Notes from the Test Garden

  • How to Plant Fall Bulbs in Containers
    Notes from the Test Garden

    How to Plant Fall Bulbs in Containers

    Bulbs in containers can be even more exciting than bulbs in garden beds. However, you may not want to risk leaving your nice terra-cotta container outside over winter, for fear…

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    How to Plant Bulbs

    Spring bulbs are always a welcome sight, a sign that the cold months are drawing to an end and the warm sunshine is coming soon. However, some gardeners may not…

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    A Simple Way to Prune Blueberries

    There are many schools of thought when it comes to pruning blueberry bushes. Some say you should do yearly removal of the thickest canes after a plant reaches three years…

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    Designing with Blueberries

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    Planting with Blueberries

    Here is a how-to on planting blueberries blueberries in the garden as well as in containers.

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    Designing a Small Bed, Part Two: Establishing a Theme

    It may sound like a paradox, but when designing a small bed, once your realize you can't have it all, your design opens itself up to you.

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    Designing a Small Border—Part One: Establishing a Backbone

    Every bed needs a backbone to anchor the entire planting. It's monumentally easier to create a backbone first than to go back and add it when the bed is already…

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    Are We Having Fun Yet?

    When gardening, it is tempting to want to jump the gun and just to get to the fun stuff. We have six out of eight beds dug, and I am…

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    How to Plant a Shrub

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    A Blank Canvas

    There is something exciting about starting from scratch. Join us in our journey!