A few days ago, a non-gardening friend asked me how to keep her container gardens in top shape all...
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Gardening Techniques
Resilience, thy name is goutweed
Confession – I have a goutweed problem. Like many gardeners, I wrestle annually with this invasive...
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Viburnum pruning: Early summer is time to prune spring-blooming shrubs
As soon as their flowers fade, it’s time for azalea, rhododendron, chokecherry, lilac, weigela,...
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Soil pH and why it matters
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Attracting hummingbirds to the garden
Though summer may seem a long way off, now is the perfect time to be thinking about what kind of visitors...
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Bird house maintenance
For most gardeners the colder months bring a bit of rest, but they also bring their own share of garden-related...
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