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Basic Things You Need to Know About Growing Roses

Love roses? Want to plant them? Read on!

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Preparation Before Planting

This describes how to prepare your ground before planting to ensure the best success your with newly planted trees or plants. Many people will have this misconception that early November is not a good time of year for planting however; this is the time of year you should plant many of your bare-root trees and shrubs, including roses.

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I Can’t Grow Radishes

A humorous look at things that escape what I consider my pretty good gardening skills.

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Special Care for Cut Flowers

If you like to have cut flowers in the house, there are quite some tricks to make them last longer. By investing just a bit of time, you are able to enjoy them for a far longer time than by just plonking them in a vase. And there are some flowers that can be kept for quite a long time even when cut.

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Creation of an English Cottage Garden

How to choose the plants and design an old-world fragrant English cottage garden.

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Garden Pests: The Rose Saw Fly

The simple rose saw fly hides a horror behind its innocuous outlook. Rather than simply causing splits and sores in stems, it unleashes an army of larva which, without your help, will easily destroy your rose in weeks.

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It’s Been a Good Year for the Roses

Enjoying the summer in an English Garden.

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Old-Fashioned Garden Plants for an Overgrown Garden

The old-fashioned illustrations of English “weedy” gardens can come alive in your own backyard with a little time and encouragement. Cultivate the feel of an old garden grown wild using several flowering garden favorites.

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English Urban Gardening

A look into the true sense of English gardening.This article covers topics such as agriculture, residential, real estate, and history of the English garden.

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Pretty Edible Flowers in Your Garden

Everybody loves flowers because they are pretty, add color and interest to your yard and they smell good, however some of these flowers are actually edible and completely safe to eat. Not all flowers are edible; some can be poisonous so make sure you know what you are doing when eating flowers.