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If you’re lucky enough to have a garden in a big city, you learn to accept the fact that while you’re out there, you’re in ...
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To expect the unexpected may be the best advice for gardeners facing unfamiliar weather patterns driven by a changing climate ...
It is also a good time to begin your bird feeding program for the winter. The goldfinches like thistle seed in addition to ...
That seasonal, reduced shedding phenomenon for evergreens is normal, though it could be exacerbated by over-pruning or planting in too much shade ... garden, I recently saw clusters of large reddish ...
Flower gardening is always most effortless when you have plenty of sun to work with, but this is only sometimes possible.
The days may be shorter and darker, but there are still vivid pleasures to be found in the garden, from roses to doughty ...
The old-head gardener who maintained the plot beside mine diagnosed the problem within 30 seconds: I’d planted corn that grew ...
After a proliferation of colorful summer blooms and the rich golden leaves of fall, the winter garden can look a little drab ...
Before the lawn can look lush, the brightly colored flowers can bloom and the trees can provide glorious shade in the heat of an Oklahoma summer, the soil beneath the ...