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Tips to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden, Yard or Patio 2008-06-21 21:06:23 While butterflies may not be the most important or efficient pollinators (in terms of how much work they can accomplish in a garden), they can easilly be one of the most visually beautiful and enjoyable creatures in your garden. If you like seeing a multitude of these beauties in your garden, there are a [...] Read more:Garden
, Patio
Tips on Saving an Ornamental Ficus Tree (and other Office Plants) 2008-06-19 08:35:09 I was recently delivered a spindly office Ficus Tree from a sheepish co-worker, who was hoping for a miracle. The tree was dropping all of its leaves, and the only ones remaining were pale yellow-green, and browning on the tips. I agreed to take the tree for a time to see what I could do [...] Read more:Ornamental
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Mulching Tip: Recycling Paper Goods 2008-06-18 00:39:31 I’ll admit to it right off the bat - I have no interest in composting! Call me lazy or superficial, but I don’t want to be “that girl” in my neighborhood, with the big bin, or leaf corral in her side yard, for composting. For some reason, the idea of sipping my morning coffee while [...] Read more:Recycling
Garden Weasel Cultivator Review 2008-06-16 12:36:49 Anytime someone introduces a new tool to you with the preface “I took this with me to Iraq,” you know it’s probably worth paying attention to them! :) Recently I volunteered with a local community service organization called Rebuilding Together, which specializes in home renovation for the elderly to help make homes warmer, safer and [...] Read more:Garden
, Weasel
Funky Perennial Pot Idea 2008-06-14 11:07:45 I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy the flexibility of container gardening! Unlike established garden beds, containers can be changed seasonally or even more frequently just to suite the mood! I like the ‘play room’ containers give me to try out new plants, such as those I get occassionally as gifts from friends [...] Read more:Funky
Meet the Green Gardenista! 2008-06-08 22:12:25 Hi! Welcome to my new online journal, Green
Gardenista.com! My name is Amy - thanks for stopping by my little “green” space on the web! Let me start things off by telling you a little bit about who I am and what I envision Green Gardenista will be all about. To start, I am one of [...]
Diagnosing a Wilting White Ash Tree 2008-06-27 02:29:51 White Ash trees have a reputation for having very strong and flexible wood, but when I drove past this tree on my job site, I knew I had a serious problem! Generally a tree bent and strainingin this manner is suffering from severe drought conditions, and is in danger of losing branches under the strain [...] Read more:White
Identifying and Controlling Poison Ivy 2008-06-25 19:12:44 This year, the East Coast is experiencing an unbelievable boom in Poison
Ivy! From woodsy borders, and the sides of the highways, to backyard fences, this American native plant is spreading at an amazing rate just since the spring of this year! Working in property management, I try to keep an eye open for future [...] Read more:Controlling
How To: Prune Geranium Flowers For The Summer 2008-07-22 19:59:08 The smell of geraniums reminds me of my parents house when I was growing up. The summer was always rung in with potted Geraniums on the front porch, and winter found those same plants waiting out the cold temperatures inside my parents bathroom, perching beside the soaking tub.
One of the great things about geraniums is [...] Read more:Flowers
, Summer
Garden Tip: DIY Deer Repellant with Dried Milk 2008-07-19 23:31:54 You don’t have to go any farther than your grocery store to purchase a green, and low cost solution that will solve your deer problems with a handy deer repellent. I for one believe that if a homeowner wants to grow Vegetables, Tulips, Hosta, or Hibiscus, that they should be able to, without having to [...] Read more:Garden
How To: Keep Geese Off Your Waterfront Property or Pond 2008-07-19 09:58:46 In my area in particular, Canadian Geese are a large seasonal problem. With each goose producing a pound of poop a day, they can quickly wear out their welcome, and your lawn! I’ve seen several suggestions online, as to how to control a goose population, including swan decoys, lawn treatments, and planting options, but I [...] Read more:Waterfront
Native Landscaping Plant To Know: Arrowwood Viburnum 2008-07-17 08:07:08 Arrowwood Viburnum, is one of the plants on my “bullet-proof” list, that I recommend to everyone, no matter how green their thumb! A native North American tree growing naturally from Canada to Texas, Arrowwood Viburnum can be used as either a landscaping tree, or a pruned hedge shrub.
What You’ll Love:
This is one very hardy plant, [...] Read more:Landscaping
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What To Do With Injured Or Abandoned Wild Birds 2008-07-15 21:25:59 I was called into an apartment building lobby last Thursday by a lady at the main desk, who urgently wanted me to look at a wounded bird that one of the housekeeping ladies had found near an exterior door. Since I have a reputation for knowing what to do with, or who to call over [...] Read more:Abandoned
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Bug Watch: The Dobsonfly 2008-07-14 19:50:54 Like so many other summer night barbecues, the one I attended the other night was crashed by an unexpected nocturnal pest. This particular night though, the guest was over four inches long, and had a six inch wing span!
Falling into a category of giant bugs large enough to be one of the horsemen of the [...]
Expanding Your Arbor Choices: Trellis Blackberries 2008-07-13 15:18:12 This year, I wanted a change! Instead of planting traditional arbor plants around the trellis’ in my front yard, I wanted something a little more substantial, that would feed both myself, and the songbirds I’m desperately trying to attract to my city home! As part of my “green journey,” one of my goals is to [...] Read more:Blackberries
Container Garden Ideas: Scents from the Spa (#002) 2008-07-12 09:27:19 Recently I was asked to put together a few container gardens for an educational program focusing on the five senses, and jumped at the chance to experiment! I hadn’t done much mixing of flowers and herbs in the same pot before, so I wasn’t really sure what combination I would try. While I was pretty [...] Read more:Container
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Bringing Up Baby; Mallard Style 2008-07-12 07:32:48 One of the areas I manage is a complex that features a large enclosed courtyard, with lush vegetation, and a small pond with a waterfall. Last summer, a pregnant Mallard came to scope out the courtyard with her mate only a few weeks after the construction was finished. She and her mate would sit on [...] Read more:Style
Mailbox Gardening: Zinnia Beds For Scorching Summer Color 2008-08-06 21:19:47 For some reason mailboxes are the last frontier in gardening. Untouched and forlorn, most mailboxes sit naked on the curbside until a work-weary homeowner starts watching too much HGTV to unwind, or discovers a need to spruce up the curb appeal of their house to entice homebuyers. Where have all the mailbox gardeners gone? I’d [...] Read more:Color
, Mailbox
, Summer
10 Different Uses For Rosemary 2008-08-05 00:56:40 Most of the garden plants we use today owe their popularity in the past to their centuries-old usefulness in the home, and in the medicine chest. While I won’t try and pass myself off as an herbalist, I have found some great, and creative uses for Rosemary
that you might want to know about, to [...]
How To: Diagnose and Heal Sun Damaged Home Or Office Plants 2008-08-03 20:29:18 Can plants get sunburn? The answer is yes! Most plants are not susceptible to sun damage, but many common home and office plants can suffer from sunburn because they are specifically suited to shadier locations – a leading reason they have earned a place in artificially lit environments.
Pictured here are a few leaves [...] Read more:Diagnose
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More Tips on How To Keep Geese Off Your Yard and Pond 2008-08-01 22:43:14 Canadian Geese are beautiful; but they are also messy, potentially aggressive, and capable of cleaning out your backyard pond of water plants in one or two afternoons. Not to mention potential damage to your lawn and gardens from the presents they leave behind! The key to keeping geese out of your yard is in knowing [...]
Book Review: Better Homes and Gardens New Garden Book 2008-07-29 21:05:48 When people ask me what my favorite gardening book is, this is always the first book that comes to mind! Whether I am working in my own yard, or helping a friend with theirs, this is my favorite “first line of defense” book for handling basic gardening questions, and this is always the first book [...] Read more:Garden
, Gardens
, Homes
Natural Cat Repellent: A Natural Way to Keep Away Stray Cats 2008-07-28 20:39:43 There is always a way to maximize the uses you get out of your garden, and the plants you grow there, and sometimes what you discover as a new use for an old plant may surprise you!
This is one great “green idea” that I stumbled on myself quite accidentally! When moving fresh cut Rosemary from [...] Read more:Natural
, Stray
Recognizing and Removing Invasive Plant: The Multiflora Rose 2008-07-26 13:15:13 The story of the Multiflora Rose is one I would have loved growing up, because unlike other invasive plant species, the story of the Multiflora Rose begins as a Western, complete with cowboys and gunsmoke!
Once upon a time out west there actually were “free range” cattle, who probably ate organic food, and slept on bedding [...] Read more:Invasive
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Container Garden Ideas: Hanging Basket For Full Sun (#003) 2008-07-24 22:22:54 Here is a bright idea for a full sun area that will assist you in cheerfully welcoming visitors to your home. This basket idea is simple, and only requires two varieties of plants!
Both considered annuals in areas with frost, African Daisies (Osteospermum), and Lantana (any variety) blend beautifully in this hanging basket, attracting butterflies, and [...] Read more:Basket
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Green Tips: Watering Your Lawn and Garden in the Summer 2008-07-23 22:29:21 We all want a healthy lawn, but when the summer heat strikes, it may be hard to know how to achieve that end when it comes to proper watering. We’ve all heard that ‘less can be more,’ but in lawn care, that adage has a different meaning. Grass is, as a rule, a cool weather [...] Read more:Garden
, Green
, Summer
Using Barley Bales to Get Rid of Algae in Your Pond or Water Garden 2008-08-20 06:08:27 Going “green” with your backyard pond this year can mean a cleaner conscience, and a cleaner pond! Of course, no one likes a green pond, when the “green” we are talking about is string algae, and pond scum! Aside from taking away from the aesthetics of your tranquil oasis, dealing with algae means constant additions [...] Read more:Bales
, Barley
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Suggestions For A 4-H Rabbit Garden 2008-08-18 20:04:31 One of my favorite things about August is the county fair! There is nothing I like better than strolling around a local fairground on an August evening with an ice-cream cone, and my family and friends, watching the kids get excited about the pig races, and petting the farm animals. The one barn at the [...] Read more:Garden
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Rhododendron Ponticum, And Scottish Eco-Tourism 2008-08-17 21:50:33 Living in an area that sees plenty of sun, and hot dry summer weather, Rhododendrons are the last plant I would expect to see running amok through my neighborhood, but this popular garden plant is doing just that through the British Isles.
My sister and her husband recently traveled to Scotland to stay with friends, and [...] Read more:Scottish
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