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How to Have a Colorful Spring Garden – Plant Bulbs This Fall

When you first see a flower bulb, it can be hard to imagine the glorious show they'll put on next season. The bulbs themselves are unimpressive. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, they're dry, covered in a papery skin, and

October in the Garden: What You Need to Do This Month

This month the garden is winding down for most of us. It’s the last chance for a major clean up effort before the weather turns wintery. And depending on how far into October it is when you're reading this, you may have had

What’s The Best Way to Weed Your Garden?

Sometimes gardening can feel like one long war against the weeds. And even though it can sap your morale, you can't stop fighting. If you let the weeds outflank you, they'll steal nutrients from your soil, crowd out your plants and even

How to Leave Town and Not Kill Your Plants

As I was getting ready to go out of town this week for ten days, I ticked off the last few items on my travel checklist: Sunscreen, Boarding pass, Fill wine bottles with water. Filling those wine bottles was one of the most important gardening tasks

NPK: It’s Important If You Want an Amazing Garden

Has this ever happened to you? You're standing in the fertilizer aisle of your local garden center, looking at all the packages, and your eyes glaze over. There are too many choices. And you're not sure which one to buy.

Mulch: How to Choose The Best One

With color choices like red, brown, and black, and materials like wood, stone, and rubber, how can you choose the right mulch for your garden without getting overwhelmed? All you have to do is follow three simple steps. These three steps

Organic Mulch: What It Is And How to Choose The Best One

Imagine if you could wave a magic wand and minimize the need to weed, water, and fertilize your garden. Your gardening fairy-godmother, organic mulch, is ready to grant your wish!

Inorganic Mulch: What You Need To Know

Is inorganic mulch ever a better choice than organic mulch? Maybe you need a mulch that doesn't blow away in high winds, float away in heavy rains, or burn down your house.

What To Do In Your Vegetable Garden This April (Mid-Spring)

Here’s the number one vegetable garden checklist item for April: Start a vegetable garden journal. Choose a format that you’ll actually use (paper or electronic).

What To Do In Your Yard and Garden This April (Mid-Spring)

April is a busy gardening month. Seedlings need to be looked after indoors, and the second half of the month is usually calmer. So I can finally start doing fun gardening things outside!

What To Do In Your Yard and Garden This March (Early Spring)

March is a busy gardening month. Seedlings need to be looked after indoors, and the second half of the month is usually calmer. So I can finally start doing fun gardening things outside!

What To Do In Your Yard and Garden This May (Late Spring)

May is the month when spring finally arrives! Soon the warm days will outnumber the cool ones. You'll be able to get outdoors more often to get gardening chores done.

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October in the Garden: What You Need to Do This Month

This month the garden is winding down for most of us. It’s the last chance for a major clean up effort before the weather turns wintery. And depending on how far into October it is when you're reading this, you may have had

What’s The Best Way to Weed Your Garden?

Sometimes gardening can feel like one long war against the weeds. And even though it can sap your morale, you can't stop fighting. If you let the weeds outflank you, they'll steal nutrients from your soil, crowd out your plants and even

How to Leave Town and Not Kill Your Plants

As I was getting ready to go out of town this week for ten days, I ticked off the last few items on my travel checklist: Sunscreen, Boarding pass, Fill wine bottles with water. Filling those wine bottles was one of the most important gardening tasks

NPK: It’s Important If You Want an Amazing Garden

Has this ever happened to you? You're standing in the fertilizer aisle of your local garden center, looking at all the packages, and your eyes glaze over. There are too many choices. And you're not sure which one to buy.

Mulch: How to Choose The Best One

With color choices like red, brown, and black, and materials like wood, stone, and rubber, how can you choose the right mulch for your garden without getting overwhelmed? All you have to do is follow three simple steps. These three steps

Organic Mulch: What It Is And How to Choose The Best One

Imagine if you could wave a magic wand and minimize the need to weed, water, and fertilize your garden. Your gardening fairy-godmother, organic mulch, is ready to grant your wish!

Inorganic Mulch: What You Need To Know

Is inorganic mulch ever a better choice than organic mulch? Maybe you need a mulch that doesn't blow away in high winds, float away in heavy rains, or burn down your house.

Your Garden’s Microclimates: How To Make The Best Plant Choices

Do you struggle to understand your garden’s climate and microclimates? There’s more to it than knowing your gardening zone. Sun, shade, heat, wind, slope, precipitation, and soil type all work together to create microclimates in your yard.

Gardening 101: Fundamentals All Gardeners Need to Know

Could this happen to you? You get home after a long day. You step into your backyard and harvest herbs and vegetables for tonight’s dinner. On your way back inside you pick a few flowers, and put them in a vase that brightens up your dinner table. You and your family spend an enjoyable evening of garden-to-table dining, relaxing in your beautiful, well-tended garden.

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