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How-ToGarden-Friendly Snow Clearing and Salt Alternatives
In the depths of winter the focus on what happens under our feet is generally centered around staying safe and minimizing slips, trips, and falls on steps or walkways covered…
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How-ToHow to Attract Birds to Your Garden
Flittering, twittering, and singing—birds bring so much life to a garden. Apart from their beauty and pleasant songs, they also add to the biodiversity of our landscapes by spreading seeds…
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How-ToWith Winter Pruning on the Mind, Avoid Cutting on These Woody Plants
Winter is, broadly speaking, the ideal time to prune most trees and shrubs. Deeply dormant, these woody plants experience less stress when pruned in the winter months, and with cool…
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How-ToHow to Prune Commonly Overgrown Shrubs
For many of us, this scenario may sound familiar: You move into a new house and everything is perfect—except that huge rhodie out front that is threatening to swallow the…
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How-ToWinter is Best Time for Rejuvenation Pruning in the Mid-Atlantic
While a light hand is apropos for many pruning jobs, sometimes a judicious but heavy hand is needed. Rejuvenation pruning is a heavy-handed but efficient method to bring overlooked, overgrown,…
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DesignA Time to Take Garden Stock | Letter from the Editor
As I look outside my office window, I can see a serene layer of snow has begun blanketing my garden. So, it seems like an appropriate time to celebrate the…
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How-ToHow Do You Care for Heaths and Heathers?
Heaths and heathers are easy to grow if you give them the right conditions. They only loathe clay soil and summer humidity (although you can find exceptions), and you can’t…
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How-To4 Must-Have Tools for Seed Starting
Tested by Niki Jabbour, the award-winning author of Growing Under Cover and The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, who lives and gardens in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Learn more about the how's, why's,…
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How-ToTips for Starting Annual Seeds Indoors Successfully
While growing plants from seed is less expensive, it does require extra steps when compared to growing plants or starts from your local garden center. 1. Buy seeds from a…
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How-ToTips for Growing Cacti and Succulents in Cold Zones
While these plants can take the cold, they may need special care to thrive in certain environments. Follow these guidelines to ensure that your hardy cacti and succulents last for…
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