Digest Touch a poison ivy, oak or sumac plant, and you've come in contact with urushiol, the oil that leads to this itchy rash. But you can also catch it when you touch anything with the oil on it (garden tools, pet ... [... more]
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Helpful Lawn Accessories
From Householder's Survival Manual The right equipment will keep your lawn looking healthy and neat. In addition to a good mower, your basic lawn-care tool kit should include these items. Driven by water pressure through a garden hose, ... [... more]
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How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden
Chemicals that kill harmful insects will also kill the insects you want to attract. High winds damage the gossamer wings of butterflies. Tall shrubs provide a windbreak and shelter for other wildlife as well. that have the type of nectar ... [... more]
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Growing Shrubs in Containers
From The Family Handyman Many decorative shrubs can be grown in large containers, but they have somewhat different planting and care requirements than container-grown flowering plants, ferns, and decorative foliage plants. Among the shrubs that ... [... more]
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Winter-Proof Your Lawn
By Nancy Kalish From Reader's Digest Want a lush lawn come spring? Give it some TLC before the first frost. The first of its kind, the Ames True Temper's Clog Free Rake uses a wave design to prevent leaves from sticking to the tines -- and you ... [... more]
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
In celebration of spring's heady arrival, make a beeline for your garden -- with the kids in tow, of course. Gardening can teach children math, science, history and nutrition -- and can offer some marvelous shoulder-to-shoulder time with their ... [... more]
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ... [... more]
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Lay Your Own Extraordinary Hardwood Floor
It's hard to beat the natural beauty, warmth and durability of a hardwood floor. A well-laid floor will last for a century or more and can be rejuvenated by resanding and finishing to look brand new. A real wood floor isn't cheap, but neither is ... [... more]
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