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If you’re digging a planting hole, you have no need for a tape measure. You already have the tool youContinue Reading
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If you’re digging a planting hole, you have no need for a tape measure. You already have the tool youContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Only dig a planting hole as deep as the root ball is high. When I started gardeningContinue Reading
American witch-hazel is one of the few witch-hazels that blooms in the fall rather than the spring. Photo: kiefernursery.com Question: MyContinue Reading
Shrubs are some of the most reliable and hardworking plants in the garden. They are long-lived, big enough to makeContinue Reading
Ill.: http://www.rock-cafe.info & clipartpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog The trend in nurseries these days is to sell trees of increasingly large caliberContinue Reading
When you start your own tomato plants indoors, they tend to be a bit wimpy: tall and thin with fewContinue Reading
Leaving abundant space in a flower bed or vegetable garden is not very useful if you’re trying to be aContinue Reading
Question: We’ll soon be having a French drain installed all around our house. However, that’s where I grow most of myContinue Reading
Trees should be planted well away from any house, not right up against it. Source: uglyhousephotos.com There are several reasonsContinue Reading
Sure you can plant in the fall! Source: clipartxtras.com Gardeners in temperate climates are often in a major rush inContinue Reading
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