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Gardening with hummingbirds: attracting these beautiful birds to your garden is easy once you know how

Article Abstract:

Hummingbirds look beautiful in a garden and can be attracted by planting the right flowers. The preferred regions, habitats and food of several species of hummingbird are described.

Environmental aspects, Food and nutrition, Habitats, Birds, Hummingbirds, Varieties, Flowers

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SmartGarden - when to use pesticides: prevention is best, but sometimes extra help is needed

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Occasionally preventive efforts fail and pests or disease invade a garden and pesticide use is necessary. First determine the pest or disease to determine the correct remedy and try mechanical measures first. If pesticides are needed, select pesticides derived from natural sources if at all possible.

Column, Plants, Plants (Organisms), Pests, Control, Pesticides, Pest control, Diseases and pests

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Green garage: Small hand tools

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Some tips are provided on how to select and take care of small hand tools that are great at multi-tasking and are designed for specific chores. It is suggested that for best results, one must take into account the specific jobs at hand as well as the size, strength, and mobility of the hands that will perform the jobs.

Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing, Cutlery, Handtools, and Hardware, Cutlery, Hand Tools & Hardware, Hand tools, Tools, Garden tools

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