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Friendly Ways to Battle Garden Pests
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Garden Catalog Collector
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Video: Make a Straw-Bale Garden
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Backyard Makeover Game
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Design an Engaging Entryway
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Spectacular Spring Bloomers
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Enchanting Japanese Maples
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How to Grow Raspberries
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Sweetly Scented Tulips
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Viburnums are Versatile Shrubs
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All About Starting Seeds
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Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders
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Make Your Own Hypertufa Container
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Building a Compost Bin
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How to Start a Vegetable Garden
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15 Deer-Resistant Plants
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Variegated Plants Create Drama
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Find the Perfect Tomato
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A Gardener's Checklist for Early Spring
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Celebrate Spring with Cool-Season Containers
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Cool-Season Annuals
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The Only Shrubs You Need to Grow
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Lilacs: Time for a Fresh Look
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Taking On Lawn Alternatives With The Garden Designers Roundtable
5 commentsOther than a place to teach your dog to play lacrosse, I don't see much use for conventional turf lawns. So I knew just what I'd write about when the Garden Designers Roundtable asked me to write an article about lawn alternatives. And the perfect topic for getting the discussion in gear is Reimagining the California Lawn, even if you garden 3000 miles away.
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The American Meadow Garden : Win A Free Copy of John Greenlee's Book!
125 commentsI couldn't wait to get my hot little hands on The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn, (Timber Press) written by grass and meadow madman John Greenlee, and seductively photographed by Saxon Holt. The book promised tools for my landscape architect's bag of tricks-philosophical reassurance, design inspiration, a new palette of plants, how-to details.
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Part II -- It's Like Road Rage, Only Wetter
19 commentsRoad rage: A motorist's uncontrolled anger usually provoked by the behavior of another driver. The affliction is officially recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. "Water rage," however, is not yet listed. But if it were, I'd probably be the poster child.
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About this column
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.
