Now that spring is on our doorstep, many of us are getting anxious to head out to the garden and clean...
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Gardening Techniques
Feeding your garden soil: 12 creative ways to use fall leaves
I could waste your time and wax poetic about the joys of autumn in the garden. I could talk about...
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Six reasons to NOT clean up the garden this fall
Twenty-some years ago, fresh out of college with a horticulture degree in-hand, I started teaching...
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Pinching annuals to promote dense growth
A few weeks ago, I posted about deadheading...
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Deadheading basics
A few days ago, a non-gardening friend asked me how to keep her container gardens in top shape all...
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Resilience, thy name is goutweed
Confession – I have a goutweed problem. Like many gardeners, I wrestle annually with this invasive...
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