Tips and ideas for landscaping your property using organic methods.
With some careful planning you can easily incorporate a garden pond into your outdoor space, no matter how small or large your landscape.
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Winter can be absolutely punishing on garden plants. Damage can be reduced if you do a little extra preparation in late fall.
Before you start digging, check out our ultimate tree care guide on how to plant your tree and take care of it from seedling to maturity.
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Even with the most careful planning and preparation, garden ponds can be susceptible to water problems.
Thistle weeds are tough to kill and it’s best done when the weed first appears. Once you get a handle on it, weeding thistle becomes pretty routine.
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Chemical companies want us to weed and feed our lawns unnecessarily every spring and fall. As a result the American lawn has become a chemical dump.
The winter can be a tough time for wildlife, especially for the fish who live in your garden pond. Take a few steps before winter sets in to protect them.
How little, it turns out, I knew about birds, especially the species that live in my backyard.
Review: Gardening For The Birds: How to Create A Bird-Friendly Backyard by George Adams Read More »
Sometimes plants survive – but don’t thrive – in spite of the way we treat them. Just like this rhododendron I recently rehabbed.
You Won’t Believe These Crazy Rhododendron Roots Read More »
More reports of damaged trees, two years after Imprelis was first applied.