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When color is king

Use complements or contrasts for vivid garden scene

Apr 21st — Color in the garden — seems simple enough. When we paint our homes or dress ourselves, we use colors that ...
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Perennial allure

Hostas classic, varied garden shade plant

Apr 14th — I think just about everyone has planted a plantain lily, more commonly known as a hosta. They are a quintessential ...
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Ground covers good alternative to lawn

Mar 21st — The more I write about gardening and learn about our environment, the more I am converting my lawn from grass ...
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Nothing to sneeze at

Herbal remedies help alleviate troublesome allergies

Feb 29th — Can you feel it coming? There’s that tickle in your nose, tears running from your eyes, a perpetual crimson hue ...
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Decode that Valentine bouquet

Feb 15th — I cannot help but chuckle over Valentine’s Day. There can be so many mixed sentiments intertwined with this particular holiday. ...
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Peat moss poor choice for eco-conscious

Feb 10th — A bit ago, I received an interesting article about how peat moss is actually suspect for gardeners to use liberally ...
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Plan for spring by the book

Jan 25th — What better way to daydream through these late winter months than with a good book? And what better topic to ...
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Rocks can add harmony to garden

Jan 9th — Oftentimes when we start a landscaping project, one of our first inclinations is to rid the earth of all the ...
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Turning a new leaf

Use dormant season to grow unusual plants

Jan 5th — With all of the variety in the world, we are a species that still gravitates to what we know best: ...
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Bring nature’s wonders indoors

Nov 30th — With a society obsessed in trimming the house from the eaves to the floorboards with good tidings, it’s easy to ...
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