Tag: nature
group name: houseandgarden
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January 17, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
By Tom Christopher, Contributing Garden Editor---
I used to threaten my son when he was little with promises of squid for dinner. He's tough; he never responded with more than a groan . . . more
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November 16, 2006 04:44 PM EST --
By Tom Christopher, Contributing Garden Editor---
I hope next spring to begin the planting of a garden around our house in western Massachusetts and, given the size of the budget, I know two things for . . . more
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November 01, 2006 02:33 AM EST --
Japanese gardens are becoming more and more popular as landscaping features. This is because Japanese gardens seem to have an inherent feeling of peace and calm attached to them. Additionally, if properly . . . more
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October 13, 2006 03:51 PM EDT --
By Tom Christopher, Contributing Garden Editor---
Procrastination is a fault, I know, but it does provide me with fresh perspectives. In a week or two, for example, it will be time to put the vegetable . . . more
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December 27, 2006 09:09 AM EST --
There are more than four reasons for including hedges in your landscaping design, but I’m going to touch on just four. Privacy, beauty, mark boundaries, and windbreakers. No matter why you . . . more
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December 27, 2006 09:14 AM EST --
If you are planning to install a fence to keep an area of your property more private, you may want to consider plants used for privacy with hedges instead. Hedges can offer a more natural look to . . . more
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November 04, 2006 12:30 PM EST --
Gardening and other outdoor activities can enhance your body metabolism. Outdoor projects help you to be active and enjoy your family. You may do gardening with your family to keep you away from being . . . more
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December 27, 2006 04:43 AM EST --
One of the common problems in lawns is an abundance of weeds getting ready to take over the grass that is growing in your lawn. Weeds can be prevented and taken out of your lawn through simple methods. . . . more
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November 05, 2006 09:22 AM EST --
Well I was amazed when Jennifer wrote to me and told me that Gather wanted to feature one of my articles on the Front page of Gather ! But there it is now on the front page. I had to work out . . . more
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December 27, 2006 09:22 AM EST --
When planning your hedge, do choose a plant that will grow in your climate zone. Your hedge must be able to tolerate the conditions that exist in your zone such as frost, heavy rainfall, snow, and . . . more
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August 16, 2006 03:59 PM EDT --
By Tom Christopher--
Consistency, I admit, has never been my strongpoint. I've always taken comfort in Emerson's remark in Self- Reliance about it being "the hobgoblin of little minds". . . . more
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December 28, 2006 01:45 PM EST --
Walkways give a finishing touch to a garden. Depending on their design, they can visually unify or divide a garden and invite visitors to follow wherever they lead. A well-built, well-
designed walkway . . . more
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September 09, 2007 03:49 PM EDT --
Chestnuts – gathering
beauty in sturdy baskets
necklaces for all!
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January 19, 2007 12:42 PM EST --
The fact that you only have a small yard does not mean that it has to be devoid of landscaping elements. There are plenty of things that can be done with a small yard to help it look nice, whilst at the . . . more
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December 23, 2006 03:41 AM EST --
Greenhouses come in a wide variety of different styles and types. Each is suited to a special need or want and degree of seriousness for greenhouse gardening. For the beginning greenhouse gardener there . . . more
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September 05, 2007 11:06 AM EDT --
Hazelnuts fallen
off shrubs give up their hearts
to sweeten your day
Hazelnuts fallen
off shrubs
give up their . . . more
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December 23, 2006 03:46 AM EST --
Miniature plants often are nowhere to be found among the larger plants that most people prefer. Many small plants go unnoticed but have their own special characteristics.
Many people are under the impression . . . more
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December 23, 2006 06:53 AM EST --
The beauty of roses has captured the imagination of all who gaze upon them from the beginning of time to present day. Roses hold a place of honor among gardens around the world and first cultivated in . . . more
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December 28, 2006 07:16 AM EST --
All garden have styles, just as with furniture and interior decorating. Sometimes styles can be blended and sometimes not. Generally, you want your more intensive formal-looking areas, like roses and annual . . . more
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December 29, 2006 07:04 AM EST --
Want a surefire way to improve your garden and landscape plantings and save yourself hours of work? Try mulching. Good mulches do have a softening effect, cushioning plants against the vagaries of the . . . more
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