Help for Summer-Stressed Plants
Plant Strengtheners: Help for summer stressed plants Don’t let summer stressors ruin your landscape’s good looks. Instead give your plants’
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Gardening for Beginners
Understanding Botanical Names
For years, people referred to plants by their common names almost exclusively – only the eggheads and botanists used botanical
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Layered Garden for a Small Space
What’s layered gardening? It’s making the most of limited space. We all tend to think horizontally when we garden, planting
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Staghorn Sumac
Drought-Tolerant Gardens
Water-wise plants and drought-tolerant gardens As our climate changes, many areas are experiencing hotter and drier summers with periods of
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10 Tips for a Better Lawn
1. Leaf it be. We used to spend backbreaking hours raking leaves and grass, piling them into bags and carrying
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Wildflowers for your Garden
Stumbling upon a wildflower growing in its natural habitat is something that will make almost anyone smile. We’ve all likely
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Rose glow barberry and fescue
How to Choose Plants
Choosing plants for ease of maintenance Do you want to grow healthy plants with a minimum of effort? You can
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Happy Gardeners? It’s in the Soil
You know how gardening improves your mood? Now there may be a scientific explanation for it. Soil makes you happy.
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Different Types of Mulch
The many facets of Mulch Mulch is a material that covers the soil and/or plants. When spread on soil in
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When to Work the Garden Soil
Fall is an ideal time to work on improvements to the soil in your garden beds and to the garden
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