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Get It Growing: Prune Roses In Late August, Early September For Beautiful Fall Blooms
(For Release On Or After 08/31/07) In Louisiana our ever-blooming roses fortunately provide us with two really great seasons of bloom, and now is the time to prune in preparation for one of those seasons.

Get It Growing: Sharing Plants One Joy Of Gardening; Rooting Cuttings Is One Way
(For Release On Or After 08/24/07) Sharing plants is one of the pleasures of gardening. When gardeners get together and a plant is complimented, it is not unusual for the admirer to be offered a "piece" to take home and root.

Get It Growing: You Can Freshen Up Tired Flower Beds
(For Release On Or After 08/17/07) Flower beds that are past their prime and overrun with weeds can be a common sight in our late-summer landscape. But you don’t have to just give up and accept such sad-looking elements in your landscape, since there are ways you can freshen up these tired beds.

Get It Growing: Container Plants Enhance Outdoor Landscape
(For Release On Or After 08/10/07) Growing plants in containers outdoors is popular for a variety of reasons, and such plants can be used to enhance your outdoor landscape.

Get It Growing: Heat Takes Its Toll On Plants; Watch For Late-Summer Pests
(For Release On Or After 08/03/07) Our yards and gardens generally look a little frayed around the edges by this time of the year. On top of heat stress, plants also are more vulnerable to insect and disease problems now.
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