Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens

How to Plant a Spaghetti Garden.

By GreenGardenChic

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Grow your own ingredients to make an all-natural, preservative-free, organic marinara. The truest homemade Spaghetti sauce, made with garden fresh ingredients, just like a native Italian mama would make... more »

How to Tuck In Your Perennial Garden For Winter

By w1z111

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My perennials have performed well this year here in Southern New England, despite a fairly dry spell during the month of August. It is important to keep them deeply watered every few days during this period before they nod off to sleep for the ... more »

How to Design a Drought-Resistant Flower Garden

By Summer Banks

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The essentials for designing a thriving desert flower garden are simple and easy. With a few tips and some insider tricks, your desert flower garden with have the neighbors green with envy... more »

How to Find Free Trees, Shrubs and Plants

By Xavspeech

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Finding free trees, shrubs, and plants is easy with a little ingenuity!!.. more »

How to Plan a Butterfly Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Butterflies are attracted to a rich variety of sun-loving plants that bloom over a long season. Bone up on the species common to your area and then invite them to stay by providing food, water and shelter... more »

How to Plant a Bare-Root Rose

By only1special1

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Roses are sold in one of two ways- in containers or as bare-root roses. Bare-root roses can be planted in early spring an month or two before your region's last frost date and tend to be less expensive. They are often sold in cardboard cartons ... more »

How to Set Up a Compost System

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Designing a compost system is more a matter of personal convenience and choice than following a formula. Do nothing at all and compost will still happen. Take an active approach, and you'll have great mounds of leaves, branches, wood chips, ... more »

How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden

By Cloey

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Have you ever wondered why butterflies flutter around in your neighbor’s garden but just pass over yours? Do you want to have their beauty become part of your garden? Here are a few ways that you can attract butterflies and keep them there... more »

How to Create a Container Garden

By nashvillebecky

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You can easily create a beautiful garden-like atmosphere using nothing but pots and containers. Potted plants may seem like an uninspired alternative to a "real" garden, but they add life and color around the house. For an artful impact, all you ... more »

How to Design a Dry Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A funny thing happens to gardeners that explore the possibilities of a dry garden: They fall in love. And it's no wonder. Dry garden plants are exciting, a tad unpredictable and incredibly diverse. Given their bold color and textures, you can use ... more »

How to Design a Pocket Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Explore the world of the small with a garden that fits between the stepping-stones, spills from between the cracks in your garden wall or nestles into exposed tree roots. Turn a narrow path that goes nowhere into a garden destination: Design a ... more »

How to Grow Container Plants Organically

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Pot up your garden - flowers and vegetables, houseplants, herbs and even shrubs - with smart organic combinations. Use all kinds of planters and pots and outgrow your sunroom or patio in no time!.. more »

How to Install Weed Barrier Cloth

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Keep weeds at bay without chemical sprays or laborious hoeing and pulling. Blanket your garden beds and borders with mesh fabric mulch that lets air and water into your plants while suppressing weed seedlings... more »

How to Landscape On a Budget

By Carol Tilley-Williams

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One visit to a landscaping nursery can be discouraging to the household budget, and quotes for professional landscaping are often cost prohibitive. But with a little patience, planning and willingness to do the work yourself your yard can be the ... more »

How to Landscape With Gravel

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Gravel is inorganic mulch. It can be used in a landscaping plan most places where organic mulch is used, but beware, gravel is difficult to remove and does not add organic matter to the soil. Gravel products are varied ranging from crushed ... more »

How to Make Garden Stepping Stones

By Heidi

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Stepping stones are a great project to do with your kids during vacation from school. The materials are simple and easily available. The end result is a fun and practical stepping stone that will last for years. It is easy enough for the 3 year ... more »

How to Pick Garden Statues

By Jennifer Ketcherside

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Garden statues are a great way to personalize your garden. A unique garden statue will add a point of interest to your outdoor space. In an area of dense foliage, a garden statue brings contrast to the otherwise soft and delicate surroundings. ... more »

How to Plan for a Long-Season Container Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Container gardening is great for people who don't have the space or time for a full-blown garden. Stairs and porches make perfect spots for these easy-to-manage gardens. The trick is to make the beauty last so you can long enjoy a striking ... more »

How to Design and Prepare a Flower Bed

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A well-prepared flower bed not only looks good but promotes good drainage, has plenty of nutrients, makes watering and weeding a snap, and discourages disease and pests... more »

How to Edge a Flower Bed With Bricks

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Bricks can be set vertically, horizontally or at an angle to make an elegant border for a walkway or bed... more »

How to Guarantee Gorgeous Summer and Fall Flower Displays

By Todd Wessel

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Well designed and maintained landscapes have the ability to turn heads and stop people in their tracks. Add some annual flowers to the design and get an explosion of color that will enhance your curb appeal to even greater heights... more »

How to Make a Neat Edge Between the Lawn and Flower Beds

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Cut a handsome, narrow trench between your lawn and flower beds for a neat, natural edge. You'll get great looks, easier mowing and less invading grass without the installation hassles of most edging or the brown paths from chemical sprays... more »

How to Make Raised Flower Beds

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Raised beds can help define a yard or solve a drainage problem; they're also much easier on your back than beds that are flush with the ground. They can be built of almost anything, but landscape timbers, railroad ties and boards are popular, ... more »

How to Plant a French Flower Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If the idea of a well-tended, intellectual garden appeals to you, consider adding a French flower garden to your property. Eloquent expanses of neatly trimmed borders, carefully planned flowerbeds and showy herbs coaxed into elaborate designs are ... more »

How to Attach a Window Box

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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You have bought a new window box and now it is time to attach it to the house. You may be unsure how to do it and wonder if you should hire someone to help. Well, you don't have to. With a drill, two anchors and a couple of L brackets you can do ... more »

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