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The Origins Of Chinese Bonsai

Bonsai is said to have first appeared in China some thousands of years ago on a very basic scale.  It was then known as pun-sai and it was the practice of growing a single specimen of tree in pots....

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Protecting Corn Against Weeds The Organic Way

Although many homeowners may not be growing corn in their own backyards (but you’d be surprised at how many do), and may therefore not need to know how to protect corn in particular against the growth...

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T5 Lights are Perfect for Plants

T5 lights are great for helping your plants to grow.  T5 lights are a type of fluorescent lighting, with the T indicating that they are tube style lights and the 5 indicating that the tubes are 5/8 of...

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Tips For A No Dig Topsoil Bag Instant Garden

Once again this year, I waited until it was almost too late to start an herb garden.  I’ve always wanted one, but between my regular square foot garden and other things like the Crappie spawn and...

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Things To Consider When Creating an Organic Garden

Organic gardening is not so different from the type of gardening you’re probably used to.  You still have to care for and water your organic garden regularly, much the same way you would your usual...

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Choosing The Right Greenhouse

Having a greenhouse in your garden enables you to grow your own plants and vegetables all year round.  As well as providing function, they can also enhance the look of your garden, with exciting styles...

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Spice Up a Flower Arrangement with Exotic Flowers

Nowadays, exotic flowers are extremely hard to come by, but they are surely a great addition to any flower arrangement if you want to add some unique style.  Most exotic flowers come from Hawaii or any...

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Simple Steps To Start Herb Gardening

If you want to start gardening, but are afraid of killing some pretty flowers or plants, then you might want to consider dipping your fingers into herb gardening!  It doesn’t matter if you have green...

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Portable Greenhouse Building Materials

Portable greenhouses come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and they can be built with many different materials.  Before you select what kind of portable greenhouse you want to build for yourself or...

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Using Neem Oil As A Safe Insecticide

More and more of us these days want to take a more organic approach to gardening.  It may be an altruistic vision of wanting to help the planet, or merely a way to keep our pets and family a little...

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Selecting a Potting Bench

If you love to garden, then buying a potting bench is a “luxury” you shouldn’t avoid. Potting benches provide the space you need to enjoy your hobby and typically offer appropriate storage space as...

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Choosing An Organic Weed Control Service

A beautiful backyard and garden takes time and great effort to cultivate and most of that effort is spent on weed control. Weeds are unwanted plants that grow in your garden. They are like pests,...

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Seven Tips To A More Efficient And Convenient Garden

A gardener is, in a some ways, like an athlete. Like sports, gardening often requires the mergence of the spirit, mind and body to make progress, to perform and to succeed. Just like hitting a homerun...

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Choosing a Rotovator

Rotovators are excellent tools for people looking to create beautiful, enduring gardens. They are a form of motorised cultivator which churns up soil using tines. This serves to aerate the soil and...

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What To Know Before Buying a Garden Tool Rack

A garden tool rack is the perfect storage accessory to store all of your garden tools.  This is a useful storage solution if you are an avid gardener, or even if you are just a homeowner with a small...

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Types of Outdoor Sinks

Outdoor sinks can provide a good deal of functionality in your backyard or garden.  From outdoor garden sinks that can keep you and your tools clean when tinkering in your garden to outdoor kitchen...

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Buy Bark Chippings To Improve Your Garden

Bark chippings are a great way to improve the quality of your garden and protect your flowers, plants and shrubs. Also known as chipped bark mulch, bark chippings are essentially small bits of tree...

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Why Buy Black Mulch?

Black mulch can be a great way to improve the look of your garden, as well as to improve the health of your flowers, shrubs and plants. Black dyed mulch is actually regular mulch that is dyed to a...

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Four Tips on Square Foot Gardening

If you would like to try your hand at gardening for the first time, or you are struggling with a physical disability which keeps you out of the garden, square foot gardening could be the solution for...

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4 Best Plants to Grow for a Fall Garden and a Bird Feeding Station

Most people start their garden in the middle of spring and harvest their produce by August. Many gardeners don’t realize that they can grow many vegetables in the fall. In fact, a lot of plants...

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