Articles filed under Gardening
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Cover crops protect garden over winterNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Why is the nursery recommending a winter rye or barley for a winter cover crop in my vegetable garden? A. Many of us have limited space for vegetable gardens, which m...
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Winter-blooming plants help bees overwinter in your yardNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Winter and early spring are lean times for honeybees as they emerge from their hives, where food supplies are dwindling, to forage. Adding clusters of winter-blooming pl...
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Authentic gardens require long-term devotionNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Many fine gardens are candidates for visiting and enjoying, but only one garden matters and that's your own. Yours may amount to a narrow urban yard or just a few contai...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club honors St. Charles-based Clarke company with awardOct 25, 2017 11:00 pm - On Monday, Oct. 16, the Pottawatomie Garden Club presented its annual Landscape Commendation Award. The award is given each year to a local business that has devoted ti...
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Select the proper bulbs for fall plantingOct 22, 2017 7:00 am - Most bulbs should be planted after a hard frost starting mid to late October and before the ground freezes. When you buy bulbs in a garden center, pick bulbs that are pl...
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A tall grass for shade gardensOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Chasmanthium latifolium, commonly called northern sea oats, comes to the rescue of ornamental grass-starved shade gardeners. Most ornamental grasses are sun worshippers,...
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Time to get your yard, garden ready for the coldOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. What are some tasks I should consider to get my yard and garden ready for winter? A. As fall lingers, my to do list includes a variety of yard work that needs to be c...
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A young botanical garden snags a horticultural legendOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - The Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf is known the world over for his ability to weave dazzling tapestries of perennials and grasses. In the United States, he has create...
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Why wait until cold arrives to decorate?Oct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Warm fall days are great for installing Christmas lights, though most people do not think about installing them until after Thanksgiving. It is much easier to wrap branc...
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Take car of lawn now for healthy spring grassOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I would really like to have a nice lawn next year. What can I do now to prepare for next spring? A. The warm summer weather will be fading soon, bringing with it clim...