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Garden Catalog Collector
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Enchanting Japanese Maples
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Spectacular Spring Bloomers
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Friendly Ways to Battle Garden Pests
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Soil Testing is Worth the Effort
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Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders
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How to Grow Raspberries
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Building a Compost Bin
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The Only Shrubs You Need to Grow
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10 Perennials Easily Grown from Seed
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15 Deer-Resistant Plants
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Variegated Plants Create Drama
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Make Your Own Hypertufa Container
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How to Start a Vegetable Garden
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Viburnums are Versatile Shrubs
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Design an Engaging Entryway
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Find the Perfect Tomato
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Video: Make a Straw-Bale Garden
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All About Starting Seeds
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A Gardener's Checklist for Early Spring
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Sweetly Scented Tulips
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Backyard Makeover Game
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Celebrate Spring with Cool-Season Containers
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Cool-Season Annuals
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Lilacs: Time for a Fresh Look
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You Love To Garden--Are You Ready To Turn Pro?
18 commentsThe big news from my San Diego visit was that this professional economist, wife and mother had just enrolled in the horticulture program at Cuyamaca Community College, majoring in landscape design! There’s an enthusiastic “I can DO this” demeanor that pours from Roberta Correia and convinces me that she will soon be a force to be reckoned with.
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Why Not Replace Your Plants With Styrofoam?
26 commentsMaybe I’m missing something and you can straighten me out. I’ve been under the impression that people put plants in their yards because they want to bring a little bit of nature into their lives.
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Do You Suffer from One-of-Each-itis?
21 commentsFor gardeners, impulse shopping is hard to avoid when everything at the nursery is calling to you. Don't distress. There's a cure for what ails you and it doesn't require the use of pharmaceuticals.
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Welcome to Cool Green Gardens - A view from the Left Coast
40 commentsPlease allow me to introduce myself. Billy Goodnick here. I'm a landscape architect, educator and writer living in Santa Barbara, California. I'm about one hundred miles north of L.A., right on the...
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Enter the world of sustainable gardening with Billy Goodnick's "Cool Green Gardens" blog. Billy lives in Santa Barbara, CA, and delivers a West Coast perspective on landscape design that will translate into your own backyard. Check out CGG for great ideas on reducing your impact on the environment and creating a landscape that is an extension of your home.Billy Goodnick, a landscape architect, educator and writer, shares the wisdom he has gathered from thirty-five years of retail nursery sales, landscaping, designing and teaching. He'll challenge your assumptions while putting a smile on your face with his off-the-wall humor.
Whether you're seeking to fine-tune your existing garden or are starting with a clean slate, Cool Green Gardens is your go-to resource for sustainable ideas, innovation and inspiration.
