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How-ToSouth August Garden To-Do List
August and January are the months when I’m most concerned about how my garden looks from inside my house. There are some days in August when I honestly just don’t…
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How-ToSouth July Garden To-Do List
July is sneaky. Wasn’t it just May? One day we open our eyes and we are smack dab in the middle of the year. High summer is here, and there…
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How-ToCatalpa Trees, Catawba Worms, and Southern Lore
I love catalpa trees (Catalpa spp. and cvs., Zones 4–9). If you travel through the South, you might often find them as grand specimens in Progressive-era neighborhoods and older city…
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DesignHomesteading With a Community Garden
Today we’re visiting with Kimberly Butler (to see more of her garden, check out her Instagram). Kimberly gardens in sunny Florida and makes great use of a community garden plot…
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DesignSouth June Garden To-Do List
For many gardeners in the South, May is a blur. When June rolls around and the warmest days of summer loom, perhaps we are ready for a short breather. From…
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How-ToPruning Spring-Flowering Trees
Spring reaches its blooming crescendo with spring-flowering trees. Dogwoods (Cornus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9), redbuds (Cercis spp. and cvs., Zones 4–10), crabapples (Malus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9)—the list…
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DesignRegional Picks: Variegated Plants for Shade—South
See regional picks for variegated plants for shade, and read the article by Andy Brand for even more ideas. “While the cool, shady areas have provided me with the opportunity…
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DesignSouth May Garden To-Do List
Plant warm-season veggies. For diligent vegetable gardeners, sometime in May is often a good time for the second round of planting for some warm-season crops (corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes). Planting…
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How-ToSpring Bulb After-Care in the Southern Garden
I am happy to declare there is no such thing as a normal spring in the South. Or, perhaps, unpredictability is what is normal. For Southerners, spring often seems early…
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DesignCaterpillars and Flowers in Mississippi
Today we’re visiting with Peggy Sheets in Bay St. Louise, Mississippi. (See this previous post from Peggy): We’ve had lovely weather, though dry for us. Thank goodness for plants in…
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