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Plant sunflowers in a spot sheltered from strong winds, perhaps along a fence or building. Larger varieties may become top-heavy, and a strong wind can be devastating. Before choosing a planting site, decide whether or not you want to grow asunflower tower—a fun project for kids! When t...
One hundred years after her birth, Finnis’ remarkable record of gardening personalities from the 1950s to the early 80s, and gardening culture in the UK, seems especially valuable now in a world continually hungry for new ideas, and where yesterday’s plants and experts are so quickly forgotte...
A hedge, a solid fence, or even a house may obstruct airflow. Another way to obstruct airflow is to plant too close together, but that is a discussion for another time. Lastly comes the phrase “out of sight, out of mind”. This is very true for a vegetable garden. When selecting ...
Depending on the deer population you may want to plant deer-resistant plants along and use a deer repellant such as Liquid Fence. If Bambi and her children frequent your yard as their own personal breakfast buffet I am here to help! Here are 5 ideas of bulbs and perennials that deer don...
Anaugeroffers a non-powered way to drill a sizeable hole into the ground. This can be for the planting of large plants, though is most commonly used to create holes for fence posts. Because of this, they’re also known as a post hole digger, along with earth auger, soil auger ...
The funny thing is that finding a random duck on our property is almost like a sign that the house was meant for us. See, when we moved intoour first house, the previous owner had left a fake duck head (yup, just the head) on one of our fence posts. Needless to say, it didn’...
particularly over winter months. This should be applied to non-native plants and grasses around your yard, but it should not be spread along native plants that are accustomed to the climate and soil of the area, as it is simply not needed. You should also apply mulch to your landscape, ...
Forsythia has a pretty arching habit and needs plenty of room for those branches to spread out. Be sure to space your plants to accommodate the size of the mature plant, particularly if you plan to grow them along a side of your garden as a border plant. ...
During installation, remove all dead, damaged, or weak branches and roots along with one of anyco-dominantleaders. Also, consider whether pruning for corrections of structural defects should be done now or wait until the tree is established in a couple of years. There is no need to remove ...