var gcontent1=new Array("vacation2005/summer-pruning/index.html","vacation2005/summer-pruning/summer-pruning_icon.jpg","Summer Pruning","Thomas Leo Ogren","Like most people who grow deciduous fruit trees (apples, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, etc.) I used to do lots of serious heavy pruning every winter.
Each winter I would head back dozens of those long, tall canes that had grown the year before. On some trees, plums in particular, each year I’d often find myself cutting back a huge number of new branches, many of them well over six feet in");
var gcontent2=new Array("vacation2005/garden-remedies/index.html","vacation2005/garden-remedies/garden-remedies_icon.jpg","Garden Remedies","Linda Binns","Summer offers a bounty of beautiful sights and smells as gardens bloom and wildflowers blossom. And while we may appreciate this season's feast for the senses, you may not realize that your garden also offers some common remedies for a variety of minor ailments.
Lavender is well-known for the calming properties of its intoxicating fragrance. Simply rubbing lavender leaves between your fingers ");
var gcontent3=new Array("autumn2005/winter-garden/index.html","autumn2005/winter-garden/winter-garden_icon.jpg","The Winter Garden","Jay North","Something about late fall and winter weather makes some growers just want to stay inside rather the play in their gardens. I can relate. Heck, even bears have the good sense to stay in bed. Fall and winter can be an excellent time to allow nature to do its thing and for the back yard gardener to relax or take off to the South Pacific. But many adventurous gardeners and commercial growers who don't");
var gcontent4=new Array("christmas2005/garden-pond/index.html","christmas2005/garden-pond/garden-pond_icon.jpg","A Tip To Care For Your Winter Garden Pond","Bob Roy","
Just like caring for your fall flowers it is just as important to beware of what the needs are of your garden pond. Most garden ponds are built to give additional beauty to the area. Yes, these are becoming more common.
Some of these have fish which adds another dimension They are relatively easy to care for. In the colder climates there are some important tips I have for you. If you are s");
var gcontent5=new Array("winter2006/feed-deer/index.html","winter2006/feed-deer/feed-deer_icon.jpg","Don't Feed The Deer!","Gizmo Creations","As every homeowner knows, deer can be a major landscape menace. Unfortunately, few plants are fully deer-proof, although there are several plant varieties that deer will generally leave alone. But in certain situations, such as drought or hard winters, deer may eat things they would otherwise leave alone - as hungry deer tend to eat anything that lies in their path. However, there are landscaping ");
var gcontent6=new Array("spring2006/balcony-gardens/index.html","spring2006/balcony-gardens/balcony-gardens_icon.jpg","Balcony Gardens","Candida Martinelli","Balcony gardens are common in places where people live in apartments or condominiums because colorful, vibrant, charming balcony gardens bring life to city landscapes all summer long. They also provide some very tangible benefits to apartment dwellers.
Benefits of Balcony Gardens
For the people inside the apartments, balcony gardens have many aesthetic and healthy virtues:
reduction of no");