Landscaping
Nov 11th, 2009 |
By Rick |
Category: Featured, Gardening, Landscaping
Canadians may be more progressive, but they apparently draw the line at naturalized yards: Rally For The Right To A Naturalized Yard I am lucky I only tend to get one lawn citation a year (or so) and all I need to do is talk my way out of it.
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Dec 30th, 2008 |
By cathi |
Category: Gardening, Landscaping
The Rose has enchanted many throughout the years, with its symbolic passion immortalized in many tales made throughout the years. Once you grow rose beds in your garden, then your world will be enchanted by its surreal beauty and charm. But behind its charming visage lies a hard but true fact: they have the reputation [...]
Tags: Organic farming, Rose Gardening, Roses
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Dec 23rd, 2008 |
By cathi |
Category: Gardening, Landscaping
Image via Wikipedia Water gardens have recently become very popular and become an integral part of the scenery in American suburbia. They are one of the most refreshing benefits a homeowner can have. The various animals that flutter or swim through the ponds and the charming lilies dotted across the pond surface are enchanting. Water [...]
Tags: home garden, Organic horticulture, Water garden, Water quality
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Sep 29th, 2008 |
By cathi |
Category: Gardening, Landscaping
There’s always that little girl inside every woman who just adores butterflies fluttering around a wonderful garden full of delicate flowers, all just starting to bloom under the morning light. But creating ones requires a lot of work and a little bit of patience, since attracting butterflies is no easy task. You have to research [...]
Tags: Butterfly, Butterfly gardening, Flower, Garden, Monarch
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Aug 28th, 2008 |
By Rick |
Category: Landscaping
When I submitted a request for funds for my landscaping project to Prosper, one lender had a very interesting question. I considered it carefully, and then discovered my ultimate answer was far too long for Prosper’s format. I shortened my answer, but the lender who asked decided not to fund the loan request. I can’t [...]
Tags: greenscaping, native plants, tall grass prairie
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Aug 27th, 2008 |
By Rick |
Category: Gardening, Landscaping
What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these colorful and magnificent creatures to our own gardens. A properly planned butterfly garden offers great joy to visitors of the garden by attracting these lovely flitting creatures for our amusement and delight. It also ensures [...]
Tags: Butterfly, butterfly garden, Butterfly gardening, Garden, Purple Coneflower
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Aug 26th, 2008 |
By Rick |
Category: Featured, Gardening, Landscaping
Many suburban lawns have bare patches beneath the trees — sometimes, grass just won’t grow under the trees because it cannot get enough light. These bare areas may offend some lawn purists, and they may be difficult to care for if approached the wrong way. But to the open-minded, sparse turf in a shaded yard [...]
Tags: native plants, woodland garden
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Aug 26th, 2008 |
By Rick |
Category: Featured, Landscaping, Water Conservation
The xeriscaped lawn is geared toward efficient water use and conservation. It thrives during draughts when other lawns are either dying or sucking up precious water. Xeriscaping does not relegate you to having a dry and dusty garden, even if you live in an arid or semi-arid area with little rain. The typical xeriscaped garden [...]
Tags: Water Conservation, xeriscape
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