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Bees, Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Helpful Resources
May 17, 2012 – 3:29 pm | No Comment
Bees, Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Helpful Resources

Here’s a list of resources that will help you attract, identify and enjoy the beneficial insects in your garden.

Stake Your Plants: Kinds of Garden Stakes and Tomato Cages
May 14, 2012 – 3:56 pm | No Comment

Question: Can you walk me through the different kinds of garden stakes and which stake would be best for what plants?

Make a Butterfly Garden: Features That Attract Butterflies
May 14, 2012 – 3:16 pm | No Comment
Make a Butterfly Garden: Features That Attract Butterflies

If you hope to be attracting butterflies to your garden this summer, be sure to include these simple details. They are the key to a successful butterfly garden.

Vaccinium Red Pearl: Making it Easy to Fruit Garden
May 14, 2012 – 2:58 pm | No Comment
Vaccinium Red Pearl: Making it Easy to Fruit Garden

Virtues: Red Pearl lingonberry is a close relative of blueberry bushes (all are in the genus Vaccinium). It works well as a groundcover and produces edible red berries. Even without a distinct fruit or vegetable …

Direct Seeding and How to Protect Plants from Frost
May 8, 2012 – 12:21 pm | No Comment

In this video Tricia from Peaceful Valley talks about direct seeding and how to protect plants from frost.

How to Make a Climbing Rose Look Fuller
May 8, 2012 – 11:46 am | One Comment
How to Make a Climbing Rose Look Fuller

Here’s a very easy way to make a climbing rose appear more lush and cover an arbor or trellis better.

Dwarf Korean Lilac: a Better Lilac Bush Where Size Matters
May 8, 2012 – 11:21 am | 3 Comments
Dwarf Korean Lilac: a Better Lilac Bush Where Size Matters

Virtues: We love dwarf Korean lilac (Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’) for its compact, rounded shape and resistance to powdery mildew, two characteristics that set it apart from other lilacs. Dwarf Korean lilac fits small gardens, tight …

Enter the Spring Fling Giveaway for Great Garden Prizes
May 2, 2012 – 9:53 am | No Comment
Enter the Spring Fling Giveaway for Great Garden Prizes

Horticulture has partnered with seven companies to give away seven amazing garden prizes in May!

Easy Organic Lawn Care: Grow a Gorgeous All-Natural Lawn
April 30, 2012 – 4:58 pm | No Comment

Watch a video on organic lawn care.

Designing and Growing the Cutting Garden
April 30, 2012 – 4:37 pm | No Comment
Designing and Growing the Cutting Garden

Question: What can you tell me about growing a cutting garden?

Tips for Planting Seedlings in Peat Pots, Jiffy Pots, Cowpots
April 30, 2012 – 3:36 pm | No Comment

Here are two tricks to remember when transplanting seedlings in biodegradable pots.