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A Garden's Foundation
Peter Garnham
Soil is the foundation upon which a garden is built. Healthy soil is an immensely complex living system, teeming with billions...
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A Rose Grower’s Survival Manual Peter Schneider
With proper preparation most any rose can make it through a hard winter.
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A Summer Haircut
John Emmanuel
Two techniques to help keep your garden in bloom and fresh foliage throughout the growing season... |
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Amaryllis - Trumpets of Winter Tovah Martin
Gardening is not, in general, overburdened by foolproof flowers, but amaryllises are as close as you'll come to foregone conclusions. |
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Chill Out
Eliot Tozer
How to predict frost in your garden and what you can do to delay its arrival.
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Containers in the Garden
Fergus Garrett
How to arrange your plants in pots and your pots in the garden. |
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Dahlias that Gardeners can Love Anna Pavord
With vibrant flowers and striking foliage, the best of these familiar, end-of-season stars belong in every border. |
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Dry Shade Strategies
C. Colston Burrell
Every garden has a dry, shady spot where it looks as though nothing will survive. But looks can be deceiving...
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Enduring Daylilies
Sydney Eddison
Out of the thousands of plants introduced in the last 40 years, a handful still belong in your garden. |
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Kirengeshoma
Thomas Hobbs
To earn its keep in my garden, a
plant must be distinctive at ten
paces, and one plant that never lets me down is Kirengeshoma palmata...
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Lavender
Renee Shepherd
For fragrance, form, and abundance of blooms, it’s hard to find a better group of high-summer beauties. |
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Making More Perennials:
A Guide to Simple Division
Patrick Lima
Each perennial has its own pace and method of increase. |
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Miniature Daffodils
Illustrations by Dugald Stermer
There is no official measurement or definition for miniature narcissi. The American Daffodil Society has a list of official miniatures, but... |
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Plant Daffodils to
Create a Meadow Effect
Wayne Winterrowd
How to plan, plant, and care for bulbs in order to achieve a naturalized look... |
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Repotting an Orchid
Alastair Gunn
The work is simple and short, the benefits to your orchids
are great. |
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Rites of Spring
John Emmanuel
A gardener at Wave Hill
shares his tactics for readying
the garden for summer. |
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Seeds of Success
Jeff Cox
Following a few basic rules will get your seeds off to a speedy and healthy start.
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Staking: The Art of the Invisible
Wayne Winterrowd
Early spring is the ideal time to prepare your perennials to stay on their feet and look good all season long. |
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Taking Summer Indoors
Lynn Byczynski
For little effort your tender plants can have a second season. |
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Tender Care
Richard R. Iversen
Tips and techniques for getting your tropical plants through the winter.
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The Unsung Tarp
Gordon Hayward
Low-tech and underappreciated, tarpaulins are one of the most useful pieces of equipment a gardener can own.
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The Virtues of Vines
Christopher Lloyd
Climbers can play many roles in knitting together the border throughout the summer.
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Transplanting Annuals
Illustrations by David Ashby
Most gardeners begin their love of gardening with annuals.
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