Vegetable garden clean up advice has varied widely from decade to decade. There was a time when gardening...
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Garden tips
When to cut back coneflowers—and when to leave them alone
Coneflowers are incredibly popular perennials and for good reason. They’re native to North America,...
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How often to fertilize tomatoes for bigger, better harvests
Whether you’re growing heirlooms like Cherokee Purple or more common hybrids such as Early Girl...
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When to fertilize boxwoods
Knowing when to fertilize boxwoods and how to do it right can spell the difference between robust...
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Avoiding English ivy, an aggressive and invasive groundcover in North America
One of my neighborhood strolls takes me past a small wild area. There are no homes around it and yet...
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Don’t make these mistakes when ordering seeds
Winter is seed catalog season and it’s so much fun to flip through the pages dreaming of spring...
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