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Wouldn't it be great to have a neat terrarium that you can build yourself, use as a centerpiece for the holidays, and enjoy all winter long?

How about sending one to someone you love? 

How about giving one to that child who needs something to do during the Christmas break?

A terrarium is a unique, "living gift" that will add style to any room it is in!…

Simple & easy natural bog filter for your water garden using an ordinary garden pot & these simple steps!

1.  Choose a pot: Glazed terra cotta works well
2.  Drill a hole & pipe it: some pots have holes if not drill one to fit the tubing you are using either 1/2" or 3/4" works well. Length of tubing depends on the distance to the pump.
3.  Place it in your pond: easier to do this step before filling with gravel
4.  Fill with…

To many of us, fall means mums on the porch. I didn't want mine to be like everyone else's though so I tried something a bit different. Check it out:

All I needed was potting soil, a cute pot and a mum!  How're you decorating for fall?

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It won't be long before we have short and cold days and us gardeners need to be prepared for when this time approaches as there are a couple of things that are essential to plan ahead and to action before the December month.

I am based in the United Kingdom, where the winters are extremely cold as some of you cold climate gardeners in other parts of the world can relate to.

Although the winter can be a beautiful season, it may also damage our beautiful garden including the…

Help, dear gardening friends! I received 2 lovely violets at a tradeshow recently. I brought them home and potted them both in a double-wide planter. The planter sits inside my kitchen window. One is thriving and blooming. The other? Well I officially called time of death on it this last weekend. MyViolet, the company I got the violets from, has a plant diagnosis tool on their website but my plant doesn't have a lot of symptoms at this…