gardening

Have you made any gardening resolutions for the New Year?  Whether you’re a horticultural expert or you want to try gardening for the first time, here are my favorite New Year’s…
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Gifts for gardeners include a great weeding tool and the ultimate seed-starting kit. Holiday season gifts for gardeners also include a learning course for those who want to start…
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I knew my job as Garden Editor at Mother Earth News was about to end. The magazine had been sold, and the offices were moving out of state. I had no idea I was about to learn…
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Fall is the time for trimming overgrown trees and removing volunteer plants that sowed themselves in too many places. It’s time for tough love in the landscape.
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Summer is the season for gardening, and it’s also the time for reading the best new gardening books. Read these books about vegetable gardening, growing flowers, creating butterfly…
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Outfitting a modern ranch or homestead is all about a more sustainable and self-sufficient lifestyle. A hand pump ensures access to well water even in a power outage. Organic…
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Everyone's heard that dogs and gardens don't mix. It doesn't have to be that way! Use these tips to make a dog-friendly yard. Your plants, and your pets, will thank you.
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Container gardening makes it possible to grow a garden on a deck, patio, or balcony. And a new generation of vegetable seed varieties has been bred to stay small enough for…
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There are three things you need to consider before try to grow successful container gardens. The first is where you want to put your container garden. The second is determining…
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Planting seeds indoors before your last frost date is easy with these tips for seed starting success. Seed starting is a great way to get a jump-start on your garden.
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