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    Reliable Performers for the Northeast

    We all want the newest, jazziest plants available, but a garden is not complete without a backbone of infallible plants that provide interest whether your new investments flourish or fail.…

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    Native Alternatives to Common Garden Plants

    The relatively adaptable and easygoing North American native plants in Great Natives From the Western United States—That Anyone Can Grow are excellent alternatives to commonly grown nonnative plants. These picks…

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    5 Tips to Improve Your Garden Soil

    If you garden, you know soil is important. You have undoubtedly witnessed that as gardens grow more bountiful, the ground beneath them becomes proportionately darker, richer, and looser. You have…

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    Enjoying Public Gardens

    Today we’re visiting some public gardens with Jordan Foreman. Rutgers Gardens inspired my passion for public gardens and is the garden that I call home. Longwood Gardens taught me the…

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    How to Grow Microgreens

    If you would like to start growing your own fresh vegetables, why not start with microgreens? They are easy to grow, incredibly tasty, and highly nutritious. Microgreens are the edible…

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    How to Overwinter Tender Perennials Outdoors in the Pacific Northwest

    Brr! A sense of urgency surrounds the weather forecast in the Northwest. October is over, with its subtle reminders and soft colors of apricot and red. Winter is on its…

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    Build a Holiday Garden Gnome

    After such a long and dreary year, we could all use a celebration. Add some cheer to your front yard this holiday season with an adorable holiday garden gnome built…

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    Episode 76: Wish List Plants for 2021

    It’s that time of year when we dream of all the plants we’d buy if a blank check showed up in our stockings. Some are weird, some are workhorses we…

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    Episode 75: Variegated for Shade

    Shade, generally speaking, can be dark, dreary, and difficult to garden in. It’s hard enough finding a plant that requires not all that much sunlight, let alone one that has…

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    The Dead Mum Dilemma | Letter from the Editor

    If you looked at my containers right now, you’d be embarrassed for me. Yes, alas, they are still filled with dead or dying mums. I’m fairly certain the FedEx man—who…