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Shrubs are an important component of habitat or wildlife gardens, providing many benefits including cover…
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Butterflies are colorful additions to any garden, in addition to providing essential functions as pollinators,…
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Gardeners wishing to create a wildlife garden or an environment attracting various bird species have…
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2010 | Views: 8090
Planting a garden for birds invites them into your yard where, in addition to eating…
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Mimosa plants are commonly planted in gardens that attract butterflies. Adult butterflies gather nectar from…
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A perennial garden that attracts wildlife--and specifically birds and butterflies--is a fun project to create…
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For a low-maintenance landscape, include a natural garden as a feature in your yard. A…
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Perennial flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds and mammals in abundance, provided that you plant the appropriate…
Last Updated: Jul 6, 2010 | Views: 4813
Entertaining outdoor wildlife can be as simple as hanging a bird feeder, or as complex…
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Enticing butterflies and birds to your garden can be an enjoyable past time. Gardeners often…
Last Updated: Jul 3, 2010 | Views: 5342
Chile is a country in South America that borders the Pacific Ocean. The climate of…
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Purple martins normally eat only live hopping or flying insects. The birds can go without…
Last Updated: Jun 30, 2010 | Views: 3589
Gardening with native plants allows you to take advantage of flowers that are specifically adapted…
Last Updated: Jun 28, 2010 | Views: 3738
A meadow planting, incorporating wildflowers and native grasses, offers several advantages over turf or non-native…
Last Updated: Jun 27, 2010 | Views: 2335
Food plots feed wildlife. Generally small parcels of land 1/2 an acre to 3 acres,…
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2010 | Views: 3670
Plants that are native to an area are adapted to grow there naturally without extra…
Last Updated: Jun 17, 2010 | Views: 2705
Deer food plots are planted for a wide variety of reasons. For hunters, it gives…
Last Updated: Jun 12, 2010 | Views: 4934
Adding a bird bath to your landscape creates a focal point while helping with wildlife…
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A wildlife garden provides food and shelter for animals from the smallest butterflies to large…
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Many Californians put up hummingbird feeders to attract hummingbirds to gardens, but trees and plants…
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According to Stephen Kress, writing for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the ideal environment for hummingbirds…
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Butterflies do not have noses. They do have a sense of smell, but it is…
Last Updated: May 16, 2010 | Views: 8874
There are a number of attractive and easy to grow, nectar-rich plants that will attract…
Last Updated: May 16, 2010 | Views: 5286
Creating a butterfly garden in your home landscape not only provides beautiful and fragrant flowers…
Last Updated: May 15, 2010 | Views: 3890
You can create a natural, colorful garden space that attracts butterflies and beneficial insects by…
Last Updated: May 15, 2010 | Views: 4322
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are vividly colored and fascinating to watch. Their presence greatly enhances…
Last Updated: May 11, 2010 | Views: 7179
Successfully gardening for wildlife means providing all the essentials of food and water, and perhaps…
Last Updated: May 11, 2010 | Views: 2923
Different flowers are pollinated in different ways. In some instances, flowers are self-pollinating. Others produce…
Last Updated: May 9, 2010 | Views: 5767
A butterfly garden can become an oasis of beauty and serenity in your yard. Creating…
Last Updated: May 7, 2010 | Views: 10012
A butterfly garden can be a beautiful and education addition to a garden. The plants…
Last Updated: May 1, 2010 | Views: 4199
Create a garden paradise for hummingbirds and butterflies by planting copious amounts of red, orange,…
Last Updated: May 5, 2010 | Views: 6578
A properly planned food plot will attract wildlife to your land, offering a supplemental food…
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A food plot can attract deer and other wildlife to your property and provide supplemental…
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Attracting a myriad of butterflies is as easy as planting the right flowers. Butterflies are…
Last Updated: Apr 2, 2010 | Views: 7704
Georgia has the mild temperatures and long growing seasons that allow a plants to produce…
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Butterfly garden basics start with plenty of sun. Provide a shallow place for drinking water…
Last Updated: Mar 30, 2010 | Views: 4880
Shrubs perform many functions in the garden, from providing screens to acting as a backdrop…
Last Updated: Mar 30, 2010 | Views: 4121
Over the course of a year, many hunters plant food plots to entice deer to…
Last Updated: May 5, 2010 | Views: 7902
For a truly enchanting butterfly garden, plant flowering perennials that bloom at different times throughout…
Last Updated: Mar 24, 2010 | Views: 7989
Thistle seed in birdseed should undergo a sterilization process before you purchase it. Because North…
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Plants in a butterfly garden should satisfy the needs of all stages of the butterfly's…
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Deer can be the bane of any gardener, especially one which happens to be growing…
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Butterflies do not have a sense of smell. They are attracted to gardens by large…
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Gold finches, also called wild canaries, are found throughout North America. Their happy song and…
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Semi-desert scrub is a region short on moisture with plenty of sunlight. This area is…
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Creating a wildlife refuge is an option for nearly any gardener. It does not require…
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Whether you want to have a few butterflies visiting the garden or attract several species…
Last Updated: Mar 8, 2010 | Views: 10634
Butterflies have a fascinating life-cycle that one can observe from beginning to end over the…
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Hummingbirds are high-energy birds that need a reliable food source. They feed on flowering plants,…
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In addition to attracting a variety of birds, a bird garden is a wonderful way…
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Flowers attract birds to your garden not because of the beautiful colors, but because they…
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Keeping waterfowl on your property such as ducks and geese, brightens up your environment with…
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Bees do not have an exclusive in the pollination of flowering plants. Although the majority…
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When searching for food, hummingbirds visit colorful flowers to sip from the nectar or look…
Last Updated: Feb 19, 2010 | Views: 5081
Every day, more and more wildlife habitat is destroyed as urban sprawl advances across the…
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2010 | Views: 5904
There is a major trend toward using native plants in the landscape. Gardeners have pride…
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2010 | Views: 4240
Hummingbird-friendly gardens are easy to create if you remember that the tiny birds need dense…
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2010 | Views: 6170
There is a robust beauty to a garden that attracts nature's most delicate creatures. A…
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Hummingbirds are among our most magical garden visitors, inspiring awe in anyone who sees them…
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2010 | Views: 6880
Hummingbirds seek out shrubs and perennials with bright flowers. Hummingbirds have no sense of smell.…
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2010 | Views: 8486
Bees of all types have a somewhat fearsome reputation, but they are generally peaceful and…
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2010 | Views: 9112
Hanging a hummingbird feeder in your yard in summer is a common way to attract…
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Hummingbirds, those delicate, tiny, hovering birds, are fascinating to watch and add variety to the…
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Honeybees are the gardener's best friend. They pollinate flowers, which then produce fruit and vegetables…
Last Updated: Feb 6, 2010 | Views: 8823
Bird gardening is the art of planting flowers and plants that attract songbirds and hummingbirds…
Last Updated: Feb 5, 2010 | Views: 4136
Few garden events are as exciting as a visit from a hummingbird, a tiny bundle…
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Butterflies are attracted to plants by the sight and fragrance of the flowers. They come…
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Although hummingbirds visit most gardens on occasion, planting flowers that produce colorful blooms and sweet…
Last Updated: Feb 3, 2010 | Views: 5760
Butterflies have survived for thousands of years on native plants. A good way to plan…
Last Updated: Feb 2, 2010 | Views: 4038
California is blessed with an especially rich and varied palette of native plants that thrive…
Last Updated: Jan 23, 2010 | Views: 5063
The "Golden State" of California is known for its sunny, mild temperatures. California, however, has…
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2010 | Views: 6404
Purple martins are amazing little birds to watch. They flash around like little mini jet…
Last Updated: Jan 21, 2010 | Views: 5145
There are benefits to attracting hummingbirds to a garden beyond the beauty that they bring.…
Last Updated: Jan 21, 2010 | Views: 4610
Hummingbirds need nectar-filled flowers to survive. They also need fresh, clean water to drink and…
Last Updated: Jan 20, 2010 | Views: 5190
Hummingbirds are attractive animals with characteristics that are strikingly different from other species of birds,…
Last Updated: Jan 18, 2010 | Views: 5095
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When designing small gardens, pick plants and flowers based on the amount of sunlight in…
Learn how to fertilize spring vegetable garden in this free gardening video from a horticulture…
In order to build a raised vegetable garden bed, an area of soil can be…
Learn about preparing the soil in this free gardening video about growing your perfect garden.
Compost a yard or garden by digging up the soil around plants or in open…
Small container gardening is easy, does not require soil or bark dust and can contain…
To buy a black rose, search online, visit a local florist, or use food coloring…
Add fruits and vegetables to compost heaps or compost bins and learn to dig holes…