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A Sampling of Articles:
Choosing The Right Roses For Your Garden

Early Spring Rose Gardening Tasks

Butterfly Gardening

Cultivating Plants In Your Garden...what To Watch Out For.

Culinary Herb Gardening

Dog Days Of Summer - August Gardening Tips

Cut Flower Gardening For Beautiful Bouquets

Courtyard Gardens Planning Tips

Container Gardening

Building A Container Water Garden

Earthworm Friends In The Garden

Butterfly Gardens For Your Region

Closing Up Your Container Garden

6 Fashion Tips For Gardeners

Decorative Garden Accents

Building A No Dig Garden

Building A Garden From Nothing At All

Gardening - Using Annuals in Your Perennial Garden

Garden Composters And Composting Basics
Why Compost'

Recent studies show that an average family throws away approximately 200 pounds of organic kitchen waste every year. Combine this with all the leaves, .....
Annuals in your perennial garden are something to think about! Annuals give you season long color, easy propogation, they're cost efficient, and provide first season interest.

If you're just starting a perennial garden annuals are a great choice to fill in gaps. I remember my first garden. I bought a couple of plants thinking "This is gonna be great!" A few weeks later I realised this wasn't true. I needed a whole lot more plants and they cost a bunch! I opted for some annual seeds and I had a really pretty garden by the seasons end. Annuals can certainly help to fill in a garden while you wait for perennials to mature.

Green Thumb Gifts: Beyond Gardening Gloves
Ahh, spring! It has sprung! Gardeners (and budding gardeners - no pun intended) have begun the quest for a weedless lawn, or a
bountiful .....
Even an established perennial garden may have spots where little is blooming at one time or another. Annuals are a great way to fill those gaps and keep color in your garden. They bloom from summer to fall and with a bit of dead heading you can continue to coax them back.

Annuals are simple to start from seed which makes them very cost efficient. You can certainly purchase annual bedding plants from a local garden center, but mail order or seeds at the garden center offer you a much wider variety than your standard petunia, pansy or snapdragon.

Organic Roses In The Flower Garden
Many people believe growing their flowers and vegetables organically is healthier for them and their .....
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