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Entries for July 2008

Put Shrubs in Their Place

Make the most out of shrubs—follow these tips on where to plant them.

Make a Magnolia

Gather ripe seed in the fall, when red seeds are visible on the fruit. Plant them right away or keep them in a cool, dark, moist place for planting the following spring.

Japanese Apricot Trees

Japanese flowering apricot is a small ornamental tree that grows best in full sunlight in moist, well-drained soil that’s both fertile and acidic.

Choose The Right Hauler

It all started with a pickle bucket. As a new homeowner (and yard owner), I got the bucket as a freebie from a local deli.

Raking It In

Call it an “a-ha” moment. As I chatted with a neighbor about how many leaves we’d had to rake that year, she lifted a narrow shrub rake and proceeded to deftly pluck out all the leaves behind her foundation shrubs.

Hats Off!

You can’t beat a good garden hat for protection from heat and harmful rays.

Mulch

Add color, texture, and weed-control with the right mulch.

The Buzz About Mosquitoes

They swarm. They annoy. They bite. What works—and what doesn’t—for keeping pesky mosquitoes at bay.

Reluctant Climbers

Posted in: Rose Gardening

Some of the popular Canadian-bred Explorer roses, such as ‘William Baffin’, ‘John Davis’, and ‘John Cabot’, are not true climbers, even though they’re sold as climbers.

Bourbon Bloom

Posted in: Rose Gardening

Rosa ‘Zéphirine Drouhin’ is a wonderful old Bourbon rose, medium pink in color and with a strong fragrance.

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