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Landscaping Feature Writer: Georgene A. Bramlage

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Feature Writer Articles in Landscaping

East Room Christmas Tree at Obama White House
"Reflect, Rejoice and Renew" is the 2009 Christmas Tree and Decorating Theme presented on December 2 by First Lady Michelle Obama.
Best Practical Gifts for Landscape Gardeners
Last minute holiday gifts for garden landscapers are as close as an internet connection and credit card. Choices include garden flags, birdseed, feeders, tools and sheds.
Best Holiday Gifts for Gardeners and Landscapers
Familiar and unique presents are as close as an internet connection and credit card. Top choices include garden flags, accessories, seed packets and weather instruments.
Best New Books for Gardeners and Landscapers
Up-to-date horticulture books make practical and last minute gifts for gardeners and landscape gardeners. Buying is as close as an internet connection and credit card.
Birches (Betula spp.) – Landscape Trends
Unique bark coloration and texture, graceful growth forms, and attractive foliage make birches desirable landscape ornamentals. Birches highlight landscapes worldwide.


Contributing Articles in Landscaping

Enhance the Back Yard with Garden Ornaments
A successful garden is one that is easy to look at and full of points of interest. Garden ornaments are a low cost way to improve visual appeal.
Protecting Tropical Plants from Cold Snaps
While some tropical and subtropical plants will be fine at temperatures above freezing, most sustain damage at temperatures below 40 degrees.
How to Grow a Bottle-Brush
Many Australian natives will grow in other countries where the climate is mild. Bottle brushes will tolerate light frosts and dry areas.
Leaf Spot – A Common Landscaping Fungus
Leaf blight affects many landscaping plants but can be prevented with proper maintenance.
Landscaping with Palms
A few choice palm trees that should be included in any tropical landscaping plan.
Virginia Creeper in the Landscape
Virginia creeper is a beautiful perennial vine that adds color to gardens and walls but also makes a good ground cover.
Identifying and Treating Pine Wilt
Browning needles can signal pine wilt in non-native pine trees, but recognizing the problem can help prevent it .
Weeping Snow Fountain Cherry Trees
Weeping snow fountain cherry trees are small ornamental trees that grow well under most climatic conditions and require only a little gardening experience.
Scots Pine- a Versatile Evergreen
Scots pine grows in many climates, is easy to farm, and provides greenery for winter holidays.
Three Shrubs Display Four Seasons of Interest
Well-chosen shrubs can add seasonal accents such as spring flowers, summer foliage, fall leaf color, and winter interest.
Chickweed – Taming and Using an Invasive Plant
Both a landscaping nuisance and a medicinal herb, chickweed spreads quickly but has many uses.
How to Mulch a Garden
Whether you're creating your first garden or keeping up an existing space, a lasagna mulch can amend your soil in a low impact way.
Pep Up the Back Yard
Many back yards fall into a miserable state of disrepair, becoming a junk pile for odd bits and pieces or a place where weeds grow in not so gay abandon.
How to Use Crape Myrtles for Landscape Beauty
Crape Myrtles are perennial deciduous trees and shrubs, that grow as far north as NY, throughout the warm South, mid-continent, and in California, Oregon, and Washington.
When to Prune Shrubs For Better Blooming
If your forsythia, rhododendron or weigela has no flowers it's most likely caused by cutting it back at the wrong time. Knowing when a shrub blooms will solve the problem

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