Monday, 30 April 2018

Google Alert - garden tips

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Daily update April 30, 2018
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For more tips on how to get rid of slugs from your garden without using chemicals, see our top 12 tips here. However, some gardening experts argue that attempting to deter such pests is not the answer. Instead, we should be welcoming all forms of wildlife into our gardens, including birds, hedgehogs, ...
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To the rescue comes London-based garden designer Michael Coley, who's a pro when it comes to transforming city spaces. ... Ahead of the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, where he will be exhibiting a garden on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support, here are his top tips on how to add character to any ...
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Follow these expert tips for beautiful container gardens. START WITH LARGE POTS. Opt for ones that are at least 2 feet wide and high, which allows you to plant more flowers and water less often. Your region, sun and shade conditions, and plant choices will determine watering frequency for your ...
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Post reminders: If your loved one is a little forgetful and you are worried they won't follow your advice about not opening the door to strangers, post a reminder note on the inside of their front door. We hope these tips help you and your senior family member have a safe and enjoyable summer! Respond: ...
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It is a delight to watch butterflies flit and flutter from flower to flower sipping sweet nectar. And yes, they are from the insect family, having three body parts: a head, thorax and abdomen. You can attract butterflies to your own backyard. All you need is to have plants that provide for their needs. Perennials ...
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Bright berries add an extra aesthetic dimension to our autumn gardens, but to birds they are a seasonal treat. ... Crocus: stars of the autumn garden ... This old-fashioned shrub from Sichuan in western China bears clusters of snowy white berries like pendant pearls on the tips of its thin arching stems.
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... hoglets and hibernating hedgehogs," he says. Tips on how to create a more advanced hedgehog house can be found on the British Hedgehog Preservation Society's website. Or if you're short on time, you can buy a ready-made hedgehog home (like the one pictured above) from most garden centres.
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The Garden Club of Old Greenwich will have a Plant Sale Saturday May 12, 8:00 to 2:00pm at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center on Harding Road in Old Greenwich. (Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13). The Club will sell members own perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetables, Mother's Day baskets, ...
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Entry to the Herts Garden Show is included with Knebworth Park & Gardens admission, making for an extra special day at even better value. Numerous growers from across the region will be happy to share helpful tips and insider expertise to get you enthused for the gardening months ahead.
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Visit: www.iwight.com/waste; There is also a paid for bulky waste collection service for unreusable large white goods and furniture. Garden waste can be composted at home or the council offers a fortnightly kerbside garden waste service for just £60 per year (£1.15 per week). Monday, 30th April, 2018 9: ...
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Sunday, 29 April 2018

Google Alert - garden tips

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Daily update April 29, 2018
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By the time Montana's short growing season commences, gardeners are bustling to make the most out of each day in the dirt. But before you dust off your spade and run outside to plant your flowers or tend to your vegetable garden, here are a few tips for getting your spring garden green and beautiful by ...
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Sharum's Garden Center is hosting their open house April 28-29th! Join Frank Sharum to get the best deals only available during this special event. Look forward to free hot dogs, popcorn, and soft drinks along with some great deals on tropical plants, trees, shrubs, and favorites like knock out roses.
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The solution is simple: build yourself a garden pond. Nowadays most folk seem to go for water features rather than a full-blown pond. It's understandable; they are easy to install, attractive to look at and relatively easy to maintain. But they don't offer much in the way of sustenance to wildlife, and that way ...
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Spring is in full force! This is the weekend to prep your garden solid and prevent weeds for the summer. It's also a good weekend to give your yard some assistance to be green and weed-free for the summer. Here are tips from Earl May's Mark Thoms.
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Reading plant labels while surfing the garden center can be an eye-straining adventure, but with a little practice you'll soon learn what's important and how to pick it out at a glance. Let's use the black-eyed Susan flower as an example. At the top of the tag, you'll find the common name: black-eyed Susan ...
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Enlist some help. While the internet or books from the local library can provide a wealth of information about gardening, there is nothing better than some expert local knowledge. Ask a friend or neighbor who gardens for advice or contact a master gardener through the Dodge County UW-Extension office ...
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This is a great starting place for any gardener of any experience level to learn about those vegetable varieties that will do best in your New York garden. I encourage all food gardeners to visit the website and peruse the helpful information, gardening tips, videos, and personal stories and experiences ...
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Pull up cool-season annual weeds: It is very important to pull up henbit, bedstraw and chickweed now. These weeds are currently setting thousands of seeds that will plague you next winter if not removed now. Continue to deadhead: Remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants, such ...
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Just about every vegetable and flower will do well when planted in May so even novice gardeners will experience success, says Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of earth-friendly compost products made from organic material collected from more than 50 California cities. Residents can obtain ...
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I'm especially impressed with apartment buildings and condos whose tenants create gardens on their balconies and patios, softening an otherwise large expanse of building materials. Imagine a large, multi-storied apartment complex with most of the balconies sporting greenery, flowers or vegetables.
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