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Houseplant Containers 101

What size container should you choose for your house plants? Seems like an easy question, but there is so much more to it than you think! Read all about it in this month's HOUSE PLANTS blog!

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Does creating an ecologically balanced landscape mean you have to remove all your non-native plants? No! Learn more about how a mix of natives and non-natives can still be beneficial to the environment in this month's GARDENING blog!

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Gifts for the Gardener On Your List

Finding the right gifts for gardeners on your list can seem a little daunting in the winter months. Check out this month's blog for some gardening inspired gift giving inspiration!

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2021 Veggie Seed Orders

Seed Catalogs will soon be hitting our mailboxes. To ensure you get the seeds you both need and WANT, best to move fast! This month's blog gives you tips on managing this fun and fantastic task!

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Closing Down the Garden

The time has come to start waving goodbye to your garden and get it ready for the winter. But it’s not only winter that needs your attention... but next spring and summer! Read all about it in this month's blog!

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Bulbs to Light Up Your Spring!

Plant bulbs now to brighten up your spring! The show begins with crocuses and daffodils! Read all about them in this month's blog

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Growing Garlic

Did you know that garlic is actually one of the easiest plants to grow and harvest? It is! and now is a great time to get some started. Read about it in this month's blog.

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Second Season for Veggies

Ready to start your fall garden? The time is ripe –pun intended – to get started on what’s called a “Second Season.” This month's blog gives you all the info you'll need to get ready to grow!

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The June Prune

Have you done your "June Prune?" Now is the time to take action for even better blooms later on, but...it's not just the blooms you should be pruning for! From powdery mildew to frost damaged limbs, we talk about it in this month's blog!

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Trendy Tropicals

One of the hottest trends in home gardening is using "tropicals" in our decidedly "untropical" climate. Would you be brave enough to try growing some? Learn more about it in this month's blog!

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Getting Down and Dirty about Soil

Got good soil? No matter the quality of your seeds and plants, and even when you have the best growing season, if your soil isn’t right, you won’t succeed. So what makes for healthy soil? Learn about it in this month's blog!

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Tune Up Time

It is tune up time for your garden tools! While you anxiously await your seedlings, this month's blog walks you through the cleaning, rust removal and oiling process for everything from shears to your lawn mower.

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Outsmarting Vegetable Garden Diseases

Now is the time to set up your strategy to combat diseases in your vegetable garden. Read about it in this month's blog...Like so many things, preparation is the key!

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New Year, (some) New Flowers

The excitement you get from pouring over seed catalogs can often leave you with a severely surplus wish list. This month's blog may help you whittle your flower selections down by clarifying some seed packet terminology.

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IDEAS FOR YOUR 2020 VEGETABLE GARDEN

Time to review your successes and failures in the garden as you plan for next year. Check out this month's blog to see what vegetables we recommend.

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Holiday Gift Guide

Wondering what to get the gardener in your life? This month's blog may just provide you with the answer. From self-watering containers, to an orchid pot wrapped in seeded wrapping paper. Great ideas await!

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Late Season Lovelies

Wondering what plants and flowers you can plant to brighten up your late fall landscape? This month's blog talks all about it!

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Adaptive Gardening

If time and ability are not on your side, the important decision making factor of your garden planning should be to design/buy with minimal maintenance in mind. Learn more about "adaptive gardening"

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Filling Garden Gaps

Like most gardeners, you’re likely disappointed in a few plants and maybe even lost some along the way. Now is an excellent time to plant and fill in those gaps in your garden beds.

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Hydrangea Myth Busting

Hydrangeas are the most googled flowering shrub on the internet. Unfortunately, that leads to a lot of misinformation. This month's blog debunks some of those myths and sets the record straight.

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Houseplant Containers 101

Are Natives in Your Future?

Gifts for the Gardener On Your List

2021 Veggie Seed Orders

Closing Down the Garden

Bulbs to Light Up Your Spring!

Growing Garlic

Second Season for Veggies

The June Prune

Trendy Tropicals

Getting Down and Dirty about Soil

Tune Up Time

Outsmarting Vegetable Garden Diseases

New Year, (some) New Flowers

IDEAS FOR YOUR 2020 VEGETABLE GARDEN

Holiday Gift Guide

Late Season Lovelies

Adaptive Gardening

Filling Garden Gaps

Hydrangea Myth Busting

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