Quick Tip: Hyacinth Gift Garden
Show host Kim Haworth likes to plant a pot of hyacinth bulbs, and then go a few steps further to make a memorable gift. First, she saves the water picks from florist's roses (those tubes with rubber tops). She picks a few stems of camellias or ... [... more]
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No-Fail Color Combinations
You can't go wrong placing blue and yellow flowers in a border combination. Certain color combinations in the garden are traditional with good reason -- they look great, says show host Kim Haworth. That's because they're based on the traditional ... [... more]
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Ornamental Grass Container Garden
Ornamental grasses combine for a low maintenance container garden. Combine a number of ornamental grasses to make a container garden that's unique and low maintenance says show host Kim Haworth. Here's how: Start with a 12-14 inch clay pot, and ... [... more]
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Quick Tip: Containers Set the Tone
The containers you choose for flowering plants can help set a certain mood, says show host Kim Haworth. Upright containers tend to be more formal, while baskets lend a casual air ( ). Also consider found objects from your kitchen, such as a large ... [... more]
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How to Build a Water Garden
Build a water garden with aquatic plants and simple supplies. The most important part of building your own water garden, says show host Kim Haworth, is making sure you build it where you plan to keep it -- these things are heavy! Here is the ... [... more]
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Fruit Tree Products
Fertilizer spikes are just one of the useful products for orchards. There are quite a few products on the market designed to make it simpler or more convenient to tend fruit trees, says show host Kim Haworth. Here are a few examples: Use fruit ... [... more]
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Make Your Own Terrarium
A terrarium is low maintenance, because it will recycle its own water. Any sort of clear glass container with a lid will work for a terrarium, says show host Kim Haworth. She used a hurricane glass and an inverted glass cereal bowl. Here's how to ... [... more]
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Growing Pineapples
Use the whole pineapple by eating the fruit and growing the top. Pineapples take a long time to get new growth, but they're simple to plant, says show host Kim Haworth. Follow these steps: Remove the top from a whole pineapple with a knife, ... [... more]
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Quick Tip: Before You Arrange
Ideally, you'll be able to cut the flowers you wish to arrange a day ahead of time, put them in warm water, and allow them to rest overnight, says show host Kim Haworth. Next, before you put any blooms in the water, you should clean the vase so ... [... more]
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Eggshell People With Grass Hair
A quick project for kids that uses stuff you probably already have around the house is eggshell faces, says show host Kim Haworth. Make one, a couple, or a dozen, following these instructions: Take the top off of a uncooked egg shell. Hold it ... [... more]
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Quick Tip: Arrange a Forced Bulb Basket
A mix of forced bulbs makes a beautiful indoor arrangement -- but leave the different varieties within their own pots, says show host Kim Haworth. Line the basket with heavy plastic, and then put the taller plants, still in their pots, towards ... [... more]
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Quick Tip: Cutting Sod
If you're going to do any sod work at all, says show host Kim Haworth, use the proper tool: a serated sod cutter ( ). It has a ridged blade at the bottom and is beveled on the back. To cut into sod, press your foot on the sod cutter the same way ... [... more]
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