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• Flower Garden, Garden How to, Gardening Tips

  Posted on March 18th, 2010

  Written by kikonja

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  buying Rhododendrons, colorful blooms, Growing Rhododendrons, Rhododendrons, tips for Rhododendrons

  Tips for Growing Beautiful Rhododendrons

  

  Rhododendrons are exquisite flowers that boast colorful blooms atop sturdy foliage. Shades range from the palest of lavender to deep reds, even bright yellow. They are a welcome addition to any garden or landscaping project. While Rhododendrons are fairly easy to grow, they do require some special care to keep them beautiful and healthy. Here [...]

• Flower Garden, Garden, Outdoor Garden

  Posted on October 21st, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  bromeliad, Bromeliads, How to Cultivate Bromeliads, nutrients, pollen, relatives, seeds

  How to Cultivate Bromeliads

  

  Bromeliads can be described in general terms as a group of stress tolerant plants with a pronounced tendency towards epiphytism. Whether growing on trees, on rocks or potting media, a large majority of bromeliad species populate habitats with these common characteristics: frequently excessive sunlight, water and nutrients are usually in short supply for at least [...]

• Flower Garden, Garden

  Posted on October 9th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  grow roses, how to buy roses, roses tips, roses to buy

  Choosing what roses to buy

  

  Before you pay out good money for a rose, make sure you’re getting a premium-quality plant. It should have green shoots and smooth, well-ripened wood that doesn’t yield to the touch when pressed. Roses sold in plastic bags should have a fresh, green look to them: if they’ve been stored too long, or in excessively [...]

• Flower Garden, Garden, Gardening Tips

  Posted on September 28th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  Best Place to Grow Perennials, Grow Perennials, perennials

  What is the Best Place to Grow Perennials?

  

  There is a difference, however, between dense shade beneath trees, where very few things will grow, and the dappled shade thrown by a tree’s branches. Many perennials appreciate the latter, and will flower longer when planted in positions out of the glare of the direct midday and mid-afternoon sunshine. Dicentra spectahilis (bleeding heart) is a [...]

• Flower Garden, Flowers Photo, Garden, Garden How to, Gardening Tips

  Posted on September 24th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  Daffodils, Flower bulbs, Flower bulbs grow, Growing Bulb, hyacinths, tulips

  Golden Rule of Growing Bulb

  

  The one rule that should at all times be observed with bulbs is that the leaves must not be cut off, but allowed to develop fully, then die down naturally, a process that takes several weeks after flowering has finished.

  The temptation to ‘tidy up’ when the flowers have gone, particularly when subjects are planted in [...]

• Flower Garden, Garden, Indoor Gardening, Outdoor Garden

  Posted on September 18th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  Bromeliads, Dancing Bulb, Fairy Queen, Pink Quill, Tillandsia, Tillandsia edithae, Twisted Air Plant

  A Guide on Growing Tillandsia

  

  Bromeliads are today’s “in” plants, easy to grow and can survive the neglect by its owner who maybe too busy with his work. These plants belong to a large family where the edible pineapple belongs. Bromeliads give an exotic appearance to the home, office or garden it adorns.

  The broad spectrum in cultivation allows you a [...]

• Flower Garden, The Best Gardens

  Posted on September 6th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  Courtyard garden, Fountains, Japanese gardens, Stroll garden, Zen garden

  Japanese Gardens No Ordinary Gardens

  

  When we talk about the finest gardens in the world, Japanese gardens top the list. They are no ordinary gardens, having rocks, water, a teahouse, pavilion and of course, a lantern made of stone just makes one imagine of paradise. Among these elements, stones are considered to be very important in Japanese gardens, they [...]

• Flower Garden, Flowers Photo, Garden, Offbeat

  Posted on August 29th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  beautiful scenery, Flower garden, plant a flower garden, rose garden

  Make Your Flower Garden More Attractive

  

  You can make beautiful scenery out in your back yard by mixing and blending colorful combinations of flowers that are mostly found in the wild otherwise. You have two options when selecting your flowering plants, you could either select biennials that take about two years to complete their cycle of life, or annual plants [...]

• Flower Garden, Flowers Photo

  Posted on June 30th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  pink roses, red roses, rose garden, rose tips, roses, roses gardening, white roses

  Simple Rose Gardening Tips for Beginners

  

  Rose gardening is the most wonderful experience of gardening one could have, and it is true that you get a great amount of pleasure just to watch your garden bloom into a chunk of red, sweet smelling flowers. Many consider rose planting as a hard job, but with careful planning and a bit of [...]

• Flower Garden, Garden

  Posted on June 24th, 2009

  Written by kikonja

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  Annual Plants, Garden ground, garden plants, Garden soil

  How To Select Garden Plants?

  

  Mostly people just visit the nursery and get whatever plants they wish for, regretting afterwards about certain things. There are few things that you need to consider while selecting the garden plants for yourself. You need to decide whether you would go for perennial or annual plants and does your garden get the right [...]

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