Pumpkin Poem or Two by Tony Hickman
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What if I don’t do fall yard clean up?
WHAT IF…
If the garden magazines, web pages and other information sources are to be believed, the world is full of gardeners who worry a lot about cause and effect. Most of them are busy—...
Landscape Fall Clean-Up Requirements
After the blooming season of summer, trees are full of beautiful, colorful leaves.
This beauty is short-lived, as fall is fast approaching and leaves wind up on your lawn. While young ...
Gardening in September
As September comes along we sometimes feel a little sagging of interest an inclination to “let the garden go” since the growing season is drawing to a close. Early Fall, however, is ...
How to plant Dahlias and care for them through the season
Growing Dahlias for fun and prizes!
Other than an important place in perennial borders and beds, dahlias have a definite place of their own … grown In gardens by themselves, carefully stake...
How to properly take care of a lawn
Every house owner wants his lawn to be healthy and good-looking. But a healthy lawn is not just a sight for sore eyes. A healthy lawn helps cool the air and enrich it with oxygen.
A no...
Dahlia hybrida ( Autumn Blaze Dahlia )
D. hybrida grow from fleshy roots, not true tubers or bulbs in stiff stems producing round flowers in various colors from midsummer to the first frost. Tall types may need staking;for bushier p...
Gardening tasks to consider in August
EVERY gardener knows that Sweet Alyssum, variety Little Gem, is among, if not the best, plant to use to outline beds or borders. In this month it needs a good shearing or cutting back at least h...
Gardening tasks to Do in August
Then comes summer, real summer in our garden. Flowers bloom and our friends tell us they are lovely. But we see the flaws and errors. We feel almost guilty to have our garden praised, so many gl...
What Gardening Chores you need to do in August where you live.
Learn the August garden tasks for your gardening hardiness zone. Do you know what your hardiness zone? Once known, then find the required task.
Zone 1
Sow seeds of wildflowers and fal...