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Plants That Don’t Need Sunlight: Low-Light Picks For Dark Rooms And Windowless Spaces
How dark is too dark for a houseplant? Darker than most people expect, as long as it isn’t pitch black. No plant lives without any light at all, since light…
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Retaining Wall Ideas For Sloped Yards, From Timber To Stacked Stone
Most garden retaining walls that lean, bulge or tip over didn’t fail because of the blocks. They failed because of what’s missing underneath and behind them: no firm base, no…
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The Best Flowers For Window Boxes In Sun Or Shade
For a sunny window, petunias, calibrachoa, salvia, lantana and sweet potato vine; for a shady one, begonias, impatiens, ferns, caladiums and heuchera. Those are the best flowers for window boxes…
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Plants That Grow In Water Indoors, No Soil Or Repotting Needed
Snip a 4- to 6-inch piece of pothos just below a node, the small bump on the stem where a leaf grows, pull off the lowest leaf and stand it…
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Don’t Let Frost Win: How To Overwinter Dahlias, Geraniums And Potted Plants
The first frosty morning usually announces itself on the dahlias. Leaves that were green at sunset hang black and limp by breakfast, the geraniums on the steps look boiled, and…
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Clover Lawn Pros And Cons Before You Overseed Your Yard
Is a clover lawn really the low-effort, always-green yard the photos promise? Partly. Clover stays green through dry spells, needs almost no fertilizer and wants mowing far less often than…
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Ways To Use Moss In The Garden, From Stone Paths To Shady Corners
A lot of gardeners spend years reseeding the same shady corner, raking out moss every spring and watching thin grass give up again by July. Actually, though, that corner is…
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When To Plant Garlic In Fall For Fat Bulbs Next Summer
Plant garlic in fall, a few weeks after the first frost and roughly four to six weeks before the ground freezes. That’s the answer to when to plant garlic almost…
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Build A Container Pond With Fish On A Patio Or Small Yard
Fill the container, add the plants, and then wait at least two weeks before buying a single fish. That pause, plus a few drops of dechlorinator (a water conditioner that…