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Category Archives: Tools & Design

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6 Easy Steps to Get Started as a Beginner Gardener

Most plants should be exposed to the sun for 6 hours every day. Other plants, such as Primrose, can grow well in the shade. Keep this in mind when deciding where to place your garden.

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Essential Guide to Growing Young Trees & Shrubs

According to the Arbor Day Foundation and U.S. Forest Service, “Trees properly placed around buildings can reduce air conditioning needs by 30% and can save 20-50% in energy used for heating.”

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Beginner Gardening: Pre-Spring Tool Checklist

It’s important to take a full and honest inventory of your items so you can decide what to keep, fix, or replace so that you can order and receive your new products in time for the start of the springtime growing season!

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3 Unique (& Cute) Ways to Preserve Bouquets or Cut Flowers

What’s better than seeing the sunlight bouncing off your colorful treasures and imprinting its glow on your space? Even more charming is seeing those fresh blooms contained in something delightful.

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5 Ways You Can Easily Prepare Your Soil for Spring Growth

Thus, the perfect mix is soil that holds moisture well but drains so that your roots don’t become waterlogged. Most plants require oxygen to reach the roots for proper growth indicating a high priority for aeration.

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4 Early-Spring Vegetables Anyone Can Grow

Using this guide and applying the preparation needed, anyone can grow spinach, brussels sprouts, radishes, and turnips — four commonly known, early-spring vegetables.

A fallow deer grazes in a lush green forest clearing, its spotted coat blends with the natural surroundings. The animal is bending its head down.

Tips for Preventing Animals in Your Garden & Lawn

Traps like spring-loaded doors or mesh fencing can be especially useful in more extreme cases. Although, if you are experiencing this, catching one pest may not solve your problem

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