How to Shape your Hedges and Bushes
By Kimberly Toscano When it comes to managing hedges there are two common methods that can be used: shearing and pruning. Each technique is used to achieve different goals and…
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How to Fix Winter-Damaged Plants
By Kimberly Toscano Cold temperatures, heavy winds and ice can leave their mark on the landscape by winter’s end. Plants respond to damage in different ways, some species recovering without…
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How to Plant a Vegetable Garden
By Kimberly Toscano Seasoned gardeners look forward to the spring vegetable garden, starting seeds on their windowsills as early as January and counting the days until they can dig in…
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How to Prune Trees
By Kimberly Toscano Pruning is an important component of maintaining tree health and can be used to accomplish a variety of goals. A dense tree canopy can be thinned to…
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5 Tips for Long-lasting Poinsettias
By Kimberly Toscano Poinsettias are quintessential holiday décor, but they are also finicky plants. The following tips will help you select and maintain healthy plants throughout the holidays season and…
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5 Great Ways to Use Fall Leaves
by Mark Wolfe It’s fall and you have a million leaves to clean up. What is the best way to get rid of them? There are lots of ways you…
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10 Unique Bulbs to Plant this Autumn
by Kimberly Toscano Every autumn garden center shelves fill with crates of tulip and daffodil bulbs. While these spring beauties are certainly delightful, the world of bulbs offers so much…
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How to Grow Garlic and Shallots
by Kimberly Toscano Discover a whole new world of flavor by growing garlic and shallots in your garden this year. Grocery stores offer just a single variety of garlic, called…
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How to Use Stone in Landscaping
by Mark Wolfe Natural stone is an element that homeowners often overlook when making DIY landscape plans. The sublime qualities stone brings to the yard and garden come from its…
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What to Plant in the Fall
By Kimberly Holmes As the heat of summer wanes, the garden takes on new life. Roses put on fresh blossoms, vegetable crops fruit with abandon and late-season bloomers paint the…
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