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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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Growing Feijoa and Psidium plants (Guavas)

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 · 2 comments

The two most frequently grown guavas in the United States are the Pineapple and the Strawberry guavas. Both produce decorative flowers and sweet,...
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Grow a pomegranate for garden beauty, tasty fruit, healthy juice or to make pomegranate concentrate

Saturday, November 14th, 2009 · 2 comments

The pomegranate has become extremely popular recently due to all the press it has gotten as a healthy fruit and drink. It has been touted to contain...
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Grow an agave plant for garden decor, landscape effect and drought tolerance

Saturday, November 14th, 2009 · 2 comments

The Agave, or Century Plant makes as a big, bold statement in the landscape. If you live in a hot, dry climate, growing an agave outdoors will be...
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More blogs and websites for top garden gurus

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There are many sites and blogs on gardening, landscaping and plant on the internet. You can learn about just about anything you want if you look in...
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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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Grow herbs on your window sill

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Just because temperatures drop outside doesn’t mean fresh herbs aren’t still in demand in the kitchen. Many herbs and spices can be...
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Beets, beets and more beets

Beets can be grown in the garden over a long season between frosts. In mild climates you can grow them from seed year round. The beet is one of the...
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Pasadena cuts outdoor watering to once a week

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As the restrictions on watering tighten, the city of Pasadena, California just announced the most stringent watering laws in Southern California to...
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Celebrities help with water conservation for the California Landscape Contractors Association

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Do you need a good landscape contractor? Could you use some guidance and information on who to hire? Consider calling the California Landscape...
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5 Myths about growing cactus plants

Cacti offer some of the most interesting shapes and forms you can plant in the garden. They can be large or small, flat or cylindrical. They can...
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