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Feb 7, 2010, Alpine Plants For Container Planting

Try planting Alpine plants in unusal containers such as a colander. Great idea for children gardening

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Feb 7, 2010, Thai Chicken and Pineapple. Great Party Finger Food

Thai Chicken and Pineapple. These bite size pieces are great party finger food

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Feb 7, 2010, Italian Mushroom Salad Marinated in Salad Dressing

Italian Mushroom Salad marinated in salad dressing for a quick summer salad

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Feb 7, 2010, Apricot Almond Bruschetta With Baked Brie. Great Finger Food

Apricot Almond Bruschetta. Cooking with fresh rosemary and garlic herbs

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Feb 7, 2010, Chicken Pasta Salad With Saskatoon Berries, A Refreshing Summer Salad

Chicken Pasta Salad With Saskatoon Berries, A Refreshing Summer Salad

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Feb 7, 2010, Marrying Container Gardening With Your Hardscape

When creating your container plantings, give thought to location.

Step outside your back door and enjoy a kitchen herb garden. Or why not place a trellis (within containers) on each side of the door and allow a clematis vine to climb and frame the doorway. To finish the look, plant lavender varieties or tall ornamental grasses to keep the Clematis roots cool.

Take color from the house trim and purchase same color glazed pots. Better yet, purchase pots in a color opposite on the color wheel for a dramatic contrast. Place in groups and varying heights.

Add a bit of whimsy to your entranceway. Find unusual containers for planting. Old galvanized wash tubs, butter churns, birdbaths. Even wall hung containers filled with trailing annuals sends an impact statement.

And remember, if it's electric blue you want and your container is black?...spray paint it!

Feb 7, 2010, How I Tackle The Foaming Spittlebug

The easiest way to deal with the foaming Spittlebugs is to force them off plants with a water from the hose. On the ground, they become easy prey and succulent morsels for the birds.

Most of the time I do not have my water hose handy so I just wipe the froth off with my hands.

Take a look within the froth. In every case the green nymph is found within the froth.

Interesting information isn't it?

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Feb 7, 2010, My Gardening Ideas Blog

My Gardening Ideas Blog offers up-to-date information on changes and additions to our do-it-yourself gardening and landscaping makeover

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Feb 6, 2010, Improve Your Garden Soil and Grow Beautiful, Healthy Plants

Find ways to know and amend your soil. Feed the soil, not the plants. Plants need to eat a healthy, balanced diet...and it all starts with the garden soil

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Feb 6, 2010, Garden Designing, Garden Outlining...and Landscaping Ideas and Tips

Check out the process of our garden designing, how we outline our flower gardens and some clever landscaping ideas and tips

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Oct 24, 2009, Gardening Resources For The Intrepid Gardener

A page full of interesting and relevant gardening resources

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Oct 24, 2009, Gardening and Landscaping Site Index

Great Site Index for easy access to My Gardening and Landscaping Makeover Web Site

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Oct 24, 2009, The Flowerbed Gardens of the Do It Yourself Landscapers, Jim and Doris McComb

The DIY Landscapers share their own flowerbed gardens with links to the planted blooms and images

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Oct 23, 2009, Flowerbed Design and Images. Garden Design Tips and Ideas

Flowerbed design, flowerbed ideas, and gardening tips. Create easy flowerbed designs.

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Oct 22, 2009, Deter Rabbits and Deer From Your Flowerbeds For Good

Get the info on an easy ways to deter rabbits and deer and other critters you may have romping, stomping and chewing in your gardens

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Oct 22, 2009, Pond Images and Images of the Pond Landscaping

Take a look at my beautiful pond images. We created double ponds, a 10 foot waterfall and a sandy beach

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Oct 22, 2009, A Beach Oasis of Ponds, a Waterfall and Fine White Sand in the Middle of the City

Awesome Caribbean Beach Oasis with fine white sand, firepit and the sound of a waterfall and frogs. Right in the middle of the city

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Oct 22, 2009, Living Carpets - Sole Survivors, Great Groundcovers for the Garden

These Living Carpets or Sole Survivors like light foot traffic and make great groundcovers

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Oct 22, 2009, An Abundance of Re-Blooming Daylilies in my Garden

Check out my re-blooming daylilies and how to care for them

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Oct 22, 2009, Hardy Lilies, Constant Blooming in the Garden

Get ready and make room for hardy lilies in your garden. They are magnificent bloomers all summer long

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Oct 21, 2009, Roses Including the Hardy Morden, Pavement and the Explorer Series

Try planting hardy Roses like Pavement, Morden or the Explorer Series

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Oct 21, 2009, Try Planting Carpet Roses as Groundcover Alternative

Carpet roses, a beautiful alternative for a garden groundcover

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Oct 21, 2009, Building A Pond. Our Caribbean Pond Oasis

Imagine building a pond, a Caribbean Oasis complete with a 10 ft. waterfall and a sand beach

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Oct 20, 2009, Stones and Boulders and Decorative Uses in a Garden or Landscape Design

Discover ways to use stones and boulders and river rock in a garden or landscape design

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Oct 20, 2009, Building Retaining Walls, Wooden or Limestone

Building wooden retaining walls... as easy as 1...2...3... or is it? Find out how and why we built our retaining walls

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Oct 20, 2009, Improve Your Garden Soil and Grow Beautiful, Healthy Plants

Find ways to know and amend your soil. Feed the soil, not the plants. Plants need to eat a healthy, balanced diet...and it all starts with the garden soil

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Oct 20, 2009, Use my MYKE for Big, Healthly Plants in Your Flower Garden

Discover using my MYKE, the natural growth supplement. Grow healthy plants, robust vegetables and sturdy trees and shrubs

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Oct 20, 2009, Hardy Garden Shrubs For Any Garden Flowerbeds

Planting hardy garden shrubs and how to prune your shrubs

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Oct 19, 2009, Flower Bed Pictures of my Beautiful Perennial Gardens

Take a look at the fantastic flower bed pictures of my lush perennial gardens and annual flowerbed gardens

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Oct 19, 2009, Garden Annuals Planted For Lush Flowerbeds

Great garden annuals for a flowerbed design and flower planting tips for the gardening season

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Oct 19, 2009, Garden Perennials and Great Gardening Tips

View dozens of garden perennials I planted for 2009 gardening season and a few great gardening tips

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Oct 19, 2009, Planting Annual Bedding Plants for Creative Flowerbed Designs

Discover the great annual bedding plants growing in my flowerbeds for an early and continued burst of color

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Oct 19, 2009, My Perennials Flourishing in Our Flowerbed Gardens

View dozens of my perennials planted in our flowerbed gardens for the 2008 gardening season

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Oct 18, 2009, Creating Berms in a Landscape Design

Why not try creating berms in your next landscape design

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Oct 18, 2009, A Plant Selection Process. Great Gardening Tips.

Helpful information on the plant selection process for any flowerbed garden.

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Oct 17, 2009, Garden Design Ideas and Landscaping Pictures

Check out our First Garden Design. Creative garden ideas, aboveground pool pictures, gazebo pictures and a flowerbed slide presentation of perennials, annuals and shrubs.

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Oct 17, 2009, Flower Garden Ideas, Gardening Tips and DIY Landscaping Ideas

Find helpful flower garden ideas. View lush gardening and landscaping pictures. Discover easy to follow annual and perennial flowerbed designs and easy backyard pond designs.

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Oct 17, 2009, Garden Designing, Garden Outlining...and Landscaping Ideas and Tips

Check out the process of our garden designing, how we outline our flower gardens and some clever landscaping ideas and tips.

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Oct 13, 2009, Leopards Bane, an Early Spring Bloomer

The Leopards Bane perennial blooms early in the spring with daisy like flowers.

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Oct 13, 2009, Shade Plants for Flower Gardens

Various perennials and annuals shade plants for your flower garden.

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Oct 12, 2009, Speedwell Veronica, Incredible Long Lasting Blue Spikes Flowers

Take a look at my Speedwell Veronica. The blue spikes in a shrub formation is stunning and long lasting.

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Oct 12, 2009, The Cutleaf Lace Shrub, Great Compact Garden Shrub for Soil Erosion

The Cutleaf Lace Shrub has maple-like, deeply cut, bright green leaves.

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Oct 12, 2009, Dwarf Korean Lilac, Perfect Compact Size For Any Garden

Dwarf Korean Lilac, just the right size to add grace and beauty to any flowerbed garden.

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Oct 7, 2009, Gardening Tips for Everyday Gardeners

Helpful Gardening Tips for Everyday Gardeners

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Oct 6, 2009, Celosias Annuals Planted in 2009

Celosias and the varieties planted in my garden for 2009.

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Oct 6, 2009, My Garden Cuisine Using Garden Herbs

Delicable Herb Garden Cuisine Recipes.

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Oct 1, 2009, Thrift Perennial A Must for Edging or Rock Gardens

Thrift , Dusseldorf Pride is perfect as an edging plant or planted in rock gardens.

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Sep 25, 2009, Strawberry Candy Daylily

The Strawberry Candy Daylily, a great re-bloomer with huge blooms and a deep pink throat color with soft candy pink petals.

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Sep 24, 2009, The Morden Blush Rose, A Parkland Hardy Rose

From the Parkland Serieis comes the Morden Blush Rose with incredible pinkish white blooms on a hardy shrub

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Sep 24, 2009, White Swan Coneflower, an Amazing Creamy White Sturdy Perennial

The White Swan Coneflower with it's creamy white coloring and sturdy stems has a spot or several in my garden.

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Sep 21, 2009, The Calendula Bon Bon Mix , Double Blooms, Early Bloomers

The Calendula Bon Bon Mix, a mixture of cream, yellows and orange double blooms.

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Sep 21, 2009, The Bellflower Acaulis. The Dwarf Variety.

The Bellflower Acaulis has beautiful deep purple clustered flowers that re-bloom if deadheaded.

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