Here are a few guidelines you’ll want to consider to make your garden look natural When it comes to landscaping with rocks here are four design suggestions to make your project work. Bigger is Better The first is that bigger is …
Links: Ancient Trees Telling Stories
Here are a few interesting links for you to read - from ancient trees telling us of magnetic changes in the earth to how weedkillers are increasing antibiotic-resistant bacteria and how spinach is good for astronauts. Ancient tree tells chaotic …
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Tree Graft Problem In A Japanese Maple
This is what a tree graft failure looks like on a Japanese maple. Some beginner gardeners might have blamed a rodent for eating away at the bark but it's really a problem with a graft that's beginning to fail and kill the tree after (about) 8 …
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Keep Your Greenhouse Plastic From Blowing Away With This Simple Trick
It also works to hold down tarps. You don’t need expensive systems on a basic home greenhouse Holding down greenhouse plastic in backyard greenhouses is a relatively simple thing without resorting to expensive commercial hold-down systems. …
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Raised Bed Gardens: Advantages and Disadvantages
Raised bed gardens have their supporters, that’s for sure but they aren’t a cure… Here’s the deal from my point of view gathered over 30 years in the nursery industry. I’m not going to sugar-coat this article because I know there are a lot of …
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Moving Flower Bulbs: When To Do It and When It’s Best Not To
I get asked all the time about moving flower bulbs so here are the general rules of thumb. If The Bulb Is In A Pot If the bulb is fully grown, in soil, in the pot, then it can be moved at any time. Take it out of the pot and plant it at the …
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