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5 Ways to Stake Tomatoes
Garden Gate

5 Ways to Stake Tomatoes

While it might feel early to be thinking about tomatoes, it’s never too early to start planning your next garden, especially if your tomato plants tend to look wild and overgrown by the time you remember to offer them a cage for support.

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Issue 175 - February 2024
Destination Gardens
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Destination Gardens

Don’t miss out on these four botanical treasures!

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Issue 175 - February 2024
Native Bees Find Winter Shelter in Surprising Places
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Native Bees Find Winter Shelter in Surprising Places

As the buzz of busy bees gave way to the rustle of fallen leaves in my autumn garden, the last of the bumblebee stragglers hit up fading mountain mint blooms. Day by day, fewer sparkly green sweat bees and dwarf carpenter bees nectared on the asters, eventually vanishing along with the fluffy field thistle seeds.

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Issue 175 - February 2024
Birds & The Bees (and Bunnies)
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Birds & The Bees (and Bunnies)

Although I wouldn’t call my raised garden beds romantic, the rabbits in my neighborhood sure like to use them in spring for their bunny rendezvous and subsequent nests.

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Issue 175 - February 2024
WINNING PLANTS
Horticulture

WINNING PLANTS

American Garden Rose Selections

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November - December 2023
SIZABLE OPTIONS
Horticulture

SIZABLE OPTIONS

SHOULD YOU STICK TO PURCHASING PERENNIALS IN CONTAINERS OR SEEK OUT TRAYS OF PLUGS? HERE, THE PROS AND CONS OF EACH

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6 mins  |
November - December 2023
A SMALL WORLD
Horticulture

A SMALL WORLD

On his quarter-acre property, one gardener has encountered hundreds of insect species by taking the time to look

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3 mins  |
November - December 2023
THE WINTER WALKTHROUGH
Horticulture

THE WINTER WALKTHROUGH

WHEN THE GROWING SEASON SLOWS, TAKE TIME TO PLAN STRUCTURAL CHANGES GUIDED BY ONE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE

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November - December 2023
POP GOES THE GARDEN
Horticulture

POP GOES THE GARDEN

Here's why and how to embrace some plants that self-sow

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November - December 2023
A LOOK BACK
Horticulture

A LOOK BACK

Greg Coppa shares lessons learned in his 2023 garden

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6 mins  |
November - December 2023
LENDING COMFORT
Horticulture

LENDING COMFORT

Borrow three principles of therapeutic garden design to bolster the enjoyment of your own garden

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4 mins  |
November - December 2023
JOHN GRIMSHAW
Horticulture

JOHN GRIMSHAW

A view from across the pond

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10 mins  |
November - December 2023
Orchids Made Easy
Horticulture

Orchids Made Easy

DISPELLING THREE MYTHS ABOUT GROWING TROPICAL ORCHIDS

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November - December 2023
HIMALAYAN WHITE PINE
Horticulture

HIMALAYAN WHITE PINE

With its vibrant needles and graceful shape, Pinus wallichiana earns space as a standalone tree

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November - December 2023
MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE
Horticulture

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE

Six ways to grow an eco-friendly and climate-resilient vegetable garden

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November - December 2023
FUN WITH UFOS
Horticulture

FUN WITH UFOS

Land some Unusual Floral Objects to make the neighbors wonder

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November - December 2023
A Peony for Every Garden
Birds & Blooms

A Peony for Every Garden

Follow this guide for the best tips on when to plant, transplant and pamper these popular, lasting blooms

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October/November 2023
MOISTURIZING HERBAL LOTION
Hobby Farms

MOISTURIZING HERBAL LOTION

ENJOY THE SOFT, LUXURIOUS FEEL OF THIS CHAMOMILE CREATION.

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Healing Herbs - 2023
Teas to Please
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Teas to Please

MAKE DELICIOUS, REFRESHING, HOT HERBAL BEVERAGES.

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6 mins  |
Healing Herbs - 2023
Sweet Sleep
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Sweet Sleep

WHEN COUNTING SHEEP JUST WON'T DO, TURN TO THESE SEVEN HERBS TO GET A RESTFUL NIGHT'S SLEEP.

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Healing Herbs - 2023
TONIC INFUSION
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TONIC INFUSION

HERE'S AN EASY AND REFRESHING WAY TO INCORPORATE THE POWER OF HERBS INTO YOUR DAILY LIFE.

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Healing Herbs - 2023
Heart & Soul
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Heart & Soul

CONSIDER SOME HEAR-AND LUNG-HEALTHY HERBS

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Healing Herbs - 2023
A Spoonful of Syrup
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A Spoonful of Syrup

MAKE ELDERBERRY SYRUP AT HOME TO HELP NAVIGATE COLD-AND-FLU SEASON.

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Healing Herbs - 2023
FARM to TUB
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FARM to TUB

GROW HEALING HERBS FOR HANDMADE BATH ESSENTIALS.

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6 mins  |
Healing Herbs - 2023
Sage
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Sage

GROW THIS LOW-MAINTENANCE PERENNIAL.

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Healing Herbs - 2023
The Beginning Herbalist
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The Beginning Herbalist

CREATE YOUR OWN APOTHECARY BY TURNING YOUR HOME AND GARDEN INTO AN HERBAL MEDICINE CHEST.

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9 mins  |
Healing Herbs - 2023
Easy Herbs
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Easy Herbs

START YOUR GARDEN SMALL WITH JUST A FEW COMMON MIRACLE WORKERS, AND GO FROM THERE.

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8 mins  |
Healing Herbs - 2023
Cut & Dried
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Cut & Dried

DRYING YOUR HERB HARVEST OFFERS AN EASY WAY TO PRESERVE ITS FLAVOR AND USEFULNESS FOR PROJECTS AND RECIPES YEAR-ROUND.

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2 mins  |
Healing Herbs - 2023
TO LIFT You Up
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TO LIFT You Up

HERBS CAN PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORT WHEN IT COMES TO DEPRESSION.

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4 mins  |
Healing Herbs - 2023
HERB-INFUSED LIP BALM
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HERB-INFUSED LIP BALM

CREATE A SOOTHING AND GENTLE PRODUCT PERFECT FOR HEALING DRY, CHAPPED LIPS.

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Healing Herbs - 2023