Fun Ideas and Articles – Page 20 – The Home & Garden Center

Landscape Design Basics 2.0

in Annuals, Fun Ideas and Articles, Perennials, Planting, Trees & Shrubs

Planning Your Landscape A new year often brings new plans, new projects, and fresh ideas. It's also a great time to...

Year-Round Shady Evergreens

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Evergreens for the Shade No, I'm not talking about cedar and spruce trees! I'm talking about plants that provide foliage throughout...

Pruning Tools

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Choosing the Right Pruning Tool We are nearing one of the best times of year to prune many shrubs and trees....

Don’t Prune Spring Blooming Plants In Fall

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Think Before You Prune This Fall! Before you grab the pruners this fall, make sure you know when your particular plant...

Prepare Your Houseplants For Their Move Indoors

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Houseplants, Prepping for the Season

Bringing Your Houseplants Back Indoors Did you move some or all of your houseplants outdoors during the spring and summer? If...

Mums: Enjoy Them For Years Instead of Weeks

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[vc_single_image image="29906" img_size="300x300" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""] Don't Toss Those Mums! A Mum puts on a beautiful show for several weeks and then eventually...

Should You Overseed With Ryegrass?

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[vc_single_image source="external_link" external_img_size="825x255" alignment="center" qode_css_animation="" custom_src="https://www.pennington.com/-/media/Project/OneWeb/Pennington/Images/blog/seed/All-You-Need-to-Know-About-Perennial-Ryegrass/Open-Graph-ryegrass.jpg" caption="Ryegrass Photo From Pennington®"] Should You Overseed Your Lawn With Ryegrass? If you're thinking about having...

Meet The Peggy Martin Rose

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The Story of the Peggy Martin Rose I am fascinated by the stories surrounding plants, and the story of the Peggy...

Ants & Jimmy Stewart

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[vc_single_image source="external_link" external_img_size="1200x600" alignment="center" qode_css_animation="" custom_src="https://www.pestworld.org/media/560910/small-ants.jpg" caption="Photo from PestWorld.org"] Who has been stung by an ant and thought, “Ants are good!...

How To Identify (and get rid of) Mealybugs

in Annuals, Fun Ideas and Articles, Houseplants, Perennials, Pest & Disease Solutions, Prepping for the Season, Trees & Shrubs

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mealybugs thrive in warm/hot conditions on indoor and outdoor plants alike and spread quickly...