The best pest advice anyone can give.

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The best way to keep those little pests at bay is to start with a clean room. Sterilise in between uses with chlorine or bleach or some other potent form of strong cleaning fluid.

Also when taking cuttings or seedlings from the nurseries or friends drench them in something like Dead Red or some other general purpose insecticide. Really drench them cause the last thing that you want is other people's problems in the form of pests and diseases.??Pests can ruin even a experts garden.

Even when planting I give them a good squirt as a precautionary measure that has saved my Garden from being infested.

You can also use a natural pesticide called Neem that you can use all the way up to harvest. It has no residual and stops the pests from breeding and feeding.

Also if you have used no chemicals you can employ beneficial bugs to eliminate the problem. This is the best solution because they don't stop until they have eaten all there prey.

Just drop us a line and we can give you advice or check out your local store for products and solutions that I have not mentioned here.

Happy Gardening

By Pepelapue

4/06/2009

Garden Design: Garden Lighting Designs

To get the most pleasure from your garden, use it not only in the daylight hours but for twilight entertaining or as your hub for evening relaxation. Garden lighting makes this possible. Think of soft, subtle illumination for your flower beds, shrubbery, deck or patio. Plan for plenty of area lighting for poolside safety and use spot lighting for cooking or eating areas. Consider solar lights for efficiency and practicality.

Lighting Design For Gardens

• Evaluate your garden space and how you plan to use it. Choose the places where you want permanent, hardwired lighting with switch capability. Decide if you will need bright lights on your patio, perhaps above a table where you will entertain. Plan where you need safety lights on pathways, steps or in dark corners. Make an evaluation when it is dark. You will have a completely different feeling in the dark than if you imagine the darkness during daylight. Use flashlights and check out lighting from different places and angles. Notice shadows and reflections from water or glass and how they interact with different lighting options.
• Use underwater lights in a pool or garden pond for soft, subdued lighting. Combine them with small fountains to contribute to an overall effect. Both underwater pond lights and small fountains can be solar powered, so proximity to electrical service is not necessary.
• Consider installing solar lights, which work in any season, even if they are covered by snow in northern climates. Solar lights can be moved from place to place for a quick redesign any time of the year. Solar-powered garden up-lighting that highlights shrubs and flowers in the summer can be moved to highlight evergreens, seasonal decorations or other interesting areas of your garden during the fall and winter. Design your garden lighting plan with all seasons in mind.
• Study magazines and catalogs for inspiration for your garden lighting design. Landscape lights are available in a wide range of styles, from sleek and chic to natural, rustic pieces. Small, functional lights are inexpensive and will provide the light you want. Or use your lighting design to incorporate another dimension of artistic expression into your garden. Decorative garden lights can lend sculptural elements to your garden, whether they are turned on or off. Illumination from different sources creates depth and perspective that sunlight does not convey. Diffused light or direct light can change the textural appearance of planting beds and foliage.
• Take into account how your lighting will affect your neighbors. You don't want to have bright lights shining near their bedroom windows. Try to create a lighting design on your property that doesn't compete with theirs. Strategically placed lights will enhance your property and will not distract from your neighbor's.

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