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Kill Wild Onions, Wild Garlic and Wild Leeks
Finally! A safe and effective new chemistry that will rid your lawn and garden of Wild Onions, Wild Garlic, and Wild Leeks! Effective on over 200 hard to kill weeds, right to the roots.
Garden Artisans Announces the Classic Garden Elements® Outdoor Garden Décor Product Line
With the spring season nearing, thousands of people will begin planning their outdoor gardens. Garden Artisans proudly announces their new product line, Classic Garden Elements®. This hand-crafted line features bountiful garden trellises, rose arches, and unique rose pillars.
Hilton Garden Inn Continues European Expansion with Hotel to Open in Lecce, Italy
Hilton Garden Inn announce the development of its fifth property in Italy is to be built in Lecce
Outdoor Lighting Franchise NiteLites of Asheville to Expand Lighting Options at the 46th Annual Southern Home and Garden Show
NiteLites of Asheville, the Landscape Lighting Professionals, will participate in the 46th annual Southern Home and Garden Show. The show will be held March 2 - 4 at the Palmetto Expo Center.
About Town Home Garden Shopping
As you run about town home garden shopping, you are looking for inspirational flowers and garden designs that will make your home living space a pleasant retreat that you can go and visit and enjoy for many hours if you have the time. You can get ideas to use in your home garden setting from every landscaped space around you that you pass including other homes and commercial businesses.
Use Hampton Bay Patio Furniture For Perfect Garden
Imagine a beautiful evening when you are sitting in your garden with friends and family You can add quality to your outdoor furniture with Hampton Bay Patio furniture that is made out rust proof and made of lightweight aluminum
A Little Known Secret to Successful Outdoor Gardening
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Grey Water- Not Drinking Water- For Your Garden
The average home can reduce their water consumption by around 30% by re-using grey water on their garden.The figures are compelling.
Plant Wash, New Organic Gardening Product, Earns National Home Garden Club Seal of Approval : Organic Gardening Benefits Include Tremendous Plant Gr
Dr. JimZ Secret Formula Plant Wash, the new organic gardening product that has produced more plant growth than fertilizer, has received the National Home Gardening Club?s ?Member Tested & Recommended Seal of Approval.?
Perfume Your Garden and Home with Gardenias
One of my favorite plants is the large white-flowered Mystery Gardenia (gardenia jasminoides) that grows to about 5' tall and wide. The perfume-like scent adds an exotic feeling to gardens.
New Garden Shed Unveiled Just in Time for Autumn Cleanup
Heartland's latest storage building helping homeowners simultaneously spruce up and increase the value of their properties. America's number one backyard builder, Heartland, has just unveiled a new storage building that's not only functional but also attractive. The company's new garden shed helps homeowners improve the look and feel of their backyards while adding value to their properties.
Choosing Lighting For Your Garden And Yard
Choosing lighting for your garden will greatly affect the way your garden is displayed at night. Depending upon your choice of plants and your overall landscaping design, your choice of garden lighting can create a specific ambience as well as showcase your favorite pieces.
Soil Tester Gives Gardeners an Electronic Green Thumb for Gardening
An electronic soil tester newly introduced to the Clean Air Gardening online gardening store makes it easy for gardeners to get better results by giving them the information they need to grow plants successfully. The tester allows you to monitor 1) the conditions of the soil pH, 1) soil moisture, 3) light intensity, and 4) total combined nitrogen and phosphorus and potash (NPK) levels. These four pieces of information together help pinpoint what you need to know to prepare for gardening and yard success.
New Ways to Use Flowering Clematis in the Home Garden
As a lifetime horticulture professional, Vicki Smith (www.LGYP.com) has exciting news and guidance for using Clematis in today's low maintenance landscapes.
TotalPond Simplifies Water Gardening With The Total Approach System
Today, TotalPond announced the introduction of a new line of water gardening products. This complete line of energy efficient, easy to install and maintain water gardening products is the perfect choice for homeowners who wish to create a beautiful and relaxing outdoor environment in their yard. TotalPond products are available exclusively at Home Depot stores located in the central United States.
Enhance Your Flower Garden With Garden Edging
So, you've got your flower garden set up You've planted the flowers, some perennials here, a few annuals there
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Rock Gardens - A Different Kind of Garden
Planting a Rock Garden is a great alternative to the normal flower and vegetable garden. Where Should This Garden Go: Typically an ideal spot for a rock garden is on a slope or naturally terraced area with rock formations already in place. However nature has not blessed every home with this perfect set up which means you will need to create an area from scratch using topsoil and rocks. This can be done most anywhere you choose against a wall or fence, along the house or back of a garage – this is where I had one of my rock gardens – having one within an existing garden would also look quite nice. How Big Should It Be: This decision of course is going to be entirely up to you taking into consideration how much time you have and how much space you have to work with. You may have seen pictures in magazines of very elaborate looking rock gardens with waterfalls or streams running through them and paths made up of large flat rock for walking. However, small, simply designed gardens look just as good and in the long run for many of use will work out better. This is especially true if you are making one from scratch, you need to consider the amount of time needed to build it and the cost factor as you'll be needing topsoil, rocks and plants. Remember the old saying we all head growing up "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach" well it applies here as well, start small and build up over time. I've had rock gardens at two different homes both had to be started from scratch and both started out small. The first started small mainly because I'd never done one before, in fact it didn't start out to be a rock garden at all. It started as a flower garden right behind the garage, but the discovery of some Hens & Chicks at a local nursery changed everything. Which now leads to the next section, plants. What Plants To Use This type of garden is a little different from what you may normally be accustomed to – large plants with brightly colored blooms. Here you want plants that are relatively small, there are many low growing perennials available. And don't get to caught up in whether the plants has flowers or not, what your looking for is something to enhance and complement the rock clusters you've put together. Also don't limit your choices to just plants, small dwarf evergreen shrubs can also be used and will add another texture to the garden. In fact is space permits add a few larger shrubs to the back of the garden, which works as a backdrop to really put the rock garden in the spot light. Examples of Plants & Shrubs: Perennials · Creeping Myrtle – green leaves with violet blue spring flowers
· Hens & Chicks – many varieties of color and texture
· Sedum – creeping in gold or red
· Phlox – creeping in pink, red, blue and white Shrubs · Juniper
· Dwarf Mugho Pine
· Birds Nest Spruce Maintaining A Rock Garden: Routine care like with any garden is needed. Cutting back leggy plants, dead heading any flowering plants, removal of any dead stems and dividing any plants that have become to big. Also like with all gardens water when necessary and feed occasionally. Putting down a thick layer of mulch will help during the hot summer to keep moisture where it belongs around the plants roots; this is also beneficial if you live in an area where winters are harsh. To Add Decorative Accents or Not – Here's a Good Question: Many articles and experienced gardeners will more than likely tell you that the addition of decorative accents is not necessary as the simple lines of plants and rocks is the decorative element. I on the other hand disagree, to me adding a little something like a small figurine, a mini birdbath or a tiny wind chime hanging from a miniature Shepard's hook only add to the beauty of the garden. However as with indoor decorating, a garden whether it is rock, flower or vegetable should express and represent the creative side to each individual gardener, so if you like the way something looks go ahead and use it. Give Rock Gardening a try. Happy Gardening This is a share ware article. Give this article away for free on your site, or include it as part of any paid package as long as the entire article is left intact including this notice. Copyright © 2005 bonnie carrier. Bonnie P. Carrier is the creator of Savvy Home Decorating & Savvy Outdoor Decorating. She is the mother to two grown daughters and a very spoiled 4yr old Blue Merle Sheltie named Toby. Stop by for information and ideas for both inside and outside your home. http://www.savvy-home-decorating.com
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