Articles filed under Gardening
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In search of natural hues? A garden 'to dye for'Jul 18, 2014 5:30 am - Homegrown botanical dyes are in, part of today's shift toward more natural and organic living. And you don't need a degree in chemistry to create your own hues for scarv...
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Tricks for bringing up summer spinachJul 17, 2014 5:30 am - Popeye ain't the only bloke who's gotta have spinach. Some gardeners also crave it, freshly picked. This isn't spinach season, though. Spinach is sensitive to cycles of ...
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There's still time to plant zucchiniJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Q: Every year I plant zucchini, and every year I have the same problem arise with them. After a month or so of growing, I notice that the stems seem to start rotting rig...
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Courtyard garden at Inverness parish is a labor of loveJul 15, 2014 11:00 pm - A pair of blue herons, motionless, pose in the courtyard fountain at Holy Family Parish in Inverness. In fact, the statues hold the key to the success of the garden tha...
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Agastache plants star as a summer perennial borderJul 13, 2014 6:15 am - If you were to imagine an ideal perennial, would it have dense spikes of tubular flowers that bloom from June to frost and don't require deadheading? Would it perform in...
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Garden Conservancy Open Days features area gardensJul 13, 2014 6:00 am - Horticultural delights like hydrangeas simultaneously producing both pink and blue blooms, a grass labyrinth, a vine-and-rose entwined pergola garden, a bed of Italian f...
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Pruning, watering will help keep your yard looking sharpJul 12, 2014 6:00 am - Prune shrubs as needed to keep them in the proper scale for your garden. New stems and branches that grew this spring will be mostly hardened off in early July, so pruni...
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It takes many clovers to make a meadowJul 07, 2014 6:01 am - "To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee," wrote 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson. "One clover, and a bee, and revery …" As a naturalist, I love Dickin...
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Tips for saving your plants from common garden ailmentsJul 06, 2014 6:00 am - • Bearded iris can be divided and replanted once they have finished blooming. Be sure to discard any shriveled or diseased parts. Do not plant the new sections too deepl...
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Easy-to-grow herbs are beautiful and deliciousJul 05, 2014 6:00 am - Fragrant, flavorful and colorful herbs are some of the most enchanting, versatile and functional plants in the garden. Used since ancient times for medicinal remedies, c...