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Fake Grass
The history of artificial or fake grass is to say the least an interesting one and arose out of the social desire to in-effect ward off what could be seen, as far back as the 1950s, as an increasingly unhealthy tendency by...

How To Make Fresh Flowers Last Even Longer
Fresh flowers have been shown to add both character and personality to many settings. They often add color and cheer to any room, and can take on a variety of artful arrangements. Unfortunately, they only last so long and...

Let Your Flowering Peach Tree Bloom With These Planting Tips
The flowering peach tree is a very familiar tree for most people. This tree is recognized for its vase shape that can grow up to 25 feet in height and bears lots of fruits. People also love the pink flowers that bloom from the...

The History Of Important Flowering Trees
Most flowering trees are small and can be planted in full sun or partial shade, being easily adapted to small yards. The Japanese Saucer Magnolia, Magnolia x Soulangiana, awakens in late winter or early spring. First growing...

How to Grow Organic Tomatoes
The most popular garden vegetable is the tomato. Varieties are available in a wide range of sizes, colors and shapes. Each having its own flavor and use.Tomatoes can be propagated by seeds or clippings. They will germinate...

Grow Your Own Tomatoes
IntroductionTomatoes are sub-tropical plants originating in South America and hence are partial to fairly hot dry conditions. However, many varieties, particular bush varieties, are now suitable for growing outdoors in the UK...

Perennial Rudbeckia Nitida - Shining Coneflower
Rudbeckia nitida is like the faithful dog of my garden, a perennial that gives without asking much other than a kind word now and again. Common name is Shining Coneflower, often sold as Black-eyed Susan Herbstonne or Herbstone,...

Wild Flowers
Wild flowers are Nature’s miracle of miracles. They bring color, perfume, and distinction to the diverse environments in which they grow.Wildflowers, however, can be as ecologically devastating as they are beautiful. Some...

Embrace Your Soul With Flowers
Be nice to yourself and indulge in one of nature's awesome creations. It's true we don't actually NEED flowers in our daily schedules BUT since when did humans stick to what they needed!Giving a gift of flowers is always a...

Fall Blooming Wildflower
Aster nova-angliae Family - Compositae - DaisyThe New England Aster is the prettiest of the asters and one of the showiest of the fall blooming wildflowers. It grows in thickets, meadows, moist areas and prairies. The...

Gardening - Schefflera Care
Schefflera is a tropical plant that is commonly kept as an indoor plant. They are sold in many different varieties today and can even be kept as a bonsai tree! The Schefflera is relatively easy to care for and makes a great...

Flowerless, No Problems Grow Your Own Organic Flowers
Changing to an organic way of life has huge benefits, in this article I will discuss how it is possible for the gardener to grow plants & flowers the natural way and the benefits that this brings.Liquid feedsCompost tea is easy...

Sunflowers - A Complete Guide to Selecting and Growing
Congratulations on your interest in growing sunflowers! The sunflower is one of the most widely recognized flowers of all time. It emits a sense of warmth and joy. This large flower blooms in a wide variety of yellows, pinks,...

Creating Wildflower Meadows
Noted for their low maintenance and wide diversity of plants, wildflower meadows are full of vibrant colors and interesting textures. The meadow approach to the landscape requires a clear understanding of a site's natural...

Why Hallmark Flower Arrangements?
Hallmark flowers stay fresh for a long time and you don’t need to worry about their fragrance or texture after they have been delivered to the recipient. You can visit their website and place an order online to have flowers...

Take the Blossom of Various Types of Flowering Trees
Delight your loved ones for springs to come with a blossom of flowering trees. Every time the springtime arrives, they will be reminded of your great love and thoughtfulness. Simple things as they may seem but it can never be...

Embrace Your Soul With Flowers
Be nice to yourself and indulge in one of nature's awesome creations. It's true we don't actually NEED flowers in our daily schedules BUT since when did humans stick to what they needed!Giving a gift of flowers is always a...

Flower Delivery At The Right Doorstep At The Right Time
While the Earth will still spin if you forget your darling’s birthday or your own anniversary, your world may stop spinning for a good while. No matter how real or how good the excuse, it will not be good enough for the...

Exotic Plants and Flowers for Guys: Trends in Flowers as Elegant as they are Masculine
There are several types of exotic flowers to choose from, however, some are more popular and easier to obtain than others. Exotic flowers make good gifts for men as well as women. Especially exotic flowers such as bamboos,...

Garden Tips On Buying The Best, Cold Hardy Flower Bulbs For Outdoor Planting
Buying flower bulbs to plant and grow is an exciting experience that begins in the fall and continues through the spring. Dutch flowering bulbs are usually delivered to American ports by the month of September for fall...

Buy Flowers Online
Like love, the language of flowers is universal. People understand it across the globe, irrespective of their race or background, echoing their feelings of love, joy, desire, happiness, faith, hope or loyalty. Nothing expresses...

Early Spring Flower Ideas
Ah Spring, what a magical time of year. The cold of winter is starting to leave and the air is filled with that special feeling of renewal. Spring is a great time for flowers. Today, I'm going to point out six early spring...

Flower Gifts
If you want to gift it right, invest in flowers. Life's many hurly-burly capers are best tackled through flowers to enfold the giver and the recipient in waves of human bonding. Flowers combine a mysterious subtlety and...

Wild Flowers
Wild flowers are Nature’s miracle of miracles. They bring color, perfume, and distinction to the diverse environments in which they grow.Wildflowers, however, can be as ecologically devastating as they are beautiful. Some...

Calla Lilies - Flowers for All Occasions
The Calla Lilies are plants belonging to the Zantedeschia genus in the Araceae family. The genus contains seven plant species and they are all commonly referred to as Calla Lillies. Some of them have other common names as well....

Penstemon - Beardtongue - Wildflower For The Perennial Garden
Penstemmon canescens Family Scrophulariaceae - Snapdragon This particular penstemon is a transplant from the wild. In the woodlands of southeastern Indiana this wildflower brightens the summer forest with its pink flowers....

Columbine - Elegant Beauty For Your Perennial Flower Garden
The columbine is one of the prettiest flowers in the garden. Blooming occurs in late spring through early summer, the long spurred flowers are the most elegant flowers in the perennial flower garden. Aquilegia has been...

Growing A Flowering Plum Bonsai
Flowering plum includes a variety of plum trees that are both native and introduced, and can be found growing on the low slopes and in valleys across the United States and southern Canada. They can even be seen by the sides of...

Order Flowers Online
The most important aspect of wanting to send someone flowers from an online florist is the ordering. As a customer you first need to do your homework and find out which site is safe and uses up-to-date security measures to...

Let Your Flowering Peach Tree Bloom With These Planting Tips
The flowering peach tree is a very familiar tree for most people. This tree is recognized for its vase shape that can grow up to 25 feet in height and bears lots of fruits. People also love the pink flowers that bloom from the...

Calla Lilies - Flowers for All Occasions
The Calla Lilies are plants belonging to the Zantedeschia genus in the Araceae family. The genus contains seven plant species and they are all commonly referred to as Calla Lillies. Some of them have other common names as well....

Artificial Flowers – Are They A Solution?
Does the mere sight of fresh flowers make you sneeze? Are you like the many thousands of people that are allergic to the pollen in flowers? Do you like colourful pretty things around you? If so then read on……Its quite sad to...

The Many Varieties Of The Herb Echinacea Or The Coneflower
The coneflower or the Herb Echinacea has caused a great splash with gardeners and herbalists in the past couple of years. There have been many studies done in Germany which seems to support the ideas that the coneflower does...

Landscaping With Roses
Roses have many uses in the home garden, both as standalone bushes and climbers and as part of an overall landscape of plants and flowers. The newest thinking in landscape gardening is to combine roses with other types of...

Rare Flowering Trees That Light Up Your Garden Landscape
Flowering apricot trees offer spectacular flowering blooms earlier than any other flowering tree, sometimes blooming as early as January. This early flowering can result in cold weather damage in some areas of the United...

Garden Design
Gardens have been around since a long time, although recent developments have introduced many intuitive ideas for designing wonderful gardens. For example, a combination of concrete bricks and vinyl fencing is enough to create...

Gardening Tips- How To Make Your Own Compost
A soil can never get enough compost because soil can always be improved with additional organic matter. Compost is organic matter that has broken down sufficiently such that its mineral and nutrient components can be readily...

Getting Rid of Garden Pests with Less Chemicals
Can we avoid potentially harmful gardening ingredients? The best thing about the world these days is the open mindedness as well as the awareness most people have about products that do more good than harm to the environment....

Pest Control - Invasive Species
As if homeowners, farmers and gardeners don't have enough to deal with from native born pest species. There are a host of invasive pests that have chosen to make their homes in countries where natural controls don't exist....

How to Plant a Heather Garden
When planning a garden of heather, start by making an outline of your area first. If you're planning a border, start from the back of the bed with the taller plants and work forward; if the bed is to be viewed from all sides,...

Build A Greenhouse
The ultimate dream of many gardeners is to have their own greenhouse. In your own personal greenhouse, you can provide a perfectly nourishing environment, and watch your plants thrive. In rain or shine, you may take your time...

How To Keep Deer Out Of The Garden
Well, the word has gotten out. The deer know you have started another buffet of green delicacies. Word spreads fast in the forest and it won't be long before these uninvited guests will arrive at your garden gate.Deer tend to...

Colorful Spring Gardens
In the spring, while trees and shrubs are still showing their pale green new growth, the early border generally consists of colorful bulbs and a few early blooming perennials against a backdrop of green foliage and brown earth....

Rock Gardening - An Expressive Medium That You Can Use To Create Enjoyment For Years
Rock gardening is a great way for you to express your artistic side while using your gardening skills and an alternative medium as well.There are plenty of creative choices for the rock garden enthusiast. The Japanese Zen...

Enjoy Your Own Fountain
Lots of people are making fountains part of their outdoor décor. And why not? Fountains add a touch of class and when chosen carefully, really compliment your landscaping. The sound of the running water alone adds an extra...

Chinquapin History
There are two types of chinquapin trees, also called ‘chikapin trees,’ that are available commercially in the United States, the Allegheny chinquapin and the Georgiana chinquapin. The Allegheny chinquapin, ‘Castanea...

Floral Arrangements
Floral arrangements can be an impulsive bunch of field flowers or an elaborate, multi-textured presentation soaring up to the ceiling. Pit all of Nature's fresh flowers against mankind's ingenuity and nimble fingers. Arrive at...

How to Grow Asparagus Peas
The asparagus pea is an unusual crop of rectangular pods, which are eaten whole when they are about 1 ½ in. (38mm) long. This is a prolific cropper with very attractive dark red flowers.Soil PreparationFour weeks before...

Hydroponic Gardening Versus Regular Gardening
Hydroponic gardening has been hyped as a better alternative for years. Inground gardening is basically simpler and more straightforward than hydroponic gardening. The necessary condition for engaging in regular gardening is...

Using Landscape Bricks in Your Garden
Bricks were the first manufactured building materials. Today it is the most popular building and designing material in the world, thanks to its unparalleled versatility, durability, warmth, and aesthetic richness. And nowhere...

Garden Fences - 4 Things You Need to Consider Before Buying a Garden Fence
What type of fence you choose for your garden depends greatly on how you plan to use it. Fences have a number of uses - they don't just have to be decorative. You may want to put up a fence for security and privacy reasons, or...

An Indoor Garden System Produces Marvelous Plants
There are interesting ways to bring life to your home besides the family and friends who gather there. An aquarium chock full of lively fish swimming about add motion yet tranquility to the atmosphere of a home. An indoor...

Choosing Healthy Plants for Your Garden
When working at a nursery, you are supposed to be an expert on everything. Well, I work at a nursery and I certain don't know everything. However, I am considered an expert on certain plants, fertilizers, and habitats.Things...

After Making Herb Vinegar From Your Herbal Gardens Freeze And Dry Your Herbs
A way to use your amble herb crop from your herbal gardens is to make flavored vinegars. To make herb vinegar, wash and dry your fresh herbs thoroughly then pour warm vinegar, not hot, over them in glass jars. You can use any...

The Overlooked Miniature Roses
Miniature roses are very easy to care for weather you plant them inside or outside. They are not as popular as one would expect since they give off little or no scent. Miniature roses give that little extra to any home or...

The Many Types and Designs of Outdoor Storage Sheds
Outdoor storage sheds are wonderful all purpose solutions to getting more storage space. They are particularly useful for storing outdoor tools and gardening supplies, because they allow you to keep the tools and supplies out...

Outdoor Lighting Fixtures Increase Safety and Decrease Expense
It is simply amazing to see what forms of alternative energy are changing our daily lives! Now more than ever, harnessing natural resources in the form of solar power, hydropower or wind turbines is becoming more of a...

Outdoor Garden Furniture
Your outdoor garden furniture is very much exposed to all the elements, so it makes sense to take extra efforts to keep them looking new. With correct maintenance, you can prolong the life of any type of outdoor furniture and...

Creating Low Maintenance Gardens
While no garden is maintenance free, it is possible to make a garden with relatively few demands. Careful planning, proper plant selection and thoughtful design are essential to creating a low maintenance landscape which...

Hibiscus
Hibiscus, sometimes called the queen of shrubs, was originally a native of Asia. It was then carried to the Polynesian Islands, the West Indies and finally to Florida. The Americans were apparently enamored by the splendor of...

Wood Furniture Great For The Outdoors
Whether you decide to make your own plan or borrow a landscaping design, you try to understand the basic of landscaping by reading and researching the subject so to understand the basic principles. Before you start you should...

Carnivorous Plants
Animals are attracted to carnivorous plants. These plants capture and kill the animals and suck the nutrients from them. There are even some non-carnivorous plants that may exhibit some of the qualities of the carnivorous...

Rosemary
Although I have not given up my love affair with Sweet Basil, my attentions have recently turned to anther – rosemary. Rosmarinus officinalis, a member of the mint family, is a wonderful culinary herb with an impressive...

Avoid Common Gardening Errors
Gardening errors are common even amongst the prolific gardeners. Once into a certain habit it’s a bit hard to break that habit. But you can avoid certain common gardening errors with this handy list.Wrong Type of Plant For...

Organic Landscaping Techniques
Many people are becoming more interested in using landscape tactics that do not harm the earth. In addition to being great for the environment, organic landscaping can also provide benefits for your wallet and for your health....

How To Start Your Garden From Seeds The Right Way
Green house gardeners are typically of two minds when it involves planting. One group of gardeners prefers to use seedlings to start their gardens, while another group would rather feel the sense of accomplishment from...

Natural Pest Control On The Rise, But Does It Work?
The growing concerns over health and environmental issues continue to drive awareness and usage of alternative methods for pesticide-free pest control. These methods range from home-made remedies to professional pesticide...

Hot July Gardening Tips
July temperatures in southern New Mexico and western Texas are dry and hot. Please keep an eye on your watering systems. Make certain dripper and emitters and sprinkler heads are all working properly, before you go on...

Cheap Pond Liners
Installing a garden pond is no longer a distant dream but an easy goal. Concrete ponds have been replaced with artificial, preformed and flexible Pond Liners which make the task of installing a pond easier and cheaper.When...

History Of Olive Trees
Olive trees, ‘Olea europaea,’ are the oldest fruit trees and certainly are one of the most important fruit trees in history. Olive tree culture has been closely connected to the rise and fall of Mediterranean empires and...

Some Of The Most Common Landscape Design Features
If you want to build an attractive landscape, but do not where to begin, there are plenty of common landscape design ideas and features available for you to gain inspiration. You can use the ideas yourself or add a little twist...

Floral Garden and Landscape Toupees
English Ivy is a wonderful groundcover and makes a home look lovely, lived in, and comfy. There is a problem, however. Ivy can kill trees and other plants. It can also cause extensive damage to foundations, siding, and...

Enhance Your Garden With Beautiful Edging
Adding edging around your garden or landscape is as important as the garden itself. The edging frames your garden much like a picture frame. A picture can be interesting and beautiful but it needs a frame to enhance its...

The Secret To A Beautiful Lawn
Actually, having a beautiful lawn isn't much of a secret at all. Here's how it works:1. Plant the right type of grass for your area2. Use the proper fertilizer as directed a couple of times a year3. Keep well watered during the...

Buying Organic Fertilizer
From backyard vegetable gardens to large ultra-modern farming operations, more and more growers are choosing organic fertilizers as a smart alternative to chemical treatments. Organic farming is certainly not new, but it has...

Pest Control - Invasive, Part 3
There are numerous species of plant, animal and insect pests inadvertently introduced into the United States. Many are beneficial or benign, but some are causing real problems for this country either by threatening our native...

Zucchini: A Power House of Nutrition
Dating back to 7000 B. C., zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) is native to Central and South America. Sometimes called by the nickname “Italian Squash,” zucchini was brought to North America by its southern neighbours. Early...

The Benefits Of Organic Lawn Fertilizers
Organic lawn fertilizers have brought new options to homeowners who desire both a green lawn and a green lifestyle. Environmental issues continue to be a concern in our society, and good citizens everywhere are doing all they...

How to Kill Poinsettia
One of the things I've noticed when doing my Christmas shopping is that there's too many poinsettia plants everywhere you look. You can't seem to move in any store for all these darn plants, their red bracts providing a flame...

Hibiscus Tea
The use of Hibiscus tea is thought to have started in ancient Egypt. In the Arab world, the tea is known as "karkady" or "karkade." Made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa, this drink is served in homes and restaurants,...

Soils, the Natural Solution
Any soil type-clay, sand or loam-will benefit from the addition of organic matter. In a clay soil, the addition of organic matter opens up the tightly packed particles, allowing for water and air to penetrate easier. In a sandy...

Cedar Garden Furniture
Garden furniture can make a huge difference to the look of the garden. It is seen that pieces well chosen can become, attractive features of the well-planned garden design. Depending on the owners? lifestyle, budget, and the...

Rare Flowering Trees That Light Up Your Garden Landscape
Flowering apricot trees offer spectacular flowering blooms earlier than any other flowering tree, sometimes blooming as early as January. This early flowering can result in cold weather damage in some areas of the United...

Container Gardening Ideas For Pots And Planting Herbs
For container gardening ideas, scan the internet, the library or a bookstore. The challenge is to come up with a lovely container garden plan. There are a widespread collection of containers available for your container garden....

Top 10 Lawn and Garden Care Tips
The following lawn and garden care tips will help you get the most from your garden.1. Different soil types have different watering needs. Loosen the soil around plants so it can quickly absorb water and nutrients. Early...

The Right Tools for the Task
Gardening tools come in a very wide range of qualities and prices. Although the less expensive tools may look good value for money, in the end they workout more expensive because better quality tools last a lifetime unlike most...

Container Gardening Tips For Newbies
Accentuate the welcoming look of a deck or your patio with jovial and colorful pots of annuals. Fill your window boxes with climbing bloomers or with fragrant roses of various colors. Container gardens produce a natural...

Ogeechee Limes - Pleasantly Tasting Like Citrus
The shoreline of the Ogeechee River is densely imbedded with a little known fruit tree called the, "Ogeechee Lime" Nyssa ogeechee, that could easily demand attention from farmers, who are looking for a secondary crop. Local...

Gardening Indoors? Find the Right Tools
If you've just set up an indoor garden, you're doubtless excited and want to make certain it grows right and produces results. To do so, you will need to make every effort to ensure your plants get what they need to be as...

Phalaenopsis Orchid
I do enjoy the aesthetic appeal of the Phalaenopsis Orchid. Their beauty and exoticness enamour and embellish any room of the house with their fleshy leaves and efflorescence in a myriad of colours.However cultivating them has...

Caring And Planting Tips For Bamboo
Caring for bamboo plants requires a little know how initially however, once the bamboo has become established in it's pot or in the ground, maintenance isn't difficult at all.The critical period for bamboo is following the...

Start Your Garden Planning Now - Your Fall Garden
Start Now! Springtime is upon us, so it is time to start thinking about your garden. I already see an erratic array of gardeners buzzing around like June bugs on a summer night here in my native East Texas. We have a very...

Your Dream Garden
Have you dreamed about what your garden could look like? Whenever you browse garden catalogs filled with colorful flowers, shrubs, trees and pictures of beautifully landscaped yards, the choices seem endless. Not only are you...

Staghorn Sumac "Tiger Eyes"
A Staghorn Sumac Unlike Any Other Rhus typhina, commonly known as Staghorn Sumac, is a native throughout the Eastern United States. It survives in the most inhospitable conditions and grows into large weed-inhibiting masses by...

Creating A Sacred Garden - Part 1
Is there such a thing as a spiritual garden? It has been said we are spiritual beings having a human experience. We owe it to ourselves to nurture our spiritual self: to make a sacred space, a special state where we can be...

Your Step By Step Guide To Planting The Perfect Lawn
Starting a lawn from scratch can be an intimidating prospect for the average homeowner. But if you take the time to do it right, it will pay you back many times over with a lawn that is much easier to care for then it would be...

Drought Tolerant Plants in Full Sun Gardens
Areas of your garden that face West or South naturally tend to be much hotter and receive much more direct sunlight.Taking a little time to choose the right plants for these demanding growing conditions can help save you time,...

Why Bonsai Beginners Love Baby Jade
Bonsai trees are a great way to have a healthy thriving plant as well as exercise some of your creativity and one of the best plants to start with is the Baby Jade. A Succulent bonsai, this plant is sometimes called the...

Gardening - Placing A Putting Green In Your Garden
In this article we're going to go over what should be done for the golf fanatic who just has to have a putting green in his garden.Having a putting green in your garden is certainly a luxury and not something that you'll...

Build a Rain Garden
There's a new garden in town. It is (mostly) easy to install, looks good year-round, requires almost no maintenance and has a terrifically upbeat impact on the environment. No wonder rain gardens are such a great new...

Hydroponic Greenhouse Gardening Is A Great Option For Growing Vegetables
Why Hydroponic Greenhouse Gardening is Good for the EnvironmentMost tried and true organic gardeners have long looked upon hydroponic greenhouse gardening with disdain. This kind of gardening has long been considered by the...

Practical Compost Making
Whether you are an ordinary gardener, or an organic gardener which doesn't use of any sort of chemical additive for fertilization or pest control, a quality compost becomes one of the most important factors in determining the...

Landscapers and Gardeners - Grow Online
Landscaping is first and foremost a visual art. Those involved in the art as professionals and who wish to advertise their services can do no better than utilizing a web site to display their skills. A well executed Internet...

How To Start Your Garden From Seeds The Right Way
Green house gardeners are typically of two minds when it involves planting. One group of gardeners prefers to use seedlings to start their gardens, while another group would rather feel the sense of accomplishment from...

What to do About a "Gardeners Block"
As writers can have a writers block, gardeners can have a garden block. Every now and then we all come to a point when we just don't know 'what to do next'. All you see is problems, but no solutions. You feel paralyzed and...

Who Invented Wall Fountains?
Wall fountains are also known as single face or façade fountains. It is not possible to ascribe the invention of wall fountains to an individual. However, it can be said with certainty that wall fountains did not originate in...

30 Tips To Keep Cats Out Of Your Garden
Are you bothered by cats coming into your garden and doing their business, scaring your birds away, or getting up to other mischief? Here is a list of 30 deterrents you could try:1. If a Tom starts to mark his new territory...

Hardy Bamboo for Temperate Climates: Six of the Very Best
If you have ever considered growing bamboo in the temperate regions then you should select your plants with care and paying good attention to both the cold tolerance and eventual size of the plants you choose. Prehaps the best...

Four O'Clock - Afternoon Beauty For Your Flower Garden
Mirabilis jalapaFamily - Nyctaginaceae - Four O'ClockThe family name is Latin in origin, and means wonderful. And that is a good description of this wonderful annual flower. It is native to South America, from areas of Mexico,...

Creating a Butterfly Garden
In order to attract butterflies to your garden you need to provide for them what they need. Generally, butterflies look for two things in a garden, food and host plant where they can lay their eggs. If these two things are...

Creating the Perfect Entrance with Wrought Iron Gates
Wrought iron, a not so new concept, has revolutionized the world of home decor. Right from interior home decor items to the exterior finish, wrought iron lays its wings everywhere. Wrought iron gates are one such offering that...

The Annual Flanders Poppy - Bright Color For the Flower Garden
Papaver rhoeasFamily - Papaveraceae - PoppyThis is the poppy made famous by the poem, "In Flanders Fields" by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD. It is a hardy annual availble in red, deep purple, scarlet, and white. It will...

Tips On How To Grow A Tree From Seed
When planting a tree you can either buy a tree that has already started growing or you can plant it from seed. Planting from a seed is usually harder and will require more maintenance to get it to grow. However, most people...

Butterfly Garden
A unique and beautiful way to conserve the environment is cultivating a butterfly garden. Butterflies are some of the most beautiful, fragile creatures in nature and have sometimes been called “flying flowers.” Butterflies...

History Of Citrus
The pleasing appearance of citrus trees and the fruit was mentioned by many ancient travelers, even though the fruit of citrus trees had not evolved to the point as an important food staple, the fragrance of all parts of the...

Container Gardening Ideas For Pots And Planting Herbs
For container gardening ideas, scan the internet, the library or a bookstore. The challenge is to come up with a lovely container garden plan. There are a widespread collection of containers available for your container garden....

Starting a Wildflower Garden
Perhaps you have decided you want a wildflower garden. You have decided that if these wildflowers can grow in the wild without any one taking care of them, just maybe they will be the ideal plants for your to grow. After all...

Synthetic Lawns: The New Choice For Lawn Care
It’s very important for homeowners to maintain and keep beautiful lawns. Today, most houses are located in communities managed by associations that require regular lawn maintenance. If lawns are not maintained, homeowners are...

Water-Wise Gardening
The hottest topic amongst gardeners and landscapers over the past few years is decreasing the amount of water being consumed by the garden. The drought and environmental concerns such as global warming and the state of the...

Add Interest To Your Garden With Pampas Grass
Pampas grass is one grass is a worthy grass for any garden or landscape. It is also known as the Cortaderia Selloana or the Uruguayan Pampas Grass. It is part of the Poaceae family and of the genus Cortaderia.This tall grass is...

Creating Ambiance With Gardens
During his 40-year career as a garden writer and photographer, Derek Fell has designed numerous garden spaces, many involving his wife Carolyn. The best example of their work can be seen at their home, historic Cedaridge Farm,...

Choosing The Right Landscaper For Your Project
Whether you decide to make your own plan or borrow a landscaping design, you try to understand the basic of landscaping by reading and researching the subject so to understand the basic principles. Before you start you should...

Rock Gardens - Creating Breathtaking Garden Vistas
Rock gardens really offer some of the most spectacular garden vistas. Along with extensive usage of rocks and stones the plants native to the rocky or alpine environments are featured in the rock gardens or rockeries. Usually...

Great Kitchen Herb Gardens
"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are." Alfred Austin's quote on garden comes close to describing the passion many gardeners feel about their flowering weeds. For the indoor gardener, this is especially true...

Gardening In Southern California
Due to the low rainfall in Southern California, the soil can be far from ideal, depending on what type of plant you are trying to grow. The climate, soil conditions, and water conditions determine how successful your gardening...

The Garden Aster - Annual Beauty For Your Flower Garden
Garden AsterChina AsterCallistephus chinensisFamily Compositea - DaisyAnnual asters put on a late summer show with an array of flower colors and types which will really catch your eye. The color pallette includes white,

Azalea 'My Mary'
Richly Fragrant, Yellow Blooms in April-MayThe late George Beasley, well known Azalea breeder, crossed three different native azaleas, resulting in a stunning azalea with extraordinary fragrance, beauty and charm. Beasley could

Six Good Reasons For Going Organic
I will freely admit that I devour every article that I can lay my hands on which deals with anything related to gardening. Everyone has something which they are passionate about in life, mine is my garden.My friends tell me...

How to Grow Your Own Fern Garden
They are living fossils that have been growing on this Earth for more than 300 million years and, today, there are about 12,000 different kinds of them. They are ferns, and each one of them have a special kind of gentle beauty...

Chinquapin History
There are two types of chinquapin trees, also called ‘chikapin trees,' that are available commercially in the United States, the Allegheny chinquapin and the Georgiana chinquapin. The Allegheny chinquapin, ‘Castanea pumila',...

You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 2
Setting it all upIf you have chosen an outdoor garden, keep it small at first. 4' x 4' is a good size for a novice herb gardener, and will enable you to grow about 8-9 different herbs. Select a sunny spot which is easily...

Save Water, Use a Rain Barrel
In times of drought and famine, resources always had to be rationed appropriately for the sake of survival. Luckily, some of us are fortunate to not have to go through a dire situation to have to depend on rationed resources....

13 Perennials That Will Add Winter Interest To Your Garden
Just because it is going to turn cold in a few months, doesn’t mean your yard has to look dull or lifeless. Believe it or not, there are other plant options that you can use to make your yard and garden look great year...

Who Invented Wall Fountains?
Wall fountains are also known as single face or façade fountains. It is not possible to ascribe the invention of wall fountains to an individual. However, it can be said with certainty that wall fountains did not originate in...

The Organic Gardener
It’s not always easy to be an organic gardener. Even committed organic gardeners sometimes long to spray herbicide on goutweed or pesky poison ivy. When Japanese beetles or rose chafers arrive in throngs just before your...

Lawn Alternatives
From coast to coast the lawn is one the most common garden features in the landscape. Its also one of the most labor intensive and difficult to grow as it requires regular maintenance. Though all gardens require some...

Butterfly Gardens - 7 Essential Elements For Attracting Butterflies
Butterflies are very beautiful to watch as they flit and float all over the place, as if they have no cares in the world. Butterflies hold a sense of delight and wonder for all ages. Bring some of that delight and wonder to...

Gardening Tips You Can Use
Bring up the topic of gardening in almost any social situation, and you're bound to receive plenty of gardening advice. Everyone from greenhorn to green thumb has plenty of gardening tips to offer. Some homegrown ideas can...

Creating Garden Rooms
Garden rooms provide great impact in both large and small spaces. You can divide large spaces into smaller rooms with different themes and different seasonal appeal. For example, a vegetable garden, a shade garden and a...

Basic Gardening - Winterizing
Preparing your garden for winter will minimize cold damage and ensure much healthier plants in the spring. The following guidelines will help you in preparing your landscape for the cold winter months.Tropical potted plants...

What Organic Really Means
The word "organic" may appear on packages of meat, cartons of milk or eggs, cheese and other single-ingredient foods. Certified organic requires the rejection of synthetic agrochemicals, irradiation and genetically engineered...

Gardening By The Yard Tips
You have always been envious of your neighbors' spruced up garden by the yard. Flowers and lush shrubs abound in their tiny nook of paradise. You ask yourself why you never get to have that kind of garden. And, you usually...

Garden Remodeling - Plan Early
Many homeowners are actually glad when winter arrives and they can basically forget about yard work for several months. This does not mean that they are not aware of the shape their garden is in. Particularly when those garden...

How A Garden Can Make Your House Sell
Home ownership and gardens have gone hand in hand since the dawn of time. The Romans and Greeks had beautiful gardens, the British and French improved the concept, and today, almost everyone who owns a home has a garden. But...

Tulip Bulbs are a Spring Garden Starter
The Tulip is a very colorful spring flower with a rich green stalk. The tulip isn’t just one flower but around one hundred different species all with the name of Tulip. This flower in general is native to Southern Europe....

Gardening - The Mulberry
The mulberry tree belongs to the Morus genus that consists of about 12 species found over Mediterranean and north temperate regions with two being native to North America. The commonly cultivated black mulberry comes from an...

The Practice Of Organic Lawn Care
As more and more attention is given to the environment and the steps we can take to protect it, homeowners strong in numbers continue to do their fair share. The recycling of glass, paper, aluminum, and plastic continues to be...

Starting Seeds for Your Garden Indoors
In much of the United States, the only way to take advantage of a full growing season is to start your plants from seeds indoors. In areas where the last frost can be as late as the end of May, and the first as early as the...

Flowers Guide
Flowers tend to be the gift of choice for many special occasions, including Mother’s Day, Easter, and Valentine’s Day. But did you know that flowers speak a language all their own? Every flower has a unique meaning based on...

Cycad Ferox - Encephalartos Ferox
DescriptionE. ferox is not usually regarded as having much of an exposed trunk, although it is certainly possible to find specimens in the wild with stems of up to 2m above ground level. Branching of the trunk is uncommon and...

Choosing A Garden Fence
Garden fencing can serve many purposes, but one of the best is to accent and define areas of your garden. Whether you choose a six or twelve inch high border edging, or stand a section of post and rail garden fencing in the...

Garden On The Cheap
I love my outdoors living space. The fragrant flowers, shading trees, even the constantly needing-to-be-mowed grass. I enjoy all of it and I spend a significant amount of time keeping it in good condition.Unfortunately,...

Wildlife Gardening - Creating a Wildlife Haven in Your Garden
First StepsWildlife gardeners can provide breeding places and shelters for a wide range of animals including insects, amphibians and mammals. It is possible to buy nest boxes and shelters for all manner of creatures, from mason

5 Great Ways to Attract Birds into Your Garden
It's not just nice for you to have birds visit your garden, it is also good for your garden as well, the reason is that most varieties of garden birds have a great appetite for insect pests that populate your garden and cause...

The Flame Azalea Shrubs Are Easy Plants To Grow In Shade
Most gardeners consider the azalea shrub as an easy plant to grow, if located in the most suitable environment. Azaleas can be divided into two recognizable groups, the evergreen azalea and the deciduous azalea, which drops all...

Growing, Drying and Freezing Your Own Herbs
These annual, perennial and sometimes shrubby plants are frequently grown by amateur gardeners, and cultivated for their culinary and sometimes medicinal uses, although they can make attractive specimen plants in mixed borders....

Gardening - Placing A Putting Green In Your Garden
In this article we're going to go over what should be done for the golf fanatic who just has to have a putting green in his garden.Having a putting green in your garden is certainly a luxury and not something that you'll...

Gardening With Groundcovers
There are always those spots in your garden where grass just doesn't seem to grow or that are either too rocky or rooty for shrubs. Groundcovers can solve all kinds of gardening problems and are frequently well suited to these...

Garden Pond Landscaping
Imagine the pleasure of owning a beautiful pond as part of your landscape. Ponds and water features can be incorporated into many areas of your landscape such as patios, barbeque areas, entrance ways, or even vegetable gardens....

Cold Hardy Palm Trees For Landscape Design And Planting In The United States
Scattered reports of palm trees growing in Northern areas of the United States and Canada have been known for many years. Semi-truck loads of windmill palm trees have been unloaded and successfully grown in Canada and the...

Solar Lights - What To Consider When Selecting Solar Lights
When consider adding after dark lighting you need to evaluate the different types that are available. There are definite advantages and disadvantages to whatever kind you choose. There are some factors that need to be...

How To Landscape With Rocks
Landscaping with rocks can be a unique and visually appealing way of turning your home and yard into a beautiful and enduring setting. Not only will the rocks be there forever, never needing to be cared for, but if the rocks...

Creating The Perfect Landscape On Paper
When it comes to landscape, sometimes it is hard to imagine the ideal one for your garden. Should you add a few little trees? Which garden furniture would look better? Should you have a pool or a pond? Even when you do know...

Planning for a Greenhouse
Ah, a greenhouse. Who wouldn't love to have a greenhouse in their backyard. A place to start some seeds in the cold of winter. A place to grow tropical plants when you live far north of their native habitat. A greenhouse can be...

Rid Your Garden Of Slugs
Slugs are major pests of horticultural plants throughout theworld. They are damaging pests of home gardens,landscapes, nurseries, greenhouses, and field crops.Slugs also pose a health threat to humans, pets and wildlifeby...

Is Your Soil Sexy Enough?
Good soil is the most important first fundamental to growing Roses successfully - or any garden plant. Soil is a fascinating element, and one that is easy to understand. Your soil is a "living" entity. Within it are organic and...

Ground Cover Junipers-The Green Mound Juniper-Juniperus Procumbens Nana
The Green Mound Juniper is an exciting and versatile ground cover juniper despite the rather uninspiring name by which it is known (in North America at least). The term "Green Mound Juniper" does describe the plant in a basic...

Seeds Of Love
We have various celebrations all year round the clock; Birthdays, Graduations, Promotions, House-warming, Weddings, New Year, Christmas, Fathers’ Day, Mothers’ Day, Valentine, and many more. It is always fun and exciting when...

Enrich Soil Naturally-How To Make Compost
Anyone who prefers to buy their vegetables and flowers from the local grocery store will have a difficult time understanding the gardener's delight digging into a smelly pile of compost, or having a truck load of manure dumped...

Guidelines Regarding Your Choice Of Hydroponics Or Soil
Hydroponics is a new agricultural or gardening technique that many still find risky to try. Hence, in an effort to help everyone, here are some general guidelines regarding both hydroponics and soil techniques. Many are...

Your Kentucky Bluegrass Lawn
One species of grass that is native to Northern Asia, the mountains of Algeria and Morocco, and most of Europe is Kentucky bluegrass. This kind of grass has become more popular and common in some areas of the United States...

What Do You Grow in a Greenhouse?
Once you’ve got your greenhouse ready, it can be difficult to know exactly what to grow. All sorts of things will grow in a greenhouse, and most will grow at least a little better than they would outside it, but there isn’t...

Homemade Weed Killer
Everyone wants to kill all of the weeds in their yard and have a nice clean field of green. There are so many weed killer products available that you can really never know which ones work. What you may not know is that there...

Container Gardening: Urban Alternative for Plant Lovers
Gardening fanatics, with no space for a garden, like apartment dwellers and those in shared housing, can be assured gardening is not inevitably gone from their lives. You can always build a container garden on a balcony, patio,...

History Of Walnuts
The first historical accounts of walnut trees growing under civilized cultivation was in ancient Babylon (Iraq) about 2000 B.C.; however, walnuts have evidently been attached to mankind much earlier by excavations from cave...

Honeybees and Rosemary
I'm sitting gazing out the window to my garden, and am happy to see that my little swarm of wild bees are back! They disappeared for a few months, and I was worried about them. Bees are disappearing all over the country, and I...

Producing A Peaceful Haven With Outside Lighting
Hardly surprising landscape lighting is rapidly establishing itself as one of the most requested services asked of gardening companies. Still, outside lighting is not actually a specialty area that needs extensive knowledge to...

Waterfall Ponds
When a waterfall is built outdoors, the best thing to increase its appeal is to have a pond at its base. The pond may be large or small, depending on the space the landscape provides, and may house plants, fish or both. Such...

Selecting The Ideal Leaf Blower
If you have a small garden, or only a few deciduous trees (those that loose their leaves each fall), a simply hand rake should be sufficient for your needs. For those properties with larger gardens, or those with a selection of...

Controlling Pests And Diseases The Organic Way - Companion Planting
Companion planting is used to help control pests and diseases the natural way. There are various plants that grow well together, some however, do not do so well together.Maintaining healthy plants is the best way to avoid Pests...

The Secrets Of A Green Lawn Include Proper Watering
Every lawn needs two things and these are water and fertilizer, both of which are chemicals. You may not view water in this way but its chemical constituency is two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen H2O.Together water and...

Greenhouse Watering Tips
Watering is likely the most time consuming, but yet important task of maintaining a greenhouse. Watering too much or too little could cause you to lose the very thing you have worked so hard to grow, your crops.What’s The Best...

Disadvantages Of Pesticides
The terms “Pesticides” refers to many chemicals including herbicides, insecticides and fungicides and are designed to kill certain types of pest. These include insects, plants, fungi, moulds and rodents. Pesticides are used...

Garden Pond Construction
The construction of a garden pond demands considerable care and attention, but is well within the capabilities of most practical gardeners. There are a number of different methods of construction, each having virtues from both...

Adding Beauty To Your Garden With An Arbor
Garden arbors are set up as shaded places in home gardens or public parks where one can relax and rest. These open frameworks are typically made of latticework or rustic work, functioning also as a trellis for climbing or...

Hawaiian Flowers
The flowers found in the Hawaiian Islands include a wide range of orchids, anthurium, and protea. Some of these flowers have become beautiful representatives of the islands. Some have been extensively used in leis. Other...

Choosing A Grass
Before choosing a grass for your lawn, it’s best if you spend some time understanding your wants, needs, and surroundings. It’s best to choose a grass that will require the right amount of work versus one that will require...

Outdoor Gas Fireplace
A ideal outdoor accessory, an outdoor gas fireplace with its sleek profile and heat efficiency, is a highly popular alternative to the huge masonry wood-burning outdoor fireplace. Outdoor gas fireplace is specially designed to...

Organic Gardening
Few pursuits are as rewarding as growing your own organic garden. Not only do you get to enjoy the fruits of your own labor, but you have the satisfaction of knowing that the produce you are eating was grown without chemicals,...

Tuscan Garden Style
When we imagine the typical Tuscan garden images of elaborate, formal Renaissance gardens frequently spring to mind, like Boboli in Florence or La Foce, near Montepulciano… These gardens displayed the power and control that...

Low Cost Home Landscaping Tips
Installing and maintaining landscaping around your home can be a costly undertaking. Even the ideal landscape can end up a source of vexation rather than pleasure -- if it costs you more than you can afford to install and keep...

Elderberries for Every Garden
If you have room for only one edible plant, consider the elderberry. This arching eight-foot tall shrub is easy to grow, anchors the mixed border with its bold compound foliage and flowers, and of course, supplies glorious...

Transform Your Yard Into A Garden
If you only have a tiny yard but you're yearning to make a well-maintained garden, there are only two things you really need, that is: determination and know-how. Following are some tips that will help you keep your yard-garden...

How to Grow Broad Beans
Broad beans are one of the oldest known vegetables and certainly one of my own favourites. These beans are easy to grow being hardy so can be sown in autumn as well as in spring. They do not seem to suffer from any real...

Greenhouse Kits Vs. Building A Greenhouse From Plans
Which is the best, greenhouse kits or greenhouses that are built from a set of plans? It may depend on several factors which will be discussed in this article.Are you looking for the easiest way to put your greenhouse...

How to Attract and Keep Hummingbirds in Your Yard
A few years ago, in the evening, in early Spring, we were sitting on our deck after having cooked out. Suddenly a red plastic cup went hurling off the deck railing. It was caused by a hummingbird diving at the red cup. That...

Buying Black And White Hammocks
Have you ever wanted to simply just take a moment to relax, no matter what is going on in your day? Many times, we don’t have the time to leave our homes or our jobs and simply relax. It might feel like we are always rushing,...

Contributions From Home Gardens
The growing population in many regions around the globe has unfortunately contributed to the increase in poverty and scarcity in food supplies. Home gardens can actually contribute to food supplies, as well as rural employment...

How to make a Lawn and Ensure it Remains Green and Healthy
The lawn is one of the most important features in a garden, and a well maintained lawn is a beautiful sight. See our features below to learn how to make a lawn from scratch, how to deal with problems and pests and how to...

Flowers In Your Organic Garden
Even though you don’t consume most flowers, keeping things organic in your flower beds is a good idea. If you know what you’re doing, you can control many pests without buying harmful poisons.One of the most important things...

Finding The Right Lawnmower For Your Yard
Buying a lawn mower can be quite overwhelming with all of the selection available. In this article you will learn more about the different types of lawn mowers to enable you to find the right one for your particular needs and...

Your Lawnmower
Buying a lawn mower can be quite overwhelming with all of the selection available. In this article you will learn more about the different types of lawn mowers to enable you to find the right one for your particular needs and...

Building a Deck – Things to Check if Using Softwood Species
Whilst hardwood is generally the preferred lumber species for exterior decking due to its hardness, resistance to wear and attractive colour, softwood species are commonly used, particularly where cost is an important factor....

Raising The Echinacea Herb In Your Herb Garden For Use In Herbal Medicine
First, let’s get the pronunciation right, it is pronounced eh-kin-AY-sha. The echinacea herb is very important to grow in your herb garden for use in herbal medicine. By adding the echinacea herb to your herb garden not only...

Lawn Care Business - Basic Start-Up Equipment
If you are a diligent enthusiast who treats gardening as a leisure project rather than a chore, you can channel this interest into a profitable lawn care business. The first step in establishing this lawn care business is the...

Top 5 Secrets to Growing Beautiful Carnivorous Plants
SECRET #1: Know thy plant. This may seem like a no-brainer, but one that first-time growers overlook. There are many types of carnivorous plants occurring on every continent in the world, except Antarctica.If you were to...

Playing in Dirt has Environmental, Aesthetic, Nutritious and Health Benefits
Xeriscaping and even more so, naturalistic gardening (naturalistic gardening means to closely imitate the nature, to garden with native plants) have many benefits for our immediate as well as global nature space. They...

Gardening for Wildlife - Biological Warfare for at Home and in the Gardens
It's that time of year for the biting flies, skeeters and other insects.I discovered last year that a mixture of rubbing alcohol and pure mint oil keeps these pests at bay. I mixed 2 ounces of pure mint (from a health food...

History of the Cherry Tree
There are only a few instances in the ancient historical record concerning cherry trees. This absence in the record perhaps resulted in the fragile nature and perishability of the fruit, unlike the fruit from the apple tree....

Low Maintenance Gardening - 7 Steps To A Beautiful And Easy Garden
Plant a Low Maintenance Garden This year why not plant a low maintenance garden. It will not only satisfy your Spring fever urges but will also add beauty and value to your home.1. Plan You can save time and energy if

Lavendar - Fragrance and Beauty In The Garden
Lavandula angustifolia Family Labiatae - MintTraditionally an herb, Lavandula angustifolia, or Lavender, will be a welcome addition to any flower garden. The silvery white lance shaped leaves have a felt like look, and the...

Gardening - Lawn Maintenance Chores Part III
In this next in our series on lawn maintenance chores we're going to start going over certain things that should be done depending on the time of the year. This of course may vary slightly depending on the climate you live...

7 Natural Stone Pebble Projects For Every Home
Natural stone pebbles are becoming extremely popular in homes because of their wide range of colors and uses. Here are a few ideas for use in your own home. Japanese Gardens Japanese Gardens and known for their peacefulness and...

Medicinal Uses Of Geraniums
The geranium is not only a beautiful garden plant, but is also useful for it’s healing properties. Native to South Africa, the plant produces essential oils in small glands around the foliage and flowers. Geranium oil can be...

Biodegradable Utensils Make for Great Composting
Summer's just around the corner and you know what that means - barbeques, family gatherings, picnics, beach parties, and even more barbeques! This is the time of year that all your good dishware and silverware stay in their...

What is a Rain Garden?
Homeowners across the country are discovering the joys and satisfaction of rain gardens. A rain garden is a landscaped area that actually replaces an area of lawn. Compared to a “normal” patch of lawn, a rain garden allows...

Organic Gardening - A Speech for Teachers
Organic gardening has increasingly become an important part of the curriculum in schools around the world. Teachers at every grade level find themselves teaching it to students, and sometimes being called on to give a speech to...

Zoysia Grass - Find Out How to Make Your Lawn as Soft as a Carpet
As winter rolls back its frosty landscape, your plants and lawn wake-up to another season of challenges. What would you say to keeping your lawn greener ... decreasing your watering costs ... decreasing insect infestations and...

Chives Are A Wonderful Addition To Your Herb Garden Or Container Garden
Garlic, leeks, and shallots have a little cousin, the chive. It is the smallest and non-odorize member of the onion family. The leaves sprout from a bulb that is planted in the herb garden or in a container garden. Chives are...

Soil, Drainage, and Water
Having a beautiful and thriving yard isn’t an act of chance. Before you go shopping for trees, flowers, plants and shrubs, you should understand that half of them are meant to be underground. The root systems of your future...

Tip-top Trailing Plants for Containers
Bidens ferulifoliaWithin your containers, consider planting Bidens ferulifolia commonly known as the "Tickseed" or "Apache beggar tick".Gardeners who require trailing colour for containers or hanging baskets frequently opt for...

7 Natural Stone Pebble Projects For Every Home
Natural stone pebbles are becoming extremely popular in homes because of their wide range of colors and uses. Here are a few ideas for use in your own home.Japanese GardensJapanese Gardens and known for their peacefulness and...

History Of Raspberry Plants
According to Luther Burbank, who studied and hybridized raspberries and blackberries more than any other horticulturalist, and wrote his classical 8 volume treatise on Small Fruits and Fruit Improvement in 1921; the red...

Pest Control - Japanese Beetles
The Japanese beetle is a very damaging insect pest both in its adult and larval stage. It is an alien invader that original arrived in the US about 80 years ago. In its native land of Japan, it is not the threat to plants that...

Create an Attractive Butterfly Garden
Butterfly gardens are man-made spaces which were initially developed by ecologists. They were designed and developed to conserve the natural butterfly habitats which are rapidly losing to urbanization and make a pretty picture...

Top Home And Garden Magazines
There is no place like home.It’s a cliché but it’s true. It’s your home so make it look great.All across the world, homes are decorated differently. They want to stand apart from everyone else in the neighborhood....

How To Landscape Patios And Small Gardens
Due to the small area available to some homeowners and apartment dwellers, patios and small gardens may seem like a challenge to landscape.What follows are a few simple tips and strategies designed to maximize space, and help...

Understand Your Soil: Healthy Soil Grows Healthy Plants
A basic understanding of soils allows the gardener to work with natural processes to enhance plant root growth and overall vigor.Soil is an amazingly complex, living ecosystem requiring a balance of organic, inorganic, living...

Natural Gardens
Natural gardens utilize native species of plants which are frequently quite easy to grow.  These plants have adapted to certain site conditions and are generally self sustaining.  They'll need little, if any, fertilizer and...

Lavender
"Lavender" brings to mind both a color and an aroma. The genus name, Lavendula, comes from the Latin word, lavare, meaning "to wash". Lavender has been used as a perfuming agent since ancient times. It experienced a brief...

Solar Lights for Walkways - Cut Costs
Over the last fifteen years, solar energy has become a highly flexible power source. One of the best ways to use it and cut costs is go with solar lighting for your walkways.A common misconception among many people is that...

Robot Lawn Mower – Mow Your Lawn Without Effort
Whoever said yard work is drudgery hasn’t met the robot lawn mower. This amazing new creation literally takes all the work right out of yard work (or at least the mowing part).This new mower, also called a “robomower”,...

Ornamental Grasses Six Of The Very Best
Ornamental grasses for dry gravel and prairie style plantings. My six very best recomendations.If you have ever thought about a drought resistant low maintenances garden with tough disease free easy to grow plants but still...

Hobby Greenhouse - The Grass Really Can Be Greener
When choosing a greenhouse, there are several important factors to consider - these are essentially the same as for any other type of product. When comparing greenhouses by different manufacturers, pay special attention to the...

Soil Improvement With Organic Materials
The most suitable soil for most lawn is loamy soil. If your lawn soil is predominantly sandy or clay, you can fix the problem by adding organic materials. If you have no idea what type of soil your lawn has, simply send a...

Award Winning Aromatic Plants
I recently was involved in the exhibition of a show garden at the 2006 “Garden Heaven” exhibition. I worked along with Terra Garden Ireland based in Claregalway on the bronze medal winning Malaysian themed garden...

Viburnum in the Garden
ViburnumViburnum make up a genus of more than 150 species. They are the ideal tree or shrub for many gardens. The blooms on Viburnum, sometimes fragrant, can range from a snow-white to creamy pink in color. Berries of the...

Lawn Care Tips
How to get a ideal lawn is what most homeowners want to know. A good grass is not easily won. There are many determinants that influence into a healthy soil. It is not only to thoroughly care for the lawn, by mowing, trimming...

What Worms Tell You About Your Soil
When you see worms in soil you can be certain that the quality of the soil is excellent. It will be rich in organic matter and valuable nutrients. It will be well aired with good drainage.Where there is an abundance of worms in...

Gardening Gifts
Are you looking for a great gardening gift? Start your search right now. There are plenty of great ideas that you can use to bring a smile to the face of any gardener.There are a few things that you can consider before buying a...

How Different Types of Grass Can Brighten Up the Garden
When thinking of landscaping, you may want to think about the various types of grass that there are available to you. Kentucky Blue grass in particular can be quite good, though you will find that it is not native to America,...

Planting a Tree
The principles of tree planting are similar whatever the size of tree. The idea is to try to disturb the tree as little as possible, place it in an appropriate hole and in a situation to which it is suited. An acid loving tree...

In Search Of The Best Gardening Tools
There are different kinds of gardens that require different kinds of garden tools. There are shops for garden tools that cater to all kinds of gardens and others specialize in a certain kind of garden. There are also stores for...

Try Your Hand At Herb Gardening
The expanding popularity of the use of whole ingredients in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, as well as the renewed attention given to alternative forms of medical treatment, have fostered increased attention on the use of...

History Of Raspberry Plants
According to Luther Burbank, who studied and hybridized raspberries and blackberries more than any other horticulturalist, and wrote his classical 8 volume treatise on Small Fruits and Fruit Improvement in 1921; the red...

Practical Compost Making
Whether you are an ordinary gardener, or an organic gardener which doesn't use of any sort of chemical additive for fertilization or pest control, a quality compost becomes one of the most important factors in determining the...

Seven Little Known Backyard Gardening Tips
You only in need two things- determination and know-how, to make a simple yet well-maintained garden in a yard. These are some tips on how to keep your garden by the yard looking glamorous and spruced up.1. DeadheadingAlways...

Try Your Hand At Organic Gardening
In today's world, we are constantly confronted with the many reasons why we need to consume healthier and exercise more in order to live longer and better lives. That being said, I see not enough information getting out about...

How To Discover Who Makes The Best Greenhouses
If you want to grow plants that are not native to where you live, or grow a crop safe from rabbits and other nibblers, you must grow it in a greenhouse. Greenhouses keep the crop protected, warm and safe from extreme weather....

Sunflower - Annual Flower Plant For Your Garden
Helianthus annus Family - Compositae - DaisyThe cheery sunflower plant is a native of North America. Most are fairly aggressive hardy perennial wildflowers which are a fairly diverse group because of their ability to hybridize...

Choosing The Right Lawn Mower
Maybe you live in a apartment, or even better a big city, whatever your excuse may be it’s about time you start to think about lawn mowers. Keeping a lawn in shape can not only benefit the look of your yard, it can also keep...

Pest Control - Mice
Winter is here, which for some people means; they'll soon have mice. It's the time of the year when mice migrate indoors to find warmth, shelter and food. This can present a real problem because once they establish themselves...

Texas Hydroponics Products Such As Hydrohut Kindergarden Offer A Professional Solution
There is virtually no competition on the Texas market for a giant company such as Texas Hydroponics. They are the main supplier for the business owners that use hydroponics as an alternative model to traditional agriculture....

What Organic Really Means
The word "organic" may appear on packages of meat, cartons of milk or eggs, cheese and other single-ingredient foods. Certified organic requires the rejection of synthetic agrochemicals, irradiation and genetically engineered...

Landscape Gardening - 8 Tips to Wow Your Neighbors
1. Planning your landscape is like painting a picture on canvas. Just like your art teacher in high school told you - have a main point of interest and add several sub points to make your beautiful landscape more interesting....

Artificial Flowers are Looking Quite Real
In recent years, I have observed that artificial flowers have come along way. It is now difficult to tell the difference between a real plant and some of the ones that are made of plastic or silk. You may even see your visitors...

The Benefits Of Using Artificial Grass
For some residents in a neighborhood in Tampa Florida, the streets are very well kept and the trees are nature's pride: big trees of oak.However, all these prettiness changed when one resident decided that enough is enough, he...

Garden Stepping Stones - What Are They?
Our life is running like an aircraft where you don’t have much time to spend on others. In this busy world where every single minute has its own significance, thinking about a garden would be termed as imagination or day...

Outdoor Lighting Fixtures are a Top Priority for Night Safety
There is no better way to give your home or business premises a boost in value and increase its aesthetic appeal than by the proper placement of outdoor lighting fixtures. There are two types of commonly-used outdoor lighting...

Clothes Line Covers Transform Gardens Into Entertaining Heavens
As Kelly Newton, the sales Manager for Lifestyle Clotheslines states “the new range of clothes line covers now available really make a difference in the way people use a clothes line for both drying clothes and...

Riding Lawn Mowers
Riding lawn mowers are ideally suited for lawns that are large. The gadget makes lawn mowing less laborious. Generally a lawn exceeding 1,440 square yards is regarded as one where the use of riding mower is essential. These...

Sustainable Gardening
If you are here you are interested in gardening and maybe using and reusing as many of the resources that you have in your plot already. This really does not depend on the area that you play with. It may be just a few metres or...

The Secrets Of A Green Lawn Include Proper Watering
Every lawn needs two things and these are water and fertilizer, both of which are chemicals. You may not view water in this way but its chemical constituency is two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen H2O. Together water and...

Amaryllis Secrets
Amaryllis are one of the easiest of bulbs to force and is certainly the most elegant and spectacular of the forcing bulbs. Paperwhites pale in comparison to these gigantic flowers native to South Africa and South America. And...

Palm Trees
The mention of palm trees immediately brings to mind images of long afternoons by the beach with the gentle swishing of fan-shaped leaves as they sway in the sea breeze. Palm trees are indeed found in coastal regions and in...

Tips On How to Grow a Tree from Seed
When planting a tree you can either buy a tree that has already started growing or you can plant it from seed. Planting from a seed is usually harder and will require more maintenance to get it to grow. However, most people...

Calla Lilies
The Calla Lilies are plants belonging to the Zantedeschia genus in the Araceae family. The genus contains seven plant species and they are all commonly referred to as Calla Lillies. Some of them have other common names as well....

No More Deer
Scenes in nature can be among the most beautiful images to observe, like a deer grazing peacefully in a lush green field. But nature can quickly lose its serenity when that lush green field happens to be in your backyard....

A History Of The Romantic Rose
“It was roses, roses all the way.” - Robert Browning“What's in a name? That which we call a rose; by any other name would smell as sweet.”- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 scene 2- Roses have a long and...

Flower Gifts
If you want to gift it right, invest in flowers. Life's many hurly-burly capers are best tackled through flowers to enfold the giver and the recipient in waves of human bonding. Flowers combine a mysterious subtlety and...

How Choose The Right Type Of Lawn Mower
Do you like to have a beautiful lawn in your yard? Clean, green and well mowed lawn is not just everybody’s dream but also is pretty much pleasing. You can engage a lawn mowing service for a fee but how about doing it yourself...

Water Gardens Designed For Wildlife
Water gardens designed for wildlife are certain to bring you many hours of viewing pleasure. Birds will take a sip of water from even a simple tub, and they'll bathe in a splashing fountain. Butterflies love shallow pools....

Vegetable Gardening - Grow What You Like
Vegetable gardening is becoming more popular all of the time. It is estimated that one out of every three people in the United States does some kind of gardening. A large percentage of gardening is done in urban areas. Growing...

Four Alternatives to Grass for Lawns
We all know the British are obsessed with their lawns, don’t we? But it’s a fact that lawn size is getting smaller – and lawns are getting dryer – year on year. As climate changes, we’re going to find it every more...

Tips On Gardening
We all have a vision of the ideal garden. This imaginary ideal garden is usually a beautiful, happy, and wonderful place where we can go at the end of the day to relax in our own little piece of heaven. There are probably a...

How To Grow a Cottage Garden
Cottage gardens are traditionally thought of as English gardens, lushly planted with colorful jumbles of flowers and shrubs, and grown in areas with mild winters and cool summers. Unfortunately, most places in the U.S. outside...

Seaside Gardening
Gardening along the coast presents even the most skilled gardeners with challenges not encountered elsewhere. Natural conditions along the coast make a very hostile environment for garden plants. Wind, salt spray, dry sandy...

Homemade Lawn Fertilizer: A Great Alternative
You may not be aware, but using homemade lawn fertilizer is an effective alternative to store-bought mixtures.Not only will it save you money, homemade lawn fertilizer helps protect the environment and your family. Let’s take...

The Essential Lawn Care Tools
There are a variety of lawn care tools - some power, some hand, that are deemed vital for maintaining that green carpet in shape.A lawn mower is the most crucial. It's strange to think that a living organism needs to be sliced...

Starting A Window Greenhouse For Indoor Gardening
Pick a window in your home and no doubt you can locate a spot for small window greenhouses; it's best locate them in direct sunlight but just about any sunny window will suffice. Normally it is advisable to locate them on the...

Growing Vegetables and Fruit by Organic Gardening
Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature.Why would one want to indulge in organic gardening?1. One can easily make compost from garden and kitchen waste. Though...

Raised Bed Gardening
While some people think the extra work of raised bed gardening is not worth it, there are several advantages that you may wish to consider. First for those who don't know what raised bed gardening is I will define it. In most...

Using Hydrogen Peroxide In Your Hydroponics Gardening System
There are no doubts about the benefits of using hydrogen peroxide properly in a hydroponics system. This becomes especially true if your nutrient reservoir is kept above 72 degrees. Warm water holds less dissolved oxygen, and...

Organic Gardening For Beginners And Experts
Organic gardening for beginners should start with native soil if you are lucky. Before you buy a property have the soil analyzed for long-term poisons such as DDT.Jackie French says that is an insult, not a category. Weeds are...

Herb Farming Is A Profitable Business
Have you noticed the high price of fresh herbs in the supermarket lately? It amazes me why more people aren’t getting into the lucrative area of growing and processing fresh herbs.If you want to try your hand at herb farming,...

Creating Wildflower Meadows
Noted for their low maintenance and wide diversity of plants, wildflower meadows are full of vibrant colors and interesting textures. The meadow approach to the landscape requires a clear understanding of a site's natural...

If You've Gotta Go, Use An Eco-Toilet
Have you ever come across the inconvenient problem of needing to go to the bathroom out in the woods or during camping? Who hasn't?? It's a problem faced by all, even for those of you who don't camp. But anyway, without...

Award Winning Shade Garden Plant
The 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year was Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ or Japanese Painted Fern and this plant deserves to be in all shade gardens.This hardy fern grows twelve to eighteen inches tall and slowly multiplies to...

Attracting Birds To A Tropical Garden
Some individuals enjoy bird watching but prefer to do their bird watching in their back yard. Below is some advice on attracting wild birds to your back yard.Firstly it depends upon having wild birds in the general area where...

We All Need Weeds
When exactly did people come up with the idea that weeds were bad? When did a weed become a weed? How it was that one day the world was simple, a Garden of Eden, full of plants, and the next, those plants had been slotted and...

Enjoy Your Own Fountain
Lots of people are making fountains part of their outdoor décor. And why not? Fountains add a touch of class and when chosen carefully, really compliment your landscaping. The sound of the running water alone adds an extra...

How Choose the Right Type of Lawn Mower
Do you like to have a beautiful lawn in your yard? Clean, green and well mowed lawn is not just everybody’s dream but also is pretty much pleasing. You can engage a lawn mowing service for a fee but how about doing it yourself...

Saving On Greenhouse Accessories -- Tips and Guidelines
Greenhouses have been around for many years now but it is in this day and age that greenhouses have made their presence felt more needed than ever. This is attested to by the increasing amount of interest people have had on...

Building a Gazebo
Are you handy? Think you can build a gazebo from scratch? There are plenty of gazebo plans available free in libraries and online. There are also blueprints available for fees ranging from $8 to $200. The more expensive gazebo...

Try Your Hand At Herb Gardening
The expanding popularity of the use of whole ingredients in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, as well as the renewed attention given to alternative forms of medical treatment, have fostered increased attention on the use of...

Gardening as a Subversive Activity - Part One
First, rip out your lawn.That’s the first rule to GreenScaping. If you can’t buy into that, don’t bother reading any further. A nice green lawn has an insatiable appetite for water and fertilizer. The Florida Department of...

Six Good Reasons For Going Organic
I will freely admit that I devour every article that I can lay my hands on which deals with anything related to gardening. Everyone has something which they are passionate about in life, mine is my garden.My friends tell me...

Marvellous May Plant Colour
Many plants vie for my attention during the month of May. Here are four of my favourites.Cornus alternifolia “Argenta”Cornus alternifolia “Argenta” is commonly known as the “Variegated pagoda dogwood”. Originating in...

5 Simple Lawn Watering Tips to Make Your Lawn Shine
Your lawn needs the right amount of water to grow. However, you should not water your lawn blindly. The frequency and amount water needed for your lawn depend on various factors including the type of grass, soil, climate and...

Promise Her a Rose Garden, An Antique Rose Garden
Why antiques? Antique roses are those breed by species, sports, varieties, or cultivars prior to the first hybrid tea, (LaFrance) in 1867. Some people are not as strict in their interpretation of antique roses as the American...

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Grass
Grasses have existed for centuries and will continue to do so. They have populated the world since the days of yore. Grasses practically thrive on all of the world’s continents, with the exception of Antarctica, and are...

Organic Lawn Care – Environmental Alternatives
Lawns, like gardens, require regular upkeep to maintain health and vigour. High nitrogen based synthetic fertilizers are commonly used to maintain strong growth and eliminate flatweed growth. Organic alternatives to these...

How to Grow Turnips
Growing TurnipsThe Turnip is a member of the cabbage family and therefore in the 'Crop Rotation' scheme should be linked with the brassicas section. They are a splendid winter vegetable but to make certain that the roots mature...

Garden Plants That Attract Hummingbirds And Butterflies
There is nothing more wonderful than relaxing in your guarded and watching the jeweled flight of humming birds and butterflies as they go about their business in your garden. But if you don't frequently see hummingbirds and...

New Coneflower Varieties Brighten Spring Gardening
The inveterate gardener enjoys the planning as much as the blooms--poring over seed catalogues; determining where the ideal spot for that new variety of flower is; the excitement of receiving the seeds or plants and deciding to...

Dragonflies
These are some of my favorites. I used to get them in my garden in Oregon in all different colours, ...blues, green, orangey-red.... They fold their legs together like a basket and can catch several mosquitoes in the...

How to Keep Your Plants in Bloom with Dead-Heading
"Off with her head" the queen shouted at Alice in the Lewis Carroll story "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Now I’m not certain if Lewis had an interest in gardening but he could well have been giving us some horticultural...

Canadian Gardening
People around the world tend to have a prejudice about the prospects of Canadian gardening or simply, the gardening in Canada. Its position in North America, to the north of United States and near the artic circle adds an air...

Types Of Orchids
There are over 25,000 types of orchids and, in fact the Orchidaceae family is the most numerous in the plant world! These beautiful plants have been around for over 100 million years and plants can range from microscopic to...

The Truth About Geraniums
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But would there be confusion on what plant you are talking about? There is with Geraniums.Does the idea of a Geranium conjure up an image of a quaint Greek fishing village with...

Lawn Care Software For A Profitable Business
A dedicated garden enthusiast who treats lawn maintenance as a hobby rather than a chore can channel this interest into a profitable business endeavor. Initially, you have to work double time in setting up the business,...

A Lot Of People Prefer Artificial Flowers For Good Reason
Some people prefer artificial flowers because there is no special care to be taken with them except maybe a little dusting and they last for a very long time. Even though some of the artificial flowers today cost a lot of...

How To Plant A Vegetable Garden
If you've dreamed of having healthier, readily available fresh foods for your family to consume whenever they'd like, you may have started wondering how to plant a vegetable garden. Planting your very own vegetable garden...

Online Florists - How to Make the Right Choice
When words fall short, when you want to wish someone without a reason, when you want to make a dear one smile, when you want to make an occasion special, and more, flowers are the only answer. And they never are cliché!...

Six Good Reasons For Going Organic
I will freely admit that I devour every article that I can lay my hands on which deals with anything related to gardening. Everyone has something which they are passionate about in life, mine is my garden.My friends tell me...

An Autumn Garden for Halloween
There’s no better time to enjoy the spectacular beauty that nature has to offer than during the autumn season. This is an best occasion for entertaining friends and family, especially around Halloween. Why not take advantage...

The Practice Of Organic Lawn Care
As more and more attention is given to the environment and the steps we can take to protect it, homeowners strong in numbers continue to do their fair share. The recycling of glass, paper, aluminum, and plastic continues to be...

Important Uses of Weeds in the Lives of People
It is so nice to live in a place where the environment is clean and pleasing to the eyes. This is because it does not just invite clean neighborhood but a clean living as well.Many people would want to prefer a place wherein...

Widlife Gardening - Simple Steps You Can Take To Encourage Wild Visitors
Why is it so Important?In recent years, the popularity of wildlife gardening has grown dramatically. Not only are gardeners increasingly aware of our declining wildlife and keen to play a role in its survival, but they are also

Bonsai Plant Care
Bonsai plants are very similar to Bonsai trees in so far as if you give them a lot of care and attention and keep them healthy you will get a beautiful miniature plant in return. There are many different varieties of plant that...

Tulip Trees - The King of the Magnolias
The Tulip Tree has got its name from its tulip shaped flowers. The flowers of a Tulip Tree are located at great heights and typically reach a size of 2.5 inches. The Tulip Tree produces monoecious flowers with yellow-green...

Understanding The Elements Of A Zen Garden Design
A Zen garden design was originally a Japanese style of garden. The design incorporates both natural and architectural elements. A garden designed for one to sit and contemplate. You can have your own Zen garden, you only...

Understand Your Soil: Healthy Soil Grows Healthy Plants
A basic understanding of soils allows the gardener to work with natural processes to enhance plant root growth and overall vigor.Soil is an amazingly complex, living ecosystem requiring a balance of organic, inorganic, living...

Garden Decking - Add Function to Your Landscape
Garden decking is a landscaping feature which extends the living space of the house outdoors. It is a wooden platform built above the ground and connected to the main building. A railing for safety generally encloses it. They...

Summer Vacation and Your Pond
So you've got your summer vacation plans all made. You've got a checklist to remind you to stop the newspaper delivery, hold your mail, drop the dog off at the kennels, and something else. Something that you're forgetting. Oh...

Tree Planting - More than Just Digging a Hole in the Ground
Preparation of the plant location can be one of the most important steps in ensuring a long and healthy life for the plant. There is more to it than just digging a hole and setting the plant in it.Manually place the plant in...

6 Things To Consider For The Perfect Landscape Design
If landscape design were an easy undertaking for anyone to tackle, there would be a lot of landscape designers out of work. The truth is there is a lot more to landscape design than just digging a few holes, tossing in some...

Fence Companies
Are you looking for the addresses of some fence companies in your area? Fences help retain the privacy of your home and also help you to be a good neighbor in your community and local area.Fence companies across the United...

Autumn Lawn Care Tasks with Tips
Summer officially gives way to autumn on the 22nd of September, which is known as the autumnal equinox, but for the lawn owner autumn starts much earlier. This is because the green keeping tasks for autumn start from the 1st...

Dogs and Gardens: 10 Tips for Enjoying Your Dog and Your Garden Too
For as long as I've been gardening, I have shared my love of the outdoors with one-of-a-kind dogs ("mutts" to most people). I certainly can't imagine gardening without a dog keeping me company. Here are some tips to help you...

Water Gardens Designed For Wildlife
Water gardens designed for wildlife are certain to bring you many hours of viewing pleasure. Birds will take a sip of water from even a simple tub, and they'll bathe in a splashing fountain. Butterflies love shallow pools....

Alien Pests
The Aliens are already living among us and there are many more on the way! These aliens are not from another galaxy, not from another solar system, not even from another planet. They are already here, living among us, and they...

How To Grow A Cottage Garden
Cottage gardens are traditionally thought of as English gardens, lushly planted with colorful jumbles of flowers and shrubs, and grown in areas with mild winters and cool summers. Unfortunately, most places in the U.S. outside...

Easy Steps to Composting
It is becoming more and more obvious these days that we need to recycle as much as we can, and anyone with a garden has a head start and can make a great contribution. To many novice gardeners, including myself, this subject...

Planning Is Vital When You Are Thinking Of Landscaping Ideas
You look out of the window and you see the barren or blank spot in your backyard! So you decide that you want to spruce up the area with some plants, trees and vegetation. Do you just run out to the local nursery or home...

Gardens of New Zealand
When I was a teenager in school my hero was Captain James Cook, the British sea captain who made three voyages of circumnavigation around the world, before being killed by cannibals in the Hawaiian Islands, which he discovered....

History Of The Pawpaw Tree
Pawpaw trees were discovered in 1541 by the Spanish explorer, Hernando Desoto, on an excursion into the Mississippi Valley, and he sent samples of this plant back to Europe.William Bartram in 1776 stated in his botanical book,...

Organic Lawns
What differentiates an organic lawn from the rest? Organic lawns can be lush, green, healthy spaces, just like their chemically treated counterparts. The difference is that organic lawns are free of the harmful pesticides,...

Rare And Exotic Garden Perennials For Landscape Planting
The term, 'perennial plant', means simply that the plant returns following severe freezes, to grow again the next year. Trees are cold hardy tested perennials by nature, some trees that are evergreens and do not go dormant, but...

Transform The Beauty Of Your Garden With Solar Outdoor Lighting
US landscaping companies are swiftly learning that the popularity of outdoor lighting is growing faster than the lawn. Yet, outdoor lighting is not of necessity a speciality subject area that requires natural talent to set up....

Florida Native Plants - Prickly Pear in My Backyard
One morning, earlier this spring I noticed there was a cactus growing in the woods behind our home. Since I’m not particularly fond of cactuses (my preference is a lot of bold colors year round in the garden, without thorns...

Patio Furniture Options For Summer Leisure
For millions of people in the northern hemisphere, spring is just around the corner, Easter not far away, and the time for summer leisure looming. Those warm summer days can be so precious, an essential for re-energizing you to...

How to Install a Lawn Sprinkler
Installing your own lawn sprinkler system can be a very rewarding experience if done correctly. After all, it is just moving water through a pipe from point A to point B. It doesn’t get much easier than that. Unless of course...

History Of Blueberry Plants
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