Articles for tag: Foliage Plants, Garden Beds, Groundcovers

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Monkey Grass: A Spectacular Groundcover for the Lawn

With so many groundcovers to choose from, picking one that serves all your needs can sometimes be tricky, especially when it comes to trouble spots in the lawn. However, there’s one groundcover that literally ‘covers’ it all. From problem areas to attractive edging, monkey grass is an easy-care, low-maintenance groundcover that offers homeowners countless possibilities ...

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How to Build Raised Garden Beds

With raised beds, gardens can be worked earlier, drainage is improved, weeding and harvesting is easier, and watering can be more efficient. Typically, raised beds allow you to plant selected crops in wide rows rather than single rows, which enables you to grow more vegetables in a smaller area. In an existing garden, raised beds ...

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Winter Vegetable Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

If you’ve been wondering whether or not it’s possible to grow vegetables in the winter in the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and Northern California, then look no further, because it is! There are many varieties of vegetables available that can grow wonderfully in the Northwest’s mild winters. Picking what to grow To start off, ...

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Cheap Partial Fillers for Raised Beds

Planning a raised bed garden this year? Not sure how you’ll afford the dirt to fill all the raised beds you’ve built? Maybe you don’t have to buy as much as you think. Have you considered filling your garden beds half way with another material first? It can be a real money saver. That’s especially ...