How to Select a Houseplant
Plant retailer Dan DeShon offers tips on what to look for in a low-maintenance houseplant. Never feel ashamed to ask for an easy-care plant if you think you have a brown thumb. Low-maintenance plants will help raise your confidence and perhaps ... [... more]
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Choosing Pots
Larry Mason, host of HGTV's Winter Gardening, offers tips on selecting pots. As clay pots age, algae appears on the outer surface, as well as mineral salts from fertilizer and water. Some people like the appearance of an old clay pot; others find ... [... more]
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Hanging Baskets
Ever wished your garden had -- well, more dimension? Here, host Josh Schneider demonstrates a fun, easy way to further develop an existing garden space: hanging baskets. Hanging baskets provide an ideal way to incorporate a "3D" gardening ... [... more]
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Growing Plants in Containers
Containers liven up areas where you wouldn't otherwise be able to grow plants. Leave 2" of space between the potting soil or mulch and the rim of the pot to make watering easier. Container plants -- whether growing in pots, window boxes or ... [... more]
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Making a Tabletop Garden
A miniature tabletop garden is a fun way to get children interested in gardening. Cacti make good plants for tabletop gardens. Use fine sand to top the soil instead of moss. An assortment of plants and rock borders is used to create a miniature ... [... more]
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Captivating Container Gardens
Horticulturist Debbie Mola talks about container gardening in this audio clip. Looking for an easy way to add color and interest to your garden or patio? Disney horticulturist Debbie Mola has the perfect solution: a compact container garden! Just ... [... more]
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Installing Hanging Container Gardens
Hanging gardens are extremely heavy and require careful preparations in order to hang securely. The flat baskets must be attached to the arbor walls using anchor bolts, which are drilled into the masonry of the wall, not the wall itself ( Arbor ... [... more]
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Create Your Own Cutting Garden
To pick or not to pick? That's the dilemma facing every gardener who's ever marched out to the garden, scissors and bucket in hand, to pilfer flowers for a fresh arrangement. I made many such forays myself. As often as not, I returned to the ... [... more]
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Theme Baskets: Hanging Kitchen Gardens
A swivel, available at bait and tackle shops, enables you to easily rotate a hanging basket. Mount between S-hooks. What do you get when you add up 700 gardeners, 1,200-plus plant species and more than 30 million floral blooms? A phenomenal ... [... more]
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Hanging Succulent Basket
Succulents in a hanging basket are easy-care and have southwestern flair. Want to add a Southwestern flavor to your decor? Start small, with a hanging basket of succulents and cactus, says show host Kim Haworth. This is the planting procedure she ... [... more]
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Oblong Planter
The area is now ready to be planted. It's time to gather all the large planters for the project and begin creating a bit of Victoriana in your own backyard. Center large glazed urns on either side of the steppingstones. In addition to the maiden ... [... more]
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Urns
Maureen Gilmer starts out with two matching urns, which will be planted with a variety of flowers for a stunning finished display. A profusion of flowers in a variety of colors reflects the Victorian love of carefully planned excess! Trailing ... [... more]
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