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How-ToAn Easy Approach to DIY Drip Irrigation
When my wife and I planted our gardens in Sandy, Utah, we knew we’d have to somehow irrigate our plants. For several years, we watered with a hose and sprinkler,…
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Design4 Ways to Get More Veggies From a Small Space
Today’s vegetable gardens may be Lilliputian compared with those of yesteryear, but new techniques return more bang for the buck in terms of space used and energy expended. Traditional gardens…
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How-ToLearn How to Thin Vegetable Seedlings
Some people hate to see a plant go to waste, as I discovered one day while thinning chard in the company of an eight-year-old child. Intent on my task, I…
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DesignBe Bold with Fine Texture
Walk outside and look around. No doubt your eyes will fall upon at least one fine-textured plant. These plants are often so subtle, so refined, that it’s easy to take…
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Kitchen GardeningWhy Lettuce Bolts
When lettuce plants stop making leaves and start making flowers, they turn bitter
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DesignTips to Design a Low-Maintenance Garden
Three great ways to decrease chores and increase enjoyment of your landscape
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ArticleDixter in the drizzle
A visit to Great Dixter is well worth the trip: even if it is raining.
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DesignPlant Trial Results: Meadow Rues
One of my longtime favorite garden plants is lavender mist meadow rue. I love its dainty flowers and long-blooming nature, not to mention the fact that its handsome foliage remains…
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How-ToHow to Grow Heading Lettuce
Crisp and crunchy or buttery and tender, heading varieties of lettuce have lots to offer. Expert lettuce grower Renee Shepherd shares her expertise.
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