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Beginner's tips for growing bird's nest spruce, a low maintenance shrub that is great to plant along sidewalks or walkways. Beginner's tips for growing bird's nest spruce, a low maintenance shrub that is great to plant along sidewalks or walkways.

The Bird’s Nest Spruce is one of the most common dwarf evergreen shrubs. It is a member of the Norway Spruce (Picea abies) family; its Latin name is ‘Nidiformis’. This attractive, low-growing shrub gets its name from a depression in the center that makes it look like a bird’s nest.   A versatile shrub, it…

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Hostas come in many varieties. These easy hosta care tips will help ensure the hostas in your garden remain virtually maintenance free. Hostas come in many varieties. These easy hosta care tips will help ensure the hostas in your garden remain virtually maintenance free.

There are so many varieties of Hosta that they can fill just about any need you have in your garden. Hostas range in size from 6 inches to 3 feet tall with foliage that ranges from green to gold to blue-green. This planting guide for hostas will help you get started.   There is also…

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Easy tips for propagating and growing gooseberries, one of my favorite garden plants! Easy tips for propagating and growing gooseberries, one of my favorite garden plants!

You don’t usually see gooseberries as much as say raspberries, cherries or strawberries – yet they have a wonderful taste and effect on the palate – so if you have room – give growing gooseberries a go.   There are many varieties of gooseberry to try, from those that have tiny, sweet yellow fruits to…

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