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By now most of us have seedlings that have germinated and will be planted outdoors in 4-6 weeks. Here's what you do w...

For some perennials, it is especially difficult to move or divide them. You plant them, they thrive, then you decide ...

Have you ever thought of creating a garden composed of flowers grown with the express purpose of being cut for floral...

My mother is a vigorous lifelong gardener with a variety of gardens on her property in Sharon, CT in the northwester...

Hay versus straw Hay is grown as food for livestock.  If you buy hay for your garden you will have seed heads that ca...

I have three favorite bulbs that I like to grow in the summer. In my Zone 6 garden they have to be planted in the spr...

Marianne in her Virginia garden Like many gardeners Marianne Willburn started small. First she had window boxes and ...

My canna lily growing in a container This year I purchased three popular tropical plants for outdoor containers: can...

Growing up in Colorado Chelsea Willis’ mother would tell her “get your hands in the dirt. It grounds you.”  Chelsea r...

You volunteered to participate in your local plant sale fund raiser or plant swap, and now it's time to make good on ...

Reprinted from a story first published in July, 2019. You can't beat an annual plant for its desire to please the gar...

Really tall plants are show stoppers in the garden, providing a single grace note against a contrasting background or...