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Planting Bulbs in the Fall For Spring Color
Each bulb variety has an ideal depth it should be planted at. A good rule of thumb for planting depth is about 3 x the diameter of the bulb. The tools and materials you will need are a bulb planter or...
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Prevent Lawn Damage – Control Grubs in Lawn
Controlling the grubs in your yard will reduce damage from skunks and raccoons. Skunks and raccoons look for grubs and other insects in your yard. The problem is as they’re looking for food they’re...
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How To Force Spring Bulbs For Christmas
Forcing bulbs is the name of the process you can use to manipulate the natural flowering season of spring flowering bulbs. This will help them to bloom prematurely. It is basically making the bulb...
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Caring For and Planting a Balled in Burlap Christmas Tree
Tis the season when lots of people drag a real tree into their house and decorate it. Some people buy live trees that are balled in burlap instead of a cut tree. A live tree is a great idea, but many...
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Pruning Ilex Holly Bush
Eddie wrote: Is it too late to do heavy pruning on ilex holly bush? I have a hedge that is overgrown. Phil The Gardeners reply: You don’t say where you are located but in most areas of the country you...
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Deadhead Agapanthus
Pam wrote: On your website you said to deadhead agapanthus blooms at the end of their bloom cycle. Do I only deadhead the blooms or do I clip to the bottom of the stem? Also, I want to collect the...
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Rotting Agapanthus
Nellie wrote: I am fairly new to these. I planted 19 of these plants and within one week, I noticed some yellowing, wilting and finally collapsing. Upon pulling the stem I noticed that the base of the...
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Drought Tolerant Crepe Myrtle Trees Around Modesto CA
Here are some examples of the drought tolerant tree crepe myrtle in and around Modesto CA As you can see they come in multiple colors-purple, pink, scarlet and white. Sit back and enjoy the crepe...
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Ranunculus Flower Fields At Carlsbad Ranch
The Flower Fields® at Carlsbad Ranch. This ranch has over 50 acres devoted to raising the ranunculus bulb crop. The dramatic fields of color attract more than 200,000 visitors each year, many come...
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Aerating Your Lawn Part 2
You can rent a mechanical aerator from your local rental equipment shop. A mechanical aerator is a very efficient way of removing plugs of soil from your lawn. The plugs will be cored about 6 inches...
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