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How-ToInvasive Plants to Avoid in Northern California
Invasive plants are nonnative introductions that have the ability to germinate, establish, thrive, reproduce, and spread to other areas without any help from humans. They're the tough, rugged trespassers that…
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How-ToHow to Get Rid of English Ivy and Other Invasive Ground Covers
When I bought my house, it was clear that the previous owners had once fallen in love with the promise of weed-controlling, high-coverage ground covers. It worked a little too…
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DesignRejuvenation Pruning Tips for Overgrown Shrubs
The mild days of winter offer gardeners an opportunity to tend to tasks that are best done when the landscape is dormant. One of those tasks is the rejuvenation or…
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DesignEpisode 129: Early Risers
Raise your hand if seasonal affective disorder has set in for you. Yep, us too. Because the skies are gray and the landscape is mostly brown in many areas of…
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How-ToShade Gardening: How to Plant Under Mature Trees and More
In my mind, shade gardening offers the most rewarding inventory of plants to choose from. But that doesn’t mean these plants don’t come with their own set of challenges—which may…
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How-To4 Ways to Push Your Gardening Zone
The USDA Hardiness Zone that you see listed with a plant should be considered a recommendation and not an absolute. Hardiness zones measure the average annual minimum temperature, but they…
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How-ToHow to Identify and Treat Sudden Oak Death
While folks on the West Coast probably hear quite a bit about sudden oak death, it is an important plant disease that everyone should have on their radar. Sudden oak…
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How-ToEssential Tools for Pruning
These small pruners go easy on your hands There are many great bypass pruners on the market, but I had carpal tunnel surgery years ago, and my hands tire easily…
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How-ToTips on Storing Bulbs, Pruning Hedges, Supporting Plants, and Overwintering Biennials
Mesh bags for winter storage - Winning Tip Every autumn, despite having saved mesh bags from my purchases of onions, bulbs, and the like, I find myself searching for additional…
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