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Jane Schwartz Gates is a landscape designer, garden coach, horticulturist and licensed landscape contractor. She is also a professional painter and illustrator with gallery showings around the world. Her focus is on 'painting with plants' by helping people design and build beautiful eco-friendly landscapes. Find her at janieg8s@earthlink.net.

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Let’s talk manure

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Manure is one of the best ways to improve the planting medium of your garden. It is nature’s way to help things grow better in soil. It will add...
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Backyard Living 101: What is subsurface irrigation?

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Subsurface irrigation is not a totally new idea, but with the technology available it is now becoming arguably the most efficient way to water lawns...
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Go green with concrete

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Portland cement is one of the most commonly used materials used in building. But the process of creating it is also a major polluter. It is estimated...
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Permeable paving glitters with glass

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New and exciting effects are being born with the inclusion of recycled materials into ordinary building materials. New products recycle waste glass,...
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Choosing a chipper shredder

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Tools in the gardenTo weed or not to weed?Backyard Living 101: What can I put into a compost heap? Chipper shredders have been used for...
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Using decomposed granite in the landscape

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Elements of a natural looking landscape Decomposed granite is a favorite material used on pathways in parks. It looks like soil but is...
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Make a table centerpiece from the garden

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If you want to decorate your home for the holidays or for a party, you can find plenty of material in your own backyard. You can make something...
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Ideas for making a holiday wreath

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Using solar lights in the garden Once you have chosen the kind of form on which you will be building a decorative holiday wreath, you will...
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Basics for building a decorative wreath

Mushrooms in the garden! Designing a cactus and succulent dish garden A decorative wreath can be made of many different things. Wreaths can...
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Indoor gardening: it's the catalog season!