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How to plant tulips: a complete tulip growing guide
Tulips have long held a deep fascination for mankind. Originating in the mountains of central Asia, where Tibet meets Russia and China, they were first cultivated on a…
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Dahlia varieties: your complete guide to all types of dahlias
Classification of types of dahlias (or varieties) is a fluid subject. Botanists argue about the division of species and growers create increasing numbers of cultivars and varieties. Thus,…
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Dahlia Pinnata: a dahlia original
Dahlia Pinnata plant notes Family Dahlia pinnata is in the Asteraceae (or Daisy) family. Plant Type Tuberous, herbaceous perennial, with pinnate leaves, striking flowers. Soil Type Prefers moist…
Growing trees from seed
At the beginning of Spring this year (2020) I was lucky enough to acquire a new greenhouse for my new garden. Of course, I have used it to…
All About Weeds
Weeds of North America
Here you will find a comprehensive list of weed identification resources for the USA and Canada. Given the vast size of the…
Weed control – is this the gardener’s toughest job?
It is said that gardening is all about the gardener’s efforts to control nature and controlling weeds must be one of the…
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What are weeds?
What makes a plant a weed? In part 2 of this weed control series, I try to answer the simple, but not…
Why get rid of weeds?
In the other posts in this weed control series, I’ve written about what weeds are and made the point that, fundamentally, weeds…
