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Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
This Old House
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How to Size Gutters and Downspouts Helpful information about the specifics of gutters and downspouts for your home. |
National Real Estate Investor
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Green Roofs Take Root In U.S. Building Design Green roofs are gaining popularity in U.S. commercial real estate development. This article looks at the benefits and costs. |
This Old House
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Flood Watch Learn how to keep your basement dry and your yard puddle-free... |
National Gardening
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Greenroofs Beautiful as they may be, greenroofs are designed to solve environmental problems |
Entrepreneur
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Reaching New Heights These roofing specialists are growing their business by focusing on the environment. |
| National Gardening |
Making a Water Garden Bring an exotic touch to your patio, deck, or yard by making a small water garden in a tub. |
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Getting Started with Container Gardening Here's a look at some of the benefits of container gardening and choosing the right containers for your plants. |
| Garden Gate |
Water-Wise Gardening There's money literally falling from the skies every time it rains. Here's how you can harvest your share. |
This Old House
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Materials: Roofing For most of us the roof is an afterthought -- at least until it starts to leak. Then we realize how critical that surface of our house's exterior really is... |
National Gardening
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The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections... |
| National Gardening |
Oriental Poppy Sporting huge, cup-shaped blooms in early summer, the Oriental poppy is the most striking of the perennial poppies, and the delicate, papery flowers belie the plant's hardiness and durability. But you should still heed these tips. |
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MRO Q&A: Maintenance Cost Documentation Is Key to Infrastructure Projects When roof areas need to be replaced, everyone, especially the accounting folks, wants to postpone the work and just keep patching them. How do I convince colleagues when it needs to be replaced? |
| National Gardening |
Caring for Potatoes Caring for potatoes requires proper watering, cultivating and hilling. |
National Gardening
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Tomatoes in a Can Growing full-size tomatoes in containers saves space and protects plants from disease |
National Gardening
Ann Whitman |
Making a Water Garden in a Tub To the uninitiated, water gardens seem complicated, expensive, and fussy. But many of the principles of gardening in water are the same as those for gardening in soil. If you can grow a tomato, you can grow a water lily. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Some Commonsense Rules for Maintaining a Flat Roof Flat roofs demand more attention than pitched roofs, but as long as you don't damage the roofing material as you work, it's easy to keep them functional. |
This Old House
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Fall Groundwork "This is prime time to prep your yard for the next growing season," says our landscape contractor. |
National Gardening
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Sunny Sedum Sedums, also called stonecrop, are versatile plants. They grow well in perennial borders, containers, and rock gardens. Their thick, fleshy leaves and colorful blossoms that makes them sought-after additions to any garden. And they are among the easiest of plants to propagate. |
Fast Company
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How Windowfarms Turned DIY Recycled-Bottle Planters Into A Blossoming Business The author turned a DIY project into a business with the help of a thriving online community. |
This Old House
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National Gardening
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Soil Common Sense Five simple home tests for basic soil problems, with proven remedies |
This Old House
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Great Slate A synthetic slate roof shingle looks real but is lighter, easier to install and less expensive. |
This Old House
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Planters With Punch Gone are the days when terra-cotta ruled -- try these stylish containers for indoor and outdoor gardens. |
This Old House
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Planting in Pots Container gardens are a movable feast for the senses. Here's how to assemble and care for knockout combinations |
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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. |
This Old House
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Harvesting the Water With Rain Barrels Catching and using rainwater can be a simple single plastic barrel with a gravity feed to a flower bed or a sophisticated system that supply all your water needs. Here's how each is built. |
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All About Lawns Readers want to know how to grow a dense, healthy carpet of grass. Here, experts help you choose the right turf and the best way get the greenest lawn in the neighborhood. |
| 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. |
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Planting Strawberries Strawberries will do best in soil that has been thoroughly prepared. If your future strawberry bed was plowed last year, you're ahead of the game. |
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Container Gardening 101 Today's condominium owners and apartment dwellers do not have to forsake gardening. In fact, they can create their own garden hideaway in small spaces. |
This Old House
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| National Gardening |
Planting Apple Trees Choose a site with full sun, moderate fertility, and good air circulation and water drainage. Apple trees will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. While you can improve your soil with fertilizer and mulch, other factors will go a long way toward overcoming less-than-perfect soil. |
National Gardening
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Building Great Soil Soil is the most important factor in successful gardening. Here are tips on evaluating and improving your soil. |
This Old House
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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 |
