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Summer Gardening Tips

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | Home Improvement |

You are welcome to use this article on your website or in your newsletter as long as you reprint it as is, including the contact information at the end. Website URLs must be active links. You are welcome to use this article with an affiliate link, http://www.freeplants.com/resellers.htm Don't be afraid to trim those flowering shrubs and trees that need it. Failure to prune is probably the biggest gardening mistake a person can make. I spent 20 years landscaping homes and businesses, and I ...
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Rose Gardening In Late Fall

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 | Home Improvement |

The months of November and December can be an awkward time for many rosarians. While the growing season is coming to and end, the winter hibernation season has not yet begun. Some of us just don't know what to do with ourselves or our rose bushes during this period of time. Because your bushes are not yet in hibernation they still require some attention from you. Water continues to be a prime need, so make sure that the soil around their roots continues to remain moist. Give them a good ...
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Thermal Solar Panels

Friday, February 17th, 2012 | Home Improvement |

Making a decision about having thermal solar panels installed will inevitably produce many questions.  Many homeowners worry about whether their roof is right for these types of panels and are concerned that lengthy (and costly) permission from the planners or from building control will be required.  Will the installation of the panels take a long time and cause disruption to yourselves or neighbours? How often and at what cost will the system need to be maintained or cleaned?Others ...
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Container Gardening Indoors and Outdoors

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 | Home Improvement |

Container Gardening Indoors and Outdoors By Mary Hanna Copyright 2005 For years people have been gardening in containers, mostly because they lacked space. For some it was because they lived in climates that wouldn't allow them to grow year round. Container gardens afford you the option of planting outside until the cold forces the container inside, next to a sunny window. Most container gardens were planted by people that lived in apartments but still wanted the addition of color and ...
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Herb Gardening Indoors

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 | Home Improvement |

Herb Gardening Indoors By Mary Hanna Copyright 2005 Here are some tips for herb gardening indoors that will simulate the conditions in an outside garden. For Herb gardening indoors the growing climates need to be pretty much the same as the conditions outside. Get your herb plants from a good garden center nursery who will have plenty of garden advice to help you with your inside garden. You will need some garden equipment like a small digging garden tool, garden gloves, organic fertilizer and ...
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