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Birth Flower for December: The History and Language of the December

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for November: The History and Language of November’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for October: The History and Language of October’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Create Blooming Winter Gardens: Add Color with Climbing Plants and Winter Flowers

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By: Laurence O'Sullivan

Birth Flower for September: The History and Language of September’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for August: The History and Language of August’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for July: The History and Language of July’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for June: The History and Language of June’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for May: The History and Language of May’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for April: The History and Language of April’s Flower

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Container Gardening Tips: Growing Bulbs and Tropical Plants in Container Culture

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By: Sheri Ann Richerson

All America Selections Plants: Grow Eggplant Hansel in Containers or Asti White in Evening Gardens

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By: Christine Eirschele

Attending Canada Blooms 2008: Tips for Going to this Popular Flower and Garden Show in Toronto

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By: Feature Writer Amy Urquhart

Birth Flower for March: The History and Language of the Daffodil

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Magical and Poisonous Plants: Avoid Them or Adore Them?

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By: Feature Writer KC Morgan

Garden Jobs for January: Plan, Plant, Prune and Record

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By: Sheila Gaquin

Birth Flower for February: The History and Language of the Violet

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Birth Flower for January: The History and Language of the Carnation

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Gifts Gardeners Will Love: Holiday Shopping Made Simple

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By: Connie Krochmal

Florida Plant Care -- Winterizing: Prepare Early for Healthy Plants in Winter

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By: Steve Vogel

Front Yard Garden: Stop Planting Grass! Grow Edible Flowers and Vegetables Instead

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By: Sara E. Lewis

Herb Gardening for Beginners: What to Choose and Where to Plant Them

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By: Elaine Walker

All-America Selections Winners: 2008 Bedding Plants and Vegetables Receive Top Honors

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By: Connie Krochmal

Squirrels, Raccoons & Bears: Oh My! Nuisance Wildlife in Suburban Neighborhoods On The Increase?

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By: Pam Sissons

Getting Rid Of Squirrels: The #2 Scourge Of Suburban Yard & Garden Owners!

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By: Pam Sissons

Easy Plants to Grow From Seeds: 10 Seeds That are Simple to Sow and Grow

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By: Lisa Hallett Taylor

Montreal: Big Ideas, Small Gardens: Montreal’s Flora Exhibit: A Must See of City Landscape Designs

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By: Stillman Rogers

Coping with Deer Problems: Keeping Bambi at bay

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By: Connie Krochmal

State Botanical Garden of Georgia: Plants and History Meet in a 300-Acre Paradise

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By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Cranbrook House and Gardens: Formal English Elegance in Suburban Detroit

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By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Bonsai Trees: Types of Trees and the Art of Cultivating Them as a Philosophy

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By: Abhay Navnit Goghari

The Botany of Gluten: How Closely are Wheat, Oats, Corn, Rice and Sugar Cane Related?

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By: Kimberly Burnham

Frederick Meijer Gardens: Art Marries Nature in This Unique Michigan Gem

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By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Irises: History and Culture: A Rainbow’s Worth of Garden Color

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Annual Vines for Nonstop Color: Easy Plants to Add Height and Color to the Garden

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By: Colleen Vanderlinden

The Complete Flower Gardener: Book review of this new book on organically growing flowers

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By: Kate Copsey

Garden History: Unravelling the History of a Garden

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By: Kate Copsey

Dandelion: History and Culture: A Beneficial Plant Found in all the Wrong Places

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

How to Grow and Care for Clematis: Planting, Pruning and Preventing Clematis Wilt

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By: Caroline Hayes

Clematis in the Spring Garden: Clematis armandii, cirrhosa, alpina, macropetala, montana and others

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By: Caroline Hayes

Violet: History and Culture: Symbol of Love; Culinary, Medicinal, Aromatic, and Romantic herb

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Lilacs: History and Culture: Known Also as Syringa, This Garden Plant Has Lovely Flowers

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Tulip Flowers: Triumph, Fosteriana, Viridiflora, Double Early and Parrot Tulips

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By: Caroline Hayes

Tulips in the Spring Garden: Lily, Species, Single Early, Single Late and Darwin Tulips explained

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By: Caroline Hayes

Pruning Boxwood: How to Prune Boxwood Shrubs

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By: Kate Copsey

Plant Care While on Vacation: How to Ensure Your Plants Survive while you are Away from Home

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By: Kate Copsey

Tulip: History and Culture: Perennial Favourite for Gardeners, Artists and Florists

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Summer Annuals: There is Still Time to Start Bright Summer Annuals

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By: Kate Copsey

How to Grow Tomatoes: Tomatoes Are One of the Easiest Vegetables to Grow at Home

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By: Kate Copsey

Pruning Roses: How to prune your roses whether they are bushes or climbling roses

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By: Kate Copsey

Cool Season Vegetables: Its not too late to plant some early vegetables

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By: Kate Copsey

Growing Heirloom Plants: Growing heirlooms allows you to grow some older varieties

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By: Kate Copsey

Warm Season Vegetables: Its Time to Plant those Frost Tender Vegetables

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By: Kate Copsey

Integrated Pest Management: IPM is s good way to monitor problems

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By: Kate Copsey

How Do You Prune Lilacs? Removing Deadheads for Maximum Bloom and Rejuvenated Flowering

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By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Heirloom Tomato Plants: Eight Favorites to Grow in Your Own Garden This Year

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By: Julia Williams

Vines in Trees: Vines in trees can be great but not always

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By: Kate Copsey

Early Spring Planting: Do not be tempted to plant tender annuals too early

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By: Kate Copsey

Say It With Flowers: The Victorians had a language of flowers to express their thoughts

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By: Feature Writer Debbie Kwiatoski

Ajuga and other Groundcovers: Ajuga and cerastium are great perennial groundcovers

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By: Kate Copsey

Pleiospilos nelii: Split Rock Plant

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By: Ian Nartowicz

Groundcovers: Groundcovers can reduce weeds just like mulch can!

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By: Kate Copsey

Ornamental & Flowering Trees: Crabapple, Plum, Pear, Dogwood, Beech, Cherry, Magnolia, Hawthorne

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By: Karen Harris

Lithops: Stone Plants from Africa

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By: Ian Nartowicz

Germination Kits: Mini Greenhouses and other aids to Germination

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By: Kate Copsey

Garden seed starting. How to start your seeds indoors.

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By: Ena Clewes

Winter Sowing: Starting Seeds Outdoors---Gardening in the Middle of Winter!

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By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Seeds - How to be Successful: How to get the best from your seeds

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By: Kate Copsey

A Soil Test: Soil tests give information about the nutrient health of the soil

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By: Kate Copsey

Soil Amendments: Soil amendments can improve your soil

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By: Kate Copsey

Basic Soil Composition: How to gauge the basic soil composition in your garden

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By: Kate Copsey

Natural Composting: Nature's perfect way to amend poor soil

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By: Pat Veretto

Moving Shrubs: How to Move Shrubs and Small Trees

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By: Kate Copsey

Late Winter Pruning: The time is near to plan your Late Winter Pruning

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By: Kate Copsey

Indoor Plant Problems: Checking your Indoor plants for problems in midwinter

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By: Kate Copsey

Where's Winter? Warm weather has brought trees, shrubs and bulbs into bloom early

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By: Kate Copsey

Caring for your Christmas Tree: How to keep you tree safe and healthy throughout the season

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By: Kate Copsey

National Poinsettia Day: Dec 12th is National Poinsettia Day

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By: Kate Copsey

Ornamental Grasses: An asset to your winter garden

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By: Kate Copsey

Fall Cleanup of Perennial Beds: Clearing up the perennial bed is an important task.

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By: Kate Copsey

What to do WIth Fall Leaves: Leaves on trees look colorful, but they soon fall.

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By: Kate Copsey

Stunning Fall Maples: The brilliant red colors of fall maples make them a popular tree

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By: Kate Copsey

Snow and Ice on Trees: Snow and ice can cause trees to loose limbs and homeowner headaches

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By: Kate Copsey

Fall Shrubs with Berries: Fall shrubs with berries add color to the fall landscape.

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By: Kate Copsey

Spring Bulbs in the South: How to grow spring bulbs in the South

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By: Kate Copsey

Digital Garden Diaries: A Digital Garden Diary is a Fun Fall Project

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By: Kate Copsey

Wintering Over Frost Tender Bulbs: How to store tender bulbs over the winter

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By: Kate Copsey

Colorful Fall Perennials: These colorful fall perennials will brighten your fall garden

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By: Kate Copsey

Planting a Fall Garden: Planning and Planting a Fall Garden

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By: Kate Copsey

Late Summer Gardens: Summer Drought and Stress are reflected in the late summer garden

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By: Kate Copsey

How to Save Heirloom Seeds: Learn how to save heirloom seeds from your vegetables

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By: Kate Copsey

Spring Flowering Bulbs: No more thinking about it, it's time to place the order

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By: Susan Mertz

The End of a Garden: Eliminating a Chaotic Garden of Invasive Plants

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By: Susan Mertz

Choosing a Tree with Healthy Roots: Container, Ball and Burlap and Bare Root Trees

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By: Susan Mertz

Harvesting Herbs: Harvesting herbs throughout the summer to get the best flavor

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By: Kate Copsey

Annuals in the Trial Gardens: Selecting annuals that withstand tough conditions

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By: Susan Mertz

Boy Holly + Girl Holly = Fruit? Selecting the correct pollinating Winterberry Holly is important for fruit production

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By: Susan Mertz

Shopping for Native Plants: American Beauties makes it easy to find native plants

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By: Susan Mertz

Gardens in England: A Short history of the Gardens in England

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By: Kate Copsey

Installing a Japanese Garden: Fine tuning the design on a very hot day

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By: Susan Mertz

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