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How-ToThe Best Gardening Gloves for Every Task
Garden gloves for dexterity in everyday tasks Tested by Jason Reeves I like the feel of soil and plants on my bare skin, so I have never been one to…
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How-ToWhat’s the Best Mulch for Veggies? Pros and Cons to 6 Types of Mulch
Let’s face it: Mulching isn’t a glamorous job. It’s dusty, dirty, and can be downright backbreaking. But despite all the effort involved in the task, mulching your vegetable garden properly…
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DesignAll Gardens Have Teachable Moments | Letter from the Editor
Garden shows are crowded. That’s what I remember most about the first time I met Susan Calhoun. It was nearly 18 years ago at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival…
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How-ToCommon Hydrangea Pests and Diseases: Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
As one of the most popular flowering shrubs for the modern landscape, it is no surprise that we are now seeing more evidence of various diseases and insect damage on…
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DesignHow to Coax Bountiful Blooms From Your Hydrangeas
While pruning a neighbor’s much neglected Hydrangea paniculata recently, I found myself musing on the history of this genus in American gardening, whose popularity has waxed and waned through the…
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How-To6 Varieties of Mint to Grow for Superb Flavor and Fragrance
When I think of mint, the first thing that enters my mind is its inimitable fragrance. With one whiff of a crushed mint leaf, menthol fills my nose with a…
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How-ToHow to Grow Better Asparagus
My family didn’t grow asparagus when I was a child. We found it. My dad had a sharp eye for the tender green spears that grew wild along roadsides near…
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How-ToHow to Grow Supersweet Snap Peas
It’s always a great day when I pick the first snap peas. A lot of the harvest never makes it to the kitchen. Snap peas—which snap like green beans and…
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How-ToGrow Delicious Broccoli Rabe From Seed
On a trip through Germany in 1971, I took a train from Frankfurt to Munich. The train was half-empty, and I looked around for a while before finding a friendly…
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How-ToHow to Grow Peppers That Won’t Let You Down
Peter Piper may have picked a peck of “perfect” peppers, but for the rest of us, a good harvest of this popular veggie can be more elusive. Peppers, like their…
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