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Create an Organic Wildlife Habitat: The National Wildlife Federation’s Garden Certification Program

December 26, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer Servicegarden

One of the joys of organic gardening is the knowledge that you are engaging in a hobby that can increase the quality of the air, water, and soil in your community. Even if you weren’t thinking about wildlife when you […]

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Stevia Rebaudiana: A Powerful, Calorie-Free Sweetener Fresh From the Garden

December 26, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

Following the December, 2016 United States Food and Drug Administration approval of Rebiana, a stevia-based sweetener, this little plant has seen a surge in popularity. Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf or simply stevia, boasts lovely green foliage with a […]

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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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Drought Tolerant Gardening with the Spineless Yucca

October 25, 2016September 25, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

A drought tolerant perennial shrub, the spineless yucca is one of 40 yucca species and does well in containers and indoors. It is an evergreen. Other names for the plant include giant yucca, Yucca gigantea, Yucca guatemalensis, and Yucca elephantipes. […]

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Twelve Vegetables for Spring Containers: Choosing Food Plants for Pots

September 30, 2016September 20, 2017 Customer ServiceVegetable Gardening

Many edible plants have been grown in containers for centuries. Even gardeners with ‘brown thumbs’ have been known to successfully cultivate herbs, fruits and vegetables in containers.   Not all vegetables do well in containers but the choice of plants […]

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How to Create a Wildlife Friendly Garden Pond: Building a Natural Pond, Choosing Suitable Plants and Planting

September 30, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

A wildlife friendly pond can be as small as an old water tank, but a decent sized pond with an adjacent marshy or boggy area will attract and support a wider range of birds, amphibians and insects.     The […]

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Build a Pond-in-a-Pot: A perfect container water garden combo you can create in a flash!

September 26, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer ServiceGardening

Spike Rush and Red Hygrophila go together like peaches and cream on a hot summer day. One looks like a hedge hog, the other like violet rhapsody. But blended together in a container water garden, these plants jive.   Here’s […]

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Start a Catnip Garden for the Best Catnip: Pleasing Felines is a Cinch With a Small Patch of Garden Space

September 26, 2016September 26, 2017 Customer Servicegarden

Most cats love catnip. Whether it’s fresh from the plant, dried and crumbled on the floor, or in a catnip pillow or catnip toy, cats attack catnip like many humans go after their favorite ice cream. The best catnip for […]

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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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