The Garden Basics

Jasmine plants can make a good choice for ground cover use in front yards. This is because they are hardy, low-maintenance, and when in bloom, they produce attractive fragrant flowers. Perhaps the most common types used for front yard ground cover are Asian Jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum) and Confederate Jasmine / Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides). Jasmine …

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Keeping chickens in your garden is a very rewarding and enjoyable experience for many reasons. Perhaps the main reason for keeping  chickens in the backyard or garden, is that they can provide you with a regular supply of fresh eggs. This seems more and more important in these times of rapidly raising egg prices! As …

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How to Prevent Parsley Bolting and Keep Your Plants Lush and Green Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a biennial plant; thus, it completes its life cycle in two years. In the second year of growth, parsley plants will produce flowers, and then they will produce seed. This flowering transition process is known as "bolting." Unfortunately, when …

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