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Climbing vines add height, texture, color and even romance to your backyard. Climbers, particularly flowering types, make a great addition to your garden if you have a fence or trellis for them to clamber over. A favorite perennial garden climber is clematis (shown below), with many varieties boasting stunning flowers. Use climbers as garden screens Clematis [...]
Growing herbs for cooking is another gardening project that yields plenty of satisfaction. Herbs thrive with just a small amount of care, and they do well in small spaces and growing in pots. Most herb plants come from Mediterranean regions and they thrive in summer’s heat and sun. They are attractive and can take a [...]
Throughout the year we talk a lot about the benefits of mulch. It’s great for water retention in the soil, it helps fight weeds and drought, and it also can be a good soil conditioner. The problem with mulch however is that it can harbor weed seeds and make a mess of newly made and [...]