Knowing when to fertilize boxwoods and how to do it right can spell the difference between robust...
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Garden maintenance
When to cut back peonies: Time your pruning to help next year’s blooms
After the first spring bulbs appear, the flowers I look forward to with the most anticipation in the...
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When to cut back salvias: Prune in the fall or wait until spring?
To me salvias are dependable, hardy plants that have both nice foliage and flowers. I grow a few perennial...
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How often to water blueberry plants
How often to water blueberry plants is partly a matter of the plants’ ages, of your climate, and...
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When to transplant daffodils: Tips for dividing and replanting bulbs
I wait with great anticipation each year for my daffodils to bloom. They appear in that second wave...
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Pruning a rose of Sharon: When to shear seed pods and when to cut it back
When I moved into my current home and started to get to know my garden, I discovered I had five rose...
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