I may be dating myself but do you remember the Chiffon Margarine commercial in the 1970’s whose famous quote was “It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature”? I’m sure...
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The calendar may say February but now is the time to start seeds of some of your favorite perennial flowers. This idea first appeared on Wintersown (www.wintersown.org) and is a good way to get a...
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I’ve always believed that the best way to know where you’re going is to understand where you’ve come from. As we prepare to turn the page on another year we wait with anticipation...
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Groundcovers rarely receive rave reviews or get a lot of positive press in magazines but they can play an important role in your garden. If you have problem areas in your yard than groundcovers may...
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One of the great things I’ve found about gardening over the past thirty years is that I never stop learning. One area that I continue to try to educate myself about is organic gardening as...
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Did you know that it is estimated that gardeners use 136 Million Pounds of pesticides each year? Believe it or not that is 3 times the amount that American farmers use! I will admit that I...
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One of the most frequent questions that I’ve received from neighbors over the years is “why are your lilacs so full of flowers and mine aren’t”? This common question usually...
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Living on the East Coast I know that spring has arrived when the robins return to our neighborhood. I also enjoy hearing the song of the cardinal, the state bird of Virginia, permeating through the...
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