Latest articles by Becca Badgett
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Mexican Tulip Poppy Care: How To Grow a Mexican Tulip Poppy
Growing Mexican tulip poppies in the sunny flower bed is a good way to have long-lasting color in those sometimes hard-to-fill areas. Read this article to learn how to use them in the landscape.
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What Is Honeydew: Tips On How To Remove Honeydew From Cars And Plants
If you've noticed a clear, sticky substance on your plants or on the furniture underneath, you likely have a honeydew secretion. What is honeydew? Learn more in this article and find out what can be done about it.
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How To Grow Bulbine Plants: Information On Caring For Bulbines
Growing bulbine flowers are a good accent for a flowerbed or a mixed container. Read this article for information on how to grow bulbine flowers in your garden. Learn more here.
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Preserving Plants: Learn How To Dry Flowers And Foliage
Creating dried flower arrangements is a fun hobby and can turn into a lucrative side job. Preserving plants to use in these arrangements is not difficult. This article explains more.
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Houittuynia Plant Growing: How To Grow Chameleon Groundcover In The Garden
Growing chameleon plants are a colorful ground cover that is adaptable to many areas and can be useful in the landscape. Get information on the care of chameleon ground cover in this article.
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Siam Tulip Care: Learn How To Grow Siam Tulips
Cultivating Siam tulip in USDA zones 9-11 adds large, showy tropical flowers and delicate bracts to the outdoor flowerbed. Siam tulip care is modest, and the information in this article will help.
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Strawberry Begonia Care: Growing Strawberry Begonias Indoors
Strawberry begonia plants are a good choice for the indoor gardener who wants a compact and rapidly growing houseplant. Strawberry begonia care isn't complicated and this article will help with growing info.
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Growing Heather: How To Care For Heather
Brilliant blooms of the heather flower attract gardeners to this low-growing evergreen shrub. Various performance results from growing heather, and the following article provides more information.
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Growing Flax: Tips For Flax Plant Care
The blue flax flower is a beautiful wildflower that packs quite a punch in the garden. Learn how to grow flax in your garden by following the tips found in this article.
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DIY Succulent Ornaments: Making Succulent Christmas Decorations
Why not include succulents in your Christmas decorations? Click here to find ideas for ornaments made with succulents.
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Mulching With Oyster Shells: How Crushed Oyster Shells Help Plants
Are you looking for something different to use as mulch in your flowerbeds? Why not consider crushed oyster shells? Learn more here.
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Living Rock Care: Growing A Jewel Plant Living Rock
Titanopsis, the living rock or jewel plant, is an unusual succulent that many growers want to grow, but with unfortunate results from a single watering. Learning to withhold water is particularly important when providing living rock care. This article has more info.
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Care Of Lady Ferns: Planting Lady Ferns In The Garden
For finely textured foliage in the shady to part sun garden or natural wooded area, consider growing lady fern plants. Lady fern plants are reliable and easy to grow. Read this article to learn more about them.
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What Is Mullein: Learn About Growing Mullein Uses And Disadvantages
You've likely seen mullein plants growing in fields and along roadsides. They're often attractive, with tall spikes of yellow flowering rosettes. Read this article to learn more about this interesting plant.
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Winterizing Power Tools – Tips For Storing Power Lawn Tools
Temperatures often dictate when we can start or finish chores in the garden. This includes storing power lawn tools that we won’t be using for a few months. Find tips for winterizing lawn mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other gas- or electric-powered equipment here.
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Is My Horse Chestnut Sick – Identifying Common Horse Chestnut Issues
In spite of its attractiveness, problems with horse chestnut can and do occur. How can we avoid horse chestnut problems in our trees? Here are some tips for identification of horse chestnut issues and how to avoid the problems. Click this article for more info.
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Growing Jasmine Indoors: Care Of Indoor Jasmine Plants
If winter blooms and sweet, nighttime fragrance appeal to your senses, consider growing jasmine indoors. Learn more about the care of indoor jasmine in this article and enjoy this lively plant year round.
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English Daisy Information: Caring For English Daisies In The Garden
Add a frilly, old fashioned touch of color in spring, and sometimes fall, by planting English daisies in the garden. Caring for English daisies is simple, and this article will help.
