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Best New Plants: Herbs and Veggies
Each year we do a feature in our big spring issue introducing folks to a slew of new offerings from plant breeders. But this is not simply a list of…
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How-To
March Garden To-Do List for the Southern Plains
March is a golden month of opportunities in the Southern Plains garden. While the early summer months may be filled with more actual growth, March is the month when anything…
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Design
Art’s Creative Way to Enjoy the Garden
Today we’re visiting with Art in Ada, Michigan, who has found a beautiful and unusual way to enjoy the bounty of the garden. There was a time when I had…
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How-To
20 Great Edibles to Start From Seed
Vegetables (and some fruits) are some of the easiest plants to start from seed. And that's a good thing, since a lot of us want to grow veggies from seed…
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Design
Tiny Side-Yard Makeover
My name is Kerry and I live in Portland, Oregon. When I moved into my home eight years ago, the small side yards consisted of concrete and a chain-link fence.…
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How-To
Beat the Heat with Shade-Tolerant Herbs and Veggies in the Southern Plains
Growing cool-season crops in the Southern Plains can be tricky. Spring plantings often bolt (go to flower) from the heat before crops mature, while fall plantings are difficult to establish…
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Design
This Shady Ground Cover Is Everything You Could Want
Think of all the things you might want in a shady ground cover: low maintenance, deer resistance, spreading habit (but not thuggish), attractive flowers for pollinators. Oh, and if it’s…
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Design
Add Herbs to Your Container Designs
Containers offer a simple solution for anyone who likes to have delicious, fresh herbs close at hand. You could pot up parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme in a single container…
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How-To
Southern Plains December Garden To-Do List
Plant cool-season herbs. You might not think of December as a good month to add new plantings to your vegetable garden, but cool-season herbs are perfectly happy to be planted…
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Growing Lavender in Northern California
Lavender (Lavandula spp. and cvs., Zones 4–10) is a member of the mint family and a genus that contains 47 known species with over 400 named varieties. It's rugged, easy…