Articles for tag: Avacado, English Ivy, Philodendron, Toxic Plants

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Plants Poisonous to Cats and Dogs

Dogs and cats are two of the most popular domesticated pets, and yet many pet owners are unaware of a dangerous substance in their house that could potentially harm and kill your beloved friend. A common houseplant. Most houseplants are chosen for a verity of reasons, their colorful flowers, their interesting leaf patterns, vines or ...

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How to Landscape Around a Tree Stump

When it’s time to have a tree taken out, sometimes the cost of grinding up the stump can be as expensive as cutting up the tree. One way to save money is to leave the tree stump where it is, and landscape around the darn thing. There’s all sorts of things that can be done ...

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Eight Hardy Groundcovers for Plants in Shady Areas

Trees are wonderful ways of adding a little shade to your yard, but they can be hard on the grass. Most often, the area just underneath the tree is bare or filled with weeds. If you do manage to grow grass underneath it, you are faced with the challenge of trying to mow it. An ...

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Four Common Poisonous House Plants

For those of us who own small, curious pets, or who have equally small and curious children, the conditioning to keep poisonous substances out of the reach of the small and curious is well known. Locks are put upon cabinet doors and chemicals, medicines, detergents and soaps are kept far out of reach on shelves ...

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How to Remove English Ivy

Ivy is a creeper used to decorate the outer walls of a house. But if you are thinking of getting rid of ivy before it takes over other plants, there are a few procedures to help you remove English Ivy. First and foremost you should understand that you will have to remove English Ivy manually. ...

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How to Grow English Ivy

When my husband and I moved into our new home we just loved the English ivy growing in a 16 foot flower bed in front of our porch. It had beautiful, trailing vines silently creeping over the six inch front wall of our concrete porch and was starting to grow on the top. It did ...