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DesignBuild a Rebar Arbor
Gardeners love arbors. Admit it: Once you’ve filled your cart with assorted plants at the nursery, you can’t help but wheel the cart past the department with all the arbors—and…
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DesignBefore and After on Long Island
Today we’re visiting Ellenita Mattera’s garden on Long Island, New York. Ellenita purchased her property five years ago and has completely transformed the space. This is the “before” image. The…
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DesignEpisode 68: Plants for Nooks and Crannies
What good is a cake without the frosting? Sure, it still tastes good, but it isn’t giving you its full potential. That’s sort of what a garden is like without…
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DesignJuly in Arkansas
My name is Angie Caruthers, and this is my backyard garden in northwest Arkansas. I've been gardening for about five years since we moved to Arkansas from North Texas. These…
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How-ToSouthern California August Garden To-Do List
As the summer heat beats upon us, our best game plan is to conserve our energy and spend a bit more time enjoying the garden and a bit less time…
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DesignLearn How to Support Soil Life
The vitality and resiliency of every garden depends on plants interacting with a vast array of insects, fungi, and microorganisms, especially those that make their homes in the soil. Through…
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DesignRegional Picks: Tough Plants—Mountain West
See regional picks for tough pretty plants, and read the article by Julie Lane Gray for even more ideas. It’s important to define first what I mean by a “tough”…
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DesignRegional Picks: Tough Plants—Northwest
See regional picks for tough pretty plants, and read the article by Julie Lane Gray for even more ideas. It’s important to define first what I mean by a “tough”…
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DesignA Closer Look at Root Washing
Earlier this year we published a piece on root washing (“Healthy Garden,” January/February 2020), the practice of removing all the soil from a containerized or balled-and-burlapped (B&B) plant prior to…
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DesignDahlias Don’t Ask Much | Letter from the Editor
Sometimes I don’t notice things until someone points them out. Then I can’t stop noticing. I used to love Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising” until a friend mentioned that…
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