landscape
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Generate a Custom Planting Calendar With This Site
Planning a full-fledged garden doesn’t happen overnight. Everything from the best ways to prep the soil to what to plant where takes careful consideration — and perhaps no factor is more cirtical than figuring out the timing. Whether you are just getting into gardening or an intermediate grower looking to level up, there are ways…
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How to Plant a Window Box Garden and Keep It Alive
The pandemic-propelled gardening boom has been great for people with a yard, a community garden plot, or even a balcony. But for those of us who have none of the above, outdoor gardening options have been as limited as ever. But there is one avenue for growing things — even in an apartment — that…
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The Difference Between Annuals, Perennials, and Biennials
Knowing the life cycle of your plants is vital to creating a healthy garden. Some plants grow all year round, like evergreens (hence the name) while others sprout only once a year, like geraniums. It can be hard to keep track of which plants come back every year (perennials) and which live only one cycle…
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How to Keep Rain From Flooding Your Garden
Given how much destruction droughts can cause, it can be easy to forget the fact that having too much water is also a problem. And not only when a massive, area-wide flood drowns a town — just one heavy rainstorm can do a surprising amount of damage to a garden.