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Perennial Garden Perk-Up

We love all things in the garden, but to be honest, it’s perennials that we consider the superheroes of our…
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Have your garden’s perennial vegetables raised themselves from the depths of the earth yet this spring? Rhubarb and asparagus are…
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Are you bored on the weekends without your outdoor gardening tasks? Last month’s post—all about growing microgreens indoors—was meant to…
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As the garden’s hardy greens are finally about to succumb to continued winter cold weather, it’s time to move your…
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Now that the vegetable and flower gardens are taking a long winter’s nap, it’s time for us to turn our…
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Except for a few hardy greens left to harvest , we’re done with the gardens for this season. And by…
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I live in an unheated three-season cottage May through October. The last week of September reliably presents one or two…
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I recently moved my houseplants* from their summer vacation spots on my patio to their homes indoors, trimmed off the…
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There’s been a fair amount of disappointment that’s cropped up in my vegetable garden this season. I have stunted beets,…
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Round about July I assess all of my containers for the possibilities of what I call “Summer Swap-Outs.” The containers…
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