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Design
Grow More Flowers to Harvest More Food
We have all watched pollinators go about their business with flowers. But just how—if at all—do they work in conjunction with the vegetable garden? And will the addition of flowers…
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How-To
How to Buy a Tree
Trees are generally the priciest and most permanent plants gardeners will buy in their lifetime, so most of us want to ensure that the one we select at the nursery…
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How-To
Successful Seed Starting Beyond the Basics
There are some people who just seem to be able to propagate anything. I am not one of those people. When I moved to a new garden in New Jersey,…
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Design
Container Designs Built to Last
I started asking more from my container designs when my kids were still young. Three seasons of interest no longer seemed like enough return. I was tired of starting over…
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Article
Hardwood Cuttings Made Easy
Did you ever love a plant so much that you wished you could make more of it? I feel that way about Japanese snowball bush (Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum, USDA…
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How-To
Dividing Irises
I know many gardeners have a strong aversion to division. But as a gardening mentor of mine used to say, if it’s all right to remodel the house, it’s all…
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Design
6 Seed-Starting Myths
Growing plants from seed is one of the few practices that people of all gardening abilities do annually. But whether you are a newbie or someone who has been starting…
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Article
Less is More: 2010 Container Design Challenge Results
Last year, we challenged you to design a container that embodied the theme “less is more.” At the time, the economy was in rough shape, and we thought this would…
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Article
Starting From Seed
The development of a seedling is like a person waking up in the morning. There’s the dormant period (sleep). External stimuli, such as temperature and moisture, tell the seed that…