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How-ToMeet Your Fine Gardening Regional Reporters—Part 3
Our readers have been asking for more regionally focused gardening content for decades, but the logistics and pressures of keeping our national magazine as applicable to as many readers as…
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How-ToHow to Make a Nordic Tree for the Holidays
In mid to late November I start to get really embarrassed by my container gardens. At that point even the hardiest annuals have been zapped by frost, and the mums…
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How-ToTips for Making the Best Compost
The real superpower of compost is that it gives life to soil. Compost is made from material that is digested by organisms and microbes that occur naturally in native soil.…
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How-ToTip: How to Harvest Seeds
It's best to let seeds ripen on plants until they are almost ready to disperse on their own. Any seed harvested too early will not be viable. Seeds usually change…
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How-ToHow to Make a Sustainable Hypertufa Container
This video shows how to make a sustainable hypertufa container. These troughs are typically molded using a mixture of portland cement, perlite, and peat moss, but in this tutorial, I'll…
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How-ToHow to Water a Pot
There are several basic things that every gardener should know: how to pinch a plant, how to water a pot, how to keep dirt out of your fingernails, etc. In…
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How-ToEpisode 92: Favorite Plant Pairings
Peas and carrots. Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. If this were Jeopardy, the correct answer would be “What are perfect pairings?” On this episode, we’re talking about two…
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Design6 Big-Impact, Low-Care Ground Covers
Ground covers may be the most underappreciated plants in the garden. They don’t have the flashiest blooms or the most interesting habits, but they’re invaluable in so many other ways.…
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How-ToTip: How to Pinch a Plant
Pinching a plant almost feels mean. It has just put out all this nice new growth, and you’re taking it away. But the rewards are worth the sacrifice. Many plants…
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How-ToEpisode 91: Drought-Tolerant Plants
It pretty much seems like drought is the norm these days. No matter where you live—East Coast, West Coast, or anywhere in between—periods of no rain are commonplace. Some gardeners…
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