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Avant Yard: Azalea fever -- tips to maximize spring blooms

Mar 14th 2008 1:00PM Azaleas are remarkably easy to grow, hence their immense popularity with homeowners and landscapers everywhere. They are super-tough, for one thing. For another, they grow big enough to create privacy screens and attract wildlife, yet not so big ... (4 Comments)

Links We Love: Cottage Blooms & a DIY Rolling Bar

Nov 6th 2009 12:00PM Photo: A Storybook Life Borrow planting ideas from this gorgeous cottage garden. It's newly established, but already sporting tons of old-fashioned blooms. – A Storybook Life Convert an antique or vintage travel trunk (AKA a steam trunk) ... (0 Comments)

Avant Yard: Perfect pansies in 10 easy steps

Feb 25th 2008 11:00AM Want colorful flowers this spring? No time to read that 500-page gardening book you got for Christmas? Well, time-pressed gardener, here's how to grow masses of beautiful pansies in 10 easy steps. 1. Know your zone. Is now a good time to plant? The ... (2 Comments)

Avant Yard: Control your weedy wisteria

Apr 25th 2008 8:00AM When I was a kid, my dad would routinely get out his pruning tools and ruthlessly cut back our lovely wisteria. This would always upset me greatly because the vine was so very beautiful when it bloomed in Spring. Would it ever come back and flower ... (1 Comments)

Avant Yard: Mediterranean landscaping -- 10 tips for creating a backyard oasis

Jun 20th 2008 10:00AM Dreaming of a Mediterranean-style oasis in your own yard? Me too! Okay, let's get inspired! So, what makes certain gardens "Mediterranean," anyway? Well, for starters, they're designed to withstand both lots of heat and irregular rainfall. The ... (1 Comments)

Grow this gigantic flower for only $5

Feb 28th 2008 5:00PM Go ahead. Admire this gorgeous flower I grew last Spring. Just let me confess upfront, however, that growing it required zero green thumbs. Okay, I provided water, but that's it. In fact, I found the plant abandoned (still in its pot) on the side ... (3 Comments)

Five-minute flower arrangements

Jul 23rd 2008 11:00AM Leave it to Better Homes and Gardens. Somehow, they're able to inspire me without making me feel like a second-rate Martha Stewart wanna-be. Since we joined our CSA farm last year, it's been a pleasure to have new fresh flowers in the house every ... (0 Comments)

Save your summer flowers for color all through the year

Jul 24th 2007 11:00AM One of my favorite parts about summer is watching my flowers bloom. Well, I don't really watch them bloom but I do enjoy stepping out on the patio each morning to see more color than the evening before. It is such a simple part of life, but the ... (0 Comments)
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