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A few Mediterranean plants for the drought-tolerant garden

How to Garden With Mediterranean Plants — powered by ehow Designing a Mediterranean garden Mediterranean plants have become very popular for dry-summer areas in the past decade. There is a wonderful...

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Sustainable garden building can help end the recession

This sustainable patio area was built of all recycled materials It’s easy to feel like you can’t make a difference in the larger events of the world. But there are very few people who have the...

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Eat new vegetables and fruits for good health and sustainable agriculture

Here is an article courtesy of  Dan Grifen that addresses our eating habits. Eating new and diverse vegetables and fruits is not only good for our health, but can have a major effect on the ‘greening...

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Save your garden in the California drought!

Use pavers in patterns to form a pathway in a useful area that needs no water in a California drought landscape. How to grow a spectacular garden despite the California drought Changing weather...

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Growing the ‘New Climate’ garden

A well designed garden will thrive with rain or drought. As the weather becomes more extreme all over the world, polar ice caps melt, technology shrinks distance with instant communications and the...

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Why water wise gardens need plants

Water wise gardens need plants for good health, balance, usefulness and beauty. In areas suffering from drought, homeowners and businesses are allowing lawns to die and open areas are being covered...

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Gardening is a living thing

The Earth is a growing place! Gardening is a living thing and as with all living things, nothing stays the same. We tend to perceive life through our experiences and often think what is now will...

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Summer gardening in the Santa Clarita Valley area

  Sunburn can brown leaves when temperatures suddenly spike Summer gardening in the Santa Clarita Valley area can be a challenge. There is an astonishingly wide range of microclimates in and around...

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