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  • Reputable greenhouses not selling impatiens for 2013 due to nation-wide disease

    Most reputable greenhouses won't be selling impatiens for 2013

    The nation's number one selling annual may not be offered by your local greenhouse this spring, thanks to a disease that's destroying the flowers from state to state.Impatiens are well-loved by American gardeners because...

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  • Frugal gardening tips and techniques

    Frugal gardening tips and techniques

    Here is a list of easy to do garden tips and techniques that will not cost a fortune.Make compost using vegetable and fruit peelings and cores, coffee grounds, eggshells, and used tea bags. Compost will amend the soil and...

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  • Organic raised garden bed

    How to create your own basic organic raised garden bed

    Here we are in the midst of spring and it is time to get those seeds and plants into the ground for the 2013 growing season! Some folks are lucky enough that they will have a prime piece of land...

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  • Download a free 25-page garden journal!

    Download a free 25-page garden journal!

    Here's a great resource to help you keep track of when you planted seedlings, monthly garden to-do lists, what worked this year and more.Arbico Organics offers this 25-page printable garden journal for free on its...

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  • Purple packs a punch

    Purple packs a punch

    Purple flowers, foliage and garden art all contribute to a rich, varied sense of glamour in the garden.You can find annuals like petunias in various shades of  purple, as well as perennials like delphiniums and clematis. Herbs such...

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  • Adding orange in your garden

    Adding orange in your garden (Video)

    Orange is typically thought of as a bold color, but remember, orange can also mean pale sherbet, soft peach and luxurious apricot. Warm shades emulate tropical and soft shades, romance and social interaction.Think beyond flowers to incorporate the color...

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  • Backyard salad greens

    Multiple events focus attention on healthy food, urban agriculture (Photos)

    Hopefully, it’s not an April Fool’s Day joke, but it’s sure feeling like spring in North Texas.  That means gardening.  And for increasingly large numbers of people in our area and nationwide...

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  • Finished Garden Box

    Make your own garden box

    Spring is here and it's a good time to build your own raised bed box.  You will be ready to plant seeds or plants once the weather warms up.Here are directions to build your own ...

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  • 10 Easy Crops

    10 easy crops anyone can grow

     I have met people that could kill a plant just by looking at it, and yet they are the same people that would love to have a nice garden with fresh produce for their families to enjoy through the...

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  • Simple organic lawn care

    Organic Lawn Care (Photos)

    Lawn care can be challenging. People have grown compliant to the concept that the only way to get a lovely green lawn is through the use of herbicides and insecticides.  A healthy organic lawn will stand fast against insect...

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