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5 Garden Hacks for Seed-Sowing Success

When it’s time to sow your garden seeds, do it right!  Sow seeds more easily with seed tape, soak...
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Pansies

Pansies are the colorful flowers with “faces.” A cool-weather favorite, pansies are great for both...
Peas and Pea Pods

Peas

Peas are one of the first crops we plant in the spring. The taste of garden-grown peas is nothing...
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Flower Meanings: The Language of Flowers

What does each flower symbolize? Which flowers represent love, hope, healing, loss, and good luck?...
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How to Grow Leeks From Sowing to Harvest

Leeks are a hardy, no-fuss plant that can be seeded outdoors about the time of the last spring...
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Signs of Spring From the Sky

What are signs of spring in the sky? Perhaps you’ve noticed the earlier sunrises. Let’s observe a...
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Spring 2020: The Earliest Spring in Over 100 Years

The rumors are true. It’s the earliest spring of your life. Spring, marked by the vernal equinox,...
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March Birth Flower

March’s birth flower is the daffodil. It’s no surprise. These cheerful flowers are a harbinger of...
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Pothos

Pothos (also called Devil’s Ivy) is a tropical vine with shiny, heart-shaped leaves that often have...
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Community Gardens: What Are the Dos and Don'ts?

Lacking a yard for gardening? Community gardens are such a wonderful solution but keep in mind some...
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How to Sow and Grow Sweet Peas

Few annual flowers have the lasting appeal and bucolic beauty of sweet peas. Twining lazily around...
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Winter-Flowering Plants for Fragrance, Color and Berries

Does your garden feel drab, dull, and uninteresting in winter? Well, that doesn’t need to be the...
Radishes

Radishes

Radishes are a hardy, very easy-to-grow root vegetable that can be planted multiple times in a...
Garden Peas

When to Plant Peas

When to plant garden peas? “Plant peas as soon as the ground can be worked” is a popular saying in...
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10 Quick Tips for a Successful Vegetable Garden

Our 10 gardening hacks are tips handed down from experienced gardeners—to save time and increase...
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Grow Greens Indoors: Sprouts, Shoots, and Microgreens

Grow sprouted seeds, shoots, and young winter greens indoors—all-year round! During winter and...
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How to Grow Microgreens from Planting to Harvest

Learn how to grow your own microgreens inside with these easy-to-follow instructions. Though these...
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How to Design an Herb Garden

Herb gardens can be grown anywhere! Learn different ways to lay out an herb garden—from container...
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How to Grow Radishes From Planting to Harvest

Speedy radishes can be grown almost anywhere: between larger vegetables, around soon-to-finish...
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How to Grow Lettuce From Planting to Harvest

Lettuce is quick-growing, fuss-free and can be grown just about anywhere. Grown for its luscious...
Red Potatoes

Potatoes

Our Potato Growing Guide covers planting, growing, and harvesting one of our favorite vegetables!...
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Sweet Peas

With their seductive fragrance, sweet peas make great flowers for gardens and bouquets. These pea-...
African Violet

African Violet Care: Grow African Violets

African violets are beautiful houseplants which provide a pretty dose of color indoors. Find out...
Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

Looking to give your home a tropical vibe? The regal Bird of Paradise plant, with its large leaves...
Bell Peppers

Bell Peppers

Sweet bell peppers are a tender, warm-season crop. Here’s how to grow them in your garden!  Peppers...
Starting Onions

Starting Onions from Seed

I love onions. They are great for bringing out the flavor of meats. Now is the time to plant onions...
Dandelion Pesto

Spring Recipes: Make the Most of Food in Season!

Celebrate spring! Look for these seasonal ingredients showing up in your local market or garden—...
Crocuses

Crocuses

When it seems like winter will never lose its icy grip, the dainty crocus pushes through the snow...
Witch Hazel

What is Witch Hazel?

Our witch hazel started blooming in February. Its yellow to orange-red flowers add a slash of color...
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10 Things We Wish We'd Known Before Starting a Garden

Starting a new vegetable garden from scratch? Here are 10 things we wish that we had known before...
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Tulips

Long live the tulip! This brightly colored jewel brightens our days in early spring. We truly look...
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Unpacking and Dividing Stored Dahlias

If you saved dahlia tubers from last year, now is a good time to see how your stored dahlias are...
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Plants that Attract Hummingbirds

Do you love to watch hummingbirds fly around your garden? Learn which types of plants attract...
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Forcing Branches into Bloom Indoors

Enjoy a spring preview of flowering branches! Just prune non-essential branches of spring-flowering...
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up the Garden

By now, many of you have heard of Marie Kondo’s book called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. ...
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Apples

Many gardeners dream of growing their own juicy apples. However, growing fruit takes long-term...
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How to Grow Kale From Planting to Harvest

Learning how to grow kale is worthwhile. Nutrient-packed and remarkably hardy, kale will carry on...
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How to Grow Scallions From Planting to Harvest

They’re fresh, fast and fabulous in salads, stir-fries, quiches and savory tarts. We’re talking...
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How to Grow Onions From Sowing to Harvest

Onions are a must-grow vegetable planted early in the spring. You can get a goodly harvest for a...
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How the Garden Planner Makes the Most of Your Space

A well-planned vegetable garden is a productive vegetable garden, and our Garden Planner is the...
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Tempting Tomatoes for 2020

Ah, sun-ripened, juicy tomatoes! There are so many tantalizing varieties. Have you seen the newest...
Sugar Snap Peas

The Best Sugar Snap Peas are Back!

If, like me, you are a big fan of snap peas, you have noticed that over the years the quality of...

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