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There are two different points of view on whether to cut back perennials in the fall or whether to leave them alone. Cut Them Back And Remove Them From The Garden This leaves the garden …
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I have (and need) a lot of garden hoses. So first thing in the spring, I pull the hoses out from underneath the porch and lay them out in the backyard to begin the sorting. The big black ones are …
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This little tip for staking peonies is almost so easy to do, I'm embarrassed to tell you about it. This is no fancy technique, it's simply a good way to stop flopping flowers and I've been using it …
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This fungus is the major fungal problem in our gardening world. It is the grey mouldy stuff that appears on spent blossoms and attacks wounded leaves. Think of it as Mother Nature’s shock troops - …
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This is what cold damage (and a bit of wind to add to this plant's misery) looks like in petunias. Peter Petunia took one for the team to share this misery with you. Those white spots aren't a …
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If you've started your own perennial flowers, (or any other plant) the first thing you really need to do before planting flowers or vegetables is acclimatize them. This means slowly but surely …
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