Articles filed under Gardening
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Expert to show you how to grow heirloom applesMar 01, 2016 8:01 am - Learn how to grow own antique apple trees at Garfield Farm Museum's 29th annual Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6. For $30, participants m...
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Tenacious squirrels go to great lengths to feedFeb 28, 2016 12:01 am - Q. We love to feed the birds in our backyard. However, squirrels are a problem. What can we do to eliminate them? A. The short answer is, you cannot. Squirrels were intr...
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Events immerse gardeners in flowers and foliageFeb 26, 2016 4:52 am - Our green thumbs are starting to itch. We are growing tired of dreaming and planning, ready to plunge our hands into the soil. Thankfully, we listen to our good sense in...
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Time to start growing your spring seedlingsFeb 22, 2016 5:15 am - It's not too soon to start annuals that get off to a slow start, such as pansies, violas, petunias, snapdragons and lobelia. Petunias and lobelia will be best planted af...
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A cactus dish garden is a great kid's projectFeb 21, 2016 12:01 am - Q. My son is fascinated by cactuses. I would like to make a small cactus garden with him. Can you help? What should I do? A. What a good idea! Congratulations on getting...
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Planning an herb garden that's pretty and practicalFeb 21, 2016 12:00 am - At our house, 'tis the season for graph paper. Quad-ruled pads are ready on our desks, so we can plan our summer gardens as the seed catalogs arrive. Right now those gar...
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An unseasonable appetite for mintFeb 21, 2016 12:00 am - I recently had a craving for fresh mint. I wanted to toss it with sliced oranges, knead it into meatballs and steep it for tea, even though January is not mint's time. ...
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False blue indigo deserves a spot in the gardenFeb 21, 2016 12:00 am - Gardeners often spend time in winter months planning changes to their landscapes. It might be an adjustment required because of changing conditions, like maturing trees ...
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Gardeners have many reasons to love what they doFeb 14, 2016 6:24 am - Since love is in the air today, it seems the perfect time to reflect on what gardeners love about gardening. Gardening is good for your health. Gardening is good exerci...
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Is this English garden variety rose the future of Valentine's Day?Feb 14, 2016 6:00 am - On a table in her 1820 stone farmhouse in Waterford, Virginia, floral designer Holly Heider Chapple is reinventing the Valentine's Day bouquet. Amid a soft confection of...