The Dirt
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The DirtA Gardener’s Checklist for Early Spring
You have chores, and we can help you do them efficiently with expert advice on winter cleanup, spring pruning, sowing seeds, planting late-season bulbs, creating containers, and planning a vegetable…
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The DirtPruning Tips and Techniques
Find out what you want to know about pruning tools and methods, as well as instructions for pruning many common shrubs and trees.
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The DirtA couple of reads to stave off winter boredom
These new releases are as entertaining as they are informative.
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The DirtContainer Plantings for Wintry Settings
Scott Endres, co-owner of Tangletown Gardens, a Minneapolis garden center and landscape design firm, doesn't let the brutal Minnesota winter put an end to his inventive container plantings. When...
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The DirtExpert Plant Picks: Western United States
Here you'll find great plant selections for the Mountain West, Northwest, Southwest, Northern California, and Southern California.
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The DirtExpert Plant Picks: Midwest and Plains
If you live in the Midwest, Northern Plains, or Southern Plains, check out the listings below for plants that are most likely to do well in your region. MIDWEST Jim Ault…
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The DirtExpert Plant Picks: Eastern United States
Expert gardeners reveal their favorite plants for the Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeastern states
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The DirtCarve-o-Rama Contest: And the winner is…
Congratulations to Cherry Ong, whose post An Entry Welcome takes top honors in Fine Gardening's Garden Carve-o-Rama contest. Here in the Northeast, Halloween was upstaged by a rare late October...
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The DirtFall Flowers of Japan at NYBG
Forget the October storm and anachronistic snow banks with the help of these mums.
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The DirtA Gardener’s Checklist for Late Fall
Here in New England, frosty nights, flaming maples, and flocks of birds heading south herald the coming of winter, and gardeners turn their attention to tidying up their yards and…
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