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How-ToHow to Manage Common Summer Pests: Whiteflies, Mites, and Scale
As spring shifts into summer, an increase in insect and mite activity often follows. For heat-loving pests like spider mites, broad mites, scales, and whiteflies, regular scouting and early identification…
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DesignHow Lawn Replacement Brings Beauty, Sanctuary, and Habitat to Summerhome Garden
In the world of gardening, terms like naturalistic, xeric, and climate-resilient have become buzzwords for a gardening style that uses less water, fosters biodiversity, and adapts to climate change.…
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How-ToHow to Clean Up the Garden Without Harming Beneficial Insects
Traditionally in our region, gardens were cleaned up in fall for practical and aesthetic reasons. By spring, with weeding, watering, sowing, and dividing all begging for attention, time can be…
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How-ToWhat Is Biochar, and Is It Really Good for the Garden?
While biochar is by no means new, it is relatively new to the world of horticulture as a mainstream soil amendment. But what is it exactly? Biochar is a substance…
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DesignUsing Native Plants in Containers
Designing containers is a gratifying activity that will immediately transform any outdoor space, no matter the size. After joining the talented team at Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware, I…
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Design3 Takes on a Contemporary Backyard
Whether your home is situated on several acres or a postage-stamp lot, thoughtful design ensures that everyone in the house will find respite in the garden. When planning a new…
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How-ToEasy Ways to Make Any Lawn More Eco-Friendly
Replacing your lawn with a matrix of native plants might not be an option for you, but you can still move the ecological needle in the right direction in your…
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DesignIs No Mow May a Good Idea?
No mow may, a movement that started in 2019 in the U.K., has challenged how we think about lawns. For at least one month of the year, we are encouraged…
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DesignA Sophisticated Garden Designed with Native Plants for Pollinators
As a landscape designer, I’m well accustomed to a challenge. So I wasn’t too worried when the homeowner of a property in Aldie, Virginia, gave me a seemingly straightforward mandate:…
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ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Genetically Modified Plants
GMOs are something we’ve all heard a lot about when it comes to large-scale commercial crops like corn and soybeans, but what about the plants we grow in our gardens?…
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