Latest articles by Heather Rhoades
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Protect Your Plants In A Freeze - How To Protect Plants From Freezing
Unexpected freezes can devastate landscapes and gardens. It can leave a gardener wondering how to protect plants from freezing and what is the best way to cover plants. Read here to find out.
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Why A Fig Tree Is Not Producing Fruit
Fig trees are an excellent fruit tree to grow in your garden. But when your fig tree does not produce figs, it can be frustrating. There are many reasons for a fig tree not fruiting. Learn what they are here.
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How To Keep A Christmas Tree Alive: Tips For Keeping Your Christmas Tree Fresh
Caring for a live Christmas tree is easy, but requires a few specific steps to make a Christmas tree last longer through the season. Learn how to keep a Christmas tree alive and fresh in this article.
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What Causes A Dogwood To Not Blossom?
Dogwood trees are often planted for the lovely spring flowers, but it can be frustrating when your dogwood tree is not blooming. Read here to learn why would a dogwood tree not bloom.
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Get The Cure For Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew is a fungus that plagues almost all gardeners. Finding a cure for powdery mildew is something that all gardeners look for eventually. This article can help with that.
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Tips For Storing Elephant Ear Bulbs
Elephant ear plants are a fun and dramatic feature to add to your garden but they are not cold hardy. That said, you can dig up and store elephant ear bulbs for the winter. This article can help with that.
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How To Grow Iris: Tips For Dutch, English, And Spanish Iris Bulb Planting
When learning how to grow iris plants like Dutch, English and Spanish irises successfully in the garden, correct iris bulb planting is important. This article can help alleviate any issues with that.
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Dry Orange Fruit - Why An Orange Tree Produces Dry Oranges
There are few things more disappointing than watching oranges ripen only to cut into them and find that the oranges are dry and flavorless. There are many reasons for dry orange fruit, and this article will help.
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Growing Ginger Plants: How To Plant And Care For Ginger
Ginger plant may seem like a mysterious herb to grow. The knobby ginger root is found in grocery stores but rarely do you find it in your local nursery. So can you grow ginger at home? Find out in this article.
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Dog Urine On Grass: Stopping Damage To Lawn From Dog Urine
Dog urine on grass is a common problem for dog owners, but there are many things you can do to protect grass from dog urine damage. Read about them in this article to prevent urine from killing grass.
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Natural Homemade Dog Repellents
Dogs are a very popular house pet but they are not always the best things for our garden. There are many natural and organic methods to keep them under control though. Take a look at a few in this article.
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Hibiscus Propagation: How To Propagate Hibiscus
Propagating hibiscus, whether tropical hibiscus or hardy hibiscus, can be done the same way, though hardy hibiscus is easier. Find information on how to propagate hibiscus in this article.
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How To Keep Iguanas Out Of Garden
To those who live in cooler places, iguana control may seem like a trivial problem. But, if you live in a place where iguanas roam freely, the question of how to get rid of iguanas is a big one. This article will help.
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Helping A Ficus Tree That Is Dropping Leaves
Ficus trees are a popular houseplant that can be found in many homes. But they do have the habit of dropping leaves seemingly without reason. This article will help explain why this happens.
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Tips On How To Grow Dill Weed Plants
Dill is a popular herb in the kitchen, flavoring everything from pickles to fish. The best way to make sure you have the very freshest dill possible is by growing dill in your own garden. Learn how to grow it here.
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How To Tell If A Plant Is Dead And How To Recover An Almost Dead Plant
How do you tell if a plant is dead? While this may seem like an easy question to answer, the truth is that telling if a plant is truly dead can be a difficult task sometimes. Find out more in this article.
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Dandelion Removal: How To Kill Dandelions
Dandelions will push out grass and other plants, as well as sapping water and nutrients away from surrounding plants. For this reason, controlling the weed is important. Learn more in this article.
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Bird's Nest Fern Care - How To Grow Bird's Nest Fern
When most people think of ferns, they think of feathery, airy fronds, but not all ferns actually look like this. The bird's nest fern looks much different and makes an excellent low light houseplant. Read more here.
