Best Lawn Tractor for Different Lawn Types

Since its invention, the riding mower has saved homeowners thousands of hours and untold physical effort in caring for mid-to-large-sized lawns. When choosing a lawn tractor, it is important to consider what would be the best lawn tractor for different lawn types.  Step 1: Terrain  First, take inventory of your

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A Beginner’s Guide to Indoor Gardening

Do you find the concept of indoor gardening attractive? If you think that growing a thriving garden indoors is complicated or time-consuming, we are here to dispel this myth. Indoor gardens are a popular trend, so there are many products and services designed to help people bring a touch of

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Fall Lawn Fertilizer Tips for Women Over 50

A lush, green, and healthy spring lawn starts with fall fertilization. And if you want a better lawn to enjoy outside time with your family next spring and summer we have some tips for you. Understand the why’s and how-to’s of adding fall lawn fertilizer, we’ve created this easy-to-follow fall

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The Best Gardening Tools to Invest in This Summer

Our backyards provide us with a space to escape when we’re feeling overwhelmed. They boost our mood and return us back to nature when modern life is stressing us out. Therefore, it’s important to care for your backyard and make it the best resting haven that it can be. Few factors

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Grow a Garden With Limited Space

Growing a garden with a limited amount of space can seem daunting or even impossible. The good news is that up and coming trends are allowing amateur gardeners to grow and yield enough greens for themselves and families all in small gardens from suburban yards to urban centers.  You will

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3 Safe Alternatives to Weeds Killers

Weeds are everywhere, but they can be particularly disastrous for your garden as they prevent other things from growing. Women over 50 may feel that they are constantly at war with their garden, removing weeds only for several more to pop up. Having an effective way to get rid of

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Fall Yard Tasks and Hacks

The leaves are starting to fall and while the hard work of summer lawn and garden care may be over, now’s the time to tackle a few yard tasks that need to be finished before winter arrives. By completing these landscaping chores now, you will be able to jump right

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Spiritual Growth on Hold

Have you ever seen pictures of The Butchart Gardens? It’s over 100 years old, is located on Vancouver Island in British Colombia, and is one of Canada’s historical treasures. When my husband and I visited there, our eyes beheld one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. It was especially breathtaking

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The Best Tomato Planter from Amazon

You must choose a tomato planter of the right depth and size to match with the depth required by the plant to grow. Sizing it correctly will help the plant to grow properly and produce the freshest of fruits when the time comes. Therefore, you will first need to know

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What Plants Are Hard to Kill and How to Treat Them

It goes without saying that every gardener wants to provide the best possible conditions for the plants to grow. However, this is hard in some regions of the world where there is either too much snow or where it is simply too arid for most plant species to thrive. That

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How to Winterize Your Garden

Gardening doesn’t have to end with your final summer crops each year. Whether you live in milder winter regions or where the snow piles up high, there are so many different gardening projects available to fill the winter months and keep your pastime going until spring. Below Rhianna Miller of

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Great Outdoor Structures for Your Yard and Garden
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Great Outdoor Structures for Your Yard and Garden

Outdoor structures allow the flexibility for you to enjoy your back garden at any time of the year, day or night. Whether it’s made from stone, wood or greenery, a structure brings that sense and feel of protection to an outdoor space. Here are some of the structures you should

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The 5 Rules of Lavender
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The 5 Rules of Lavender

Lavender won’t only be a beautiful addition to your garden, it will also make it smell heavenly too. It’s a plant that both you and your guests enjoy and it is also beneficial for bees. If you are new to gardening, it’s worth noting that lavender is an easy to

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Do You Live in the UK’s Gardening Hotspot?
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Do You Live in the UK’s Gardening Hotspot?

Do you live in the UK’s gardening hotspot? A new infographic from compost and growbag retailer Compost Direct has analysed the various components of successful gardening to establish where in the UK is best for green-fingered gardeners. Considering factors like rainfall, sunshine and soil type – the garden retailer has

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How to Improve Your Garden This Year
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How to Improve Your Garden This Year

If you thought gardening was a fair-weather activity, think again. Winter is actually the perfect time to start thinking about how to improve your garden for the coming year. And there are plenty of things you could do! Evaluate what happened last spring/summer First, consider what didn’t work so well

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5 Water Saving Tips for Your Organic Garden

By Tim Sparke− Asides the fact that gardening can provide an exciting hobby and passion in retirement; it is also a socially responsible activity that promotes sustainability, reduces the carbon footprint, and provides a constant supply of healthy foodstuff at cheaper rates. Add this to the fact that gardening can

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A Gardening Project to Enjoy With Your Grandchildren

Some of the fondest memories that many adults have of their childhood is the time spent gardening with a grandparent. Gardening can be a great way for virtually anyone to relax and cultivate fruits and vegetables to eat later on or grow brilliantly colored flowers. Working in the garden for

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How to Start a Family Garden When You Live in the City

Gardening as a family cannot only help you reduce your carbon footprint, pass along the ideals of sustainable living to your children, and save money at the grocery store, it can also help you forge even stronger bonds with your family through your shared goals. When you live in an

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Baby Boomers Are Ready For Earth Day 2012!

By Kathi Casey, ERYT, CPI – According to a magazine article I read the other day, Baby Boomers are now growing their own organic vegetables and purchasing more organic food than any generation before them. This is good news for our earth! With all the bad press that Monsanto and

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Pat Stockett Johnston

My Favorite Fall Hobby: Growing Chrysanthemums for Show Competitions

My favorite fall hobby is growing chrysanthemums (mums) for show competitions. I start preparing for the fall by ordering rooted cutting from Kings Mums catalog or taking cuttings from my last year’s mum plants in April. However, much of the work for growing mums for show competitions occurs in August,

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