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DesignA Deer-Proof Garden Design for Dry Shade
There aren’t many properties left that still have massive, native evergreen trees. Sometimes, however, you find a home built among the giants. These homes capture the essence of the forest…
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How-ToHow to Grow Better Asparagus
My family didn’t grow asparagus when I was a child. We found it. My dad had a sharp eye for the tender green spears that grew wild along roadsides near…
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Kitchen GardeningNew Ideas in Vertical Vegetable Gardening
Vining vegetables, from pole beans to tomatoes, need a strong trellis to keep the fruit growing up. In addition to manufactured vertical gardens, DIYers can stretch their creativity for getting…
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How-ToDye Easter Eggs in Nature’s Hues
This year, color your Easter eggs with dyes derived from garden vegetables, berries, coffee, tea, or spices. Learn the method, and get a recipe for a basic egg dye and…
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Kitchen GardeningMeet the Magnificent Marigold
Nature does the coolest things. How fantastic that this simple-to-grow flower can also be one of the most adaptable, versatile and incredibly useful plants anywhere?
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DesignDazzling Deer-Resistant Perennials
Though very graceful and delightful to behold in their native habitat, deer are a voracious force to reckon with in many Northern California gardens, particularly in summer and fall. In…
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Kitchen GardeningSquashing Squash Bugs
Insect predators and prevention keep squash bug numbers under control.
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DesignPlants the Deer Don’t Eat
Susan Esche has been facing the same problem as many gardeners: hungry deer. My rural garden near a lake is becoming increasingly popular with the local deer, and this is…
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