Plants: Household Plants, Identifying Plants and Plant Lifecycles

Window Herb Gardens Keep Fresh Herbs On Your Table All Year

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If you have a summer herb garden, it’s always a disappointment when cooler weather sets in and your fresh herbs die down. Now you need to rely on dried herbs as the next best thing to enhance your menus. Or do you? With a south-facing window and a little TLC, you can have a thriving …

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Controlling Weeds Without Herbicides

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Control Weeds Without Using Herbicides

If you have a garden of any size, you probably do not look forward to pulling the inevitable yearly crop of weeds. Not only are they unsightly, but weeds leach valuable nutrients from your desirable landscape plants. Out of sheer frustration, you may be tempted to exterminate them with a commercial herbicide. However, your conscience …

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Plants And Flowers For Your Yard

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Plants and Flowers For Your Yard

My husband and I bought a new home, which means we also bought a new yard. I am glad that it is winter right now because I have no idea how to landscape a yard. I love to look at plants and flowers. I do not love taking care of them. I have started to …

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Plant Creepers

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Plant Creepers Can Be A Thing Of Beauty

If you have ever owned a plant like mint, you will have probably noticed plant creepers that have formed from the main body of the plant and have tried to grow from its pot or place in the garden. These plant creepers are a part of the plant’s natural reproductive phase, an ability that allows …

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Desert Plants That You Can Grow Indoors

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Desert Cactus in Bloom

Despite how harsh the desert may seem, there are a wide variety of desert plants that grow in arid conditions. These plants are hardy, thriving on little water, a great deal of sunlight, and conditions that would wither or kill most living things. However, just because these plants can survive in a terrain many creatures …

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Carnivorous Plants

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Plants - Venus Flytrap

If you want to add a unique touch to your garden, carnivorous plants are bound to get attention. From the common Venus Flytrap to the Cobra plant, these exotics serve several purposes. In areas that have high populations of bugs, it lowers the amount of flies or other insects that bother you. While the benefit is …

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Common Plant Names

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Knowing common plant names is key if you intend on establishing a good indoor or outdoor garden. As many botanical shops deal with their seeds, seedlings and full grown plants by their common plant name, it is vital that you can match common names with scientific names. There are several ways to match common plant names …

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