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Arbors, Pergolas, Trellis, Bridges

Cape Cod and New England
Nantucket Arbors
Metal Arbors
Arbors with Gates
Great Lakes Extendable Arbor
Traditional Cedar Arbors
Garden Pergolas
Nostalgic Trellis
Garden Bridges with Posts
Plank Bridges
Pool Bridge

Water Features

Pond Kits
Garden Waterfalls

Tools

Garden Weasel 90106 Garden Weasel with Detachable Blades and Two Handles

Features:
* Loosens the soil and does the weeding
* Wheels run crosswise against each other
* Scissor action ensures that the soil is continually broken up and weeds uprooted
* Wheel prongs clean themselves of dirt automatically
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Black & Decker MM675 18" Lawn Hog Electric Mulching Mower with Flip-Handle

Features:
* Electric 12 amp motor means no gas, no oil, and no tune-ups
* Unique flip-handle design lets you flip the handle over at the end of a pass--instead of turning the mower
* Side-discharge design allows for mulching or optional side bag (BA-075)
* Single lever height adjustment raises the cutting deck from 1- to 3-1/2-inch blade clearance
* 18-inch cutting deck is made of a super tough polymer and guaranteed for life
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US Gardening Articles and Supplies

Seeds

Saving Seeds
With proper storage, gardeners can save seeds for next year

Reading Seed Packets
Reading fine print on seed packages is good gardening advice

Damping Off
Damping off is the single term used to describe underground, soil line, or crown rots of seedlings due to unknown causes.

How to Grow Japanese Red Maple Trees from Seed
Most Japanese Maple seeds ripen in the fall. Watch the tree and wait for the seeds to turn brown.

Growing Plants

Tips on Growing Tomatoes
Here are some tips on how to grow your own bountiful crop of tomatoes.

Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes
Tomatoes are the most popular home garden vegetable grown for good reason.

Lawns

'How to' for Lawns - Mowing
How often you mow your lawn will depend on a number of factors.

Lawn Care Tips
A beautiful lawn does not come without some effort

Garden History

Tomatoes: History, Origin, Facts... or Fiction?
Are they fruit or vegetables? Tomatoes are popular today but their introduction was slow.

Effective Gardening

Square Foot Gardening
In his bestselling Square Foot Gardening Mel Bartholomew advocates limiting the amount of space - and therefore time - devoted to 'each vegetable, chore, and step in the garden'.

Pest Control

Rid Your Garden of Slugs
Slugs are major pests of horticultural plants throughout the world. They are destructive pests of home gardens, landscapes, nurseries, greenhouses, and field crops.

Plant Problems

Menace of Norway Maples
They breed like rabbits and grow like weeds - and they can be very hard to kill.

Gardening Books

The American Horticultural Society's 2005 Garden Book Awards were:

American Household Botany: A History of Useful Plants 1620-1900 by Judith Sumner (Timber Press)
The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Grower’s Guide to Pumpkins, Squashes, and Gourds by Amy Goldman (Artisan)
Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants by Greg Speichert and Sue Speichert (Timber Press)
Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region edited by Nora Harlow (East Bay Municipal Utility District)
Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World’s Most Exotic Plants by William Cullina (Houghton Mifflin Company)

RHS New Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers

Edited by Christopher Brickell
Comprehensively written and researched by leading plant experts, this authoritative reference book includes many features that make plant selection and identification easy.The Plant Catalogue enables you to find the type of plant you are looking for quickly and easily. No previous knowledge of plants or botanical names is necessary: simply turn to the desired category, such as trees, shrubs or perennials, where you will find plants organized by size, season of interest and colour. Popular flowering plants, including azaleas, irises and orchids are featured in special sections.Whether you are looking for a shrub to grow in a container or a climber that will flourish in acid soil, the Plant Selector has the answer. Giving guidance on finding the ideal plant for a particular purpose or location, the Plant Selector will help you track down everything from fast-growing climbers and aromatic annuals to wind-resistant trees and shrubs for shady corners.
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