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In this section you will find
information to help you get the most from your home and
garden projects this year.
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Try These Fast and
Natural Ways to Kill Weeds
- It’s summer time and the weeds are growing
like, um, weeds. Instead of reaching for a toxic
chemical that could be harmful to your family or pets,
try one of these easy natural ways to kill weeds quick. |
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Lovely Lavender
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If I could have
only one plant in my yard, I would choose lavender..... |
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Winning the Weed War
- Follow these tips and you will be the victor in the
war against the weeds this summer! |
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Container Gardening
- Growing in containers saves space, but it's also a
smart alternative if you are restricted by too much
shade, poor soil, too little time, limited mobility
or a difficult climate. |
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Garden going to the dogs?
- Here's some garden advice
to help you coexist peacefully with your canine companion. |
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Planting a Butterfly Garden
- Butterfly gardens can be grown throughout the country.
Here are some tips on building a better butterfly
garden. |
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Warning: Have You
Seen This Plant? - If you spend any time outdoors you should be aware
of the the health hazard of the Giant Hogweed plant.
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Healthy Yards -
Before you apply the pesticides, consider these
alternatives to a healthy yard.
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Underground Contractors
Can Cost You Everything!
With the home
renovation season upon us, you might be thinking of
hiring a contractor.
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How to finish your floors and furniture like a pro! -
Refinishing
furniture, woodwork and floors is much easier than most
people imagine - you just have to go about it one step at a
time.
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Have a new home at
the old address.... The right path to
impressing guests and prospective
buyers for your home may be right in front of your eyes-the
driveway, front walk and front patio.
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Mold Busting: How to keep
fungus at bay -
Mold spores can be more haunting to a home and its
inhabitants than ghosts.
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Preparing for Your
Renovation: Tips on preventing headaches, upsets and
disappointment
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Turn off fireplace
pilot light to save - A properly located energy-efficient gas fireplace can reduce
the demand on your primary heating system. But a good
portion of your energy savings will be wasted if you leave
the pilot light on year-round.
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Tips on keeping blinds and
shades looking like new -
Keeping your blinds and shades looking like new requires
more effort than turning on the spin cycle - but not much.
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The Christmas flower - the plant we know today as the poinsettia has a long and interesting history. More > |
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Gardening Glossary |
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What does it mean? Check the
Garden Glossary and
find out! |
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Gardening Calendar |
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Our
Gardening Calendar is a
great reference for maintaining a healthy and attractive garden. |
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We Recommend: |
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Better Homes and
Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens provides information from their vast
resources including woodworking, decorating, the Home Improvement
Encyclopedia, a forum to exchange tips and ideas.
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Burpee.com
- a "fresh" site with lots of information including a tip of the
day and a great search feature for finding just the right plant. |
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Canadian Gardening
Canada's Magazine for the home gardener. |
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Canadian House and Home
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the e-zine version of the popular House and Home TV Show. |
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Gardening.com
All things gardening, for the serious plant lover. Includes illustrated plant
encyclopedia and directory of gardening sites.
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HGTV Online - The on-line home for the Home
& Garden Television cable channel. HGTV is the home improvement lover's and
do-it-yourselfer's dream channel, with lots of excellent programs.
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LivingHome
Articles, news, books and ideas galore, updated regularly. Includes a search engine for
article archives, and a section on gardening.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac
The Old Farmer's Almanac is America's oldest source of weather, folklore, gardening and other information.
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It's easy to stay up to date on the things that interest you. Just
