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Winter Garden Flowers for Texas Landscapes: Plant Cold Weather Tolerant Flowering Annuals for Winter Color

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By: Barbara Brown

Plant Ground Covers for Low Maintenance Rewards: Cover Ground with Perennial Drought Resistant Grass Substitutes

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By: Barbara Ellis

Texas Landscape Design Principles: Add Value and Style to a Texas Residence with Landscape Gardening

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By: Barbara Brown

How to Grow a Healthy Green Lawn: Beautiful Lawns with a Few Simple Steps

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

Texas Organic Lawn Care: Keep Texas Lawns Beautiful and Safe Without Harmful Chemicals

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By: Barbara Brown

Landscaping Slopes in Full Sun: Cover Steep Sites with Ground Covers in Your Home Garden Landscape

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By: Barbara Ellis

Important North American Landscape Architects: Pioneering Designers of the American Environment and Landscape

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By: Barbara Bell

Beautify Your Shade Garden with Ground Covers: Landscape Dry Shade Sites With Perennials That Cover Ground

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By: Barbara Ellis

Organic Landscaping Guidance for the Homeowner: What Homeowners Need to Know

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By: Elizabeth Adams Miller

The Role of the Landscape Professional: Is a Landscaping Professional a Necessary Expense?

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By: Barbara Bell

Reduce Lawn Care Chores with Ground Covers: Covering Ground to Create a Low Maintenance Lawn

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By: Barbara Ellis

The Benefits of Landscaping for Outdoor Living: Designing Outdoor Spaces, Installing Gardens, Maintaining Landscapes

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By: Richard Freeland

Six Elements to Complete the Garden Design: Structure and Ornament for the Finishing Touch in the Landscape Plan

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

Landscape Design Software: Visualize Completed Landscape Before Planting

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By: Barbara Brown

Creative Fall Gardening Projects: Garden Now to Ease the Work of Spring

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

How to Make a Private Garden Nursery: Propagate Plants by Seed or Cuttings to Increase Stock for Free

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

How to Select a Landscape Architect: Professionals Help Residential Landscapes Add Value and Beauty

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By: Barbara Brown

Selecting Ornamental Plants for Texas Landscapes: Choose Decorative Plants That Provide Long Lasting Visual Appeal

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By: Barbara Brown

Xeriscape - Landscapes for North Texas: Use Water Saving Practices and Native Plants for a Smart Yard Design

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By: Barbara Brown

Correctly Remove an Out of Control Wisteria Vine: Step by Step How to Eliminate a Troublesome Wisteria Plant

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By: Sarah Smith

Fall Clean-up in the Garden: Tips for Cleaning and Tidying in Preparation for Winter

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

How to Protect Perennials and Roses for Winter: Putting the Garden to Bed for the Season

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

Diagnosing and Treating Crape Myrtle Problems: Crepe Myrtles - Insect and Disease Challenges for Hardy Plants

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By: Barbara Brown

Fall Lawn Care and Maintenance: Autumn is the Best Time of the Year to Rejuvenate Grass.

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By: Beverly Bright

Grow Pachysandra, a Plant for Shady Landscapes: Planting and Caring for the Ground Cover Pachysandra Terminalis

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By: Catherine Mezensky

Texas A&M – The Earth-Kind® Program: Taking Care of the Environment and Achieving Beautiful Landscapes

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By: Barbara Brown

Grow and Control English Ivy: How to Manage an Ornamental but Invasive Landscaping Vine

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By: Catherine Mezensky

Using Bamboo in the Home Landscape: How to Grow Bamboo

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By: Catherine Mezensky

Garden Tools for Beginners: Which Tools are Absolutely Necessary for Starting a New Garden

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By: Annie Spiegelman

Basic Tools for Gardening: Tools Needed to Start a Garden

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By: Feature Writer Janis Masyk-Jackson

Texas Lawns: Pre-Emergent Weed Control: Fall is the Time to Treat Lawns to Stop Weeds Before They Begin

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By: Barbara Brown

How to Choose the Right Ornamental Grass: Putting the Beauty, Hardiness of Grasses to Work in Your Garden

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By: Kathleen Biesecker

Dealing With Squirrels in Texas Landscapes: Fall is the Time to Make Sure Yard Squirrels Can’t Get into a House

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By: Barbara Brown

Fall Cleanup for Texas Landscapes and Gardens: Autumn is the Time to Prepare Yard and Garden for a Healthy Spring

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By: Barbara Brown

Fast Growing Shrubs for Privacy Hedges: Landscape Screening with Shrubs

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By: Beverly Bright

Texas Landscape–5 Shade Groundcovers: Plant Groundcovers Where Grasses Will Not Grow

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By: Barbara Brown

Three Easy Designs for Paths or Walkways: Stone Paths, Rock Walkways, and Mulch Walkways for Landscape Design

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By: Beverly Bright

Fast Growing Vines for Privacy: Vines are Inexpensive Alternatives to Solid Wall Privacy Fences

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By: Beverly Bright

Site Analysis - A Tool for Landscape Planning: Recognizing Opportunities and Constraints on a Home Garden Property

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By: Richard Freeland

Planning Outdoor Gardens: Creating Design Programs for Home Landscapes

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By: Richard Freeland

How to Prepare a Yard for Hurricanes: Protecting Landscaping from a Tropical Storm

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By: Deborah Aldridge

Wildflowers in a Texas Landscape: Native Flowers Offer Easy Care, Bright Colors, Completely Adapted

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By: Barbara Brown

The 17th Century Gardens of John Tradescant: English Garden History of 17th Botanist and Plant Hunter

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

Texas Gardening – It's Time for Fall Color: Plants Add Colorful Leaves and Flowers to the Autumn Landscape

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By: Barbara Brown

The Pros and Cons of Thatch Roofing: Using thatch for outdoor tropical decor

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By: Ryan Frank

Shrubs in Garden Designs: Evergreen and Deciduous Plant Types for Mixed Bed Plantings

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By: Richard Freeland

Stop Thief! Prickly Plants to Stop Intruders: How to Improve Security by Using Thorny Plants as a Living Barrier

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By: Robert Keenan

Improving the Design of a Home Garden: How to Refurbish Problem Landscapes

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By: Catherine Mezensky

Privacy Hedges - Trees, Shrubs and Climbing Vine: Privacy Screening Accomplished With Natural Beauty

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By: Beverly Bright

Diagnosing Problems in the Florida Lawn: Insect and Fungus Management in Florida Turf Grasses

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By: Christy Swift

Lilacs: A Gardener's Encyclopedia – A Review: Author Fr. John L. Fiala, Revised and Updated, 2008, Freek Vrugtman

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Hedging to Mark Garden Boundaries: Brighten up a Property Line with these Colorful Shubs

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By: Feature Writer Lorraine Syratt

Nematode Management in Florida Lawns: How to Diagnose and Control Nematode Populations in Turf Grasses

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By: Christy Swift

The Landscape Designer: How to Have a Custom Landscape Without the Custom Price

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By: Kelly Sharp

Kennewick Demonstration Garden Showcases Plants: Master Gardeners Maintain Three Colorful Acres in Washington City

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By: Cheryl Probst

Cool, Moist Weather Promotes Lawn Diseases: Red Thread And Dollar Spot Thrive In Moist, Under-Fed Turfgrass

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By: John Hogan

Healthy Lawn Maintenance: Ways to Create and Maintain Beautiful Turf

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By: Loraine R. Degraff

Gardening Tips to Avoid Fungus During Summer: Keeping Your Garden Pest Free

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By: Melissa Slate

Mosquito-free Gardening: How to Irradicate Deadly Blood-Suckers and Their Eggs

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By: Loraine R. Degraff

Annual Battle Against Crabgrass is Underway: Time to Control Heat-Loving Weed Before It Takes Over Your Lawn

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By: John Hogan

How to Prune and Care for Hydrangeas: Accurate Timing and Correct Technique Yield Big Attracive Flowers

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

'Venus' & 'Hartlage Wine' Calycanthus Cultivars: Sweetshrub/Sweetbush/Allspice Hybrids Landscape Design Newcomers

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

How to Repair Lawn Burn: Tips for Saving a Patchy Lawn Damaged by Dog Urine

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By: Venice Kichura

Avoid Telltale Beginner Landscaping Mistakes: How to Create a Home Landscape That Looks Professionally Designed

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By: Elaine Petrowski

Spring Planting Combinations: What to Plant for Early Seasonal Color in a High Altitude Garden

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By: Sarah Shaw

Carolina Spicebush in Hedges and Natural Gardens: Calycanthus floridus Cultivars, Characteristics, Culture and Habit

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

12 Garden and Yard Plants Harmful to Humans: Know Popular Gardening and Landscaping Vegetation that is Dangerous

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By: Feature Writer Mary King

Dog-Proof Your Landscape: Tips for Treating Digging Problems and Lawn Spots

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By: Marcia Passos Duffy

Why Hire a Landscape Architect? The Benefits of Using a Professional

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By: Sarah Shaw

How to Get a Green Lawn: Lawn Care Maintenance Tips

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By: Amie Cunningham

Perennials with Gold Leaves: Add a Color Splash Using Yellow Foliage

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By: Carol Wallace

The Top 5 Central Texas Landscape Plants: Texas Natives are Perennial and Drought Hardy

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By: Cassandra Truax

Large Plants or Small Plants: Is Planting a Mature Landscape Better Than Using Young Plant Stock?

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By: Richard Freeland

Grubs Damage Lawns, Long-Term Control Necessary: C-Shaped Beetle Larvae Feed on Turf Roots, Treatment Options Vary

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By: John Hogan

Plants and Shrubs with Bronze Leaves: The Most Plentiful Dark Foliage Plants Around

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By: Carol Wallace

Landscaping the Yard Without Grass: Alternatives to the Manicured Lawn

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By: Feature Writer Amy Andersen

Keep Deer Out of Front Yard Garden: Plant Less Appetizing Choices and Repel with Smell

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By: Sara E. Lewis

Create Inexpensive and Easy Garden Design: Garden Style and Individuality Don't Have be Expensive

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By: S. Elliott

Low-Maintenance Shrubs for Foundation Plantings: Dwarf Evergreen Shrubs Enhance Shady North-facing Front Landscapes

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Plants with Silver or Gray Leaves: Create a Misty, Romantic Look Using Silver Foliage

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By: Carol Wallace

Health Impact of Nature Views from Windows: Nature Contact in Built Environment for Health Improvement

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By: Susan Morris

Roanoke, VA Illustrates Urban Beautification: Landscape Design, Planting and Maintenance of Urban Parks and Plazas

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Perennials with Purple Leaves: Create Drama with Regal Purple Foliage in the Garden

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By: Carol Wallace

Rock and Gravel Landscaping for Desert Yards: How to Forego Grass and Get Creative with Rock Designs

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By: Jeanne Lombardo

Ideas for Creating a Greenhouse Floor: 5 Greenhouse Flooring Ideas

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By: Stephanie Manning

Using Foliage to Create Three Season Interest: Design an All-Season Garden Using Leaf Shape and Texture

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By: Carol Wallace

Plants, Shrubs and Trees with Red Foliage: Add Contrast Using Red-Leafed Plants and Shrubs

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By: Carol Wallace

Plants and Shrubs with White Foliage: Light Up the Beds All Season Long.

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By: Carol Wallace

Book Review - Armitage's Native Plants: For North American Gardens by Allan M. Armitage

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Easy Solutions for Garden Problems: Make your Yard More User-Friendly

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By: Carol Wallace

Plants and Shrubs with Blue Leaves: Garden Design with Colorful Foliage

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By: Carol Wallace

How to Start a New Garden Plot: Preparing a Growing Area from Scratch in Your Yard

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By: Feature Writer Teresa Shaw

Replacing a Deck with a Garden or Patio: A landscaped Green Area May be an Attractive Option to Aging Wood

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By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

Vole Control: Elimination of Voles is Essential to Healthy Lawns and Gardens

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By: Beverly Bright

Memorial and Meditation Garden Landscapes: Walkway and Patio Edge Designs with Modern Low-maintenance Plants

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Garden Tillers, Turning Bare Ground into Gardens: Front-Tine or Rear-Tine Tillers Reduce Garden Work all Season

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By: Feature Writer Mary King

Corded Versus Cordless Electric Lawn Mowers: How to Choose the Best From Neuton, Black & Decker, Toro, Worx etc

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By: Yuen Kit Mun

Low-Maintenance Plants for DIY Landscape Gardens: Bordering Walks and Patios in Memorial and Meditation Garden Designs

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

Manual Push Reel Lawn Mowers: How to Choose the Best of Scotts versus Brill versus Gilmour

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By: Yuen Kit Mun

Deer-resistant Loropetalums: New Dwarf Cultivars Featured in Southern Living™ Plant Collection

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By: Feature Writer Georgene A. Bramlage

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