An Easy Way To Measure Sunlight
A simple, handy tool can help you determine the amount of sunlight in any location in your yard. The Sunlight Calculator meter measures the duration and intensity of sunlight falling in a location over a 12-hour ... [... more]
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Blankets For Erosion Control
Erosion not only wastes valuable topsoil, but it erodes dollars from your wallet. A new product, the Guardian Seed Starter Mulch Mat, may help homeowners battle erosion without breaking their backs. This lightweight ... [... more]
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Custom Publishing
With more than 30 years of gardening publishing experience, we know a little about what gardeners want. NGA owns one of the largest content databases and is continually developing new publications and programs. The ... [... more]
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A Roundup Of Unusual Rakes
Super Rake, based on the twin-blade shaving concept, has two closely spaced but differently angled sets of sharp, flexible plastic teeth. It promises to be more efficient than a standard single-head rake. Depending ... [... more]
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Choosing A Lawn Mower
Mulching mowers are pretty much required these days, simply because it's more sensible to leave clippings on the lawn than send them to a landfill. Mulching mowers have a doughnut-shaped deck (the piece that covers ... [... more]
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Colorful Japanese Forest Grass
‘Red Wind’ forest grass (Hakonechloa macra ‘Beni Kaze’) produces the same soft green leaf blades as other types of forest grass in summer, but once the cooler weather of autumn arrives, the leaf blades take on a burgundy color that compliments ... [... more]
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Best Ground Covers For Roadsides
For five years, Cornell researchers trialed more than 100 herbaceous ornamental ground covers and evaluated them for tolerance to road salt, weed suppression ability, maintenance requirements, and season-long aesthetic appeal. For example, they ... [... more]
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Best Grass For Low-Nitrogen Lawns
To help homeowners reduce their use of nitrogen fertilizer on cool-season grasses, researchers at Purdue University in Indiana tested eight different nitrogen fertilizer application rates on three different cool-season grasses -- Kentucky ... [... more]
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Canna
Apply a 2- to 4-inch layer of mulch around cannas to retain moisture and control weeds. Cannas prefer consistently moist soil, so water plants during the summer if rainfall is less than 1 inch per week, and water ... [... more]
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Build A Rain Garden
The most difficult part of building a rain garden can be plant selection. Plants need to be tough enough to withstand periodic flooding, yet attractive enough to look good in the garden. Deep-rooted, low-care native ... [... more]
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A Lawn In A Day
Sod is especially useful where patches of lawn have become bare, weedy, or damaged. Winter use of street salt in northern regions is one major cause of damage. After removing the threadbare turf and preparing the ... [... more]
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Arsenic-Eating Fern
Edenfern is a southern fern that's hardy to USDA zone 7, grows 2 to 4 feet tall, and is adapted to sun or part shade. When grown in arsenic-contaminated soils, it removes up to 10 ppm of arsenic in 2 to 4 months, ... [... more]
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