The Surprising Role of Honey Possums in Pollination: Nature’s Hidden Heroes
Discover the crucial role of honey possums in pollination and their unique adaptations as effective pollinators in their native habitats.
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How to Design a Japandi Style Garden for Zen-Like Ambiance
Design your own Japandi style garden to create a peaceful and harmonious outdoor retreat. Embrace the serenity of Japandi aesthetics with our tips and ideas!
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How to Achieve a Trendy Mediterranean Vibe in Your Outdoor Space
Transform your outdoor space with a Mediterranean touch. Get inspired by real-life case studies and design ideas for a relaxing oasis.
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The Wonderful World Of Hydrangeas
When gardeners think of hydrangeas, they often associate them with the deep South, the showy blue or pink mop-headed flowers boldly encircling the foundation of some lovely manor or estate.…
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Using Hostas In Landscape Applications Meet The New Elite Designer Plant
Over the 1990s, the elegant hosta experienced what can only be called a revolution from a gardener’s perspective. During this period the number of cultivars exploded, with more big ones…
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Never Hug a Barberry: Exposing the Thorny, Spiny Truth
Most gardeners and home landscapers are aware (or become aware at some point in their lives) that there’s no such thing as the “perfect” plant – all plants have their…
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New Plant Varieties – More Than Meets the Eye: Breeding Plants to Be Hardier and Healthier
Every spring when growers announce their new plant varieties, gardeners eagerly check out the hot new varieties that have a distinctive look. Last year the big excitement was centered on…
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The Makings of Tomato Magic: Techniques for Starting Tomatoes From Seed
When I took up gardening some forty years ago, bedding plants were unknown to country general stores. Gardeners propagated their own seedlings – tomatoes, cabbages, peppers, etc. – usually in…
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The Magic of Variegation: Interest Through Enduring Colors
Color is one of the fundamental landscape attributes for creating interest, and it’s hard to miss the critical role it plays in our yards and gardens. We immediately notice a…
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Amazing Grapes: Hardy Varieties for Northern Gardens
In the first part of this two-part article, we examined how to grow grapes in a northern climate (click here to view the first article in this series). In this article,…
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Amazing Grapes: Growing Grapes in a Northern Climate
Growing your own grapes in a northern climate? Most people who live in the North wouldn’t for a moment think this is even possible, never mind practical. Even avid northern…
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Many Shades of Green The Fundamental Color of Garden Design
In the quest to create our optimal outdoor living spaces, how often do we describe the foliage color of a particular plant as simply “green”? When it comes to designing…
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Savoring an Herbal Concoction: Tea Time for Gardeners
As I sit here pondering this week’s article, I’m looking out the window and taking a sip of herbal tea, just to get the mental juices flowing. But then I…
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The Noble Art of Composting: A Gift to Yourself, Your Garden and Your Planet
I’m sure that we all know about the environmental impact caused by the huge amount of plant material being sent to landfills. Although this is a very important issue, let’s…
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Coping With Death in the Landscape: The Cycle of Life in Your Garden
As winter passes into spring and the snows melt away, our precious outdoor living spaces are revealed once more, along with the trees and shrubs, and other plants we so…
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Soil Rehabilitation Advice: Bring Your Soil Back to Life – Organically!
What are the benefits of organic lawn and garden care? Lawns and gardens cared for organically produce plants with greater drought tolerance, disease, and insect resistance, and yields. In the…
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Best Plants for Shade, from Annuals and Perennials to Shrubs and Vines
Shade is a common challenge for many gardeners, especially those who live in urban areas or have small outdoor spaces. However, shade doesn’t have to be a problem if you…
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Landscape Planning Mistakes – A Landscape Doctor’s Humorous Diagnosis
Over my years of planning landscapes, I have come across some atrocious mistakes. Usually, it is because people have just not taken the time to ask questions or do not…
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The Art and Craft of Moon Gardens
“On strolls through my garden in the evening, I’m drawn to one bed in particular. As night falls, this bed of herbs and flowers glimmers glows catches the moonlight, and…
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Fall Gardening: What to Do with Plants
The weather is becoming cooler and the leaves are changing — time for fall gardening, what do I do to my plants? Gardening in the autumn months is much more…
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