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Kitchen Gardening6 Great Sauce Tomatoes
When I was a girl, my mom and I took weekly trips to the market for fruit and vegetables. Even then, I was fascinated by the different apples, lettuce, peppers,…
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DesignTour a Cottage Garden Bursting With Blooms
Typical cottage gardens—the ones we see in English gardening books and magazines—are undeniably beautiful. But when gardeners in the United States attempt to replicate their charming and iconic look, the…
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Design6 Tools to Turn Garden Chores Into a Joy
Gardeners know that the best way to ensure a good show in their beds is to get ahead of maintenance by starting early and doing tasks continuously. Chores like weeding…
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DesignPerennials With Purple Flowers for the Southeast
Purple is my number-one flower color. If I’m asked to design a perennial-focused garden, there is very little chance purple doesn’t make an appearance. When I saw the Pantone color…
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How-ToSpots on Your Tomatoes? Learning about tomato diseases and blights is half the battle
If you have ever found yourself disappointed by the tomato harvest from your garden, you are not alone. There are around nine bacterial diseases of tomato, nearly two dozen fungal…
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DesignCorydalis Is an Underappreciated Spring Star
Early spring-blooming bulbs are very welcome in any garden, yet one genus seems to be overlooked by many of us, although it’s just as impressive as all the others. The…
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How-ToTips About Cleaning, Feeding Birds, Garden Clothes, DIY Plant Labels, and Bleeding Hearts
Winning Tip: Remove those stubborn leaves I still have a “muck rake” (DuraFork) from when I had a horse. I discovered a new use for it when cleaning out my…
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DesignBuilding a Green Roof: What to Know Before You Grow
“Eco roof,” “live roof,” “planted roof,” “green roof”—enough roofs to drive you up one. Whatever you call it, the approach is the same: to plant directly onto a roof’s surface.…
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How-ToA Lightweight Shovel With Extreme Endurance
One of my favorite shovels is my long-handle round-point floral shovel from Ames. This tool has been with me for well over twenty years. It’s smaller than your standard shovel,…
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How-ToThis Versatile Mattock Can Break Up the Densest Soil
I affectionately call my mattock the “Mad Axe” because of its incredible strength. It has a sturdy fiberglass handle and a stout steel head with a horizontal adze on one…
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