How To Plant A Pygmy Date Palm
Pygmy date palms make attractive tropical additions to the landscape, and the steps for planting one, getting it off to a good start and tending to its aftercare are relatively basic.
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How To Make Your Real Roses Last Forever
You can make your real roses last forever with various preservation methods. Air drying roses and using silica gel to dry the blooms are common options.
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Which Pine Trees Are Poisonous?
While pine tree needles have been used for centuries in some cultures for medicinal purposes, the needles of some pine trees and other long-needled evergreens that are not actually pines, should be ingested with care as they may be toxic to both humans and animals.
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How To Care For A Bromeliad Plant After The Flower Has Died
Bromeliad flowers are absolutely stunning, but they also signal the end of the plant's life. After your plant flowers, you'll have a year or two to keep it healthy and encourage it to produce new plants called pups. This requires adequate water and lots of diffused natural light.
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How To Care For A Crepe Myrtle Tree
Crepe myrtle is a beautiful, summer-flowering tree that does well in hot weather. There are many varieties, including some that are quite cold tolerant, if planted in a protected area. Crepe myrtle requires little care once established, but it must be watered regularly its first year.
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How To Care For Iris Plants After Bloom
Irises are hardy perenials that don't require much care after planting. Keep them in a sunny, well-drained spot, removing spent blooms and trimming foliage in the fall will ensure healthy plants each spring. Divide and transplant irises every few years to avoid overcrowding and root rot.
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How Much Water Does A Parsley Plant Need?
The amount of water your parsley plant needs is hard to nail down to a specific quantity, because its needs will vary with your climate conditions and whether it's in your garden or a planter. As a rule, watering deeply 1-2 times weekly will do.
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How To Propagate A Rope Hoya
The rope hoya, also known as a Hindu rope plant, is a popular hanging house plant. Hung in hanging containers or trained to grow up a trellis, rope hoyas are easy to propagate when cuttings are taken from a healthy adult plant. Once they take root, potted hoya cuttings thrive in indirect sunlight.
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How To Clean & Care For Shag Rugs
Whether your shag rug is a large, room-size rug that covers most of your floor or a smaller throw rug in front of your bed or sofa, a shag rug provides depth and interest to a room.
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Vinegar To Remove Stains From Polyester
Commercial stain removal products can be expensive and often are no more effective than the vinegar in your kitchen cupboard. Vinegar is beneficial for washable fabrics, such as polyester, and is safer than chemical stain removal products or stain removers that contain harsh solvents.
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How To Repot A ZZ Plant
ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is valued for its ability to thrive in adverse conditions, making it a good choice for forgetful gardeners. ZZ plant can tolerate dry periods, low light and infrequent fertilization, and is resistant to pests and disease.
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How To Braid A Ficus Tree
Ficus is an attractive indoor plant with graceful branches, pale grey bark and glossy green foliage. Braiding the trunks of three young ficus seedlings together creates a look that makes the attractive plant even more interesting.
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How To Harvest Phlox Seeds
Phlox (Phlox paniculata L.) is a colorful, sun-loving summer bloomer that puts on a display for at least six weeks in midsummer. Phlox is available in pastels such as pink and lavender, and more intense shades of red, purple, rose and white. Some varieties are bicolors and some have a sweet scent.
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How To Grow Dogwood Trees In A Pot
The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small tree with an attractive, rounded shape and a short trunk. In the spring, new leaves unfold and showy pink or white blooms appear, which will last two to three weeks.
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How To Propagate A Chinese Lantern
With their bright red, papery husks that take the place of tiny, white flowers, Chinese Lanterns are interesting and easy-to-grow plants that will provide a bright spot in the landscape.
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