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Indoor Gardening With Foliage Plants

Thu, 01 Feb 2006 22:57:00 GMT

Gwen Nyhus Stewart shares her insight with us. Plants grown primarily for their leaf characteristics and utilized for interior decoration or landscape purposes are called foliage plants. As our society becomes more urban, living plants as part of the interior landscape increases. The use of live foliage plants brings individuals closer to an outdoor type of environment, and the large variety of plants gives us the opportunity to select species that will serve as attractive additions to interior decor. Foliage plants are excellent for indoor culture since they are able to survive environmental conditions unfavourable to many other plants.

Low Cost Home Landscaping Tips

Tue, 16 Jan 2006 19:15:00 GMT

A practical guide to landscaping your yard. Installing and maintaining landscaping around your home can be a costly undertaking. Even the perfect landscape can end up a source of vexation instead of pleasure -- if it costs you more than you can afford to install and keep up. With these few helpful tips, you can save money on your landscaping without sacrificing quality or beauty.

Gardening - Natural Science NOT Rocket Science..

Tue, 16 Jan 2006 19:11:00 GMT

How gardening can be a positive force in your life. Don't force yourself out of the most profitable hobby in the universe because you think it's too hard to learn ...It isn't! Gardening is fast becoming the world's number one hobby, and with all the latest 'alternative' information we have to hand, gardening as a natural science is fun to learn about and rewarding in the extreme...

Garden design planning

Tue, 16 Jan 2006 19:06:00 GMT

How a well thought-out garden design can change everything. Good garden design starts with thinking before digging. Garden design takes time. It's too late to plan your garden when you are standing in the nursery eyeing every new plant that tempts you. Spend some time looking at your garden site, either during the off season, when you can really view it objectively or during the growing season, when your successes and failures make themselves known.

Things You Should Consider When Buying Your First Garden Leaf Blower

Tue, 16 Jan 2006 19:01:00 GMT

How a garden leaf blower can make your hobby more enjoyable. Collecting leaves with the aid of a garden leaf blower is considerably less time-consuming and less back breaking work when compared to using a garden rake or other such tools. The general idea of a leaf blower is pretty straightforward. A high-speed fan is surrounded by a cover. Tubes are then connected to the side of the fan to focus the air current (up to around 200 miles per hour in some units) in the direction you want to move the leaves.

In Search of the Best Gardening Tools

Tue, 16 Jan 2006 18:57:00 GMT

Breaking down the cost of basic gardening tools and how to choose them. Different kinds of gardens require different kinds of garden tools. Hardware stores mostly cater for a wide range of tools, but there are shops that specialize in the more expensive kind of garden tool that shouts quality. Wherever you decide to shop, here are a few pointers to advise you.