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National Gardening |
Preventing Rose Diseases It's no surprise that roses are among the most popular ornamental garden plants: they're beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow in most climates. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Deadheading Innovation John Gardiner, curator of the Royal Horticultural Society Rose Garden in England, says that reflowering will be stimulated as much, if not more, if you deadhead the spent rose just below the flower as opposed to the traditional spot just above a 5-leaflet leaf on the cane. |
National Gardening Warren Schultz |
Building Great Soil Soil is the most important factor in successful gardening. Here are tips on evaluating and improving your soil. |
National Gardening |
Roses 101 Roses need special attention to produce quantities of beautiful, fragrant flowers. |
National Gardening Cathy Cromell |
Garden Guru: John Dromgoole Organic gardening is a much more widely accepted practice now than it was 30 years ago when John Dromgoole became fascinated with it. He studied radio and television in college, but after working in a friend's organic nursery in Austin, Texas, he was hooked. |
National Gardening Lynn Byczynski |
Organic Flower Farming Growing cut flowers for farmers' markets. |
National Gardening |
Planting and Care of Annual Flowers When it comes to cut flowers, it's hard to beat annuals for their sheer production and ease of growing. |
National Gardening |
Tools for Preparing the Garden Before a single plant even touches the ground in your garden, it would be wise to spend time preparing the soil. You'll have fewer weeds and diseases and better plant growth, flowering, and fruiting later. |
National Gardening |
Soil Fertility 101 Just as a good foundation is necessary to support a building, good soil is necessary to build a successful garden. All soil is not alike. It differs in texture, fertility, and balance. |
Job Journal November 16, 2003 Marty Nemko |
Seeds of Success What roses and a job search have in common. |
National Gardening |
Corn Care Corn doesn't need any more attention than other garden vegetables, but it's a crop that can take up a fair amount of time if you plant a lot. Make it easier by combining tasks. |
National Gardening |
Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Worms vs. Deep Tilling We routinely till in applications of organic matter to encourage earthworm activity, but now it appears that how we apply it matters more than we thought. Recent research presents some surprising evidence that deep tilling is not the best method. |
National Gardening Karen Dardick |
Shrub Roses Many kinds of shrub roses have been introduced in recent years, especially the ground covers, such as "Cliffs of Dover," "Flower Carpet" and "Jeepers Creepers." |
National Gardening |
Tiller Basics Whether your garden is a small bed of cutting flowers or a big vegetable garden whose bounty is preserved for year around use, there is a power tiller matched to the task. |
National Gardening |
Organic Gardening 101 The gardener who is committed to organic gardening does not simply boycott artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. He or she is committed to techniques that build healthy soil. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Water & Feed Watering Can A new watering can system has the fertilizer built right into the watering can for easy access. The AquaVor Pro watering can is the result of more than 20 years of professional landscape and commercial growing experience. |
This Old House Meghan Dockendorf |
Year-Round Potting Station Gardeners would never hibernate with this year-round command center |
National Gardening Nardozzi & Savio |
Fragrant Roses: Two Gardeners Weigh In Everyone can agree that fragrance is an important characteristic in a rose. Though sometimes this trait has been diminished in the pursuit of breeding larger or various colored roses, some gardeners prize this trait highly, and won't do without it. |
Popular Mechanics May 2003 Merle Henkenius |
Going For The Green How to replace your old lawn with luscious sod. |
National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
National Gardening Karen Dardick |
Miniature Roses For the Holidays No longer for hobbyists only, these roses are a colorful poinsettias alternative... |
National Gardening Kathy Bond Borie |
Make Room for These Award Winning Roses Let's face it, roses may not be the most carefree plants to grow, but once you welcome one to your garden, it's hard to stop. |
National Gardening |
Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
Garden Gate |
Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. |
National Gardening |
Gift Ideas for Gardeners Are your gardening friends the "pink flamingo" types? Or would they prefer a more serious gift, such as some top-of-the-line pruners? Here are some ideas. |
National Gardening |
Planting a Window Box Combine flowering plants and those with attractive foliage in window boxes to add color to decks, window sashes, and porch rails. |
National Gardening Lee Reich |
Organic Fertilizers How to choose and use organic fertilizers. |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works |
National Gardening |
Organic Fertilizers 101 Most soils benefit from the addition of fertilizer. Benefits to using organic fertilizers instead of synthetic fertilizers include fewer applications. |
This Old House Roger Cook |
Smart Sprinkling When the skies are cloudless and the days are hot and long, you can help your lawn and garden survive by watering wisely |
National Gardening |
Trench Planting Your Root Crops A quick way to improve soil for root crops... |
National Gardening Joan Huyser-Honig |
Quick Cut Flowers These 11 grow in any garden and have a long vase life... |
National Gardening |
Improving Clay Soil If your garden has heavy clay soil, you know what a challenge it can pose to plants, not to mention gardeners. Heavy clay drains slowly, meaning it stays saturated longer after rain or irrigation. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Soil Testing If you've heard it once, you've heard it a hundred times: every garden should have its soil tested. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Fall Garden Cover Crops For healthier soil next spring, sow a cover crop this fall... |
National Gardening |
Preparing Soil for Greens When it's early in the season and nearly time to plant a host of greens, put in a little time with your garden soil to prevent weed problems. |
National Gardening |
Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success. |
National Gardening |
Improve Soil Fertility with Compost A little soil common sense will go a long way to helping you understand how to care for your garden. All soils are not the same; they differ in many ways, including texture, fertility, and pH. |
National Gardening Shila Patel |
Glove Affair For gardeners, it's a matter of style, fit, and function. |
National Gardening |
Maintaining Container Gardens These simple maintenance tasks will keep keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter. |
National Gardening Skip Richter |
Turn Leaves into Gold These golden leaves can be turned into "black gold" for the garden. They make great soil-enriching compost or a protective mulch. |
Popular Mechanics April 2000 Joseph R. Provey |
Green Pastures Not all lawns that are in bad shape need to be replaced. A well-executed restoration plan can bring all but the worst turf back to life. |
This Old House John Kelsey |
Rain Makers Choosing and using lawn and garden sprinklers. |
This Old House August 2007 Jeanne Huber |
11 Ways to Save Water, Time, and Money on Your Landscape Advice for conserving water, time, and money on your yard and garden. |
National Gardening |
Tool Time for Gardeners Many gardeners have their favorite tools, so it can be a challenge to find the perfect tool gift. Here are some ideas: Trowels... Shovels and Forks... Watering... etc. |
National Gardening |
Soil Prep for Alliums Onions will grow in practically any kind of soil, but one that's rich in decayed organic matter and humus and drains well is best. |
National Gardening Patt Kasa |
Putting the Garden to Bed The short warm days and crisp nights of autumn trigger leaf color changes, and remind me it's time to clean up the garden. |
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
National Gardening |
Building Soil 101 A steady program of soil building is like a steady program of physical conditioning. You'll get great results in the long run if you stick with it and don't go overboard right away. |