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The allure of the meadow garden

Article Abstract:

Several guidelines by experts for creating a meadow garden with reference to its requirement and step by step process is presented. Some of the steps for creating a meadow include eliminating weeds, sowing seeds and plants with mixture of grasses and forbs, watering it, and mowing the meadow once or twice a year.

Methods, Meadow gardening

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Deer defense

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Gardeners turn to repellents as a first line of defense when faced with a deer problem since repellents are readily available. Even though there are plenty of commercially available repellents of the bad-tasting type, one of the most effective is a homemade mixture of 20 percent whole eggs and 80 percent water.

General services, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Repellents & Attractants, Usage, Safety and security measures, Control, Gardens, Deer, Repellents

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Giving back to horticulture: Jane Steffey

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Jane Steffey has worked for the American Horticultural Society as a trainee and then later as editor of its first magazine, American Horticulture. As a gardening columnist for the Washington Post, she still works for environmentally sound garden practices.

Appreciation, Membership, Periodicals, Gardening, American Horticultural Society, Steffey, Jane

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