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Shamrocks: The St. Patrick's Day Plant

Shamrocks: The St. Patrick's Day PlantOne plant that gets a lot of attention this time of year is the Shamrock. Although its mysterious history dates back to ancient Ireland, a bit of botanical controversy still exists about which plant is actually the Irish national symbol.

Yellow crosswalk sign.

Green Tips for Back to SchoolOther than the holiday season, back-to-school shopping offers consumers the largest opportunity to collectively vote with their dollars in support of environmentally and socially responsible products.

Keep Your Home Clean and Green: Reducing Dust

Keep Your Home Clean and GreenAlthough house dust is comprised of harmless particles of natural materials, it can also be contaminated by a wide variety of pollutants. Here are some tips for keeping your home as dust-free and healthy as possible.

How to Get Grease Out of Fabrics - Woman eating a greasy hamburger

How to Get Grease Out of FabricsGrease stains can be caused by a number of things. For light stains on washable fabrics, a simple laundry pre-treat is usually all that is needed to remove many stains.

Rhode Island Red: America's Classic Backyard Chicken

America's Classic Backyard ChickenThe Rhode Island Red is one of the most popular breeds among backyard hobbyists. Although they can also be raised and eaten for meat, these rust-feathered fowl have earned their popularity mostly due to their prolific egg laying ability, calm temperament, and their ability to adapt to nearly any environment.

Facts About Yorkshire Terriers

Facts About Yorkshire TerriersThe Yorkshire Terrier, nicknamed Yorkie, is a small breed of dog first developed in 19th century England to catch mice and rats in textile mills. Today, this popular companion dog is known for its luxurious blue and tan coat, and its bold, inquisitive personality.

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6 month old Pekingese dog.

Facts About the Pekingese Breed

Ideas for Planning a Green Wedding

Ideas for Planning a Green Wedding

How Honeybees Make Honey

How Honeybees Make Honey

sable ferret in a basket

Tips for Keeping Ferrets as Pets

Shiba

Facts About the Shiba Inu Breed

Tips for Hiring an Accounting Professional

Tips for Hiring an Accounting Professional

All About White-tailed Fawns

All About White-tailed Fawns

The Northern Cardinal

The Northern Cardinal

Choosing a Real Estate Agent to Sell Your House

Choosing a Real Estate Agent to Sell Your House

Removing Blueberry Stains from Clothing

pony in lightly snow covered field

All About Shetland Ponies

Keeping Dwarf Rabbits as Pets - three bunnies

Keeping Dwarf Rabbits as Pets

Tips for Removing Blemishes Naturally

Tips for Removing Blemishes Naturally

Common Loon

A Guide to the Common Loon

Tips for Steering A Canoe

Tips for Steering A Canoe

Mexico's Dog: The Xoloitzcuintli - dark skinned Xolo

Mexico's Dog: The Xoloitzcuintli

A Golden Retriever

A Dog's Estrus Cycle (Heat)

Getting Good Tips Waiting Tables

Increase Tips When Waiting Tables

A person mowing the lawn

8 Ways to Make Mowing Your Lawn Easier

Gardening With Kids

Gardening With Kids

Gourmet Salad Garden

Grow Yourself a Gourmet Salad Garden

How to Divide Your Houseplants, like this African violet

How to Divide Your Houseplants

Pre-sprouted bulbs for planting in the garden.

Plant Pre-Sprouted Bulbs and Flowers for...

Radish seedlings coming up in peat pots indoors.

12 Steps To Sowing Seeds Indoors

Insects on Yellow Paper in a houseplant

Treating Common Insect Problems in...

Feet near shower drain

Using Greywater in the Garden

seedling

Starting Seeds Under Fluorescent Lights

Pink flowers covered in frost.

Preparing for Fall Frosts

Plant in white pot against white background

Five Houseplants to Grow Just for Fun

Calico cat peering through the leaves of a houseplant

Eight Houseplants That Are Virtually...

vase with hydrangea flowers on white table with brown background

Conditioning Cut Flowers for Lasting...

How to Grow Coleus

How to Grow Coleus

Man in tie and hard hat pushing a lawn mower

Tips for Choosing a Lawn Care Service

Robin splashing in cement flower shaped birdbath

How to Choose a Birdbath

Attractively Landscaped Pool

Landscaping Around Swimming Pools

Two tomatoes on vine sprinkled with water

Tips for Tomato Growers

Tips for Protecting Your Plants When Painting Your Home

Tips for Protecting Your Plants When Painting...

Man watering perennial bed with a watering can

Perennial Flower Garden Maintenance

Hand shovel and tomato start in rich, black soil

Why Soil pH is So Important

Garden gloves displayed on grass

Tips for Buying Gardening Gloves

Flat stone path through flowering lavender wisteria

Growing Wisteria

Man snoozing on garden bench

Photo of harvesting potatoes.

Harvesting Potatoes

hands removing crabgrass from lawn with weeding tool

Organic Solutions for Crabgrass

Woman trimming low plants with gardening shears

Five Ways to Groom Your Flower Garden

close up of marigold field

How to Grow Marigolds

20 white bugs on green leaf

Organic Pesticides Explained

man attaching plant to a stake

Staking Garden Plants

Hummingbird Feeding from Flower

Hanging Baskets for Attracting...

Mint Growing in a Garden

Controlling Invasive Herbs

Picture of garden mulch.

Getting Rid of Mold on Mulch

Watering Solutions

5 Water-Saving Solutions for Your Garden

shovel of fertilizer

Fertilizing Made Easy

Walk Behind Mower

Tips for Buying Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers

Hens and Chicks plant

Growing Hens and Chicks

White bell-like flowers of Lily-of-the-Valley

How to Grow Lily-of-the-Valley

View of stairs and plants on deck

An Introduction to DeckScaping

Pink bleeding heart flowers

How to Grow Old-Fashioned Bleeding...

A bunch of red radishes

How to Grow Radishes

red and white gladioli

Growing Summer Blooming Bulbs

Planting pansies

Buying and Transplanting Bedding Plants

4 wheeled garden cart

Comparing Wheelbarrows and Garden Carts

Seed sprouting on soil

Pre-treating Seeds to Speed Germination

Flowering rock garden

Secrets to a Successful Rock Garden

Photo of a growing fig

Growing Figs in Containers

Cherry Tomatoes in hanging basket

Cherry Tomatoes for Hanging Baskets

Hands Full of Grass Seed

Understanding Grass Seed Labels

Chives in Flower

How to Grow Chives

Powdery Mildew on Plants

Organic Solutions for Powdery Mildew

Zinnia Flowers

How to Grow Zinnia Flowers

Dry Seeds

Tips for Drying and Storing Seeds

Healthy Azaleas

How to Grow Healthy Azaleas

Growing basil.

Choosing the Right Trellis

heart shaped mulch on shovel

Maximize Your Results With Organic Mulches

Growing onions with sawdust.

Nine Ways To Use Sawdust In Your...

stalks of fresh rhubarb

Tips for Growing Rhubarb

fertilizing lawn

Spring Lawn Care

Zucchini Falling Off The Vine Early

Seeds in a hand

Finding Your Garden Design Style

The Right Way To Spray

The Right Way To Spray

Strawberry plants.

Three Systems For Planting Strawberries

Garen hose hung up outside.

Help For Your Garden Hose

Problem With Norfolk Pine

Canning jars of preserved vegetables

Planning A Canning And Preserve Garden

Picture of a woman using a composter.

Composting Tools You Don't Need to Buy

Red and orange Sumac

Don't Overlook Sumac For The Garden

How To Grow And Care For Burning Bush

Veggies from small garden.

Six Ways To Get Big Yields From A Small Garden

Watering Hanging Baskets

How to Make Watering Hanging Baskets Less...

Kale

Growing Ornamental Kale

A squirrel on dyed wood mulch

The Downsides of Using Dyed Wood Mulch

Tips for Low Maintenance Flower Gardening

Celebrate National Garden Month in April

Celebrate National Garden Month in April

Weathervane

Weathervanes For The Garden

A squirrel drinking out of a pond.

Keeping Ponds Safe for Fish and Wildlife

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