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Vines: Beautiful Climbers to Enhance Your Garden

When you’re in a tight spot and the only way to grow is up, these annual vines create a curtain of color in just a few weeks.

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Poison Plants: Their Effect on the Health of Your Pets

Many of us treat our cats and dogs as if they were part of our family. We love them and do our best to keep them healthy. While the following list may be incomplete do to the discovery of new species and toxins, I have tried my best to compile a list (with photos) of the most common poisonous plants affecting cats and dogs. It is to be used as a reference guide only. If you suspect your dog or cat has eaten something they should not have please contact your veterinary provider immediately.

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Flowering Vines with Hardy Growth

Choose a strong, fast-spreading flowering vine from these favorite garden selections. The beautiful colors and sizes will add beauty to any garden, porch, or hanging basket.

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Unique Hanging Basket Plants for Summer

Create a beautiful hanging basket for your porch or eaves featuring unique trailing plants. These varieties are easy to grow and lovely to admire all summer long.

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Scented Garden Plants for Landscaping

Let the breezes in your garden be perfumed by a few sweet-scented varieties. These flowering plants provide a strong scent and beautiful blossoms to any summer garden.

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Propagating Grapes and Muscadine Vines

Grape and muscadine varieties are easy to plant, maintain, and propagate with a little practice. Sturdy and hardy, even young plants will quickly grow and reward you for your efforts.

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Trellis Ideas for any Size Space

No matter what size your gardening space, you can design a trellis that will give your climbing vines a sturdy and ornamental source of support. Whether you need a lightweight frame or something stronger, there are creative ideas and materials that will match your needs.

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How to Utilize Space for a Small Garden

This describes way to make your small garden look bigger,more beautiful and most important, ways to have more plants growing in your garden without taking away from it.

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Hanging Basket Plants for Porches and Decks

Hanging baskets can spruce up a porch or deck and make it a soothing atmosphere for spending your time. Bright flowers, cool green vines, and other foliage can fill the space in attractive baskets or hanging containers.

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Sturdy Trellis Designs for Shady Climbing Vines

For ambitious gardeners looking for creative alternatives to lattice, the answer may be as simple as your storage room or as complicated as welding metal frames. The end result, however, may produce the perfect creative support for your climbing vine.