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- Tips to Get Rid of Weeds
Easy tips to get rid of weeds from your gardens and lawn.
- Prevent purslane from taking hold in the garden
Red-edged succulent leaves and stems may sound like an attractive plant, but purslane is one of those weeds that can take over if not kept in check.
- Fast growing lamb's quarters - weeds that like garden beds
Lamb's quarters is a fast growing annual weed that seems to thrive in the rich soil of garden beds. The leaves are blue-green and shaped like a goosefoot, another common name for this plant.
- Prevent or kill? Best way to get rid of weeds
Weeds are opportunistic. They tend to germinate, grow and propogate faster than most deserable plants. Weeds deprive desirable plants of needed water, light and soil nutrients. If left untreated, weeds can quickly take over your garden.
- Treat dandelions in the fall for best control
Although they show up in the spring lawn, dandelions and several other perennial broadleaf weeds are best treated in the fall.
- Best way to control carpetweed
Carpetweed is an annual that can quickly cover bare soil and can be especially annoying in new garden beds.
- Stinging nettle - perennial weed & rampant grower
You'll never forget stinging nettle if you grab it while weeding the garden. It literally stings your hand with tiny, hair-like needles that are barely visible to the naked eye.
- Stopping weeds from robbing plants of desirable nutrients
A weed is like a thief in the night, robbing vegetable and flowering plants of the nutrients and water they need for good production.
- Prevent field bindweed from germinating and taking root
All weeds are obnoxious, but field bindweed can actually strangle a plant.
- Remove invasive plants from the landscape
All over the United States, invasive plants have rooted in natural areas, disrupting native species and the environment. Some are even growing in our backyard. Do you know what they are?
- Prevent purslane from taking hold in the garden
- Eco-Friendly Gardening
Easy landscaping ideas and conservation tips on how to keep your yard beautiful and enviornmentally conscious.
- Fall leaves make a great start to compost
Each fall, Mother Nature provides us with the perfect ingredient for compost, a.k.a. a gardener's black gold.
- Fall clean-up reduces insects and diseases in the garden
Fall is the ideal time to clean-up the beds and prep them for winter. Removing plant debris exposes the soil surface to sun and cold terperatures, which help destroy any insects or diseases that may spend the winter harbored in leaves or fallen fruit.
- Water conservation tips
In many areas of the upper Midwest, West and Eastern U.S., gardeners have been struggling with drier than normal summers.
- Care needed when using deicers in the landscape
- Three plants that can take the heat without a lot of water
- The 1-2-3 of watering techniques
In the heat of summer, supplemental watering may be needed for vegetable and flower beds or the lawn. Here are some landscaping ideas and conservation tips.
- Fall leaves make a great start to compost
- Mulch, Lawn and Landscape
Tips on mulches, landscape safety, and how to prevent weeds in landscape plants and beds.
- Weed-preventing Preen Mulch Plus - Colored Mulches
Two new colors have been added to Preen Mulch Plus, the only line of mulches guaranteed to prevent weeds from sprouting for up to six months with one application.
- Care needed when using deicers in the landscape
- Preen mulches prevent weeds for up to six months
Preen has developed a new product that mulches and prevents weeds for up to six months in one, timesaving step.
- Tough plants for rock gardens
Rock gardens and other landscape spots with shallow, sandy or fast-draining soil need plants that can tolerate those challenging conditions.
- The 1-2-3 of watering techniques
- Small, tough shrubs perfect for containers or landscapes
- Safety tops list for mowers
Each year, emergency rooms treat tens of thousands of injuries caused by power mowers. More than 9,000 involve children under 18. Here are some tips and information about landscape safety.
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- Seasonal Gardening Tips
Easy seasonal garden tips to keep your lawn and gardens healthy.
- Last task of the season
If you don't have any bulbs to plant, perennials to divide or new beds to landscape, the only chore left is fall cleanup.
- Divide now to conquer desire for more perennials
One of the easiest ways to get new plants is to divide the ones you already have.
- Fall leaves make a great start to compost
- Garden tips for vacationers
Getting ready to hit the road? Here are some simple steps to take to make sure you don't come home to a jungle of plants and a garden of weeds.
- Care needed when using deicers in the landscape
Ice melt products make the sidewalk, driveway and porch steps safe in bad weather, but some may be deadly to landscape plants or damaging to concrete.
- Treat dandelions in the fall for best control
- Plant bulbs in the fall for beautiful spring flowers
- Five common mistakes to avoid in the garden
No matter how long people have been gardeners, they all make mistakes - from providing too much of a good thing to thinking any plant can go anywhere.
- Broaden plant selections with online, mail-order retailers
Many gardeners look for plants that are rare, hard to find or more unusual than average garden-center fare. This is where online and mail-order catalog retailers come in. And early spring is the time to order. Here are some tips.
- The 1-2-3 of watering techniques
- Rejuvenate annuals and perennials
- Tips to extend the fall harvest
Northern gardeners can extend the fall vegetable garden with a few blankets or sheets. In the south, gardeners can continue planting seeds for lettuce, spinach, snow peas and cole crops, such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts.
- Fall clean up 1-2-3
There are three things you should do in the landscape this fall, even if you don't do anything else.
- Last task of the season
- Flower Gardening
Everything you need to know about flower gardening from easy-to-grow plants to perennials and annuals.
- Evergreen perennials - color all year long
Most of us think of evergreens as trees and shrubs, but there also are evergreen perennials to brighten the winter landscape.
- Three no fail annuals to take the heat
As temperatures rise, some plants flag, requiring more water to keep blooming or they go dormant. Not so with three sun-loving annuals that take the heat and keep on blooming all summer long long with very little work.
- Top performer Geranium 'Rozanne' 2008 Perennial of the Year
A hardy geranium named 'Rozanne' has been named the 2008 Perennial of the Year and has won dozens of rave reviews from professional landscapers, gardeners and plant groups.
- Improved Preen formula prevents weeds longer, fertilizes in one step
One application of Preen Weed Preventer with Brilliant Blooms Fertilizer keeps the garden beautiful for three months.
- Plant bulbs in the fall for beautiful spring flowers
Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and many other spring flowers get their start as bulbs planted in the fall - for enjoyment next year.
- Three plants that can take the heat without a lot of water
Hot, dry summers can be hard on plants. Be a water-wise gardener with these three heat-tolerant plants.
- Five common mistakes to avoid in the garden
- 2007 Perennial of the Year has scent and long-lasting flowers
Catmint, an aromatice plant with gray-green foliage and beautiful lavender blue flowers, was named Perennial of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association. Catmint is low maintenance, long-blooming and disease and insect resistent.
- Tough plants for rock gardens
- Plant annuals for easy summer color
Annuals are about the least expensive way to try something new in the summer garden. Many annuals are easy to grow from seed, or for instant good looks you can buy transplants at garden centers.
- Rejuvenate annuals and perennials
Summer heat can take a toll on annuals and perennials, especially if we've been conserving water or forgot to fertilize. Here are some tips to rejuvenate your plants.
- Cold tolerant annuals carry color into fall
You don't have to give up color in the landscape just because the temperatures start to drop. Here are three annuals that are tolerant of cooler weather and will keep going into winter.
- Perennials perform in winter, too
As long as your perennials have not been bothered by insect or disease infestation, many of them can stay upright through the winter to serve as a food source for birds. Others hold their own to provide winter interest.
- Cheap and easy seed-starting
Save a bundle on plants this season by taking a crack at starting your own seeds inside
- Evergreen perennials - color all year long
- Bugs and Insects
Pests find ways to invade even the best-kept flower and landscape beds. Learn about the most common bugs, insects and house plant pests, and what you can do to control them.
- Aphids zap nutrients from plants
Some of the most common insects to attack plants in the landscape or indoors are aphids, tiny insects that suck juices from leaves, flowers, stems and fruit. A garden hose is your first weapon against these critters.
- Fall clean-up reduces insects and diseases in the garden
- Check houseplants for creepy crawlers
If your house plants have yellow leaves, scraggily growth or other unhealthy symptoms, you might inspect for mealy bugs or fungus gnats. These are two common house plant pests, and here’s what you can do to control them.
- Aphids zap nutrients from plants
- Vegetables & Herbs for the Kitchen
Tips to grow your own vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, beans and summer herbs indoors and out.
- Aromatic rosemary perfect for a pot
Rosemary is a heat loving, aromatic and delicious herb that is easy to grow in a pot.
- Tasty spring lettuce mix easy to grow and nutritious
Those yummy high-priced spring greens are as easy to grow as they are colorful and nutritious.
- Savory herbs flavor summer fare
Summer herbs offer the perfect seasoning for garden-fresh tomatoes, green beans, salads and other favorite summer fare.
- Peppers' colorful flavors spice up summer meals
Whether we call them mango peppers, sweet peppers, jalapenos or habaneros, these colorful, easy-to-grow, tasty - and sometimes spicy - vegetables perk up the summer menu.
- Three easy-to-grow peppers
Try growing these super simple, tasty peppers - inside or outside.
- Vegetable gardening on the rise
Concerns about contaminated produce and the desire for good-tasting, locally grown food has prompted more of us to grow our own vegetables.
- Cheap and easy seed-starting
- Heirloom tomatoes: Ready for taste tests
If you are looking for some good tasting tomatoes from the summer garden, start with heirlooms.
- Aromatic rosemary perfect for a pot
- Indoor and Container Gardening
Tips for growing houseplants, container plants, trees, flowers and vegetable and herb gardenings.
- Aromatic rosemary perfect for a pot
- Tasty spring lettuce mix easy to grow and nutritious
- The best houseplants for clearing the air
Breathe a little easier indoors this winter by using houseplants to clean the air.
- How to care for houseplants and troubleshoot problems
Houseplants brighten indoor living while they purify the air, but they need to stay healthy to work their magic.
- Easy-to-grow indoor blooms to beat the winter blues
There are houseplants that produce beautiful flowers with very little care.
- Savory herbs flavor summer fare
- Three easy-to-grow peppers
- Check houseplants for creepy crawlers
- Colorful house plants brighten indoor scene
House plants are an easy way to add color to dreary days. Here's a sampler...
- Vegetable gardening on the rise
- Small, tough shrubs perfect for containers or landscapes
Shrubs add size and mass to the container collection and, in large pots, will likely survive two or three years in cold climates.
- Clear the air. Get a houseplant.
Fifiteen to 18 six- to eight-inch diameter pots will improve the air quality in a 1,800 sq ft home. Here are five tips for growing houseplants successfully.
- Gardening's double agents
If you don't mind some repotting and moving plants inside and out, then 'houseplants' you buy now can double as pot centerpeices this summer -and maybe for years to come.
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- Top performer Geranium 'Rozanne' 2008 Perennial of the Year
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