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| | How Composting Works - Americans generate over 200 million tons of trash each year: Trash may be the most abundant product of our lives. Want to put some of it to work? Composting creates a natural fertilizer and saves landfill space. Find out how you can help the environment and your garden at the same time.
| | How Bug Zappers Work - Cook-out season is here, and that means you won't be the only one dining alfresco. The bugs are hungry, too, and you're the main course. Citronella, DEET, bug zappers -- do any of these products actually work on those annoying pests? Get the facts on bug zappers and other pest control methods.
| | How Irrigation Works - Whether you're growing prize roses for a state fair or planting cucumbers and potatoes for the table, you want those plants to thrive. Find out how irrigation systems can help keep our gardens lush and beautiful.
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The In The Yard Library: |
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- Agapanthus, Lily of the Nile
- Ageratum, Floss Flower
- Alstroemeria, Lily of Peru
- Amaranthus, Summer Poinsettia
- American Linden
- Amsonia, Bluestar
- Anemone, Japanese
- Artemisia, Wormwood
- Aster, Michaelmas Daisy
- Astilbe, Garden Spirea
- Azalea
- Bachelor's Button, Cornflower
- Balloon Flower
- Baptisia, False Indigo, Wild Indigo
- Basil
- Basket-of-Gold, Goldentuft
- Beech, American
- Bergamot, Bee Balm, Oswego-Tea
- Bergenia, Pigsqueak
- Bleeding Heart
- Blueberry
- Boltonia
- Bridal-Wreath
- Browallia, Sapphire Flower
- Brunnera, Siberian Bugloss
- Butterfly Bush
- Butterfly Weed, Milkweed
- Calendula, Pot Marigold
- California Poppy
- Campanula, Bellflower
- Capsicum, Peppers
- Cardinal Flower
- Celosia
- Chrysanthemum
- Cleome, Spider Flower
- Coleus
- Columbine
- Coneflower, Purple
- Coreopsis (Annual)
- Cosmos
- Crape Myrtle
- Dahlberg Daisy, Golden Fleece
- Dahlia
- Dusty Miller
- Eastern White Pine
- Enkianthus
- Euonymus, Burning Bush
- Fothergilla
- Garden Phlox
- Gazania, Treasure Flower
- Geranium, Zonal
- Globe Amaranth
- Gum
- Heather
- Heliotrope, Cherry Pie
- Honey Locust
- Hornbeam
- Hosta, Plantain Lily
- How Bug Zappers Work
- How Caterpillar Backhoe Loaders Work
- How Chain Saws Work
- How Composting Works
- How Gas Lanterns Work
- How Grass Works
- How Irrigation Works
- How Metal Detectors Work
- How Mosquito Magnets® Work
- How Oscillating Sprinklers Work
- How Solar Yard Lights Work
- How Swimming Pools Work
- How to Plant Ground Covers
- How Traveling Sprinklers Work
- How Underground Pet Fences Work
- Hydrangea
- Hypericum
- Impatiens, Busy Lizzie, Patience
- Juneberry
- Lantana
- Lavatera, Rose Mallow
- Leucothoe
- Lilac
- Lisianthus, Prairie Gentian
- Lobelia
- Marigold
- Melampodium
- Michigan Holly
- Mock Orange
- Nasturtium
- Nicotiana, Flowering Tobacco
- Nierembergia, Cup Flower
- Nigella, Love-in-a-Mist
- Norway Spruce
- Pansy, Viola
- Perennial Bulbs
- Perilla
- Petunia
- Pieris
- Portulaca, Moss Rose
- Redbud
- Rhododendron
- Salvia, Meadow Sage
- Salvia, Scarlet Sage
- Sanvitalia, Creeping Zinnia
- Shirley Poppy
- Smoke Tree
- Snapdragon
- Southern Magnolia
- Sugar Maple
- Sunflower
- Swan River Daisy
- Sweet Alyssum
- Sweet Pea
- Sycamore
- Torenia, Wishbone Flower
- Uses for Vinegar: Outdoors Projects and Activities
- Uses for Vinegar: Pet and Animal Care
- Verbena
- Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle
- Wax Begonia, Fibrous Begonia
- Weeping Willow
- White Oak
- Witch Hazel
- Yellowwood
- Zinnia
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