Showy Spring Shrubs for The North
There is certainly nothing more refreshing after a long, cold winter than the wondrous sight of the first blossoms of spring bursting forth from bare branches. For homeowners who want…
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Planting Revenge on Your Neighbors Plants You and Your Neighbors Will Want to Stay Away From
So you’re a gardener and you have a bone to pick with your neighbor. You’ve considered applying Nair to his cat, but you don’t have the heart to be cruel…
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Competition In The Garden: Exploring The Relationships Between Plants
Every seasoned gardener knows that a garden is an ever-changing environment; what it starts out as in the beginning is rarely what it is a few years down the road.…
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Seeking the “Out-Of Zone” Experience: Tips for Gardeners Who Push the Limits
Most northern gardeners are more than content with growing the extensive variety of plants in their yards and gardens that we can safely grow here in the North. They want…
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Conquering Zone Envy A 5-Step Recovery Program for Northerners
“If only I could grow one of those up here…” The refrains of this common lament of the northern gardener can be heard all across the North. This article is…
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Tropical-Looking Plants for Northern Landscapes: 5 “Must-Haves” for the Creative Designer
We’ve all fantasized about it at some time; a tropical vacation away on some remote island, lazing on a white sandy beach overlooking a tranquil azure blue ocean, and lush…
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Landscaping the North Side of a House: Taking Gardening to the Dark Side
Fellow Northscapers, let me take you on a journey to the Dark Side. Yes, we’re going to boldly charge into that part of the yard that strikes more fear in…
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Making Sense of Botanical Plant Names – Good Reasons for an Unreasonable System
At some point in their lives, everyone will be exposed to botanical plant names. People generally know various trees, shrubs, and flowers by their common names, but invariably they will…
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Taking Gardening to the Vertical – Designing With Vines and Climbers
Vines are among the most wonderful plants garden artists have at their disposal. They are amazingly versatile, giving our landscapes a vertical component where trees and shrubs just won’t do…
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Understanding Ground Covers, How to Cover Large Spaces With Plants
A ground cover is essentially the flooring for the rooms of your outdoor living spaces. It’s the variety of surface materials that cover the earth and dirt which are the…
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10 Helpful Tips for Spring Planting
Spring is a time when gardeners eagerly run out to the garden centers and plant sales to purchase their supply of annuals and perennials for the season’s gardens. Here are…
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How to Make a Patio Garden
A yard full of flowering bushes, vegetable plots, and fragrant herbs is a gardener’s dream. Unfortunately, even with the greenest thumb, this isn’t possible for apartment dwellers or anyone without…
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Creating a Desert Garden on Your Deck or Patio
When planning to make a desert garden planter, you need to consider where you want to put the planter, and whether you want to have cacti or succulents in the…
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Homesteads in an Urban Environment
Beginning an urban, green homestead in your city. Gardening, composting, vermiculture, and raising animals are included in this article. In today’s economy, it comes as no surprise that the price…
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Will Gardening Mulch Stop Grass from Growing?
Will gardening mulch stop grass from growing? Learn how mulch works in your garden or flower bed, and how to use gardening mulch the right way while improving your garden’s…
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