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Sweet Violets

I sowed these years ago as an afterthought at the end of summer and forgot about them. They surprised me...

The Garden in March

All things considered we had a mild winter, and the spring flowers show it: the hellebores bloomed in carpets starting...

Daffodils

There are so many types of daffodils, it’s tough to decide what to plant. I thought organizing them by color...

March Garden

All things considered we had a mild winter, and the spring flowers show it: the hellebores bloomed in carpets starting...

Growing Up

Growing vegetables on vertical supports allows for smaller footprints, more access to sunlight, less damage to the produce from rainstorms...

The Most Fragrant Roses

Roses have a reputation for being difficult anyway, so if you go to the trouble of growing them, why not...

How to Prune What When

All trees and shrubs benefit from the occasional trim during dormancy, to reshape and rejuvenate them, but fruit trees, grapevines,...

Hardiness Zones

The hardiness zone is the range of average temperatures throughout the year in a specific area. The US spans twelve...

Understanding Your Soil

You can make the most impossible growing medium ideal with enough effort and amending, but why not give nature its...

Bulbs, rhizomes and tubers

The main difference between bulbs and the other three is bulbs grow scales, layers, around a core, whereas corms, rhizomes...