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In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. Margaret Atwood

ARTICLES TO READ


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Growing Hyacinth

Favored for their intense colors and heady fragrance, hyacinths are a staple of the spring garden along with daffodils and tulips. The plants' stately appearance makes them prized in formal bulb plantings. Flower colors include rich magenta and deep indigo as well as paler pinks, baby blues, yellows and white.
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The Basics of Orchid Culture - HID Lights and Humidity

This is the 10th and final article in a 10 part series of articles about orchids. These articles are written by Steven Frowine, who collaborated with National Gardening Association and Wiley & Sons to produce the highly popular book Orchids for Dummies. We hope you enjoy this series of articles!
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Growing Beets and Turnips

Both beets and turnips are a duel purpose crop- you can eat both their green tops as well as their roots. Learn how easy these plants are to grow.
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Four Steps to Rose Success

If you want maximum return on your bed of roses, four important requirements should be taken into consideration: (1) selection of the rose varieties, (2) location of the planting bed, (3) soil preparation, and (4) consistent care.
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Selecting Carrots

Carrots that are sold in the supermarket can vary from small, yellowish roots to oversized giants that taste awful. There are even new red and purple colored varieties available. With very little effort, you can grow carrots that look and taste much better than those you see on display in the produce aisles.
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Reblooming Irises

One of the least demanding of all plants, irises are undergoing a radical transformation regarding color, flower form, and reblooming abilities.
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How and Why to Prune Clematis

Properly pruning clematises will yield the maximum quantity of flowers by stimulating new growth and pruning keeps the more vigorous vines under control.

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Nile Princess')

Daylily (<i>Hemerocallis</i> 'Nile Princess')

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Tulip (Tulipa 'Brown Sugar')

Tulip (<i>Tulipa</i> 'Brown Sugar')

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Creepy Crawler')

Daylily (<i>Hemerocallis</i> 'Creepy Crawler')

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Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Magic Trick')

Tall Bearded Iris (<i>Iris</i> 'Magic Trick')

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Soetvingerpol (Euphorbia esculenta)

Soetvingerpol (<i>Euphorbia esculenta</i>)

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Aloes (Aloe)

Aloes (Aloe)

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Crow Poison (Nothoscordum bivalve)

Crow Poison (<i>Nothoscordum bivalve</i>)

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