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The pitcher plant grows very well in bog gardens. A few years ago, I had a client who wanted to install a small, round pond in her backyard as an attraction for her children and a focal point for the yard.

Daily home & garden tip: Who needs lawn? Consider planting ground cover.
Blue star creeper is aptly named, with little blue starry flowers twinkling all over.

Home garden tours serve as inspiration and fundraisers for good causes.
The walking paths conjoin to a water fountain, the center of a traditional English four-square garden, in the backyard of Thousand Oaks.

Calling all gardeners: Oxford in Bloom contest is launched
GARDENERS will be reaching for their pruning shears and dibbers with the news that the 2011 Oxford in Bloom competition has been launched.

Rule of (green) thumb: Gardening helps burn major calories.
The standing, stooping, kneeling, watering and weeding involved in gardening can burn a lot of calories, according to the American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal.