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Garden & Landscape

How To Grow An Herb Garden Indoors

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Many people love to cook with fresh herbs, but are really only able to do this during the summer months in cooler climates.  Here is how to grow an herb garden indoors.  Your indoor herb garden will supply you with fresh herbs all year round.  There will be no need to purchase small packages of [...]

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How To Spruce Up Your Home With Little Improvements

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Want to make your home look great but don’t have much spare change lying around? These quick and easy improvements are easy on your budget. A simple, inexpensive change can brighten up your home and make it much more comfortable for you, not to mention much more appealing to those who visit your humble abode.
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The Secret To A Beautiful Garden

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Creating a beautiful garden is not just a matter of landscaping, but one of practicality as well. The more veggies and fruits you grow in your own backyard, the more money you save at the grocery store. Besides that obvious bonus, there is the fact that you can control what goes into the growing of [...]

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How To Seed Your Yard To Get Rid Of Dead Spots

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You have a small yard and two large dogs, and they have really taken a toll on the grass over the course of the winter.  Here is what you need to know about patch seeding in order to fill in the dead spots:
1.  Spread a good quality potting soil or compost on the dead spots, [...]

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Xeriscaping: A Beautiful, Low Mantinenance Solution To Landcaping

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Xeriscaping is a style of landscape that dramatically reduces water consumption and the need for yard maintenance, like mowing.   Xeriscaping also eliminates the need for pesticides, and fertilizers, when native plants are used. I know that the term xeriscape conjures images of yuccas and cacti, but there are many varieties of beautiful xeriscape perennials [...]

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How To Use Liquid Fertilizer

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Do you want a green, luscious lawn that becomes the envy of your neighborhood? A great lawn doesn’t just happen, no matter how good the soil is or how careful you are about mowing it. A great lawn needs a little help, and that’s where a good fertlizer comes in.
There are two types of fertilizer [...]

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How To Grow Plants Outdoors

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Here is a list of the most basic considerations for selecting landscaping plants that will allow even a plant novice to be successful:
1. Select plants that are suited to the hardiness zone where you plan to plant them.  Hardiness zones are basically a guide to determining what plants are suited for the temperature extremes that [...]

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How To Make A Vegetable Garden

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Here’s a great way to cut down on that dreaded weeding in a vegetable garden:
1.  Rototill the area that you want to use for your garden.  This would also be a good time to add good garden soil or compost to the garden area.  If you choose to enrich the garden area with compost or [...]

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