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Articles by Colin Clifford

• Why choose a greenhouse?
  Greenhouses are often thought of as the exclusive preserve of the dedicated gardener. However with greenhouses and frames to suit every pocket and size of garden, there is no need for even the novice gardener to feel daunted by the prospect of installing and running one.
  Published 24Apr2008, viewed 244 times

• Garden Perennials Provide a Riot of Color
  Garden perennials are popular with many gardeners, though there is a danger that the new gardener will over-plant them as they wait for those already planted to mature. The secret with perennials is patience, and if you want something to add color to your garden while you wait, then plant some annuals for the first year until the perennials really show their true colors
  Published 08Nov2007, viewed 235 times

• Garden Containers, Flower Pots and Planters
  There are many reasons for growing plants in garden containers, flower pots and planters. An obvious one is if you are growing exotic plants that can be placed outdoors in summer in a location that suits each plant, and then taken indoors or into a more shaded spot in the fall and winter.
  Published 20Oct2007, viewed 304 times

• Fall Bulbs for Spring Blooms
  Fall bulbs are, naturally, planted in the fall and flower in the spring. Many believe that they should be planted in the early spring, believing that the winter frosts can harm them. In fact nothing could be farther from the truth.
  Published 05Oct2007, viewed 278 times

• Create a Haven for Butterflies
  Whatever the reason most people enjoy seeing butterflies in their gardens and would welcome more.The good news is that it is not that difficult to add the essential ingredients that attract lots of these beautiful creatures, and keep them happy once they have turned up.
  Published 27Sep2007, viewed 296 times

• Grow Your Own Garden Fruit Trees for Real fruit
  When visiting a supermarket have you never wished you had a few garden fruit trees? Have you ever noticed how purchased fruit these days is bit inconsistent in quality? Sometimes it will be fine, but mostly is tasteless, too hard or too soft. The pears are rock hard, you can push your fingers through the plums, and the peaches start growing mould before they are soft enough to eat.
  Published 14Sep2007, viewed 313 times

• Floribunda Roses
  Floribunda roses were created in 1909, the first polyantha/hybrid tea cross, "Gruss an Aachen" latin for "many flowering"
  Published 18Aug2007, viewed 491 times

• Garden Hygiene
  The maxim "prevention is better than cure" applies particularly to gardens Increasingly gardeners are turning away from the chemical control of problems recognising that to rely on chemicals,EG. pesticides and fungicides can create more problems that they cure.Helpful predators may be eradicated along with the pests leading to an even worse problem.
  Published 05Aug2007, viewed 302 times

• Bonsai Tree Care
  Watering is fundamental to all plant life.Without water a tree will die, in a bone dry bonsai container a tree will die of thirst as little as 48 hours.That is where most new commers make thier first mistake, more bonsai are killed through panic over watering than any other causes combined. When to Water The first and only rule to learn is this: Water thoroughly but only when a bonsai needs it.
  Published 23Jul2007, viewed 965 times

• A Pot of Pastel Colours for Summer
  Buck the trend for hot sizzling summer colours and opt for cool pastels instead. Osteospermum There are lots of little osteospermums in garden centres and nurseries in the summer months of May June and heaps of colour choice.I like them because they flower well into autumn and if we have a mild winter they should survive.
  Published 15Jul2007, viewed 337 times

• Pruning Roses
  Roses seem to grow and produce flowers for only a few years before becoming exhausted and starting to develop flowers down the lower part of the stem.Pruning is therefore needed to prvent the plant becoming a tangled mass of dying and living wood with inferior blooms.
  Published 05Jul2007, viewed 318 times

• How to Evaluate a Sales Page
  If you are an affiliate looking to promote a product it is very important you are not wasting your time and money on a poor quality product or poorly promoted offer.One key factor in this is the sale letter the merchant provides. What is a ‘Sales Letter’ Definition:The tool that a direct marketer uses to turn a prospect into a buyer.
  Published 18May2007, viewed 723 times

• Improve the Experience of Your Blog for You and Your Readers
  Some tips to use on your blog to help improve the look and experience of your blog for you and your readers. Pick a topic you enjoy for your blog Pick a general topic you are passionate about, and stick with that focus as you post. Near the title of your blog, identify your blog’s focus so new visitors can know immediately What your blog is about and whether it aligns with their interests
  Published 04May2007, viewed 368 times

• How to Get One Way Links (Directories)
  There are so many criteria that search engines follow to determine a site’s rank for certain keywords or search phases. One of these includes links to your site. The page rank of your site is directly related to the number of links it has. The more links you have pointed to your site with some variation of key phrases.The better ranking in the search engines you will receive.
  Published 27Apr2007, viewed 334 times

• Generating traffic techniques
  Every online publisher needs traffic to their site, but how do you get a steady increase of traffic each month? How do you even get traffic started coming to your site? Blogs automatically get traffic coming as soon as you make your first post. With a good ping list, each time you make a post to your blog dozens of sites are notified and traffic starts coming in.
  Published 22Apr2007, viewed 416 times

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