Warmth captured during the day keeps your greenhouse warm at night. Good insulation is the secret.
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The properly cultivated soilbed consists of marble-size aggregates of soil. These lumps hold moisture and seed better than pulverized soil.
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For cactus and other succulent plants, try a soil mixture of equal parts course sand, sterilized potting soil, and leaf mold. Sand helps keep them drained.
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A rock garden is a beautiful way to hold a slope. With careful planning, you can stagger plants so the garden is colorful from spring to fall.
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No shrub or flower can add the touch ornamental grasses can. Blue oats peek above a bed of heath.
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Austrian Copper, a five-foot species shrub, is hardy to 20 degrees below zero and has opened the rose season for almost 400 years.
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A yellow climbing rose, Golden Showers, and evergreen shrubs invitingly frame the entryway. Or try tree roses for a more formal look.
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Aphids suck juices from tender shoots and buds. They cluster on bud stems and secrete a disease-prone "honeydew." Aphids are easy to control with soapy water.
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Soil temperature is the critical element for potted roses. The plant must be stored where the soil temperature will stay below 40 degrees but above 25 degrees.
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Lilac flowers are produced at the tips of young stems grown the year before. Snip off only the old bloom, taking care not to cut the buds at the base.
