Articles filed under Gardening
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Great books for a gardener to read in winterDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Gardeners forced indoors by cold and snow rely on armchair gardening to get through winter. We study seed catalogs, draw garden plans and read books on our favorite subj...
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Dreaming of a white (or pink) poinsettia?Dec 15, 2017 5:00 am - In the six weeks leading up to Christmas, one plant seems to come out of the woodwork to redefine the whole festive landscape. The red and green poinsettia is as timeles...
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Tips for selecting the perfect Christmas treeDec 15, 2017 5:00 am - When choosing a Christmas tree, select one with firm needles that don't drop off when the tree is raised up a few inches and dropped to the ground. Some needles dropping...
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Smartweed is a weed even if it quite pretty up closeDec 10, 2017 6:00 am - I paused my shoveling of horse manure the other day to rest my eyes on a most attractive plant growing at the edge of the pile. This semi-vining plant had swollen, sligh...
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Berries are jewels in winter gardenDec 10, 2017 5:00 am - As Jack Frost nips at the landscape, berries add color and sparkle to the winter garden. In addition to delighting gardeners, they are also a valuable food source for bi...
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Voles can harm plants over the winter monthsDec 10, 2017 5:00 am - You may want to consider cutting more perennials back in the fall if you have had problems with voles. Voles are compact rodents with stocky bodies, short legs and short...
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Continue watering shrubs, trees through autumnDec 07, 2017 5:00 am - Q. A friend of mine told me not to put my garden hose away until we get a frost so that I can water my trees and shrubs. Isn't that awfully late? A. Keep that garden hos...
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Decorate the garden for the holidaysDec 03, 2017 5:00 am - As we begin holiday decorating, the Christmas tree goes up festooned with all the trimmings, lush roping is hung around the front door and containers are filled with gre...
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Hybrid roses require special winter careDec 03, 2017 5:00 am - Winterize your hybrid roses after there have been two to three hard freezes (temperatures in the teens), which typically occurs in late November at the Chicago Botanic G...
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A city plot undergoes its own evolutionDec 03, 2017 5:00 am - "Holy cow! I think it's a monarch," Barbara Downs says as an orange-and-black butterfly flicks across her mature Georgetown garden. "We have lots of swallowtails, but I ...