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National Gardening |
Naturalizing with Spring Bulbs Naturalized plantings are easy to create and easy to maintain. Though it takes a few years for the bulbs to multiply and make their full impact, in the meantime you can enjoy the sight of these harbingers of spring. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Bulb Planting Know-how You can avoid many bulb problems simply by planting and fertilizing correctly... |
National Gardening |
Early Spring Bulbs Plan now for fall planting, and come spring you'll be glad you did! |
National Gardening |
Bulbs 101 In addition to their charm and beauty, the large and diverse group of plants known as bulbs have a lot going for them: They come in neat little packages, are just about 100 percent guaranteed to bloom the first year they are planted, and are surprisingly pest- and disease-free. |
This Old House Ryan Robbins |
Flowering Bulbs Follow these tips for highly varied, low-maintenance flowering bulbs you can plant in the fall and enjoy every spring. For additional information check out the web sites at the end of the article. |
This Old House Thomas Baker |
Dividing Plants What to do when a perennial gets too big for its bed? Divide and conquer! |
This Old House Roger Cook |
The Joy of Bulbs Get a jump on next spring's colorful displays by planting right now |
National Gardening |
Naturalizing with Tulips Species tulips and hybrids of Tulipa fosteriana, T. greigii, and T. kaufmanniana are ideal candidates for naturalizing, as they spread rapidly by seed, stolons, and bulblets. |
National Gardening |
Soil Prep for Alliums Onions will grow in practically any kind of soil, but one that's rich in decayed organic matter and humus and drains well is best. |
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
National Gardening |
Planting Onions Plant your sets early in the spring. Onions do best if the temperature is cool when they start to grow, and warm as they mature. |
National Gardening Suzanne DeJohn |
Lovely Lilies If you judge a perennial by the amount of color it provides per square foot, Asiatic lilies can't be beat. |
National Gardening |
Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success. |
National Gardening |
Dividing Perennials For one reason or another, most gardeners will need to divide their perennials at some point. Here are some guidelines. |
Garden Gate |
Save Your Summer Bulbs Learn how to save money by saving your bulbs for next year. |
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
Getting Started With Tulips If you want to see tulips bloom at winter's end, now is the time to buy bulbs and get them planted. |
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
Painting with Daffodils A remarkable floral display occurs each spring high in the mountains of Southern California. More than five acres of mountain landscape are host to one million daffodils... |
National Gardening Shila Patel |
The Indoor Tulips To speed up the seasons, you can nudge spring-flowering tulips to bloom in winter. |
National Gardening Kim Haworth |
Cymbidium Orchids Cymbidium orchids, with many showy, colorful blooms on each flower spike, are my favorites. |
National Gardening |
Growing Onions As with most vegetables, you can start onions from seed in the garden. But many onions have relatively long growing seasons and onion seeds don't germinate quickly, so it's often better to start the crop another way. You can set out transplants, or you can plant "sets" (half-grown onions). |
U.S. CPSC December 8, 2004 |
Technical Consumer Products Inc. Recall of Fluorescent Light Bulbs The bulbs can overheat and spark, posing a burn hazard to consumers. |
National Gardening Warren Schultz |
Building Great Soil Soil is the most important factor in successful gardening. Here are tips on evaluating and improving your soil. |
National Gardening |
Tools for Preparing the Garden Before a single plant even touches the ground in your garden, it would be wise to spend time preparing the soil. You'll have fewer weeds and diseases and better plant growth, flowering, and fruiting later. |
National Gardening |
Building Soil 101 A steady program of soil building is like a steady program of physical conditioning. You'll get great results in the long run if you stick with it and don't go overboard right away. |
National Gardening Becky Heath |
Wildflower Tulips Wild tulips are less formal and more resilient than larger hybrids. And wild tulips like 'Apricot Jewel' come back year after year. |
This Old House Roger Cook |
Fall Fertilizing Why autumn is the right time of year to nourish your yard. |
This Old House June 26, 2015 Deborah Baldwin |
7 Tips for LED Bulb Buyers Avoid heartbreak in the lighting aisle with these tips. |
This Old House Josh Garskof |
Get Ready for Fall Now's the best time to spruce up your yard |
This Old House Keith Pandolfi |
Specialty Lightbulbs If you're in the dark about where to buy unusual bulbs, here's where our editors shop. |
National Gardening |
Container Gardening 101 Today's condominium owners and apartment dwellers do not have to forsake gardening. In fact, they can create their own garden hideaway in small spaces. |
National Gardening |
Preparing Soil for Greens When it's early in the season and nearly time to plant a host of greens, put in a little time with your garden soil to prevent weed problems. |
This Old House Karen Ziga |
LED Light bulbs Get More High-Tech If you haven't made the switch from incandescents to LEDs, here's three reasons to do it now |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Soil Common Sense Five simple home tests for basic soil problems, with proven remedies |
National Gardening |
Soil Fertility 101 Just as a good foundation is necessary to support a building, good soil is necessary to build a successful garden. All soil is not alike. It differs in texture, fertility, and balance. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Anders Bylund |
This Stock Is Lights Out In the middle of a massive market upheaval, Cree pulls out a rambunctious quarter with a business model that hopes to replace most incandescent bulbs in the world someday. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Anders Bylund |
Your Luminescence Is Approaching Obsolescence The inefficient heat lamps you're replacing way too often are going away. Here's how you can profit from the change of the guard. |
National Gardening Vicky Congdon |
A Passion For Garlic You've got to grow several varieties to find your favorite |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Northern Lights Out Canada voted to prohibit the sale of incandescent light bulbs. The bulbs, which also have been banned in Australia and are facing possible extinction in California and other states, are being targeted in the hope of staving off global warming. |
Popular Mechanics January 15, 2009 Adam Hadhazy |
When CFLs Fail: How to Keep Your Compact Fluorescent Glowing CFLS are perhaps the best bulbs on the market. But these pricey bulbs aren't perfect. Here, we explore the source of CFL problems and explain how to prevent them. |
U.S. CPSC August 4, 2004 |
Osram Sylvania Products Recall of Decorative Light Bulbs The glass bulb can separate from its base and break during use. The broken glass can present a laceration injury to consumers, the hot broken bulb can present a burn injury to consumers, and an exposed bulb filament can present a shock hazard if handled while power remains applied to the fixture. |
U.S. CPSC May 10, 2011 |
Telstar Recalls Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Due to Fire Hazard The light bulbs can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Rich Smith |
China Joins the Light Bulb War China's National Development and Reform Commission, has ordered a halt to the production of 100-watt incandescent bulbs effective October 1 of next year. |
U.S. CPSC January 13, 2005 |
Sauder Woodworking Co. Recall of Mini Spot-light Bulbs in Furniture Hutches Sold At Office Depot Stores Some of the bulbs have imploded or broken apart within the first several minutes after they are first illuminated. Broken glass particles pose a laceration hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC January 30, 2003 |
500-Watt Halogen Bulbs Recalled by Cooper Lighting These 500-watt light bulbs generate very high temperatures compared to incandescent and lower wattage halogen bulbs and can start a fire if they come in contact with curtains, clothes or other flammable material. These bulbs are intended for use in outdoor work lights and flood lamps. |
This Old House John D. Wagner |
Bright Lights, Safe Home Electric holiday lights and displays sparkle and wow, but because too many homeowners don't know how to perform safety checks on light strings and ornaments, they're also potentially dangerous. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2006 |
Tulips and Investing Go back to Holland in the 1600s, and you'll learn a lot about investing. |
Food Processing October 2012 |
MRO Q&A: LED Lights Pros and Cons I have been hearing a lot about LED lights recently. What are their pluses and the minuses? Are they the next big thing? |
U.S. CPSC October 5, 2010 |
Trisonic Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Recalled Due To Fire Hazard Light bulb may overheat and catch fire. |
Reason April 2008 David Weigel |
Bright Idea President Bush approves a mandate that all light bulbs consume 25 percent less energy by the year 2012, effectively banning the traditional, incandescent light bulb. |
U.S. CPSC October 12, 2004 |
Teng Fei Trading Recall of Energy Saving Light Bulbs The base of the bulb is not flame-retardant, as required in the voluntary standard for this type of bulb. Electrical components in the bulb can overheat, posing a fire hazard. |