December 2011
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How-To
The One Essential Thing To Know When Pruning Climbing Roses
Pruning climbing roses can be intimidating. But far less so if you know one essential thing...
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Kitchen Gardening
One Green World
One Green World specializes in trees, shrubs, and vines that produce edible fruit. Check out the offerings, and you'll wish you had a bigger back yard.
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Kitchen Gardening
Veggie Trends for 2012
Vegetable gardeners are in for some nice surprises as they get ready for the 2012 gardening season.
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Article
Through the gateway to a new year
Today's photo, the last one of 2011 (Wow!), was taken by assistant editor Antonio Reis. Antonio says, "This is yet another whimsical feature at Sticks and Stones Farm in Newtown, Connecticut.…
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Article
Rose, Herb of the Year 2012
Roses are the world’s most beloved bloom. This plant has been revered since antiquity, lauded in literature, its virtues used in numerous ways: to anoint and perfume, soothe and heal,…
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Article
Episode 3: Tannenbaum
The Christmas tree is a holiday horticultural icon, and in this episode, we give you two slightly skewed tales of the storied evergreen. Andrew Keys talks to writer Pamela Price…
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Article
Moss and stones at Sticks and Stones
Today's photo is from Assistant Editor Antonio Reis once again. Antonio says, "This is one of many labyrinths that I’ve found and half-completed (they take such a long time from…
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Article
America In Bloom: Rebuilding Communities a Shovelful at a Time
On its surface, America In Bloom's national competition appears to be simply a horticulture program aimed at beautifying towns and cities around the country. But the deeper benefits for those…
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Kitchen Gardening
I need your help with my seed choices!
I thought my first year of gardening was hard. Now that I'm trying to decide on tomatoes for this year I'm completely overwhelmed, I need your help...
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Article
Upcycling in the garden…
Today's photo was taken by assistant editor Antonio Reis while on a photo shoot this fall. He says, "When I visited Lee Reich at his home in New Paltz, New…