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  • Design

    Episode 31: Plants for Privacy

    Many years ago, at a previous home, Danielle had neighbors who liked to use their in-plain-view hot tub in the buff. Memories of that prompted this week’s podcast discussion on…

  • How-To

    The Science of Pruning

    Pruning is a pretty darned big, and sometimes complicated, topic. Even narrowing it down to the science part and leaving out the artsy stuff still leaves a lot to learn.…

  • Article

    Looking Back Over the Growing Season

    Marla Morgan shared this look-back at the last growing season in her garden. We garden in Idaho Falls, Idaho. We fell in love with this town lot about 15 years…

  • Article

    Trees Make the Garden

    Linda Micciche shared these images of a new public garden in Fremont, California, which is planned to officially open to the public in April 2019. The oldest residents of the…

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    Design

    Autumn-Flowering Trees

    Fall is an exciting time in the garden, with cooler temperatures resulting in foliage taking on its characteristic yellow, orange, and red tones. Trees that flower in autumn, however, are…

  • Design

    Trees for Tight Spaces

    Think you don't have room? Never feel restricted again with these small problem solvers

  • evergreen holly
    Design

    Evergreen Hollies

    From pyramidal trees to tidy shrubs, these plants have a multitude of garden uses

  • How-To

    What’s Wrong With That Tree?

    Cracks and splits, mushrooms, hollows, tilting trunks, and dead wood are all signs that a mature specimen may be in trouble

  • How-To

    To Stake or Not to Stake

    Most trees don't need staking. So how do you know when to stake and how to do it right?

  • shrubs
    How-To

    How to Easily Make More Shrubs

    Layering, an easy propagation technique, is a three-step process that lets the plant do most of the work