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Beware those yellow ‘blooms’
Earlier this summer, my husband commented that he really liked the funny looking yellow flowers in a pot ...
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Do the Chelsea chop
It’s hot and humid, so I haven’t spent much time in the garden. I’ve gone outside every morning ...
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The ultimate pass along garden plant
You’ve seen them growing along the side of back roads, near abandoned homesteads and even along the edge ...
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Beware of poisonous plants in the garden
Hello, fellow gardeners. It’s me, Anca. Some of you already know me. I’m my mom’s new gardening assistant. ...
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Wisteria is the perfect plant for a pergola
Whenever I visit friends in England, I’m seriously envious of their garden, but especially the wisteria (wisteria sinensis) ...
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The joys of growing potatoes
I’ve always loved growing and eating potatoes. There’s nothing better than planting seed potatoes, watching them grow and ...
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Embracing the unexpected
Every spring, I look forward to participating in several workshops on gardening. If I get one or two ...
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Loropetalum — a versatile garden shrub
Have you met Loropetalum chinense, better known as the Chinese fringe flower? I first learned about it last ...
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Planting the right plants can help pollinators
Pollinators and plants have been having a love affair for more than 100 million years. Throughout that period, ...
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What’s new in the garden for 2021
I’ve looked into my crystal ball in search of clues about what 2021 will portend for gardeners, and ...
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A perfect plant gift for the Christmas season
Various types of plants are popular as gifts during the holiday season – poinsettias, cyclamen, orchids, and Christmas ...
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Project to extend the gardening season was a success
Late last winter, I accepted a challenge to infuse more native plants into my existing garden while also ...
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It’s the perfect time to find gentians
Fall means yellow flowers — goldenrods by the dozen, sunflowers, sneezeweed, and many, many more — but not ...
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Gardening with dogs
Hello, fellow gardeners. My name is Anca vom Dreifke Wood. I’m my mom’s new garden helper. I can’t ...
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COLUMN — Possessed with a pickling passion
Every summer when I was a kid, my mother and grandmother would become obsessed with the need to ...
Through The Garden Gate
How to survive hot, dry summers in the garden
July was brutally hot and dry. We had day after day of temperatures over 90 degrees with high ...
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Gardens continually evolve
Gardens never really stay the same. Years ago, my grandmother, and many of her contemporaries in rural Virginia, ...
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Growing picture perfect pitcher plants
Sometimes a gardener just needs a change of pace, something like a wild child plant that looks as ...
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The challenge of adding fall color to the garden
As most of you who have seen my garden know, it’s all about spring and early summer. There ...
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Gardening from a dog’s viewpoint
Hello, fellow gardeners. It’s me, Uschi again. While my mom is busy moaning about the general state of ...
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Gardening trends for 2020
Like just about everything else, gardening is influenced by trends. For nearly 10 years, our obsession with native ...
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Add pops of color to winter gardens
On New Year’s Day, my gardening mad friends in England sent me photos of their yard, and I ...
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Gardening resolutions for the New Year
Hi there, it’s me, Uschi, my mom’s best garden helper. She’s busy reading seed catalogs and making lists ...
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Glorious excess
It’s December and that means short days and long, dark nights, so I’ve temporarily abandoned the garden. There’s ...
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Sweet anticipation: Habenadas in November
Here it is early November and I’m still nursing along a pepper plant because I’m curious about its ...
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Gardeners questions
Over the years, I’ve gotten lots of questions about gardening. Most are the usual ones — when to ...
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Tomato mania
You’ve heard of Crimson Tide? Well, last month I had a red tide running through my kitchen. Way ...