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Invasive ground cover plants to avoid – 8 species to watch out for in your yard
Yellow archangel thrives in Zones 3-8 (on the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map) and is highly invasive, to the effect that it competes with native ground covers and understory,’ warns horticulturist Nathan Thorne.
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How to take rhododendron cuttings – double your blooms for free with this nifty trick
To encourage roots brush the bottom of the 'heel; with rooting hormone. Or, for a natural alternative try honey.
'Omit the rooting hormone and touch the cut end to a honey stick instead. It is useful as a natural anti-fungal agent and has been reported to encourage root growth quicker in some varieties,' suggests Nathan Thorne.
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"This is actually regarded as one of the simplest and environmentally safest ways on how to keep ants away from the feeders. The rationale for this enclosure to be of physical nature is that it is a trap that contains water that the ants cannot cross. You can get a commercial ant moat in most of the garden stores or do the homemade ant moat by fixing a shallow dish of water to the feeder’s hanger," says Nathan Thorne, a professional gardening expert and CEO of Handyflowers.