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| Home Gardens can be a lot of work but they are | | | | your home garden, find out exactly how tall and wide |
| also satisfying in many ways. Here are some home | | | | the shrubs and trees will be at maturity, a very |
| gardening tips that will ensure that you will have | | | | important tip. Remember, never plant a tree too |
| years of enjoyment from your labors. | | | | close to your house. The roots could cause very |
| Home gardens can be hard work but for many it is a | | | | costly damages and you would have to have the |
| great hobby that gives you many rewards. | | | | tree taken out. |
| Gardening is the most popular hobby in this country. | | | | To encourage new spring growth, prune your shrubs |
| It helps you to relax and many say it is very | | | | in the fall to allow air flow. Until the shrub or tree is |
| therapeutic. Look at it this way, you are outside in | | | | established you must water them liberally. Proper |
| the fresh air and you are working on a project that | | | | watering of your trees or shrubs is essential if you |
| helps to relieve stress and worry. It is also a great | | | | want them to survive and in some cases to keep |
| way to work out without having to get in your car | | | | the guarantee valid. Lawn sprinkler irrigation is |
| and go to the gym. Think of the hours of enjoyment | | | | generally inadequate for watering these new plants. |
| you will get when your hard work turns into | | | | Trees and shrubs must have a deeper, soaking |
| gorgeous, lush gardens. Along with the enormous | | | | watering of the root ball. Moist but not "sloppy |
| enjoyment you will get from your garden, you will | | | | wet" is the rule. The recommended watering |
| also reap the harvest of any fruit trees and enjoy | | | | schedule when your trees and shrubs are first |
| that too. There are a few garden tips that you | | | | planted is as follows: |
| should follow that will reward you with a beautiful | | | | Days 1-30 - Everyday Days 31 — 60 Every |
| home garden for you and your friends to enjoy. | | | | other dayDays 61 & following — At least |
| There are some home gardening tips to keep in mind | | | | twice per week |
| when shopping for new trees or shrubs. Usually, | | | | Plants that you have watered well survive far better |
| when you purchase and plant trees and shrubs they | | | | during the cold months than plants starting winter |
| are very small. The gardener comes home and | | | | without enough water. Depending on your zone, it |
| plants under a window or near the house. These | | | | is best to plant trees and shrubs in the fall, never in |
| plants will start to grow and can cause some tricky | | | | the summer. Take care of your home gardens and |
| problems. This is a mistake to avoid. As the plants | | | | you will have years of enjoyment adding texture and |
| grow, so do their root systems. If planted to close | | | | beauty to your home and yard. |
| to the house they could do harm to your foundation, | | | | Happy Gardening! |
| sewer or water lines. Not only can they cause | | | | Copyright © Mary Hanna, All Rights Reserved. |
| damage to these things but then it will be necessary | | | | This article may be distributed freely on your website |
| to pay to have the tree or shrub removed. When | | | | and in your ezines, as long as this entire article, |
| planting shrubs around your house they may grow tall | | | | copyright notice, links and the resource box are |
| enough to block out sunlight or be a detriment to | | | | unchanged. |