Monthly Archives: May 2006

Mulching – What you Can and Cannot Use

Do you need an inexpensive way to mulch your vegetable garden or Rose Garden?  Well, just look around, you can use almost anything that you find in your yard for mulch.  You can use grass clippings, spoiled hay, straw, newspaper … Continue reading

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Surprisingly Harmless, Natural ways to Repel Mosquitoes…

I think I mentioned once that if you have a garden pond with fish in it, your fish will eat mosquito larva, which will cut down on the mosquitoes as a whole, but I’m sure some of them will still … Continue reading

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What Goes Around Comes Around — The Bearded Iris!

Sometimes I can’t believe what’s growing in our Garden.  I noticed these Bearded Iris’s outside, but suddenly, I had a vase full of them on my table when I came home from shopping.  Jeff thought we couldn’t see them good enough … Continue reading

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Get Rid of Slugs the Natural Way – Invite Them to Happy Hour!

The best natural remedy for slug removal. Continue reading

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Landscaping with Ponds and Plants

The main thing to be concerned with when planting different plants is to make certain of their growing requirements. Do they require a lot of sunlight, a mix of sun and shade, or mostly shade? Other than that, let’s get started. Continue reading

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Creating a Butterfly Garden

In order to attract butterflies to your garden you need to provide for them what they need. Generally, butterflies look for two things in a garden. . Continue reading

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How to Choose the Best Plants for your Square Foot Garden

The following article on choosing plants for your Square Foot Garden, or any garden, should be center stage in your design process. If you’ve been thinking you need to know more about how to choose your plants, here’s your opportunity. Don’t just plant, plant the right stuff! Continue reading

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