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How To Save A Rose: 8 Fixes For Failing Shrubs
Nurture your struggling rose plant and restore its vitality with these expert tips for solving common issues – from pests and diseases to lapses in care.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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6 Remedies To Save Heat-Stressed Plants – Your Essential Summer Survival Guide
Ensure your plants remain vibrant and healthy throughout the hottest months of the year. These tips will help you to create a resilient garden that thrives in the face of rising temperatures.
By Melanie Griffiths
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Native Evergreen Shrubs: 4 Gorgeous Greens To Beautify Your Landscape
For year-round color and visual interest, evergreens work hard to protect your yard and the wildlife that visits. Grow these four native evergreen shrubs for fab foliage, windbreaks, natural habitats and privacy
By Teo Spengler
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How To Grow Basil Plants
Basil grows best in warm, sunny areas and benefits from consistent pruning. This just means you can enjoy its leaves all summer long!
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Heat-Stressed Lawn Care: 5 Tips To Ensure Your Grass Survives The Summer
A lawn in summer heat is usually a brown lawn, but that doesn’t mean it has to be unhealthy or that it can’t rebound. Read on for tips.
By Melanie Griffiths
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Spongy Moth: How To Identify, Prevent & Eliminate This Destructive Pest
Spongy moth was brought to the US as a potential source of silk, but is now considered a destructive pest that feeds on native trees.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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12 Vegetable Garden Ideas To Maximize Yields And Enhance Your Growing Space
Discover beautiful and practical ideas for growing your own vegetable garden – from the best space-saving solutions to clever methods that will boost yields.
By Melanie Griffiths
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How To Dry Basil From Your Garden - 3 Simple Techniques
Fresh basil can be dried in a food dehydrator, microwaved, or hung to dry. This will make it lose a bit of its fresh bite, but it'll keep for much, much longer.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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A Wattle Fence Is The Nostalgic Touch Your Garden Needs
A homemade wattle fence makes a charming addition to a cottage garden or any yard. Learn how to build one from materials that are mostly free.
By Teo Spengler
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8 Drought-Tolerant Fruit Trees That Will Survive The Heat – And Produce A Delicious Harvest
Invest in a bountiful crop of water-wise fruit trees that will thrive in hot, dry summers, and yield tasty home-grown produce.
By Melanie Griffiths
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Peony Flower Meaning: Decoding The Symbolism Behind These Stunners
The exquisite charms of peonies have symbolized many things in history, woven into different cultures. We consider how peony flower meaning has adapted and grown
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Tomato Diseases Every Gardener Should Know – And How To Treat Them
Tomato disease can be traced to one of four causes: fungal, bacterial, viral, and environmental. Learn to identify them and fight back.
By Amy Grant
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5 Rare Pothos Varieties That Are Simply Stunning – And Super Easy To Care For
Pothos are well known for being versatile and low-maintenance houseplants, but these gorgeous rare varieties will breathe new life into your indoor garden.
By Melanie Griffiths
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Cedar Raised Garden Bed Benefits: Which Cedar To Use And Where To Start
If you’re thinking of making a raised bed, wood is a popular choice – and cedar has striking visual appeal. Here’s why a cedar raised garden bed could work for you
By Amy Grant
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Hollyhock Feeding Made Simple: Fertilizing Hollyhocks For Better Blooms
Fertilizing hollyhocks will help these old-fashioned beauties thrive and bloom, adding stately color and height to any ornamental garden.
By Tonya Barnett
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14 Vegetable Trellis Ideas To Maximize Your Garden Harvest
Support your homegrown crops – and embrace vertical gardening – with these flexible and attractive vegetable trellis ideas to suit all budgets and styles.
By Melanie Griffiths
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7 Unique Ornamental Trees For A One-Of-A-Kind Landscape
Ornamental trees provide so many benefits, both practical and heartfelt. Our in-house tree expert has some great recommendations.
By Teo Spengler
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Grow Your Own Native Cut Flowers: 5 Planting Recipes for Beds & Pots
Enjoy flower arrangements with blooms harvested from your own garden. These native planting combinations look beautiful and support wildlife.
By Ellen Wells