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ArticleArrange a Late-Season Bouquet
There’s no need to strip your fall garden bare of flowers to make a great autumn arrangement. Start with a great vase like an antique pitcher or tin bucket, and…
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ArticleRemoving Root Suckers
Root suckers are vigorous vertical stems that ruin a tree's appearance. They also compete with, and eventually overgrow, tree trunks. In this video, Lee Reich, author of The Pruning Book,…
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DesignSelect the Plants, Then Find a Pot
In her article "Designing Great Containers," Rita Randolph of Randolph's Greenhouses in Jackson, Tennessee, writes: It doesn’t take long for a fun adventure at the local garden center or greenhouse to…
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How-ToHow to Prune Floribunda Roses
Pruning roses stimulates growth and flowering, and it removes dead, weak, or sickly canes that can drain energy from the roses and encourage disease. In this video, Peter Kukielski, curator…
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How-ToHow to Prune Hybrid Tea Roses
Pruning roses stimulates growth and flowering, and it removes dead, weak, or sickly canes that can drain energy from the roses and encourage disease. In this video, Peter Kukielski,…
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VideoA Simple Way to Prune Shrub Roses
Pruning roses stimulates growth and flowering, and it removes dead, weak, or sickly canes that can drain energy from the roses and encourage disease. In this video, Peter Kukielski,…
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ArticleVideo: Painting Clay Pots
If you love terra-cotta but think too much of it can be monotonous, then check out this video about painting clay pots with Fine Gardening associate editor Michelle Gervais. It's…
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How-ToHow to Remove Dead Wood
A lot of the pruning you do for woody plants is done in late winter or early spring. But there are a few exceptions to this general rule. Dead…
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ArticleHow to Make the Proper Cuts
Regular pruning helps to control the size and shape of your plants, and it's also a way to keep them healthy and productive. But it's important to know where to…
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DesignA Collector’s Paradise
The first two questions visitors ask Patrick Anderson when they see his garden devoted to succulent plants are "What were you thinking?" and "Why these plants?" Patrick's answer goes straight…
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