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Planting Bare-Root Trees

Planting Bare-Root Trees

Learn expert tips for planting bare-root trees successfully this spring for strong growth, healthy roots, and long-lasting landscapes.

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March Garden Momentum

March Garden Momentum

Kickstart your garden with this early spring checklist: prune, divide perennials, prepare soil, start seeds indoors, and maintain tools for a vibrant season.

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How to Help Queen Bumblebees

How to Help Queen Bumblebees

Learn how to help queen bumblebees this early spring with nectar-rich flowers, safe nesting sites, and careful garden care for pollinators.

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Flood-Tolerant Native Plants

Flood-Tolerant Native Plants

Select early spring flood-tolerant plants for wet areas to prevent erosion, attract pollinators, and enhance beauty and biodiversity in your garden.

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Cold Soil Vegetable Favorites

Cold Soil Vegetable Favorites

Learn cold soil vegetable planting for early spring crops like peas, spinach, radishes, lettuce, carrots, beets, kale, and chard to get a head start.

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Feeding the Birds

Feeding the Birds

When a bird’s natural plant food has waned or withered away in late winter, a few well-placed feeders can entice a feathered friend to stay nearby. There are four basic types of feeders, but the type of feeder and food it’s filled with will determine which birds will visit. Which…

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Bay: An Herb Worth Enjoying

Bay: An Herb Worth Enjoying

A staple in most kitchens, bay (Laurus nobilis) is a familiar herb popular for flavoring soups, stews, stuffing and marinades. But how much do you know about this savory seasoning? History of Bay Originally from Asia Minor including Turkey and Armenia, this fragrant plant is a broadleaf evergreen also known…

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Caring for Forced Bulbs

Caring for Forced Bulbs

Potted tulips, crocus, hyacinths and daffodils add color to dull, dreary winter months. With proper care, these spring treasures can give you weeks of enjoyment long before their outdoor cousins poke through the soil, bringing a burst of color and life to your home even when winter is in full…

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7 Top Trees for Multi-Season Interest

7 Top Trees for Multi-Season Interest

Obviously, we love trees. What’s not to love about a tree? As they grow, their photosynthesis removes and stores CO2, thus maintaining a safe oxygen level for us. Additionally, they provide beauty in our gardens and parks. Many provide shade, fruit, syrup, nesting places, animal refuge, even the subject for poems!

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Reaching New Heights with Tall Perennials

Reaching New Heights with Tall Perennials

As you recall last year’s garden, do you remember those areas where some height could have created excitement, texture and pizazz to your landscape? If so, grab your garden journal and make some notes!

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Vermicomposting

Vermicomposting

We’re very excited about one of the newer trends… vermicomposting, otherwise known as worm composting! This simple process mixes food scraps with yard waste and other organic materials in an enclosed area containing specific types of worms.

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Japanese Pieris

Japanese Pieris

Looking for an easy-care spring-blooming shrub that supplies year-round beauty? Take a look at Japanese Pieris this season!

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