Recent Blog Posts
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May 1, 2013
The benefits of building a brick barbecue are multifold. A brick barbecue can accent your patio beautifully, and the brick design blends well with any garden setting. Not only does it look great, but it can give any ordinary food a delicious flavor.
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May 1, 2013
There are many very attractive bloomers that thrive in the mid-summer heat. Add vibrant reds and yellows for that weekend garden party. Place some softer pastels around your front door and back patio. And remember, summer color is not restricted to just the flower's bloom.
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April 1, 2013
No matter what kind of lawn products you use, their performance depends in large measure on the quality of the spreader that you use to apply them.
A poor-quality spreader often leaves missed streaks or patches in the lawn where the material is either not applied, or is applied at the wrong rate.
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April 1, 2013
There are three basic things you need to do to get good results when planting grass seed:
Buy good seed.
Prepare the soil properly.
Keep it moist after planting.
These are described in detail below.
NOTE: In warm-winter climates with lawns of St.
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March 11, 2013
Impatiens have been one of the most popular landscape plants in the garden for years, however Downy Mildew is changing all of that for the once mighty king of annuals. In Michigan most experts thought the disease would never travel this far North.
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March 1, 2013
Have you ever planted a rainbow? The colors you see in the sky after a rain are fleeting, but the hues in your garden can reflect their beauty for entire seasons, even years.
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March 1, 2013
With spring's bloom just weeks away, take a look at your shrubs and consider pruning them. To encourage strong growth, cut away dead, damaged or spindly branches. And if you want to reshape the plant, do it now rather than when foliage starts masking the underlying branch structure.
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February 1, 2013
No other types of plants will give the gardener more beauty, or a wider range of variety, color and flowering times than flowering bulbs. They produce flowers of incredible colors from one end of the growings season to the other.
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February 1, 2013
Do you miss the great taste of fresh-from-the-garden spices and veggies? Then start a little mini-garden in your kitchen by planting some fresh herbs and vegetables. It's really pretty easy. All you need are some planters, soil, seeds and light.
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January 1, 2013
With fewer daylight hours and longer cold nights, natural food sources needed for energy to keep warm are scarce. Water supplies can be frozen or snow covered.
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