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A Garden office and its domestic carbon footprint

jenhicks — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:20:51 +0000

How can we conserve energy at home and in our garden offices and other domestic buildings?

There has been much talk about renewable energy and new technologies such as ground source heat pumps and grey water recycling for use around the home. Most new domestic technologies are still in the development stage, and have twenty or thirty year pay-back periods.

A wind turbine in the garden would suffer from limited wind speed in urban areas, needs planning permission, and unless 2 or 3 metres in span produces very little electricity. However, if you live on the top of a hill in Scotland a wind turbine is a good idea. Solar panels for generating hot water are worth considering, and are cost effective on your house rather than on your garden office.

The investment in new technologies is definitely worthwhile personally and globally if you are building a new house or if you intend to live in your home for life. But there are simple measures that all of us can take in our homes and our garden offices to help reduce our carbon footprint.

So what are the simplest and fastest ways of reducing energy consumption in a new garden office, granny flat and in our homes?
Here’s an energy check list below: -

1. High levels of insulation. Is your loft insulated? Have you got cavity wall insulation in the house? Have you got building regulation levels of insulation in your garden office to help balance your carbon footprint?
2. In a larger garden offfice you could heat with a woodburning stove. Woodburners burn efficiently and the resulting ash can be compsted or spread straight onto your garden.
3. Double glazing. Have all the rooms in your house, including your garden office, got double glazing?
4. When choosing new domestic appliances and garden office equipment ask for an energy rating. Don’t leave any electrical equipment on stand-by. [Plasma TVs use more electricity than traditional televisions.]
5. Building materials. Have the building materials in your new extension, loft conversion or garden office been manufactured in the UK to reduce carbon miles and do the manufacturers care about their carbon footprint? Do they recycle, how do they fuel their manufacturing plant?
6. Small but effective measures are energy saving light-bulbs. Washing your clothes at 30 degrees. Walking!

Over 25% of the UK’s CO2 emissions come from inadequate insulation in domestic buildings.
Many garden office suppliers are building offices using SIPS panels which are made from a thin layer of plastic insulation sandwiched between two sheets of OSB. This means that air cannot circulate and condensation and mould will form unless you use air-conditioning and as we all know, air conditioning is costly to the pocket as well as the environment.

There are no Government insulation or building standards for smaller garden offices. This means that badly constructed and inadequately insulated buildings are being supplied as garden offices.

With the world’s increasing concern about climate change, many garden offices are built to consume less energy and reduce their contribution to global warming. For example, walls that are 200mm thick, ceilings 310mm thick and floors 255mm thick. All are filled with double layers of insulation and designed and checked with government approved software to ensure that condensation cannot form within the building or the walls.

Over 25% of the UK’s CO2 emissions come from inadequate insulation in domestic buildings. To further cut down on CO2 emissions, eco-friendly insulation can be put into a garden office. These eco-friendly materials have been manufactured using as little energy and chemicals, and as much recycling, as possible. Two examples are below: -

1. Rockwool.
• Rockwool a mineral fibre insulation that is manufactured using as much recycled material as possible. The Rockwool factory in South Wales heats its own offices using waste heat from the manufacturing process. Rockwool won the Wales Environmental Award in 2002 and continually strives to reduce its energy and water consumption.
2. Thermafleece Sheep’s wool insulation.
• Thermafleece insulation is manufactured from the wool of British hill sheep. The manufacturing process uses little energy and the resulting eco-friendly insulation is a natural, low allergy, breathable material.

Hedging Plants Information

jenand — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:55:43 +0000

There are many types of hedge serving different purposes, we have a very wide selection of hedging plants available and there are a number of factors to consider when choosing. The information further down on this page may help you choose but please call or e-mail if you are not sure. Links to further information on the main groups of hedging plants and the most popular hedges we sell may be found on the left and right hand menus.

HEDGE VERSUS FENCE AND WALL?
Hedges, Fences and walls can all serve similar purposes – marking and maintaining boundaries, keeping children or pets contained or to provide a greater sense of privacy. It is fair to say we are a little biased! But here are some good reasons for choosing a hedge.Hedges have greater ‘kerbside appeal’ offering beauty and interest in all seasons while softening the lines of buildings making houses look more in keeping with their gardens. Hedges reduce strong wind by filtering them, solid fences and walls cause greater turbulence. Well grown prickly hedges provide better security than a fence or wall. Hedges filter dust, pollution and noise. A well maintained hedge will last hundreds of years, longer than any fence or most walls and at a fraction of the cost. Hedges provide a better quality of privacy, fences and high walls can give a sense of imprisonment. Hedges provide shelter and food for wildlife and are environmentally friendly.

THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A HEDGE
‘Which plant makes the best hedge’?…one of the most common questions asked. The answer is a matter of both personal taste and the growing environment (soil, climate etc) in your garden.
It can be helpful to look around to see the hedges that do well in nearby gardens with similar conditions to your own. We are very happy to identify and match any mystery hedge you might like, just e-mail a photo or post a few leaves with your name and phone number.

These are some of the more important points to consider when choosing a hedge:
SITE AND SOIL
A newly planted hedge will need to thrive in its environment to grow and develop. Most hedges will grow in any reasonable soil but some have dislike of extreme conditions, for example Beech and Yew hate boggy wet conditions, Photinias and Pittosporum may suffer damage in very cold exposed gardens. All of this information may be found in the pages of our website and catalogue but please call or e-mail if you are not sure.

FUTURE MAINTENANCE. Fast growing hedges will cover quickly giving privacy and screening in the shortest time. Often there are situations where fast growth is of prime importance but these vigorous hedges will require more frequent clipping in future years. There is often a strong case for using less vigorous hedging plants for example planting a Thuja hedge instead of Leylandii.

TOXICITY AND SAFETY. Parts of some hedging plants are poisonous or may be very thorny making them unsuitable for some situations especially if you have young children.
ROOT DAMAGE. The roots of some more vigorous hedging species have the potential to damage drains, driveways and foundations if planted close by. Professional advice (e.g. structural engineer) should be sought and followed if you think this might be an issue.

PERSONAL CHOICE AND BUDGET. With the issues above covered you may have a ‘shortlist’ of suitable hedges. All that remains is to choose your favourite (or the plant you dislike the least!) and choose the size that best suits your budget.

Below are details about the many different types of hedge and some recommendations of suitable hedging plants for these purposes which you may find useful but please call or e-mail us if you have any questions.

BOUNDARY HEDGES
Boundary hedges are by far the most practical way of marking the limits of your plot containing pets/children and keeping out unwanted visitors while adding character and value to your property. Boundary hedging is not just cheaper than a fence or wall, it will be longer lasting and a more effective filtering barrier to wind and noise. A hedge will provide a higher quality of privacy bringing a sense of seclusion to your garden.

There are many hedge species suitable for boundary hedging. The photo shows a Leylandii hedge in the background with an English Yew hedge in front. Many other hedge species are suitable for boundary hedges for example Laurel, Privet, Beech, Hornbeam and Thuja. All of these hedges are either leaf retaining or evergreen therefore providing year round privacy.

SECURITY HEDGES
Security hedges will often perform similar functions as boundary hedging but with a greater priority placed in keeping out intruders.While many species will provide security, hedging plants with thorns will always be the most effective deterrent. While they are undoubtedly more hostile many of these hedge plants may also provide a beautiful living tapestry of colour for much of the year.

Faster growing evergreen security hedging plants include Pyracantha (in the photo) together with Berberis Darwinii and Berberis Stenophylla, Hollies will also make an excellent prickly hedge albeit more slowly. Suitable deciduous hedging species include Quickthorn, Blackthorn and most Roses. A mixture of plants can be equally effective, Mixed Native hedges are excellent for security as are simpler mixes such as Hornbeam and Quickthorn which combined are prickly and leaf retaining for winter.

7 Gardening Tips for Spring Garden Maintenance

GardeningFun — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:17:19 +0000

Every season brings new garden chores and things that need to be done to ensure your garden looks great and is bountiful once the growing season begins.

Spring is a time of preparing everything and there is a lot to be done this time of year.

Maintaining Your Garden in Early Spring Can Make A Huge Difference!

7 Helpful Gardening Tips for Spring Garden Maintenance

Here are some tips that will help you with all the garden chores that need to be done in the spring.

Tip #1: Prune early shrubs.

Spring is the perfect time to make sure that early blooming shrubs, like forsythia, are pruned. You can prune as soon as the tree is done blooming, especially if you have a nature greenhouse. You can also prune roses at this time of year.

Tip #2: You can deadhead bulbs that have already bloomed.

Go ahead and deadhead plants that are done blooming. You don’t have to do anything else, but deadheading the plants now will save you some time later.

Tip #3: Get an early start on weeding.

Spring is the perfect time to get rid of those weeds before they have a chance to really get rooted. You probably won’t find a lot of weeds in your garden, but get to the ones around the edges before they get a chance to take off.

Tip #4: Make sure your compost pile is in good shape.

It is easy to neglect your compost bin, tumbler, or pile over the winter, so get it back in shape in the spring.

You can begin working it and adding to it so you can be sure that it is ready to use once you need it.

Tip #5: Get your tools repaired and ready for planting.

You should inventory your tools so you can make sure they are ready to use. Get any broken gardening tools repaired and replace those that are worn out.

Make sure you have everything that you need and that it is all in working order so that you can be ready when the time comes for planting.

Tip #6: Plant hardy plants.

You can go ahead and plant anything that can withstand the late frosts. Things like shrubs, some annuals and bulbs can be planted with no trouble in the spring.

Tip #7: Prepare your soil.

Go ahead and fertilize your soil and mulch your beds. Get your soil in great shape so it will be ready for planting later on.

You can work it on a regular basis so it is fine and well prepared for when you are ready to plant.

Conclusion:

The different garden chores that you handle in the spring may vary depending on where you live.

In some areas you can handle these maintenance chores in early spring, but in others you may have to wait for late spring to handle some maintenance.

By handling some garden maintenance in the spring you will make it much easier on yourself once summer comes.

This article was written by the one and only Whitney Michael Segura, the expert gardener, marketer, businessman, and friend to many! It’s been a pleasure writing for you, tell me your thoughts.

You will find that spring maintenance really lessens the work load once you begin planting and allows you to take more time planting and planning out your garden instead of focusing on cleaning up from the winter months.

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General Gardening Tips for Novice and Beginner Gardeners

Wms9659 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:43:51 +0000

General Gardening Tips for Novice and Beginner Gardeners and Green Thumb Wannabes

Whether you’re thinking about starting a garden or improving your existing garden, it’s always helpful to get some good advice.

Here are some general tips that can help to create the perfect garden for your home:

1. Choose plants that are easy to grow.

If you have the time and energy to grow other fruits and veggies, that’s OK. But if you have a hectic schedule, little energy, or a minimum amount of patience, then you should consider growing plants that require little time and effort.

Here are some excellent choices:
* Beetroot
* Carrots
* Cucumbers
* Garlic
* Green beans
* Lettuce
* Onions
* Peas
* Pepper (sweet)
* Radishes
* Squash (summer)
* Tomato

While maintaining a garden can be quite rewarding, you don’t have to exhaust yourself creating or maintaining one. These veggies will produce fantastic results with the greatest of ease.

2. Wear garden gloves.

Yes, there’s something to be said for touching plants and using your bare hands with soil compost gardening. It’s definitely one way to really “get back to nature.” But remember the old rule of “safety first.” It’s highly advisable that you purchase a solid set of gardening gloves, to protect your digits while gardening. There’s all sorts of stuff in a garden that can scrape, cut, pierce, or even bite your hands.

3. Plants need some TLC (tender loving care).

Like other hobbies that you can take up, it’s crucial that you spend enough time and effort maintaining your plants. There are the basics of maintaining the plants’, watering them, and making sure that they get enough sunshine. While the results are scientifically questionable, some people also believe that talking to their plants and playing music for them will help them to grow!

The point is that you shouldn’t start up a garden unless you’re intent on maintaining it properly. Otherwise, you’re wasting your time and the time of the plants.

4. Choose colors that match your personality.

Did you know?
Studies show that what you plant can actually reveal the type of personality that you have.

For example, the color green is often associated with calmness, so planting green beans, green peppers, etc. could reveal that you’re a laid-back type of person. On the other hand, planting tomatoes and red peppers could indicate that you’re more self-confident.

This doesn’t mean that you should read too much into what you plant, but it’s certainly another way that you can personalize your garden.

5. Consider a rock garden.

There’s nothing to say that gardens should only contain plants.

If you have some extra space and want to add some variety, consider starting up a rock garden.

There’s something special about a garden with a perfect blend of rocks, grass, and water.

It’s not like you’ll need to look far, to find the rocks. In fact, you could get a load of them at construction sites (after asking the appropriate authorities, of course).

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Tips for Botanical Gardens

BeastMarketing — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:26:04 +0000

Tips for Creating Botanical Gardens

When we think of botanical gardens, we tend to think of huge public gardens filled with every variety of flowers on planet Earth. But in fact, you can create your own botanical garden around your own home. Here are some tips to help design the best botanical garden possible:

Steps to Being Successful in Botanical Gardening Projects

1. Visit a public botanical garden.

On a basic level, this will give you a chance to enjoy the vibrant colors of a wide variety of flowers. Such gardens usually include a cornucopia of local and exotic plants, in all shapes, colors, and sizes. But besides simply enjoying the flowers there, you can also get some fantastic ideas about which flowers to plant, and how to plant them. You can do this through observation and by talking with the employees at the botanical garden. In the long run, this will help to drastically improve the quality of your own botanical garden.

2. Enhance your botanical garden using vines.

This is a fantastic method for using your garden’s vertical space more effectively. You can find vines that are attractive for both their flowers and foliage. Where should you grow the gardens? Some ideal structures include garden arches and garden arbors. Besides using the vines’ attractiveness to enhance your garden, you can also use them to conceal certain sections of your landscape, such as storage sheds.
When selecting vines for your garden, you can choose between annuals or perennials, and between evergreen or deciduous.

Each option has its pros and cons, so it’s basically a matter of which type of vine will have the best effect on your botanical garden. There’s no right or wrong answer!

3. Add shrubs to your garden.

Technically speaking, we usually classify shrubs as horticultural, rather than botanical. Nonetheless, they can provide some variety and pizzazz to your garden. The two main types of shrubs are deciduous and evergreen. You can use shrubs for functions such as windbreaks or hedges. Due to their large size, you can use them in a variety of functions. They can be the centerpiece of your rock garden, on a indoor apartment garden, or it be used to display smaller flowers.

4. Have the right tools for the right job.

This is true for any type of garden, including botanical gardens and even garden greenhouses.

Here are some of the most helpful types of products for botanical gardens:

• circle hoe
• compost bin
• deer repellant (organic)
• fertilizer (organic)
• garden kneeler (save your knees!)
• gloves
• kelp meal (organic)
• perennial planting tool

5. Add class with ornamental grasses.

You can find a wide variety of these grasses, which can help to add personality to your botanical garden.

They’re available in a rainbow of colors, including reds and blues! The main types of ornamental grasses are cool season grasses and warm season grasses.

Warm-season grasses can grow well in dry and hot conditions.

Meanwhile, cool season grasses adapt better to continuous temperature changes in the spring.

If you’re planning to create a garden, why not create a botanical garden?

They don’t have to be huge, and they don’t have to only include small flowers!

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Recycle Reduce and Reuse: Going Green in 2010

BeastMarketing — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:50:55 +0000

Recycle Reduce and Reuse to Go Green

Everybody hears these words of advice over and over, but sometimes we don’t think about the little things that we can be recycling, reusing, and reducing.

Here are a healthy green living tips to make you think when it comes to these three words.

How or Are You Living A Greener Lifestyle in 2010?!

Do you get things in the mail?
Reuse those shipping boxes. You can remove the tape and lay them flat until you need them, or if you don’t think you will need them any time soon, consider posting them up on your local freecycle boards, or even craigslist. You can post them as shipping boxes. You would be surprised on how many people may come for them.

The shipping materials can also be placed on those sites, or you can use them for crafts, drop them off at a pack and ship store, or even a UPS store. Most of these types of stores would gladly reuse them for you.

Styrofoam peanuts even work great at the bottom of a flower pot to help with drainage.

You can even soak the peanuts into a commercial biodegradable solvent that will break down the peanuts and create really good working permanent glue.

Just some ideas to keep you thinking green in the year 2010!

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7 Tips for Choosing Garden Tools

Whitney Segura — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:08:21 +0000

Helpful Tips for Picking and Buying Garden Tools and Equipment

Before you can be a successful gardener you need to have the right tools. Gardening can be fun and easy, but when you don’t have the right tools it can also be frustrating and difficult.

You need to make sure that you have all the tools you need before you get started, so that you can focus on planting and caring for your garden.

The following are some great tips about the types of Garden Equipment and Tools you might want to get.

Tip #1: Understand the four categories of garden jobs.

There are four categories of garden jobs and all require specific tools. The four garden jobs include tilling, cultivating, planting and watering. You need specific tools for each type of garden job.

Tip #2: A shovel or spade is an essential tilling tool.

Depending on the size of your garden you will need either a shovel or a spade. This tool is very important and therefore you will want to make sure that you get the vest quality shovel that you can afford. You will be using it the most so you have to make sure that it will stand up to all the wear and tear it will get.

Tip #3: If you run into tough soil or roots then get a mattock.

If you know that you have soil that contains clay or you are working in an area where you will likely run into roots then you need a mattock. A mattock is a tool that will really be able to break through tough conditions and assist you with tilling the soil.

Tip #4: Get a good garden cart for hauling.

Every gardener, no matter how big or small their garden is needs a good garden cart. You don’t want to have to lug around heavy bags of mulch or run back and forth to the compost pile. A good garden cart will be a nice size and will be sturdy. You want it to be easy to maneuver, too.

Tip #5: Don’t forget your number one cultivating tool – the hoe.

No garden tool shed

is complete without a hoe. This tool is used to help cultivate the soil and keep weeds under control. Simply put, you have to have a good hoe to make weed control simply and easy.

Tip #6: Make planting easier on you with the right garden gloves.

Your hands can take a lot of abuse when planting and caring for your garden. Make sure you protect them by wearing garden gloves. You should choose a tough pair of gloves that will protect you from thorns, as well as keeping your hands clean and dry.

Tip #7: Make sure your watering set up works for your garden.

You will need to make sure that whatever you will be using to water your plants works for the size of your garden. You don’t need a hose to water the few containers in your container garden. At the same time you would not really want the hassle of trying to water a large garden with a watering can.

The right garden tools are important when you want to make your gardening something enjoyable!

Nothing is more frustrating then having to leave a half finished job to go out and buy a tool just so you can finish.

When you begin working in your garden you want to have all the tools you need handy so you can focus on growing a beautiful and bountiful garden.

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Grow a Garden Anywhere with these Tips

Weedyp — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:00:26 +0000

No Garden Space? You Can Grow a Garden Anywhere with these Helpful Gardening Tips

Lack of space should not deter you from starting a garden or carving a niche for a garden spot. It has been proven that anyone determined enough can have a colorful garden on the fifteenth floor of a concrete high rise or along the concrete jungles of the metropolis.

Window Ceil Gardening Tips

The old-fashioned window box gardening resolves the issue of lack of space for condo dwellers. Window box gardens also enhance the interiors and frame the view out there or spruce up the apartment’s exteriors – with spilling ivy, petunias, and geraniums.

This type of gardening should be selected carefully to coordinate with the look and feel of the apartment or condo and the type of plants to grow.

You can make your own flower garden planter box o get a professional to do the job for you, complete with decorative add-ons and wall brackets to support it.

The next job is choosing your potted plants that can survive in the area.

Note the weather condition; is it too windy or does it rain too often and how much sun does that part of the apartment/condo receive during the day?

Knowing all these can help you choose the type of plants for your window garden. Garden suppliers can also fill you in and help you make the right choices of flowering plants or herbs for your garden, a greenhouse wouldn’t be an entirely bad idea either to buy or build.

The issue of home security may be a concern especially if your home can be easily accessed. For the front window, install secure double lock latches. The window is secured from the inside so there is no worry that the plants won’t get their ample diet of sunshine if you leave the apartment during the daytime. Install a top vent or front awning if it rains often so you can leave the window open when it rains.

What Should You to Plant?

The choice of plants to grow will depend a lot on your personal preferences or gardening skills, ask around for gardening tips and tricks. If you are the type who goes for scents herbs in the kitchen’s window box garden are recommended: dill, lemon thyme, lemon verbena, mint, spearmint, and sweet basil.

For romantic scents in the living room, go grab potted jasmine, lavender, nicotania, and sweet alyssum. The flowers also add a dash of colors that would revive anyone’s flagging spirits. If you want perennials grow crocuses tulips, daffodils, and primroses.

Homegrown vegetables might interest the culinary expert in the home – tomatoes, cabbages, beans, peas, and lettuces.

Fresh homegrown veggies can stretch the grocery budget.

If you are big on ornamentation of your apartment or condo, choose plants that grow flowers that match the paint color of your home’s exteriors.

Permanent greenery such as Dwarf Alberta Spruce, Mugho Pine, Bristlecone Pine, and small cacti are top picks for year-round ornamental plants.

Get Sterilized Soil

Good quality soil is important in gardening – indoors and outdoors, its easy to create your own compost gardens with a garden composter. For your window box garden and other indoor plants, take the time to sterilize the soil to get rid of nematodes and their eggs and noxious weeds that will eventually show up.

The best time to sterilize soil is during the summer or ‘cooking’ the soil in high temperatures using a large kwok after sieving to get rid of stones and other debris. Or buy sterilized soil from garden suppliers if the job appears too messy for you. Sterilized soil assures the safety of children and house pets from getting worms.

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Expert Gardening Tips: Making It Easy for Newbies

Wms9659 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:18:25 +0000

Expert Gardening Tips: Making It Easy for Newbies

These days, you don’t have to be a grandma to start a garden, nor do you have to have a green thumb. You can start a garden with the help of ready potted plants, some basic gardening tools, and a gardening guide for any type of garden you have in mind.

Why Read Gardening Tips that Cure Garden Noobs?

Yes indeed, why a grow a new garden or start to learn how to?

If in the past you have tried to start a garden with one potted plant to test your gardening skill only to end up with nothing to show for your efforts, you must have made a lot of gardening booboos. There is no reason to stop you from trying out again.

If a garden outdoors seems to be a gargantuan task, start with potted plants for your patio or in the corner of your backyard. Many people love our indoor gardening tips, but nothing compares to being outdoors. When the flowers bloom and the scents fill the summer air, you will surely want to have more blooming flowers that get you closer to nature.

A beautiful garden in a cramped apartment or one that stands out in a treeless neighborhood is a sight to behold. It works like magic on the senses and brings you back to the time you wished you had a magic garden.

If you are tired of the traffic scene outside the four walls of your home and you long for vibrant colors that remind you of open fields awashed with daffodils, you need a garden, no matter how small it is.

Gardening is also a therapeutic activity for people and the rewards are huge and gardening makes the body physically busy with all the kneeling, bending, pruning, and watering.

In sum, gardening is the way to go to decorate your front lawn and add some pizzazz to your backyard. A garden also helps in the effort against global warming – and this is the most important reason why you should have a garden.

Tips for Starting Your New Garden

Before starting a garden there are basic stuff to learn by heart such as the type of plants that will thrive in your locality and the amount of care they demand.

Talk to a gardener and you might get lost in translation with all the babbling about soil pH, mulching, cotyledons, and composting.

But gardening should start with the basics – garden space and garden shape.

Where do you want to have your garden and what plants do you have in mind?

If you want to start with a small space, make sure it receives a lot of sunlight and it is a place dogs and cats and other pesky four-legged creatures cannot reach.

For visual delight, choose decorative pots or gardening containers of different shapes, sizes, and heights. These will add texture to your gardening efforts.

The decorative pots may have a coordinated look or a mix-match collection to achieve a certain look for that garden space.

For more tips, ask a garden expert.

Your garden supplier is the expert who can give you useful tips to start your garden outdoors, indoors, patio, or in a window box garden.

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