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Amaranth- Beautiful and Useful
Some amaranths are pretty, and some are plain; some are big, and some are small; and some are weedy, and others aren't. Such diversity adds to the home gardener's challenge of predicting performance the first season, and perhaps that partially explains why amaranths are underutilized plants.
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Planning a Vegetable Garden
Let's review the essentials of a vegetable garden, then we'll describe how I to make raised beds. We believe that if you follow these directions, you'll be well on your way to an abundant harvest and an enjoyable gardening season.
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Gardening Indoors with Houseplants
When winter winds blow and the outdoor landscape no longer beckons, gardeners' thoughts turn to visions of amaryllis, poinsettia, and other tropical plants. Fill your home with color, scent, and beauty over the holidays and beyond by creating an indoor garden oasis
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Cold-Hardy Clumping Bamboos
Bamboos have become popular landscape plants for creating garden rooms, blocking unsightly views, or lending your garden an Asian feel.
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Grow and Enjoy Air Plants
Tillandsias, and other members of the Air Plant Database, seem to live and grow in nothing but air.. As with most plants, imitating their natural environment is the best way to display tillandsias. Let us show you some tips and tricks to get yours thriving.
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Gardening for Birds
Although attracting birds to feeders brings hours of birdwatching pleasure, a welcoming landscape is the single best way to encourage the widest variety of birds to visit and reside in your yard year-round.
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Lovely new photos from this week |
Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Passionista')
by Valery33:
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Borage (Borago officinalis)
by molanic:
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Fighting Fire')
by shive1:
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Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Amenhotep')
by William:
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Orchid (Paphiopedilum Rolfei)
by sugarcane:
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California Fawn lily (Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty')
by William:
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Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Saharasonne')
by dirtdorphins:
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Butternut Squash (Cucurbita moschata 'Waltham')
by molanic:
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Allium
by William:
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California Fawn lily (Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty')
by William:
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Active discussions from our forums |
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The numbers from last week: |
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1,153 members joined. 4,181 posts written in our forums. 582 photos posted to the plant database. 478 plants added to personal inventory lists.
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