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A backyard design conceived with low-maintenance in mind is a boon to leisure time. This article also offers suggestions for simple leisure time activities you can enjoy in your yard.

'What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered,' wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. View my weed pics to identify these plants by their leaves, seed heads, etc.

Picture of red salvia. Because of its color, red salvia is useful in decorations for such holidays as Halloween and 4th of July (U.S.).

Lavender picture.

Pink petunia picture.

Realtime Landscaping Pro landscape design software finally convinced me to advance from drawing plans the old way to letting landscape design software do it for me.

This landscape plant guide based on questions submitted by readers reveals facts that will be helpful on a number of issues. Use it as a landscape plant guide for matters ranging from lawn care to tree and selection for problem areas.

Picture of Halloween scarecrow.

What are Halloween pics without witches. This Halloween picture shows a witch made out of a trash bag.

Plant selections when building rock gardens. A database is linked to for rock garden plant suggestions.

Many new homeowners plant bearded iris flowers, remembering the fragrant plants from their childhoods. It is specifically fragrant bearded iris flowers with which I deal here; not all of them are created equal!

The 'Red Charm' peony can become so deep a red as to be almost burgundy in color. A nice change of pace from pink and white peonies.

How-to landscaping videos can facilitate yard chores, if you view them with a problem-solving eye. Consult these how-to landscaping videos for tips on everything from lawn mowing to creating an oceanside theme.

Definition of vertebrates. Definition: animals with a backbone are termed vertebrates.

Picture of a wishing well in the winter landscape.

You have to love hydrangeas. I don't know where my summer landscape would be without their puffy flower heads. And the beauty of the hydrangea flower head is that, being composed mainly of sepals, it lasts for a long time.

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Use this free Halloween pumpkin pattern for your carving needs at Halloween. Pumpkin patterns can be used like stencils.

Fertilize the hedge to encourage further growth. I fertilized my hedge with compost.

Use this pumpkin face as a stencil for Halloween crafts. This pumpkin face shows a contented jack o lantern.

Discussion of 2 options for snow removal: heated driveways and hiring snow plows. How to pick up some cheap snow plowing rates.