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Garden Geranium
Just love geraniums! It is the quintessential summertime annual. I like the salmon-pink for my yard, and my sister uses red, and white geraniums in her yard. Which color, or color combinations to use? That is the question! There are so many colors to choose from, it’s like trying to pick a flavor at the ice cream shoppe ...Read Garden Geranium
What to Do With an Overgrown Shrub
An overgrown shrub can be transformed into a multi stem tree-like plant with a pruner and a little patience. The look of your garden or yard can be dramatically changed ...Read What to Do With an Overgrown Shrub
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Birthday Month Flowers
A birthday brings family and friends together. A day filled with gifts and cake and ice cream. Add something special to your next family birthday by giving flowers with a special meaning …Read Birthday Month Flowers
Wedding Anniversary Flowers
We all love to get a beautiful bouquet of flowers for our wedding anniversary. And how wonderful it is when the bouquet comes with a special unspoken message. It’s a great way to add fun to your next anniversary celebration ...Read Wedding Anniversary Flowers
Spirea - An Ornamental Shrub
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Garden Design Ideas
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Plant Spacing
Plant spacing is as important to an attractive outdoor setting as choosing the right plant for that setting. Here is one example of how a great looking area in your yard can disappear over time because of poor plant spacing ...Read Plant Spacing
Eastern Redbud
The Eastern Redbud, along with other flowering trees are a treat to see each spring. This is a tree that brightens up any yard with its profusion of blossoms ...Read Eastern Redbud
A Guide When Selecting Plants
Every plant on your plant list for your yard has lots of unique features. Make a chart to organize the data you are interested in for a quick reference...Read A Guide When Selecting Plants
Hardiness Zones
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Color in the Winter Landscape
Add certain plants to your outdoors that have special characteristic, such as colorful branches, fruit, shape, or interesting bark to enhance and add natural beauty to any winter landscape ...Read Color in the Winter Landscape
Flower Symbolism
Learn the unspoken language of flowers, how to send a special message with a single flower or a bouquet of flowers and a little history of flower symbolism ...Read Flower Symbolism
How Plants are Named
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Trees and Utility Lines
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Lawn Core Aeration
Lawn aeration is a means of lawn care that could be just what your lawn needs to rejuvenate itself. The best and most effective type of aeration is core aeration, where hundreds of approximately ...Read Lawn Core Aeration
Plants for a Slope
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