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Hydrangeas are a garden favorite thanks to their cloud-like blooms and classic charm. Best of all, you don’t need a vast ...
The author notes that hydrangeas, which are perennial everywhere, are noted for being pink or red growing in alkaline soil ...
Some types of plastic simply aren't equipped to handle the same conditions as our plants. Here's how to tell which plastics to avoid using in your garden.
Question: I would like to plant several containers with colorful flowers for summer. Any suggestions? Answer: Why not go red, white and blue for the patriotic holiday arriving in only a few weeks.
Those flimsy plastic nursery pots can pile up quickly in the spring. If you don't want to reuse the pots, consider this easy way to recycle the plant pots.
In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.
There are several hot new ideas available these days for compact gardens. Even in the tiniest urban area, you can have an ...
Space, or the lack of it, doesn’t have to stand between you and a fruitful garden. You just have to be creative. Start by ...
When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle grew tomatoes in plastic buckets lined up like soldiers on the cement patio in their tiny Queens, N.Y., backyard.
Plants can't survive without water. But too much or too little causes problems. More plants have been killed by improper ...
Nope. You must be in someone else’s garden. Mine has grayish galvanized metal tubs — bushels and horse troughs — all arranged in clusters, pretending to be flower beds. In the spring, before it all ...