Yard & Garden

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National Gardening Kim Haworth	Fire-Safe Landscaping Homes are tucked into hillside forests and perched atop grassy knolls to take advantage of spectacular views. During fire season, this is an invitation to disaster. But there are several measures you can take to reduce the immediate risk of fire danger around your own home.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Winter Care of Mowers, Blowers, and Chippers Spending a little time now taking care of lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chippers, and tillers will go a long way toward insuring smooth starting and running next spring.
Reactive Reports Issue 34 David Bradley	Slugs a l'ail Garlic could be the unlikely source of a new environment-friendly pesticide for eradicating slugs from the vegetable patch, according to researchers at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
This Old House Roger Cook	The Joy of Bulbs Get a jump on next spring's colorful displays by planting right now
This Old House Clayton Dekorne	Compost Haste Turn food and lawn scraps into garden nourishment.
National Gardening	Naturalizing with Spring Bulbs Naturalized plantings are easy to create and easy to maintain. Though it takes a few years for the bulbs to multiply and make their full impact, in the meantime you can enjoy the sight of these harbingers of spring.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Plant Botanical Tulips This Fall Fall is tulip planting season. Everyone loves the tall, majestic tulip varieties, but a growing trend -- especially in small space gardens -- is to plant species or botanical tulips.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Organic Produce is Better for Kids Gardeners know organic practices are good for the soil, and now there's evidence organic food is better for our kids as well.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	New Feeder Foils Squirrels There have been some squirrel-proof feeders on the market, but now Droll Yankee has come out with the Cadillac version of squirrel-proof feeders.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	New Crapemyrtles Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are often called the "lilacs of the south." They grace many homes with beautiful flowers in midsummer when few other shrubs are blooming. Although considered a southern plant, new varieties of crapemyrtle have proven hardy in colder climates.
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