Stories from About.com Landscaping
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August To-Do List for the Yard
About.com Landscaping &bull Yesterday
Your garden is hardier than you think and there are plenty of gardening tasks for August that will keep your flower and vegetable gardens going longer, as well as opportunities to get a head start on next year's garden plans,"… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Bulbs
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Watering Grass
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 27, 2010
One factor in maintaining lawn health is the height at which you cut grass, as Steve Jones points out. But how you go about watering grass is also important: "To keep the lawn green requires about 1 inch of rain… Full Story »
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Beach Plants
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 19, 2010
Many of us drool over the prospects of having a home at the seashore. Living near the beach may be glamorous, but it's not without its unique challenges -- especially if you care about gardening and landscaping. Most plants simply… Full Story »
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So You Want to Grow a Cottage Garden?
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 15, 2010
In people's musings about what type of garden design they'd like to have in a yard, the "cottage garden" style is often invoked. But exactly what is it that separates this particular design style from the rest? How does one… Full Story »
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Spice Up Your Yard With Variegated Plants
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 13, 2010
Variegated plants are dedicated to the proposition that variety is the spice of life -- but not just any "variety." Specifically, variegated plants give us variety with efficiency, affording two or even three foliar colors on just one specimen. I… Full Story »
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Bougainvillea: One Striking Plant, No Matter How You Pronounce It
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 7, 2010
Ever wonder what goes into the thinking of plant namers when they're deciding upon a name? Some plant names derive from physical characteristics: For instance, the "Cherry Parfait" rose has a cherry-colored petal. But names aren't always based on a… Full Story »
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Poison Ivy, Meet Jewelweed
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 5, 2010
Poison ivy needs no introduction. The itchy weed is so infamous that it spawned a villain in the Batman comics. You just might have another wild plant growing in your yard whose juice acts as a remedy against poison ivy.… Full Story »
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How to Build Small Retaining Walls
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 3, 2010
New England is a region legendary for its rocky soil. The farmers who originally settled here toiled for countless hours to clear the land of all those stones. Later, they (or their descendants) built beautiful stone walls from them. Perhaps… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Perennials
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Rush to Save the Gulf Coast Landscape?
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 2, 2010
I recently came across a ScienceDaily article about the delta bulrush plant (formerly known as Scirpus deltarum but now, apparently, known as Schoenoplectus deltarum). The article's premise is that a botanist, Dr. Alfred Ernest Schuyler, suggests this type of rush… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Water Gardens
- Juncus
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Patriotic Landscaping for July 4th
About.com Landscaping &bull Jul 1, 2010
What choices in annual flowers do Americans have to install patriotic landscaping for July 4th? Well, some go the all-petunia route. The red and white petunias are especially effective, although the Burpee company does put out a "Sky Blue" petunia.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Burpee
