Don’t cut iris leaves after the flowers fade. Leaves carry on photosynthesis and develop nourishment for next year’s growth. Cut off brown tips and remove the flowering stalk down to the rhizome.
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Breck’s
A top supplier of premium bulbs, flowers, and perennials.
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DirectGardening
DirectGardening has hundreds of plants, flowers, and trees. You will be delighted with the great prices and what these outstanding products will do for your yard and garden. Direct Gardening uses industry standard SSL technology for secure online ordering, and offers a fantastic 1-year guarantee!
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Gurney’s
Gurney’s has a no-risk guarantee: All nursery stock, trees and plants are guaranteed for as long as you garden. All seeds and merchandise are guaranteed for one full year. They will replace it, give you a credit or refund your money for the full amount of your purchase price.
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Gardens Alive
Gardens Alive has environmentally friendly products that Work. They are the premier supplier of environmentally friendly products for the home, lawn, garden and orchard. A full line of products ranging from pesticides and fertilizers to pet products, that is tested and proven to be an effective alternative to harsh chemicals. Gardens Alive provides practical, effective, down-to-earth solutions that will not upset the delicate balance in our environment between the soil, plants, animals and humans.
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AeroGrow
AeroGrow is the creator, manufacturer and marketer of the AeroGarden line of indoor gardens for consumers. Now you can have your own hydroponic garden inside – grow flowers, vegetables, or herbs on your kitchen counter with no dirt, no mess with the AeroGarden Plug & Grow™ system!
The AeroGarden is especially great if you like to cook with fresh herbs or vegetables. Maybe you don’t have much space to have a garden outside. The AeroGarden will allow you to grow your favorite plants even in the winter season – you can have fresh flowers, herbs or vegetables all year round.
The AeroGarden takes all the guess work out of growing flowers, herbs and vegetables indoors! It even controls the built-in grow bulbs and tells you when to add water and nutrients.
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Weed Killer – Salt
To keep grass and weeds from growing between stepping stones of your walkway, or in the cracks of your patio stones, sprinkle the stones with a little salt, then sweep it into the cracks. The salt will kill the grass, so be careful not to get it where you don’t want it.
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Dissolve Yard Clippings
Spraying beer or soda pop over your yard will dissolve grass clippings easier and help the yard breathe better.
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Aerate the Soil
When you are out working in your yard, wear your golf shoes (or soccer shoes, etc.). This will help to break up the surface, and the grass will grow better. Well, it works on golf courses, doesn’t it?
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Keep Ants Off Peonies
I’ve heard that putting cucumber peelings around the bottom of peony plants will keep ants away. I wonder if that will keep ants away from other places, as well. . . .hmmm.
By the way, ants are NOT needed to help the flowers open on peonies.
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