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Inspect the "Plant Troops" Now for Landscape Changes Later

Fall is a good time of year to do an annual yard inspection to sort out what you like and what needs to change.

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Seasonal Tasks

Inspect the "Plant Troops" Now for Landscape Changes Later

Fall is a good time of year to do an annual yard inspection to sort out what you like and what needs to change.

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Seasonal Tasks

The Three Best Things You Can Do to Head Off Winter Plant Damage

Cold temperatures and the drying winds of winter can take a toll on plants. Here's how to minimize damage with three key precautions in fall.

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Bulbs

Things that Go Wrong with Spring Bulbs… and How to Fix Them

Here are the causes and solutions for five common spring bulb woes.

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Weed Notes

How to Control Ragweed

A single ragweed plant can produce up to a billion grains of pollen from August through October.

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Get Rid of Weeds

Tackling Garden Weeds in Fall

You might think the end of the gardening season is the off-season for weeds, but fall is actually an important time for weed prevention.

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Division, Propagation & Seed Starting

Transplanting: Tips for Relocating Plants

Fear not about moving a plant that you realize is in a wrong or struggling location. Here are some tips to increase your odds of transplant success.

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Tools & Equipment

Long-handled Weeding Tools

Guide to weeding tools that help you quickly remove garden weeds while saving your back.

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Weed Notes

Thistle: Hard to Control Noxious Weeds

Four kinds of non-native thistles are troublesome throughout most of the U.S. Learn why these spiny weeds are so tough to control.

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Get Rid of Weeds

How to Control Weeds in a Perennial Garden

Weeds can quickly entrench themselves in among perennial beds. Here are tips to keep them from overtaking your garden.

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Feeding & Watering

Why It’s So Important to Get Watering Right in Summer Gardens

Lack of water can stress your plants during hot, dry summer weather. Here's a watering guide to keep your plants thriving.

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Landscape Design

Eight Ways to Add Privacy to Your Yard

Building your backyard oasis? Here are creative landscaping ideas that can provide privacy for your outdoor space.

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Weed Notes

How to Control Pennsylvania Smartweed

This weedy North America native plant with inch-long pink flower clusters is a familiar summer inhabitant of wetlands and wet, poorly drained garden areas across the U.S.

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Plant Browning & Dying

You Will Kill Plants... It’s Part of the Gardening Equation

Experienced gardeners' tips for ensuring the success of your plants.

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Get Rid of Weeds

Weed or Wildflower? Summer Weeds that Look Like Native Plants

Killing native wildflowers by mistaking them for weeds can be detrimental to the ecosystem. Here are six common summer weeds and how to tell them apart from similar native plants.

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Weed Notes

How to Control Redroot Pigweed

This widespread summer weed is an abundant seeder, inhabiting sunny gardens, roadsides, and fields throughout the world.

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Bugs

How to Avoid Tick Troubles in the Garden

Follow these safety tips to protect yourself from ticks and the diseases they carry as you spend time in the garden this summer.

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Plant Selection

Groundcovers: A Valuable Ally in Preventing Weeds

These botanical weed-blockers quickly grow up and over soil, creating a barrier that prevents most anything else from getting a foothold.

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Feeding & Watering

Watering Triage: What to Water First and What Can Wait

During those hot, dry stretches, here are some tips to help you prioritize your watering duties.

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Weed Notes

How to Control Purslane

This creeping weed with succulent leaves and stems is a rampant seeder and summer survivor.

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Seasonal Tasks

10 Ways to Hold Down Your Gardening Budget

Looking for ways to hold down the gardening budget this season? Here are 10 money-saving ideas.

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Get Rid of Weeds

Weeds that Cause Skin Rashes

Learn how to avoid trouble with rash-causing weeds, including resources for identifying and controlling them.

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Outdoor Containers

Pot Stars: 8 Top Plants for Your Container Centerpiece

Here are eight worthy annual plants to consider for your outdoor container's leading role.

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Weed Notes

How to Control Lambsquarters

A single lambsquarters plant is capable of producing 70,000 or more seeds in a single season. Learn how to identify and control this prolific weed.

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Get Rid of Weeds

Weed or Wildflower? Spring Weeds that Look Like Native Plants

Killing native wildflowers by mistaking them for weeds can be detrimental to the ecosystem. Here are six common spring weeds and how to tell them apart from similar native plants.

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Soil Improvements & Composting

Why Tilling the Vegetable Garden Is a Bad Idea

Learn why gardeners and farmers are switching to no-till practices to improve soil health and reduce weeds.

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Perennials

Seven of the Best New Perennial Flowers of 2023

Consider adding these distinctive new varieties of salvia, coneflower, shasta daisy and more favorite perennials to your garden this year.

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Weed Notes

How to Control Groundsel

Learn how to identify and eliminate this widespread, prolific problem weed.

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Get Rid of Weeds

8 Common Garden Weed Mistakes

Here’s a look at eight common weeding mistakes that gardeners make with solutions to reduce the weeds in your garden and save you time.

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Pruning

Plants You Should – and Shouldn’t – Prune in Spring

The key to knowing whether to prune a tree or shrub in spring is knowing when the plant blooms.

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Weed Notes

How to Control Henbit

Get to know henbit and learn how to control this early spring weed with its purplish flowers and scalloped, heart-shaped leaves.

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