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Tips on Planting in Summer
Planting is not confined to spring and fall. You may have sound reasons for sowing seed in summer. Here is how.
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Planting is not confined to spring and fall. You may have sound reasons for sowing seed in summer. Here is how.
Native plants are gradually earning space in backyard gardens everywhere. Here’s how to incorpoate them into your garden.
The ancient Greeks used lavender to fight insomnia and back aches. Mary is said to have washed the feet of Jesus with lavender ointment. Here’s how to grow lavender in your backyard.
The flowers of late summer and autumn are particularly gorgeous. Here are seven flowers to plant in your summer garden.
No gardener worth his salt will allow his guests to sit on a grimy patio chair or eat newly-harvested vegetables at a dirty table.
You can sow radicchio seeds in early spring, about two to three weeks before the last frost. But you can also sow in mid-summer. Here’s how.
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The tradition of herbal lawns goes back at least to the medieval period. Here’s how to grow your own chamomile lawn.
With more than 600 species in the Aster genus, you have a galaxy from which to choose the precise variety for your garden. Here’s how you grow these lovely flowers from seed.
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