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Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas for Organic Gardening

December 20, 2016September 21, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

When a friend or family member has been gardening for years, it may seem that all garden gift ideas have been exhausted. However, there are some stocking stuffer ideas that organic gardeners always welcome.   Unusual Heirloom Seeds Organic gardeners […]

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Choosing The Corn Variety for You

December 1, 2016September 20, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

When most of us think of corn, we think of the succulent cobs of sweet corn that we eat at as a vegetable. However, not all sweet corn is created equal. While many gardeners are enjoying the new varieties of […]

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The Earwig: A Best Friend to the Garden or a Health Hazard?

November 26, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

Is it best for a garden’s health – or a gardener’s health – to eradicate earwigs, or to encourage them? How can people help an earwig population to thrive? How could one get rid of an earwig infestation? The Earwig […]

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Plant A Fragrant Flower Garden: Favorite Scented Flowers to Grow for Fragrance and Blooms All Season

November 26, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

Every gardener loves a fragrant flower, be it spicy, musky or sweetly scented. With careful selection, you can design and plant a flower garden to provide special scents and aromas to appreciate and enjoy from spring all the way through […]

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Top Low-Water Use Shrubs: For Desert Gardens Zones 7-9

November 7, 2016September 20, 2017 Customer ServiceDesert Gardens

This is not an exhaustive list of desert shrubs, but it is fairly extensive.   Included in the description are the common name for the plant, the scientific genus and species, average height and width and whether it is deciduous […]

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Garden Under Glass: Grow Houseplants in a Terrarium

November 2, 2016September 22, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

Terrariums are miniature gardens enclosed in glass or clear plastic.   They were very popular during the Victorian Era in Britain and in America. Glass Carboys, or bottle gardens were very popular then. These were longneck bottles in which small […]

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A Sunny Disposition to Aquariums: The Benefit of Sunlight towards the Planted Tank

September 28, 2016September 21, 2017 Customer Servicelandscaping

There are many arguments behind keeping plants in the aquarium, and most of them tend to center towards one particular rule: 2.5 w.p.g., or “Watts Per Gallon.” If you have a ten gallon tank, that means you putting in 25 […]

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Winter Tasks for Trees and Shrubs: Cold Weather Jobs and Projects for the Organic Gardener

September 27, 2016September 20, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

It is heartbreaking to watch a mature tree in the organic garden felled by winter weather conditions. Although there isn’t much we can do to prevent Mother Nature from removing weak specimens from our gardens, we can protect evergreens and […]

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Growing Container Gardens: Baby boomer hobby for health and satisfaction

September 26, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer ServiceTypes of Gardening

You’re a gardener who loves drama and variety. Can you achieve that in your small yard or are you doomed to a wilting flat of pansies in an oak barrel? Planning, selection, and good design produce lush, lovely gardens in […]

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More Out of the Norm Fish for a Water Garden: 5 New Alternatives to Koi and Goldfish

September 25, 2016September 25, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening, Pond

Generally most people get the idea to make a water garden and think about putting in some rocks and fountains, sprinkle in water lilies and some cattails, and then drop koi in randomly and let it go. Not that there […]

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