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Backyard Landscape

10 Tips for Maintaining a Beautiful Yard

Here are 10 tips for cleaning up your yard—and laying the foundation for a great-looking lawn. You...
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10 Spectacular Strawberry Recipes

There’s nothing like strawberries at the peak of season—juicy, sweet, and ripe! Sure, you can buy...
Bindweed

Weed Control Techniques

While it’s tempting to call any unwanted plant a “weed,” there are really only a select few weeds...
Fruit Flies

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies

A fruit fly infestation can be a truly annoying experience. Here’s how to get rid of fruit flies,...
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Build a Vertical Garden

With a little planning, you can create a garden where plants that are happy to grow vertically...
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Building a Trellis and Supports for Climbing Vegetables

If you’re growing climbing peas, beans, cucumbers, or other vining plants, you’ll need to build...
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June Birth Flowers

June’s birth month flowers are among the most fragrant of all, the rose and the honeysuckle. Learn...
Cabbage Worm

Protect Your Garden from Cabbage Worms

Cabbage worms can be devastating to an otherwise-healthy garden. Here are a few things you might...
Peonies and Ants

Ants on Peonies

The peonies in my backyard always have ants crawling on the flower buds. Many people think ants are...
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Marigolds

No annual is more cheerful or easier to grow than marigolds. These flowers are the spendthrifts...
Cosmos Flower

Cosmos

Cosmos are annual flowers with colorful daisy-like flowers that sit atop long slender stems....
Raspberries

Raspberries

Raspberries are relatively easy to grow and can bear fruit indefinitely with proper care. Here’s...
Blackberries

Blackberries

Blackberries, like raspberries, are a very easy fruit to grow. Once this native berry is ripe, get...
Mint Plants

Benefits of Mint Plants: Medicinal, Culinary, and More

What do you know about the mint family, Lamiaceae, the sixth- or seventh-largest of the flowering...
Blue Hydrangea Flowers

When to Prune Different Kinds of Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas can sometimes be a tricky plant to care for, so it is important to learn when to prune...
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Hydrangea Varieties for Every Garden

There are so many beautiful hydrangea varieties—from mophead to lacecap types, with extravagant...
Blueberry Parfait

Summer Recipes: Make the Most of the Food in Season

Enjoy our best summer recipes and revel in the season’s bounty! Now is the best time to savor juicy...
Edible Garden

Gardening by the Moon Calendar

Our Gardening by the Moon calendar works according to the age-old belief that phases of the Moon...
Perennial Garden Flowers

How to Care for Perennial Flowers

Perennial flowers are the way to go! They return year after year, bringing color to the garden....
Aphids

Aphids

What are those little green bugs on your plants? They’re probably aphids! Here are our best tips on...
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Hydrangeas

With immense flower heads, hydrangeas flaunt an old-fashioned charm that is hard to resist....
Bumblebee

Plight of the Bumblebee

After reading last fall about the drastic decline in bumblebee populations in my state, I feared I...
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Planting Bulbs for Spring Flowers

If you enjoy seeing daffodils, tulips, and hyacinth bloom in the spring, keep in mind these bulbs...
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Spider Plants

Spider plants produce a rosette of long, thin, arched foliage that is solid green or variegated...
Basil Herb

Basil

Basil is a warm-weather, fragrant herb that tastes great in Italian dishes—and let’s not forget...
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Growing Organic Apples With Fruit Bagging

Apples are the most pesticide- and fungicide-laden foods grown commercially and in home gardens....
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How to Plan a Garden That's Low-Maintenance

Plan a garden that is truly easy to maintain. Here are 10 tips on a low-maintenance layout—...
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How to Grow Sweet Corn, From Sowing to Harvest

Corn that’s had to travel miles to get to your plate will be past its peak, but cobs that have been...
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Crop Rotation Tips for Vegetable Gardens

Where, oh, where should the tomatoes go? It is that time of year when, in the mad rush to get the...
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Shade Garden and Plant Shade Definitions

There are as many different interpretations of shade garden types as there are books written about ...
Fresh-Cut, Roasted Asparagus

Easy Roasted Asparagus Recipe

This easy roasted asparagus recipe lets the flavor of fresh asparagus really shine.  My parents...
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Garden Plans: Vegetables That Grow in Partial Shade

Not all of us are blessed with a sunny gardening space! Gardeners with more shade than sun need to...
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Plants and Flowers That Grow in Shade

Many gardeners complain they can’t grow any plants in the shade other than hostas. And those are...
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5 Fast-Growing Vegetables to Try

There are plenty of vegetables that go from sowing to harvest in very little time at all. In this...
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How to Build a Raised Bed Step-by-Step

With just a few materials, we will show you how to build a simple 4 x 4-foot raised bed for your...
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Full Moon for April 2019

Celebrate the Full Moon of April 2019! Find out why it’s called the Pink Moon—plus more Moon facts...
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Tomato Growing Tips

Tomatoes are the ultimate backyard crop, and growing them is easier than you might think. These...
Lice Treatment

How to Get Rid of Head Lice

Ever dealt with head lice? It’s not an unusual problem in schools. I remember when my daughter was...
Tomato Blight

Avoid Blight with the Right Tomato

Tomatoes will succumb to late blight (Phytophthora) if they’re experiencing cool, soggy summer...
Spring Risotto

Spring Recipes: Make the Most of Food in Season!

Delight in the taste of spring! Here are seasonal recipes using asparagus, rhubarb, fresh peas,...
Cold Frames

Season Extenders: Jump-Start Your Vegetables

Imagine how many more vegetables you could grow if you just had a few more weeks of warm weather....
Green grass

Basic Lawn Care: Fertilizing, Seeding, Weeding, Mowing

If you’re growing a lawn, how do you take care of it?  By lawn, we mean a green grass lawn (as...

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