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Seasonal Gardening

No matter where you live, gardening is a year-round activity. Oh, certainly in many parts of the country winter snows blanket the ground but gardeners are busy planning for spring and tending to plants indoors.

Fall colors can be every bit as stunning as a beautiful spring boarder. And, summer presents its own set of challenges. Hopefully these articles will teach and inspire you no matter what the season.

What Gardeners Do in Excess
If they ever give an award for “Driveway of the Month”, I’m a shoe-in! We gardeners do everything in excess. That includes buying more plants than we’ll ever have time or room to plant. My driveway is the most beautiful part of my yard and it is the staging area for all my future plantings.

Who Among us has Prunaphobia?
Many people fear pruning, simply because they don’t understand the concept of cutting something back to help it grow more! It’s counterintuitive, and it was that way for me, too. Why would you cut something back that looks perfectly healthy?

My Cold Frames Get a Little More Mileage
Shhh! Don’t tell anyone but I think I’m on to something. Just the other day I was looking for a way to take care of a couple of flats of plants while I’ll be away from the garden for a week. And these aren’t just any plants by the way. They could be the potential stars of my new garden.

Over Wintering Non-hardy and Tropical Plants
There’s nothing like a cold north wind and fast moving front in late October to signal me that I’m out of time to get those tender plants and tropicals off the deck or out of the ground. So, guess what I was motivated to do last night?

Creating Winter Interest
I relish the opportunity to study a garden in the winter. When trees and shrubs are void of leaves and groundcovers have died back until spring, we are able to really see what gives the garden its structure. I observe a garden from different perspectives - above, at ground level and from various directions.

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Fall Leaves are a Gift to Gardeners

Lifestyle Trends in the Garden

Important Tip for Winter Care

Gardening & Parenting - Passions Similar in Many Ways

The Pleasure of Gardening is in the Process

Soil Prep for Spring

Don't Ditch Those Leaves!

Seed Catalogue Buying Dos and Donts

Sure Ways to Kill a Houseplant