http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Michael+McGroarty Gardening Michael McGroarty Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=25086&ca=Gardening If you own a home, then sooner or later you are going to be ready to sell that home. Maybe you've already sold a home or two. People tend to move more often than our parents did. There are a lot of things that go into getting the best possible price for your home, but the very first thing your home... Gardening Michael McGroarty Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=21686&ca=Gardening The potting bench that you are about to read about is not fancy, but very functional. It is also very easy to build and use. Except it doesn't have any legs! Don't panic, having a legless potting bench is actually a benefit. I'll get to that a little later. The potting bench described in this articl... Gardening Michael McGroarty Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=21687&ca=Gardening Azaleas can be either evergreen or deciduous. Deciduous Azaleas are known as Mollis or Exbury Azaleas. They bloom in the early spring with vivid orange and yellow colors. They can be grown from seed if the seeds are collected in the fall and sown on top of moist peat at about 70 degrees F. Evergreen... Gardening Michael McGroarty Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=21688&ca=Gardening Ornamental grasses have become extremely popular in the past ten years or so, and if you buy them at a garden center they are kind of pricey. Learning how to grow them yourself is actually quite easy. They can be grown from seed, but I won’t pretend to be an expert at that for several reasons. One,... Gardening Michael McGroarty Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22782&ca=Gardening In the past few years I've read about and have seen more interest in wildflowers, so I figure it's about time I jump in and add my two cents. I have watched in despair as some of my friends have created a wildflower bed in their yards, and have ended up with the biggest, ugliest patch of weeds I hav... Gardening Michael McGroarty Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=20551&ca=Gardening The tool that I am going to tell you about is for using herbicides such as RoundUp. The biggest mistakes that people make when using non-selective herbicides like RoundUp is overspray getting the herbicide on plants that they did not intend to spray, and over applying the product. If you spray to th... Gardening Michael McGroarty Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17833&ca=Gardening Tis the season when lots of people drag a real tree into their house and decorate it. Some people buy live trees that are balled in burlap instead of a cut tree. A live tree is a great idea, but many people make serious mistakes when it comes to handling a live tree, and they end up losing their mon... Gardening Michael McGroarty Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17061&ca=Gardening Spring means that the garden centers are packed with people, and car trunks are packed with plants. Everybody has dirt on their knees, dirt under their nails, and is excited about gardening. To make certain that this excitement yields positive results, let's discuss the basics in this article of spr... Gardening Michael McGroarty Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17093&ca=Gardening Don't be afraid to trim those flowering shrubs and trees that need it. Failure to prune is probably the biggest gardening mistake a person can make. I spent 20 years landscaping homes and businesses, and I watched people make the investment in my services, then they failed to prune when the plants n... Gardening Michael McGroarty Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17502&ca=Gardening Mulching beds has become extremely popular these days, and mulch can be really beneficial to your plants and the soil in your planting beds, but there are things you need to watch for. Here in Ohio the most popular type of mulch that people use is shredded hardwood bark mulch, which is a byproduct o...