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How to Prune Panicle Hydrangeas
Find out how to cut back these beautiful, versatile shrubs.
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How to Prune Mountain Laurel
Expert Dick Jaynes demonstrates how to properly prune this beautiful shrub
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Nina's garden in Massachusetts, revisited
11 commentsWe've visited Nina Schlosberg's garden in Waltham, Massachusetts, twice before, HERE and HERE. Today she's sharing the height of spring! She says, "This year spring has been nice, slow. and cool...
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Container Gardening Basics
Potting up a container is a breeze when you have these tips and tricks up your sleeve
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Never Forget a Plant's Name Again
It might seem obvious, but this trick helps you remember what exactly you planted
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Trick Plants with Different Needs into Sharing a Pot
Different cultural needs aren't a problem when you layer pots
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Gail's garden in Oklahoma
18 commentsToday's photos are from Gail Wynne in Oklahoma. She says, "I'm a self-taught backyard gardener in north central Oklahoma. I learned a great deal reading Fine Gardening. This is my 9th season in this...
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Sue's garden in Ohio
18 commentsToday's photos are from Sue Moyer in Ohio. She says, "This is my yard in Milford, Ohio. We've lived here for 37 years and we have used a ton of pine bark mulch with conditioner and compost to amend...
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Brian's garden in Maryland
18 commentsToday's photos are from Brian Downs (hey, that sounds familiar--it's briandowns!) in Elkton, Maryland. He says, "I moved into my current home in Elkton, Maryland, shortly after my wife died in 1999...
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The Greatest Show on Earth - Chelsea Flower Show
2 commentsHooray, it is Chelsea Flower Show week. The world's most famous flower show turns 100.
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Michaele's garden in Tennessee, Day 2
24 commentsWelcome to Day 2 in Michaele Anderson's (meander1!) garden in Friendsville, Tennessee! These are some extra photos Michaele sent along with the ones we featured in yesterday's post. One thing is...
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Buy the Best Roses
Forget big, fragrant blooms. Steve Aitken shows you how smart shoppers pick roses at the nursery.
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Create Perfect Conditions for Roses
Worried about giving roses exactly what you need? Pot them up!
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Michaele's garden in Tennessee, Day 1
28 commentsWe're going to spend today and tomorrow in Michaele Anderson's (meander1!!) garden in Friendsville, Tennessee! We've featured Michaele's garden four times already (HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE), but...
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Carla's garden in Connecticut, revisited
23 commentsToday we're revisiting Carla Wheaton's (cwheat000) garden in my hometown! Remember when I visited and then posted Carla's garden back in June of last year (HERE)? Carla sent in more photos last...
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Harriet's swimming pool garden in Maine, in spring
11 commentsRemember Harriet Robinson's garden in Maine? She filled in her under-used swimming pool and turned it into a stunning garden. We saw it during the peak of the dayliles HERE, and during the peak of...
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Kevin's garden in Washington, D.C.
33 commentsToday's photos are from Kevin Schultze. He says, "I live on a very busy street in the heart of Washington D.C. I wanted to create a peaceful sanctuary on the edge of our very busy eastwest...
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A Season Of Everyday Roses - Video Blog Post #3
The third in our series of video blog posts. We prepare a new bed and talk soil, See what's blooming in the garden and take a unique rose road trip.
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Miyako's shady front-yard garden in Connecticut
24 commentsWe featured my friend Miyako Kinoshita's exuberant tropical containers last summer (refresh your memory HERE), and I mentioned her drastically different front-yard collection then. Well, Miyakos...
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