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How-ToEarth-Friendly Gardening
The first time I visited an established permaculture homestead, I felt an immediate connection to the way of life embodied in that special place. This well-designed living environment was also…
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DesignTake the Vegetable Garden to New Heights
The task was a bit overwhelming: Design and create an edible garden that was productive enough to supply produce for a restaurant, make sure it looked beautiful most of the…
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DesignTough-as-Nails Shrubs for the Southwest
Who doesn't love buying the flashy new plant that catches everyone's eye at the nursery? Or the plant that's just outside your hardiness zone, but has always taunted you with…
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DesignVines for the Connoisseur
Climbers add a depth and complexity to the garden that just can’t be achieved with perennials and shrubs. The sweeping flow and layered effects vines provide give a landscape a…
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ArticleTough-As-Nails Perennials
I find it hard to leave any nursery without at least a few new purchases. I am often enthralled by some hot new perennial with a flashy tag that is…
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ArticleHow to Use Organic Controls to Battle Garden Pests
As we learn more about the ecological impacts of human actions, it seems only natural that more and more gardeners are seeking out environmentally friendly methods of pest control. One…
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ArticleChile Pepper Season
Just before it frosted in my Maryland zone 7 garden, we harvested all of the chiles that were mature--and some that were still green. Many chiles were snipped from the…
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ArticleHow to Feed Your Community
Sharing vegetable and other produce with the community is an eye-opening experience for the whole family.
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How-To7 Organic Mulches for the Vegetable Garden
Fall, winter, and early spring are all great times to lay down a little mulch blanket. While any organic mulch is appropriate for the vegetable garden, sometimes there are strategic…
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ArticleRose Hips
If you don't grow roses and harvest their hips in your own garden, the hedgerows, overgrown pastures and woods' edge are full of wild rose hips this time of year,…
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