Heavenly Hanging Hummer Baskets!
Create a lovely moss basket of flowers that will attract hummingbirds. I have always enjoyed planting a variety of colorful flowers in hanging baskets (and I’ve had some beauties!). Watching them as they grow, spread, and finally fill out the ... [... more]
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Better Homes and Gardens New Garden Book
 Great Book for Beginners: This is a great book for beginners. If you want to start a garden and are looking for a single good source of reference, then this is that book. I got tired of refering to 100's of books and not feeling satisfied about any of [... more]
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All About Strawberry Pots
Strawberry pots are the pots that are shaped like an urn and have 'pockets' up and down the sides. They are made especially for growing strawberries and are easy and convenient. You can also grow herbs, flowers or other plants in them. Plants ... [... more]
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Windowsills: A Perfect Place for Potted Posies!
As a youngster and teenager, I grew up on a big farm in the country where my father grew large crops of sugar beets, potatoes, corn, and alfalfa every year. In addition, he planted gardens that contained practically everything we needed to ... [... more]
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Book Excerpts: Deckscaping
Learn to design spectacular container plant combinations for your deck. Spectacular containers overflowing with plants are all the rage these days. Although in books and magazines you can find step-by-step plans for exact combinations to copy, ... [... more]
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Create a Festive Fall Container Display
Garden writer Naomi Mathews discusses designing a fall container garden. Almost without warning, the cool days and progressively colder nights of autumn are beginning to take their toll on your once brilliant blooming container displays. This is ... [... more]
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Harmonizing Hostas in Containers
Without a doubt, hostas have gained much popularity among gardeners in recent years. Hostas have been grown widely for the beauty of their decorative foliage that comes in myriads of shapes, colors and textures. Just a few of their many different ... [... more]
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Hydrangeas: Pots of Mopheads and Lacecaps
Native to both Japan and Korea, hydrangeas have been naturalized in compatible climates around the world. Hydrangeas and are widely acclaimed for their large, showy blossoms that lend fabulous color to gardens from mid to late summer. Their ... [... more]
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Container Lilies
Of all the plants to grow in containers, lilies are amongst the most satisfying. Most lilies prefer warm, well-drained, open soil, hate winter wet around the bulbs, and can be martyrs to mollusks. Some require acid soils. All like humus and often ... [... more]
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Fabulous Trailing Fuchsias Hung with a Flair!
It's that time of year when greenhouses and specialty nurseries are brimming with beautiful trailing fuchsias simply begging for a summer home. Visit any greenhouse in early spring and you will be greeted by gorgeous hanging baskets filled ... [... more]
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Conifer Lined Baskets: A Wintertime Delight! (page 1)
There's nothing quite like the pungent fragrance of fresh evergreen boughs to brighten and freshen up your hearth and home -- especially during the beautiful Holiday Season and the drab winter days ahead. Evergreen boughs and foliage have been ... [... more]
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Amaryllis Guide Sheet
It's that time of year again. The bulb catalogs are arriving in our mailboxes and we are confronted with all of those gorgeous amaryllis pictures. And this year there are more to choose from than ever - big huge red ones, gorgeous pink and white ... [... more]
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