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Make your lawn and garden the envy of the neighborhood with eHow’s tips on subjects like growing grass and storing bulbs for winter. Growing an herb garden? Is a rock garden a better fit for your environment? eHow has suggestions for both, plus advice on rose gardens, vegetable patches and planting a lawn. Protect your hard work with information on controlling pests, testing soil and fertilization. eHow even helps you get your supplies together with How Tos on organizing gardening tools.

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How to Choose Different Sages (Salvias)

By Gardengates

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I think that there is no more beautiful and versatile family of plants than the salvias. All have a wonderful scent to the foliage and many are useful for cooking or sachets. There are some spectacular flowers in all colors and growth habits. ... more »

How to Choose Flowering Shade Trees

By 01KendraWrites

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Flowering shade trees provide 2 priceless features: shade and beauty. Most people think you can only have one or the other when it comes to trees. They either provide shade, or they have blossoms. In fact, there are flowering shade trees you can ... more »

How to Choose Patio and Garden Furniture

By Ruby Bayan

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Choosing patio furniture can sometimes be a challenge. Unlike indoor furniture, patio pieces get exposed to harsh and extreme weather conditions as well as potentially rough, rowdy and messy garden activities. To find the best tables and chairs ... more »

How to Choose Plants for a Water Garden

By Ruby Bayan

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Aquatic plants are just as interesting and fun to grow and care for as terrestrial plants. All requiring constant contact with a pool of water, aquatic plants are classified as fully submerged, half-submerged (emergent or marginal) and floating. ... more »

How to Choose Plants with Scented Foliage

By Gardengates

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There are many plants that are as delightful to the nose as there are ones exciting to the eye. Some smell AND look great. Here are some that you can enjoy growing in the garden... more »

How to Choose the Right Mulch

By Lisa Smegal

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Mulching plays a large part in having a successful garden. The purpose of mulch is to help your garden maintain moderate soil temperatures, retain moisture, keep weeds to a minimum and prevent soil erosion. There is a wide variety of choices for ... more »

How to Choose Trees for Outdoor Containers

By SeventhSibling

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Trees in containers are perfect for outdoor areas that can not support a full grown, ground-planted tree. You can use potted trees for outdoor focus or for privacy. Expect trees grown in containers to reach a height of 4 to 10 feet, but they ... more »

How to clean lawn mower carburater and air filter

By joenmandy

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with this you will learn how to clean you lawn mower carburater and air filter.. more »

How to Clean Patio Umbrellas

By JPaint25

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Whether they are stored outdoors, in a shed, or in your garage, patio umbrellas are usually filthy when you first set them up in the spring. Do not worry - cleaning a dirty patio umbrella is easier than you think. You will have it looking great ... more »

How to Clean Pine Sap

By Gardengates

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Pine sap is hard to remove on skin. Rather than scrubbing yourself raw, try one of these easy, non-irritating removers... more »

How to clean up your yard and leaves for fall

By Gracie1402

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Cleaning up your yard after all the fall leaves have fallen can be an overwhelming job. It is important to rake, blow, mulch, or bag up your leaves though. If you let them go, your yard will be dead come Spring time. Here are some hints to ... more »

How to Clean Up Your Yard for Spring

By ah4612

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Spring is a great time to do some spring cleaning of the outside of your home. After a long winter, there are bound to be old leaves, untrimmed grass, and bares spots in your yard. After all, few people do yard work throughout the winter. Here's ... more »

How to Collect Seeds

By wendyr

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The cheapest way to get seeds is to collect them yourself from the plants in your own garden. You’ll be amazed at the amount of seeds you can collect in your own flower garden... more »

How to Collect Seeds From Clematis

By JDBRobinson

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Collecting seeds from neighborhood plants is an easy way to have new and different varieties of plants in your garden. Clematis is a beautiful and varied type of plant. Here are the techniques to finding and gathering Clematis seeds that have ... more »

How to Compost

By HS Schulte

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Composting is very simple. All you need is food scraps and some earth. Compost benefits are the production of fertile soil and the reduction of waste. You don't have to be a master gardener to benefit from composting. Your plants will love ... more »

How to compost in the garden

By gardeningie

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composting in the garden.. more »

How to Compost Leaves

By Gardengates

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Deciduous trees will drop all their leaves at once, unlike evergreens that drop them a little at a time over the course of the year. You can use those leaves to make wonderful compost. But dumping in a pile of autumn leaves may also clog up a ... more »

How to Compost Leaves in a Plastic Bag

By Willi Galloway

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Raking up leaves and throwing them away is such a waste, especially because leaves are so easy to compost! Leaf compost, also called leaf mold, returns nitrogen, carbon and micronutrients to your soil, adds valuable organic matter and helps soil ... more »

How to Compost Without Attracting Pests

By drb1966

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If you are tired of spending money on compost and are ready to make your own, now is your chance. Keep in mind you will have to work a bit to create compost and with a litle effort it won't cost you a dime!.. more »

How to Conserve Water and Be Water Smart With Your Yard

By D Moore

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Your landscape is a great place to start saving water and money; since roughly half of the water you use is to keep your yard nice and green. In the typical California home landscaping accounts for about 50% of the total water usage, while ... more »

How to Conserve Water When Gardening

By cakewalk

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Water conservation is not only great for the environment, but also important for the family budget and pocketbook. A small pipe leak or water problem can add up over time as well as inefficiently watering your lawn or garden. Here are some ways ... more »

How to CONSIDER A GRASSLESS LANDSCAPE

By DUSTYMILLS

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Have you finally decided that all the work and money you put into your lawn is just not worth it? Just think of all the time that is spent mowing, watering, applying fertilizer and weed killer and many have started to realize that they just don't ... more »

How to Control Ants

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Ants can be a big problem when they invade your home and creep you out. Happily, though, you can get rid of ants and keep them away. You can call an exterminator for an obvious solution or drive them out yourself... more »

How to Control Japanese Beetle Infestations

By *01 MerryWrites

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Are Japanese Beetles taking over your yard and destroying everything in their path? If so, you are not alone. These bugs are more out of control than ever before! You will never be able to totally get rid of them. But, the good news is there are ... more »

How to Control Mealybugs on Indoor Plants

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Mealybugs are cottony-looking insects with piercing/sucking mouth parts. They suck the fluids from leaves and stems, robbing plants of essential nutrients. Leaves wither and yellow and may drop from the plant. Indoors, mealybugs thrive in the ... more »