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Gardening Tips

March 24, 2024

Plant Disease

Good gardening practices Good gardening practices will prevent many plant diseases and deficiencies before they begin. Ensure your soil is healthy by enriching it with homemade compost and other appropriate nutrients. This builds strong plants which are more resistant to many plant diseases. Avoid planting the same crops in the same location year after year. This is especially […]

Fabulous Ferns

Gardening Tips

March 24, 2024

Sun or Shade Garden?

Select your plants and flowers accordingly Before planting in your garden, find out what areas are full sun, partial sun, shade and partial shade. You can do this by watching throughout the day and taking note of which areas of the garden are sunny or shady and for how long. When purchasing new plants, consult […]

Garden color themes

Gardening Tips

March 24, 2024

Gardening with Color

Selecting color combinations Color is probably the single most powerful garden design factor. Experimenting with annuals Annual flowering plants are the fastest least expensive, most satisfying way to achieve quantities of garden color. Almost every color, shade, and tint is available in annuals. A color wheel is a diagrammatic way of showing relationships between colors. […]

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