December - Page 2 of 3 - Fine Gardening
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How-ToMid-Atlantic December Garden To-Do List
As we Mid-Atlantic gardeners continue to clean up leaves, plant the rest of our spring bulbs before the ground freezes, and employ strategies to deter deer, we can tackle a…
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How-ToMountain West December Garden To-Do List
Purchase houseplants for the holidays. I love to add living color to holiday décor. Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima, Zones 10–11), amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp. and cvs., Zones 8–10), Christmas cacti (Schlumbergera spp.…
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How-ToNorthern Plains December Garden To-Do List
Create a winter container. Fill a beautiful container with clippings from your garden to enjoy during the winter months and extend the gardening season. Containers are an adaptable and versatile…
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How-ToSouth December Garden To-Do List
Plant fruit trees. Peaches, pears, nectarines, plums, apples, and persimmons all appreciate cool air and warmer soil. The roots are busy growing without having to support all that foliage. Established…
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How-ToNorthwest December Garden To-Do List
December is a great time of year to reflect on this season in the garden and the amazing challenges you have endured this year. Before the next season starts, make…
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How-ToSoutheast December Garden To-Do List
I rather like December gardening in the Southeast. The leaves are off the trees, and the structural bones of the garden have appeared. Rain has returned as we transition from…
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DesignNortheast: Gardening Is for the Birds
It’s impossible to imagine life without birds. Yet even habitat for black-capped chickadees is rapidly disappearing. According to Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, “Conservation ecologists … believe that…
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DesignExtending the Gardening Season
I was recently having coffee with a friend who isn’t a gardener, and he remarked how I must have tons of free time now that fall is almost over. With…
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DesignCrafting Your Own Winter Container
Creating a beautiful container to enjoy during the winter months is an easy way to extend the gardening season. Containers are an adaptable and versatile element of the landscape that…
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DesignDwarf Conifers That Can Take the Heat
Amid all the lush tropicality of the plants we grow in the Southeast, sometimes I crave something a bit more conservative. Think Scandinavian: efficient, solidly built, and designed to stand…
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