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How-ToMidwest: February Garden To-Do List
Consider plants for winter interest. As Midwestern winters bring more frequent episodes of heavy snow, ice, and winter rain, the garden can look pretty bedraggled by February. Visit your local…
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How-ToNorthern California: February Garden To-Do List
As days gradually lengthen and the February sun shines with a little more intensity, Northern California plant lovers see encouraging signs of life as their gardens slowly emerge from winter…
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How-ToSouthern Plains: February Garden To-Do List
Transplant spring- and summer-blooming perennials such as ‘Henry Duelberg’ mealy blue sage (Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’, Zones 8–10), spring obedient plant (Physostegia intermedia, Zones 6–9), and square-bud primrose (Calylophus berlandieri,…
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DesignDealing With a Winter That Wasn’t | Letter from the Editor
Is it snowing where you are? Here in the Northeast we’ve had a fairly mild winter so far. There has been snow, but not much of it. Temperatures have dropped…
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How-ToHow to Overwinter Tender Plants in the Northern Plains
Winter weather can be challenging for gardeners in the Northern Plains. However, we are still able to use cold-sensitive plants in our gardens if we take the necessary steps to…
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How-ToPruning Crape Myrtles in the Southeast
Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp. and cvs., Zones 6–9) is one of the most popular and beloved shrubs in the Southeast. But knowing how and when to prune is crucial for…
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How-ToProtecting Trees From Winter Injury in the Southern Plains
Extreme temperature fluctuations in winter are common on the Southern Plains and can cause damage to young trees. Alternate freezing and thawing of water in the trunk can cause cracks…
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DesignCreate Winter Tussie-Mussies With Cuttings From Your Garden
Tussie-mussies are small flower bundles that were worn, carried as fashion accessories, and given as gifts during the Victorian era. They were popularized by Queen Victoria, who often carried around…
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How-ToHow to Grow Cherry Trees for the Best Harvest
When gardeners plant a cherry tree, they like to visualize fantastic things—like picking heaps of perfectly ripe, juicy, sweet fruit. If you’ve actually tried to grow a cherry tree, you…
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How-ToHow to Grow Sweet Peas
Fragrant, old-fashioned sweet peas were very popular cut flowers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but then they fell out of favor for nearly a hundred years. With…
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