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Get Out & Grow: A Better 2026 Growing Season Starts Now
The decisions you make right now can have a significant impact on the success of the next growing season. Crop…
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Get Out & Grow
Yellowing of Evergreens Gold is one of the beautiful colors of fall, but you might be alarmed if you notice…
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Dealing with drought
This has been a difficult growing season. Drought conditions have been a challenge for weeks. I have never seen it…
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Common pokeweed
Common pokeweed (Phytolacca decandra) is a native plant that can be quite impressive with its towering growth habit and clusters…
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To compost or not to compost
With autumn in the air, gardeners’ thoughts are turning to end of growing season clean-up, and that usually means lots…
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Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba also known as branched coneflower, thin-leafed cornflower, and brown-eyed Susan, is a member of the aster family and…
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Late-summer garden chores
It is mid-August, which means we are heading into late summer. This is both a rewarding and a busy time…
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Creating a healing garden
Gardening is hard work, but the garden gives us so much in return – food, flowers, beauty, and more. It…
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Growing elderberries
Elderberry is a native plant that can do many things in your landscape. Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is a tart, edible…
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Tulip trees
If you are trying to grow more native plants in your landscape, but would also like something unique, consider growing…
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