Danger can blossom in flower garden, so take care

June 19th, 2011 by admin


Danger can blossom in flower garden, so take care
The North Platte Telegraph Nothing says spring quite like a yard full of brightly colored flowers. But, while plants such as azaleas, daffodils and tulips can add a beautiful and lovely-smelling touch to a home, health officials are reminding the public about their doable dangers.

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Planting An Organic Cut Flower Garden

November 24th, 2010 by admin


Most of the time we plant gardens just to look at them. We go to the nursery and find little 6 packs of garden plants and organize them in the garden to grow and bloom in an artistic pattern. This works well, but it is so hard to bring those beauties inside and place them in a vase when they look so nice outside. With a cutting garden you are not trying to create a perfect landscape, rather you want a garden that will work for you and produce copious amounts of cut flowers. You can place your cutting garden in an unused corner of your yard, out of the way, so you do not feel like it
needs to look perfect.

Why are my plants so short?
You will notice that most of those nursery 6 packs produce neat compact plants with stems too short to make massive… Read More

Garden Containers, Flower Pots and Planters

October 31st, 2010 by admin


There are many reasons for growing plants in garden containers, flower pots and planters. An obvious one is if you are growing exotic plants that can be place outdoors in summer in a location that suits apiece plant, and then taken indoors or into a more shaded spot in the start and winter. They are also very convenient for people who live in mobile homes.

People who rent their homes and tend to move around with their job can grow their own plants that can move with them. Plants grown in garden containers are portable, and to many people this is large advantage. Not only that, but you hold your garden as you please rather than the plants being in fixed positions. Using containers and flower pots it is doable to plant a whole garden that can be rearranged to suit the flowering patterns of the plants.

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