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Daily home & garden tip: Perfume your deck with fragrant summer bulbs
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View full sizePeter Forster/Wikimedia CommonsPeacock flower Fragrant summer bulbs grown in pots are a great way to perfume a deck, terrace or entryway. Consider these lesser-known beauties: Magic lily (Lycoris squamigera). Fragrant flowers are pink with

Garden Help: Beyond St. Augustine: Grass choices for our area
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About 50 percent of the plant questions that come into our office are related to lawns. Another tough winter has some folks replacing large areas of their lawn again. The time and money involved in resodding is wearing thin and people are questioning the

Gardeners heed call of spring this month
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April can be one of the busiest - and most colorful - garden months of the year. Our fall and winter plantings have rewarded us with a myriad of different colors and textures and are still dazzling us with some of their spectacular blossoms as spring

Ryobi Tools: Gardening Equipment Come Rain or Snow
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Perhaps one aspect of this company which has driven them to become one of the leading contenders in the gardening industry is the reliability of the equipment they produce. Not only are these tools reliable but whether you be a professional gardener or a

Jeff Probst buys Gene Autry estate for $5 million
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The 'Survivor' host purchases the late cowboy singer-actor's Studio City spread. "Survivor" host Jeff Probst has purchased the Gene Autry estate in Studio City for $5 million. Built in 1949 by the cowboy singer-actor, the forested 3.68-acre property had

Home and Garden Digest, April 9, 2011: Clean up for Earth Day in Santa Cruz
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Earth Day cleanups set for April 16 Save Our Shores is organizing two Earth Day cleanups 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16 in Santa Cruz. All cleanup materials will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags, buckets and

Must be the season of the sale: UCSC Aboretum kicks off string of plant sales hugely popular with gardeners
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SANTA CRUZ -- There's a tell-tale sign spring has sprung in Santa Cruz County, and it's up at the Arboretum at UC Santa Cruz. For more than 10 years now, the Arboretum has joined with the California Native Plant Society for an annual plant sale, bringing

It's the soil, stupid! Quality dirt is what really makes your garden grow
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Some of the many ingredients, including fresh mushroom compost and chicken manure, used in Aptos Landscape Supply's specialized soil mixtures sit in sample bins in the store. Erik Santee and Kenny Rumrill create specific planting mixtures to help

Potted veggies, herbs good solution for land-lacking gardeners
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Gardening - it's either a dirty word or a pipe dream for those who have limited time, resources or live in small spaces. But with a few containers, it's possible to grow edibles on a patio, deck, balcony or window box. The best part? You can enjoy

Worry not -- despite wet March, we're still on track for great gardening
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We've become a nation of backyard farmers. "Last year, we saw an explosion in edible gardening," said Joe McFarland, the Home Depot's Western Division president. "That trend is absolutely continuing this year. � We've been up double digits (in sales)

Things to do in the garden in April
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Indoors ** Start seeds of warm-season plants (including tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, marigolds, zinnias and petunias) for transplanting to the garden later. ** Start tuberous begonias, caladiums and cannas for transplanting to garden later.

Your garden guide to Spring
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• This is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter. • Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer

Winter's over so it's time for garden tours!
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Above is a pool area of a garden that will be on the Garden Conservancy tour (Photo by Pam Waterman) Above is a pool area of a garden that will be on the Garden Conservancy tour (Photo by Pam Waterman) Gardeners are rejoicing. This spring, garden touring

Area Garden Events, April 9
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ALTADENA COMMUNITY GARDEN 3330 N. Lincoln Ave., Altadena. University of California Cooperative Extension launches new Victory Gardening classes: Beginning level meets from 9 a.m.-noon, today plus April 16, 23, and 30. Intermediate level meets from 2-5

Five things to do in the garden, April 9
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1 Remember to irrigate plants regularly, especially those that produce flowers or fruit. Breezy conditions are every bit as hard on plants as warm weather. It dehydrates them rapidly. Container plants need extra water, too. 2 You can still plant new

The Royal Wedding bouquet: Brides in bloom
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Will Westminster Abbey be awash with roses or adrift in pear blossom on April 29? Will Kates bouquet reflect tradition or floral fashion? Experts share their inside view of the posy of the decade and more When Kate Middleton glides down the aisle in a

Choosing healthy plants is key factor in gardening success
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Brightly colored annuals and perennials tempting us have now arrived at most nurseries. Each one says “pick me, pick me,” but which one do you pick? Take your time. Time spent selecting only the healthiest will pay off in a beautiful garden that will

Why Should You Get Your Gardening Tools Own?
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Edit Article | Posted: Apr 08, 2011 |Comments: 0 | Most people who own garden prefer to hire professionals to take care of them. As our lives are so hectic and we need to attend to so many things in one day, sometimes caring for the garden seems to be

Return of the unsung shrub
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Designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd is leading the revival of the shrub class, says Stephen Lacey Image 1 of 2 Shrubbery love: cherries at Gresgarth Photo: MARTIN POPE Image 1 of 2 Topiary at its most elegant Photo: MARTIN POPE Give a shrub to your average

Our Garden returns on April 13
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Our Garden is ready for its third season debut with a new lineup of free weekly classes and plans to donate even more food to the hungry. The Bay Area News Group's demonstration garden, tended by the Master Gardeners of Contra Costa County, was first

Garden Briefs (April 8-15)
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The Doña Ana County Master Gardeners will present a day of gardening workshops at Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla. Their Spring Garden Expo provides a day filled with workshops on a wide range of topics from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. During the

Garden: Winter weather effects still felt
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Tom and Sue Schmugge continue to enjoy their garden, despite heavy damage done during this winter's frost. One of the surprises and educational experiences this year will be the pleasure of seeing what survived or thrived through this winter. This year's

Our Garden returns on April 13
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Our Garden is ready for its third season debut with a new lineup of free weekly classes and plans to donate even more food to the hungry.The Bay Area News Group's demonstration garden, tended by the Master Gardeners of Contra Costa County, was first

Book promotes upright ideas with vertical gardens
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The ground isn't the only place where gardens grow. Look up, and you just might notice plenty of vertical and above-ground surfaces that can be enhanced by plants. Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet explore the subject of vertical gardening in "Garden Up!:

Winter's over so it's time for garden tours!
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Above is a pool area of a garden that will be on the Garden Conservancy tour (Photo by Pam Waterman) Above is a pool area of a garden that will be on the Garden Conservancy tour (Photo by Pam Waterman) Gardeners are rejoicing. This spring, garden touring

Five things to do in the garden, April 9
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1 Remember to irrigate plants regularly, especially those that produce flowers or fruit. Breezy conditions are every bit as hard on plants as warm weather. It dehydrates them rapidly. Container plants need extra water, too. 2 You can still plant new

Area Garden Events, April 9
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ALTADENA COMMUNITY GARDEN 3330 N. Lincoln Ave., Altadena. University of California Cooperative Extension launches new Victory Gardening classes: Beginning level meets from 9 a.m.-noon, today plus April 16, 23, and 30. Intermediate level meets from 2-5

What's bugging you? Share your ideas for controlling garden pests
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Portrait of rabbit JUPITERIMAGES — Buy Photo How do you defend your garden? What's bugging you? As gardening season nears, you might remember last year's tomato vines and the squirrels that ate the tomatoes; hummingbird feeders and the ants that