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How to Attract Bees to your Garden!

By KCout

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Bees are an important part of the growing season in any garden. Without pollination we have no flowers, and no crops. The bee colonies of America had decreased by 50% in the last 50 years to help alleviate the problem make your garden Bee-Friendly!.. more »

How to Attract Monarch Butterflies

By Meri

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The Monarch Butterfly population has been declining in recent years due to freezing temperatures in Mexico and lack of milkweed plants. Turn your backyard garden into a Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary and enjoy their beauty and grace all summer long... more »

How to Avoid the Plant Ghetto.

By GreenGardenChic

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What is the Plant Ghetto? It's the dirty little corner that home gardeners across the world have in common. The neglected collection of nursery purchases we just had to have. If you've ever found yourself with a cartload of plants that you ... more »

How to Bring a little Pan (the Greek God) into your Garden.

By GreenGardenChic

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Pan is the mythological Greek God of the forest, meadows, and mountains. Ancient stories would tell you, Pan wasn’t the nicest guy in mythology and he could conjure up panic in anyone (Pan = panic). He had his strengths in music and the ... more »

How to Build a Bonsai Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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When you build a bonsai garden, you are creating an art form garden that dates back to the Tang Dynasty of ancient China. This type of gardening, known as tray gardening, is the art of growing small and miniature trees in containers, pots and ... more »

How to Choose Plants that Use Less Water

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Many areas of the country are currently under drought conditions, and the rest of us could certainly benefit from a lower water bill. Choosing plants that require less water to maintain is a great way to save money while having a nice landscape. ... more »

How to Design with Colorful Herbs

By Mackeybooks

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Plant herbs for their great looks and for making your food better tasting and healthier. Herbs are easy to grow. Their purple, gold, silver, or green foliage will make your container gardens and home landscaping more rewarding... more »

How to find a common St. Johnswort Plant ( medicine plant )

By welch

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Learn what a St. Johnswort Plant looks like and where to find it... more »

How to Grow a Butterfly Garden

By ProfessorSprout

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You can attract butterflies to your garden by providing them with food (plants and flowers), water, shelter, and places to lay their eggs (host plants). Butterflies drink nectar, so growing nectar-rich flowers will attract butterflies to your ... more »

How to Grow a Butterfly Garden (Great for Kids!)

By Reeney26

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Plants that attract butterflies are easy to locate and to care for. You don't need a large garden area or even a "green thumb"! Many butterfly-attracting plants can even be grown in containers. You are only limited by the amount of ... more »

How to grow a peach tree to use for profit

By Gracie1402

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Peach trees can offer a delicious crop of fruit for both your family to enjoy and for you to sell for a nice profit. When properly cared for, with in three years, a single peach tree can produce 45 pounds or more of crop! That is a tremendous ... more »

How to grow marijuana

By mattris304

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MARIJUANA Marijuana is a deciduous plant which grows from seeds. The fibrous section of the plant was (has been replaced by synthetics) used to make rope. The flowering tops, leaves, seeds, and resin of the plant is used by just about everyone ... more »

How to Grow Nettle

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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"Ouch, something just stung me," might be something you would say while strolling along a creek bank. If so, nettles are the likely culprit. But nettles don't just sting, they are used as a vegetable and for healing. Although they grow wild in ... more »

How to Grow Wild flowers

By Gardengates

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If you have a space outdoors that you want to fill with colorful flowers but don't have the time to fuss over it, consider growing a wildflower garden. It's easy, inexpensive and eco-friendly!.. more »

How to Grow Yardlong Beans

By ProfessorSprout

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Yardlong beans are easy to grow and don’t demand much care. Originally from Southeast Asia they flourish in our American soil as well as many areas of Europe. They make a wonderful addition to the home garden. Yardlong beans make a great ... more »

How to Grow your Own Bonsai

By Markp1964

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An ancient form of horticulture that began in China more than a thousand years ago, bonsai was developed into a fine art in Japan. Today many people all around the world are part of this fascinating hobby, a blending of design and botany that ... more »

How to Harvest Bok Choy

By ProfessorSprout

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Bok choy, which belongs to the cabbage family, contains the cancer-thwarting compound common to cruciferous foods. It is also a viable vegetable source of beta-carotene, calcium and folate. Growing bok choy is also very easy, as it thrives in all ... more »

How to Have an Eye-Catching Window Box

By SeventhSibling

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Window boxes first graced the lower class homes in ancient Rome. Because they had little to no space for gardening, the window boxes became their source of food and herbs. The idea of using window boxes caught on with the upper class and ... more »

How to Herbs / Health Benefits / Herbs that boost the immune system

By logan

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Herbs and the heath benefits they contain. What to use for specific types of disorders... more »

How to Make a Butterfly Friendly Garden

By deepthinkin

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How lovely it is to gaze out into a sunny garden and watch the bees buzzing and the butterflies flitting from blossom to blossom. With a little planning and effort you can create your own tranquil butterfly oasis... more »

How to Make a Butterfly Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Butterflies are some of nature's most colorful creatures. With more than 28,000 different species of butterflies worldwide, you may have only caught a glimpse of a few species of butterflies in your lifetime. However, if you desire to see more, ... more »

How to Make a Homegrown Hydrangea Bouquet

By Mackeybooks

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Want to make a bouquet with your beautiful garden hydrangeas? Here's how to do it like a pro and keep those wonderful flowers from wilting... more »

How to Make a Wild Flower Garden

By Danny Thornton

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Wild Flower Gardens are not as difficult as one might think and can be fun for the family. It is an easy process... more »

How to make hummingbird nectar or food

By bmerritt

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I enjoy watching hummingbirds and I just re-hung our hummingbird feeder on the house the other day. If you also enjoy watching hummingbirds and want to know how to make nectar or food for them, this is how you do it properly and safely for the ... more »

How to make your house smell good with house plants

By amylaine

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House plants can have numerous benefits in a home. Learn how to make your house smell like chocolate, pineapple, or lemon by the chose of your house plant... more »

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