Where Gardens Start
By Doug
In keeping with weed control - let me remind you of two important facts about cover crops. Cover crops - a crop sown after the main harvest or in place of a harvest in a garden area - can build …
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By Doug
December is a slow month in the outdoor garden but the indoor gardening is just getting going. Here are a few things you want to do in December for the next season. Early December: Put perennial …
By Doug
You know, there are a few garden myths about garden mulch going about the gardening world right now. In fact, over the holidays I read a magazine article (from an older issue) that was full of …
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By Doug
I was at a garden party the other day and when a small insect - a gentle giant of a bumblebee - zoomed across the garden, our hostess went ever-so-slightly berserk. Indeed, while you may wonder how …
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The other day a butterfly found its way into our kitchen and we carefully scooped it up from the curtains and eased it outdoors again. This small event in our packed lives got me thinking about …
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By Doug
There’s no nice way to say this so let me just be blunt about killing weeds. Some plants just don’t belong in your garden. Oh, you can name the reason yourself if you think about it: some are …
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