Garden Blog

I think everybody's looking for solid information to make their garden a great place but we all want it to be relatively easy (I"m a lazy gardener) yet look good. I'm all for that and here are the articles I'm writing for readers to give you what you need to know to get that perfect garden look.

I enjoy hearing from beginner gardeners because, believe it or not, I started out "there" once a upon a time (more than a few years ago now) and this is my way of paying back all those who helped me become a gardener.

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Doug

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Mar 11, 2010, Favorite Perennials

This video shows my favorite pereannials from the range of Perennial Plants of the Year winners

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Mar 11, 2010, Astilbe

I have just purchased a Gloria Purpurea which is starting to sprout in the bag and likely cannot go outside for another 2 months. Can I plant it inside

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Mar 8, 2010, Need flowering plant id please!

I have a large yard with lots of trees, and a creek at the back of the property. I was picking up broken branches near the far edge of the property and

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Mar 5, 2010, light purple violet spring flower

The leaves stand approx 6-9 tall and are blade like Flowers bloom a bit later than a crocus and about the same time as daffodils Light purple, violet

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Mar 4, 2010, Growing Winter Squash

Growing winter squash for storage is easy but this is one of the vegetables IÃ‚’ve never managed to like. I used to grow all kinds of them...

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Mar 4, 2010, Pond Fountains

Pond fountains are one of the delights of the backyard water garden. There are a few important tips...

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Mar 4, 2010, Winterizing Evergreen Shrubs

Winterizing evergreen shrubs is one of those hot buttons with me as a gardener. I believe that evergreen shrubs are planted in...

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Mar 3, 2010, Did not protect knock out rose bushes this winter

I have knockout roses (many) set in flower beds around house. I live in NE Texas above Tyler. I did not protect roses as I though would be mild winter

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Mar 2, 2010, How To Buy Bedding Plants

HereÂ’s a short primer on how to buy bedding plants. As we all wander the aisles this spring at our favourite plant store, dreaming and...

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Mar 2, 2010, Planting Bulbs

Planting bulbs is a traditional fall gardening activity and thereÂ’s only a few important bits of information you really need to know.

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Mar 2, 2010, Growing Iris Bulbs

Iris bulbs are some of the loveliest of spring flowering bulbs. The trick to growing them however is to follow a...

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Mar 2, 2010, Daffodils - Legend & Story

Daffodils are flowering like mad in my garden so in keeping with the season, let me tell you of some research IÂ’ve found about that wonderful...

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Mar 2, 2010, Crocus Flowers are Easy and Early

Every spring, it seems I write and say that my Crocus have started blooming and they are the earliest flower in the garden. The bright yellow...

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Mar 2, 2010, Worm Casting Compost

A question about Worm Casting Compost. IÂ’ve looked through all of your files on composting, raised beds, lazy...

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Mar 2, 2010, Growing Calla Lillies

Calla lillies are one of the most exotic of the semi-hardy perennial bulbs. While there are six species found in the wild, most of us...

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Mar 2, 2010, Making Compost

Making compost using the hot method means creating a large enough mass of organic matter at one time...

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Mar 2, 2010, Composting

There are two routes to good composting Â– the cool route (as in temperature Â– not fashion) and the...

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Mar 2, 2010, Making Compost Tea

The quickest way to improve your soil is to use compost tea on a regular basis. Many of those in the bioremedial...

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Mar 2, 2010, Compost Accelerator

Compost accelerator is sometimes sold to help speed up the rate of composting. This is advertised as a great blend of...

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Mar 2, 2010, City Compost

Our city sells city compost and we were ready to have a load or 2 dumped when another garden centre warned against it because it is not screened, and we put weeds in our green waste containers here. Is it unwise for our condition? For anyone's condition?

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