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Jan 16, 2020
Adding Flowering Ornamental Trees to Your Landscape
Flowering ornamental trees will add a spectacular focal point in your home landscape.
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Jan 14, 2020
Gooseberry Plant: Growing Gooseberries in Your Garden
The gooseberry plant is a fast growing, self-pollinating garden shrub which grows to about 5 feet tall in full sun
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Dec 30, 2019
Viburnum Shrub: The Ultimate Guide to Viburnums
Viburnum Shrub: Everything you need to know for growing beautiful, healthy Viburnums.
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Dec 24, 2019
Best Ground Cover Plants: Ground Cover Ideas for Your Landscape
You can use the best ground cover plants as border plants for your garden, under large shrubs and along steep slopes or banks.
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Dec 15, 2019
Herbaceous Peony: Growing, Caring, Planting, Dividing, Diseases
Herbaceous Peony are great for adding bold colour to your garden. The big, colourful blooms stand out and really make a statement in the garden.
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Dec 13, 2019
Hydrangea Plant: How To Grow and Care for Hydrangeas
How to grow a Hydrangea plant. Pruning, Diseases, changing the colour, growing in containers, drying Hydrangeas, and more.
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Dec 04, 2019
Shade Perennial Gardens: Shade Garden Ideas
Shade perennial gardens. Adding colour to your shade gardens with perennials and brightening the darker areas in your yard.
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Dec 02, 2019
Sun Loving Garden Perennials: Easy to Grow and Beautiful
Sun Loving Garden perennials are easy to grow, just plant them and they bloom year after year with little to no maintenance.
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Nov 27, 2019
Coniferous Trees: Choosing the Perfect One for Your Landscape
Choosing a coniferous trees: Do you want year round privacy, branches and cones for crafts, do you want them beside your driveway or other?
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Nov 24, 2019
Ornamental Grass
There are a lot of ornamental grass varieties you can use in your landscape. Whether tall or short, they will add texture to your landscape.
Nov 21, 2019
18 Best Flowering Shrubs: Garden Shrubs for Your Landscape
Adding flowering shrubs to your landscape is great for privacy, colour and attracting pollinators to your garden.
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Oct 08, 2019
Types of Shrubs
There are many types of shrubs, bushes and garden hedges you can use in your gardens and landscape. Here are a few that I offer.
Jun 20, 2019
What plants can I grow under Walnut Trees
I have Walnut trees in my yard and they keep killing everything I plant around it. Is there anything that won't die? Robin's Answer: I have been asked
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Jun 16, 2019
Deterring outdoor cats
Any suggestions on deterring outdoor cats from my backyard? I've heard Lavender but anything else they dont really like? Any other suggestions would be
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Recent Articles
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Adding Flowering Ornamental Trees to Your Landscape
Jan 16, 20 12:03 PM
Flowering ornamental trees will add a spectacular focal point in your home landscape.
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Gooseberry Plant: Growing Gooseberries in Your Garden
Jan 14, 20 08:09 PM
The gooseberry plant is a fast growing, self-pollinating garden shrub which grows to about 5 feet tall in full sun
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Viburnum Shrub: The Ultimate Guide to Viburnums
Dec 30, 19 01:57 PM
Viburnum Shrub: Everything you need to know for growing beautiful, healthy Viburnums.