Six Steps for Designing Your Garden

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Spring is coming, which means it is almost prime time for gardening. Whether you are a novice gardener or an old pro, there are a few critical actions to take when you set out to design a garden. Read on for six steps for designing your garden–and get started stat! Step 1: Location, Location, Location [...]

Trends in Landscaping Design to Try This Year

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Whether you’re trying to sell your home or update the one you recently bought, there are plenty of ways to modernize your landscaping and add a touch of refreshing curb appeal. The latest trends include homeowners stepping outside the box with landscaping designs that have Mother Nature’s best interest at heart. Here’s a list of [...]

Five Best Crops to Harvest in the Fall

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Many Nevada County residents love to garden. They love knowing exactly where their food comes from and what was done to grow it. As the weather begins to cool, you may notice that your tomato plants are looking a droopy, or that your green beans are no longer producing the way they used to. While the first [...]

How to Create an Ambrosial Fragrance Garden

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Creating a fragrance garden is a great way to attract hummingbirds to your home as well as provide a nice scent for guests who visit your outdoor living space. An ambrosial fragrance garden can consist of many different kinds of plants in the ambrosia plant family which is also known as Asteraceae. As an ambrosial [...]

Four Simple Pesticides for Your Garden

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Spring has arrived. It’s only a matter of time before insects arrive in droves to your garden. Begin protecting your lawn and garden with pesticides now so that the impact of them will be less throughout the growing season. Check out these easy and natural pesticides that you can make at home: 1. Oil Spray [...]

Eight Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden this Spring

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As the weather warms, you are no doubt yearning to be outside to get your hands working in the dirt again. Many Nevada County residents do! If you have never tried gardening, spring is the perfect opportunity to give it a shot and plant your own vegetable garden. Growing your own vegetables is a great [...]

Garden Ideas That Can Sell a House

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A tantalizing garden and an immaculate landscape prove time and time again to attract potential home buyers to open houses like organic magnets. If you’re on the brink of selling your home, refining and redesigning your landscape can pad your profit, as well as your yard — these upgrades can add as much as 20 percent [...]

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