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Garden Shed Maintenance Tips: To Maintain Your Shed in Prist...

Sometimes, maintaining garden sheds may seem like a lot of work, when you think of the amount of time and effort that you need just to clean it out and treat any damaged areas. By following this simple routine once a year, you can ea [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Gardening Tips For Beginners- 8 Useful Tips For The Novice

As a hobby, gardening can be an absolute delight! While the task of creating an outdoor garden is rather an arduous one, the end result is enough to make you forget all your pain and labor! But if you are still skeptical about whether you [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Summer Gardening Tips

Summer is the season which brings beauty and color to gardens. In summer season gardeners remain busy in keeping the garden save, beautiful and healthy. Summer also brings many problems for gardens so it is necessary that you should know [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Tips for getting your garden ready for winter

Although Anne Courtemanche calls herself a "lazy gardener," her yard reveals that she is quite the opposite. Twelve 55-gallon barrels that serve as reservoirs to catch rainwater sit beside the Hagerstown home she shares with her [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening tip: Dealing with bearded irises’ faded foliage

Remove and bag the faded foliage and vegetative debris from bearded irises, which harbor the eggs of borer insects. Lift and divide irises that have become crowded — look for clumps with empty centers. Bearded irises need excellent [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening tip: Harvesting zucchini and squash

Check zucchini and yellow summer squash vines regularly to keep on top of the harvest. Zucchinis and squash should be no more than 12 inches long before cutting and preferably six to eight inches. Use a sharp knife or hand pruners for har [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Top Tips for Transforming your Garden

One thing you may wish to consider is decking. This provides an excellent area for you and your guests to relax, socialise and party whilst admiring the rest of the garden. Decking is particularly useful when dealing with unlevel areas or [...]

Posted On : Jul, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Lowe's gives gardening tips

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - It's Spring time, the perfect time for planting and to help prep for planting, Tuesday was Home Farming Day. It's a movement aimed at getting folks interested in growing things, no matter whether you li [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening tip of the week

Prepare garden beds for spring by pulling winter weeds such as henbit, bittercress, annual bluegrass and chickweed and laying a thin layer of bark mulch. Refresh lawn edges with a sharp shovel or, preferably, a steel, long-handled edging [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Planting apps put garden info at your fingertips

First, Burpee Home Gardens introduces the Burpee Garden Coach, a free app for gardeners who like to grow what they eat. Through text messages and Web-based interaction via mobile phone, you learn how to choose, grow, maintain, harvest an [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Fail-proof gardening tips from the pros

With so many plant choices, picking the perfect plants that will thrive in your garden can seem overwhelming - even for experienced gardeners. Rather than randomly buying plants that are attractive in the displays and hoping they'll [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Garden Maintenance Tips For Winter

you thought gardening is not for winter then it is important for you to know that winter can be the best time for planting. Planting at this time of the year means that the heat of the summer is past and the approaching rainfall will pro [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Get great fall color with these gardening tips

When the weather cools and pumpkins color the landscape, it's time to create pretty fall containers for your outdoor spaces. Place the pots on porches and patios, or tuck them into beds among evergreens. The pop of color and visual i [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening tip: Renovating your lawn

Lawn renovation season extends to mid-October in Washington. The ground should be well soaked before aerating, dethatching or undertaking any other lawn preparation. In the absence of heavy rain, lay an inch or two of water two or three [...]