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    Book Review – Good Bug Bad Bug

    Good Bug Bad Bug, by Jessica Walliser, is an indispensable field guide for quickly and easily identifying the most common garden pests and beneficial insects.

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    A Gardener’s Checklist for Early Summer

    You have chores, and we can help you do them efficiently with expert advice on winter cleanup, spring pruning, sowing seeds, planting late-season bulbs, creating containers, dividing perennials...

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    Pollinating Insects in the Garden

    Just like the predatory insects, you'll want to lure the pollinators to the garden.

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    Predatory Insects in the Garden

    Here's a handy list of the beneficial insect predators that you'll want to invite to your garden.

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    Releasing Ladybugs into the Garden

    The idea is too keep them in the fridge for a short amount of time, not banish them to Siberia.

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    Chives Are a Must-Have in the Kitchen Garden

    I'm always looking for more ways to seduce the good guys to my garden.

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    What is Sustainable Gardening?

    “Sustainable gardening” is a cool term if I've ever heard one. It sounds edgy in an incredibly responsible sort of way. In suburban farmer (that would be me) speak it’s:…

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    Attract Beneficial Insects to Your Garden

    Get acquainted with the good bugs and lure them to your garden by planting flowers they like. It's a green way to keep your vegetables healthy.

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    Meet the Magnificent Marigold

    Nature does the coolest things. How fantastic that this simple-to-grow flower can also be one of the most adaptable, versatile and incredibly useful plants anywhere?

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    Bring on the Beneficial Insects

    Not all insects are created equal. Some bugs, such as aphids and snails, think of your garden plants as dinner - they're the bad guys; the enemy. The other guys…