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We’ve been in our new house for about a year and I’m ready to start on the garden. We’ve got a blank slate so it

While the calendar may still read summer, autumn is right around the corner and it is time to start gearing up for the season. By

I’m confused about all the terminology that is used to define shade. How do I differentiate between all the types of shade? The word shade

Can it really be summer already? It seems just yesterday I was gazing out of the window at my ice-encrusted garden, wondering if I would

There are few things more daunting than starting a garden from scratch. Whether you’ve just moved into a newly constructed home with a few basic

When the name of a plant has an “x” in it, what does the it mean and how does one say the “x”? I would

My arthritis is keeping me from spending as much time in my garden as I would like. Do you have any gardening suggestions for those

My mother plants seeds in her gardens and asks if planting them when there is a full moon is beneficial or if that is just

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