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Yvonne Cunnington - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Yvonne Cunnington is an avid gardener, garden writer and photographer. She contributes regularly to gardening magazines and she is the author of Clueless in the Garden: A Guide for the Horticulturally Helpless (Toronto: Key Porter, 2003).
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- Avoid Zucchini Syndrome - How Many Vegetables to Grow
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Growing your own veggies. To avoid having too much of a good thing, here's how many vegetables to grow for today's smaller families.
- Vegetable Gardening - Seeds Or Plants?
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] When you start growing vegetables should you choose seeds, or buy transplants? Well, it depends: some plants grow best from seed, others are more successful when you choose plants. Here's what you need to know.
- Grow Your Own Asparagus Patch
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] In return for a Saturday of planting, you can harvest from own asparagus patch for 10 to 15 years. Now that's a good return on your investment, and all you need after that is a bit of patience.
- 10 Tips For Greener Gardens
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Environmentally-friendly habits to green up your garden. Here are some simple ways you can make a difference.
- 5 Tips For Beginner Vegetable Gardeners
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Vegetable gardening is back. If you've never tried growing your own veggies, here are five tips to get you started.
- How to Prune Forsythia the Right Way
[Home-Improvement:Landscaping-Outdoor-Decorating] If you don't know how to prune Forsythia, join the club. This large, spring flowering shrub is one of the most badly pruned plants around. That's because few gardeners give it enough space to grow to its mature size.
- Money-Saving Tips For Gardeners - Plants For Less
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Who says you can't have a lovely and productive garden on a shoestring? Here are cost-saving tips for more plants for less.
- Golden Hakone Grass is the 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Golden Hakona Grass plant is one of the best and most attractive ornamental grasses for partial shade. And it makes a great companion for other shade-tolerant plants, particularly hostas. Find out how to grow the 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year.
- Problems With Peonies?
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Peonies have all the qualities gardeners value highly in perennials: they are easy to grow, have fragrant flowers and are deer and drought resistant, not to mention cold hardy. However, things can go wrong with peonies - but there are measures you can take to prevent problems. Here's what to do.
- Tough Perennials for Dry Shade
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Dry shade can be one of the most difficult growing conditions home gardeners face. Here are some tips for gardening in dry shade, as well as plants that are up to the challenge.
- How to Prune Lilac Shrubs
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Cast-iron hardy and loaded with fragrance and nostalgia, lilacs hold undeniable appeal for spring-hungry gardeners. Here's how to prune and care for them to get maximum flowers each spring.
- Hot New Sunflowers to Grow
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Nothing says summer like sunflowers, so why not grow your own? Late spring is time to sow sunflower seeds indoors for a head start. You can also direct sow them into the garden once all danger of frost is passed.
- Time for a Flower Garden Tune-Up
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Planting a flower garden that looks as lush as the ones you see in the magazines isn't something you can accomplish in one weekend. Gardens take several seasons, but if you follow basic design principles, you can create a garden you'll be proud of. Here are pointers for a garden design tune-up.
- Seed Starting Tips
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] For a head start on spring, consider starting flowers from seed. Growing from seed saves money. Another bonus is having a greater choice - instead of a garden center petunia or impatiens mix, you can choose the precise color or form you prefer.
- The 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] The 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year is Cheddar Pink or Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'.
- Tips for Buying Plants Online
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Experienced gardeners often buy plants online or by mail order for three good reasons: Greater selection - especially when it comes to desirable plants, the convenience of armchair shopping, and garden goods shipped right to your door. But when you buy plants online, how do you tell who's legit and who's trying to pawn off miserable scraps of greenery on unwary gardeners?
- Need Landscape Design Help? This is The Time to Plan for Spring
[Home-Improvement:Landscaping-Outdoor-Decorating] Designing a garden is daunting, especially if you are new to gardening. Landscape designers can help you with the green thumb aspects of choosing plants, but even more important, they'll organize your outdoor spaces to so that you wind up with an attractive yard and garden that suits your outdoor living needs and wants.
- Amaryllis - A Perfect Flower For the Festive Season
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Amaryllis, also known as Hippeastrum, is one of the most impressive flowering bulbs you can grow indoors. And it's the perfect plant for bringing a festive burst of bloom into your house during the winter.
- Watering Your Garden - How to Make Each Drop Count
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Most North Americans use 50 per cent more water in the summer – mostly because of watering lawns and gardens. Unfortunately, carelessness means a lot of water is wasted. Here are 10 tips for more effective watering.
- Dogs and Gardens: 10 Tips for Enjoying Your Dog and Your Garden Too
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Dogs have a reputation – often deserved – for being hard on gardens, crashing through planting beds, digging and peeing on every handy shrub and perennial. But with some training effort, dogs and gardens can go together – naturally.
- Timely Tips for Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] It's fall – time to forget about the garden, right? Not so fast – if you live in a cold-climate region, getting your yard ready for winter can make a big difference to your lawn and garden next spring.
- Fall is the Time to Get Your Garden Trees and Shrubs Ready for Winter: Here's What to Do
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] If you live in a cold-weather zone, you know that winter can be hard on valuable garden plants. After all, shade trees, ornamental flowering shrubs and evergreens are the biggest plant investments you'll make for your yard and garden.You'll have far less damage from the cold and winter storms if you take a few simple steps this fall to protect your trees and shrubs. Here's what to do to winterize your woody garden plants
- You Can't Beat Perennials For Glorious Color All Season Long
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] The charm of a perennial garden is the fact that it changes month by month, giving you new flowers to appreciate as spring moves into fall.
- Early Spring Garden Guide: What To Do In The Yard And Garden Now
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] The song birds are back, and the buds on trees and shrubs are
swelling. The snowdrops and crocuses are blooming - and everybody has spring fever. This is an exciting time of the year and the busiest of the garden calendar. Here's how to get the jump on spring in the yard and in the flower garden.
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