Fencing Out Slugs
Slugs are the bane of many a gardener's existence. There are many devices available to control slugs, from beer traps to toxic baits. Now there's a new product that uses the most basic barrier available - a fence - to keep slugs away. SlugsAway ... [... more]
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Creating More Garden Space
These containers filled with annual flowers make an ordinary patio come to life. If you're like me, you spend weeks poring over seed catalogs, envisioning a summer garden bursting with color and fragrance. It's no mistake that those catalogs ... [... more]
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Flower Tower in Paris
Integrating plants into building designs for aesthetic and environmental purposes has become very popular. For example, green roofs have become more common in Europe and North America as a way to reduce the urban heat island effect and add some ... [... more]
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Gardening With Seniors and Kids
Seniors and kids are a natural combination in the garden. Seniors have years of experience, wisdom, and patience for creating gardens, and kids have the enthusiasm, energy, and strength to help make it happen. Working with both groups requires ... [... more]
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Floating Planter for Ponds
Barley straw has been shown to emit a chemical that's effective in controlling algae in water gardens and ponds. There are many purely functional barley straw products on the market, but a new planter delivers the algicidal properties of barley ... [... more]
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An Easy Way to Measure Sunlight
A simple, handy tool can help you determine the amount of sunlight in any location in your yard. The Sunlight Calculator meter measures the duration and intensity of sunlight falling in a location over a 12-hour period. The results are indicated ... [... more]
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Fabric Pots Offer Advantages
Every year there are more types of containers on the market. While the trend is toward more decorative and fashionable pots, these may not be the best ones for your plants. Dark-colored plastic containers can heat up in summer, harming plant ... [... more]
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Fruiting Banana Tree for Containers
There is no fruit more representative of the tropics than the banana. However, other than frost-free areas in South Florida, Texas, and Southern California, you rarely see fruiting bananas in the garden. While there are a number of dwarf ... [... more]
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Add Water-Absorbing Gel After Planting
Water-absorbing crystals are often used to keep containers, hanging baskets, and pots moist during dry summer weather. The traditional way to apply the crystals is to mix them into the potting soil before you plant. Every time you water, the gel ... [... more]
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A Solution for Heavy Containers
Container gardening continues to be hugely popular, and many gardeners love to experiment with large containers, mixing and matching edibles, flowers, and even small shrubs. However, large containers have some drawbacks. They take a lot of ... [... more]
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Cozy Wrap for Compost
Composting is a great way to dispose of yard and kitchen waste without adding more volume to our landfills. In general, the warmer the pile, the faster the composting, so in many regions the cold weather means the end of active composting for the ... [... more]
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Attractive Houseplant Terrarium
Terrariums are useful for growing plants indoors without expensive and space-consuming lights and growth chambers. Plus, when the terrarium is attractively designed, it can become a focal point in your living room all on its own. The Dutch ... [... more]
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