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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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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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Fruits, Veggies & Herbs

Six New Award-Winning Vegetables for Your Garden

Here are some of the best new vegetables to grow in your veggie garden this summer.

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Tools & Equipment

Get Your Garden Tools Ready for a New Season

Take time to clean and sharpen your yard tools now so you’ll be ready to hit the ground running come spring. Here are five simple tool-care jobs.

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Landscape Design

Five Hot Gardening Trends in 2023

From outdoor living spaces to bulb lawns, here are four key trends experts see shaping gardeners' plans this year.

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Get Rid of Weeds

Weed Control and the Life Cycles of Weeds

Some weeds come and go in a single season, some come back every year, and some grow into long-lived trees. Knowing which kind of weed you have is the key to controlling it.

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Weed Notes

Hairy Bittercress

One of the earliest weeds to appear in spring, hairy bittercress often seems like it appeared out of nowhere. Learn all about this common annual weed and how to handle an outbreak in your yard.

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Checklists

Early Spring Gardening Checklist

Complete these early spring gardening tasks as the weather warms to get your garden ready for prime blooming and planting season.

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Houseplants

Easy to Grow Indoor Blooms

These houseplants produce beautiful flowers with very little care.

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Perennials

Perennials Perform in Winter, Too

Many perennials stay upright while dormant, providing winter interest and serving as a food source for birds.

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Division, Propagation & Seed Starting

Why You Should Have a Holding Bed

Sometimes a new plant just isn’t quite ready for the conditions of an open garden. Find out how a holding bed can help ease the transition for new plants.

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Plant Selection

Add Evergreen Perennials to Your Winter Garden

Looking for perennials that last through winter? Find out what an evergreen perennial is and some to consider for your winter garden.

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Fruits, Veggies & Herbs

How to Grow Festival-Worthy Pumpkins

Pumpkins are the most popular fruit in fall. Find out how to grow festival-sized pumpkins right in your backyard.

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Trees & Shrubs

Why Is Bark Falling Off the Trees

Bark falling off the tree could be natural or the start of a bigger issue. Find out why bark falls off trees and when it could be a sign of more damage.

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Plant Selection

Top 10 Flowers for Your Fall Garden

Looking for flower ideas for your Autumn garden? Check out our list of the top 10 fall flowers to consider.

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Fruits, Veggies & Herbs

Top 10 Vegetables for Your Fall Garden

Looking for vegetables that will last into the fall? Check out our list of the top 10 vegetables that you should consider for your fall garden.

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Trees & Shrubs

3 Reasons Why Your Tree is Losing Leaves Early

Are your trees losing their leaves early? Check out these three reasons why this can happen early than we expect.

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Trees & Shrubs

Top 5 Flowering Shrubs to Grow Under Trees

Looking for the best shrubs that will survive under trees? Check out these top five best shrubs to grow under trees.

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Soil Improvements & Composting

How to Prevent Weeds in Your Compost

One of the best things for a garden bed is compost, but the presence of weeds in the finished product may outweigh the benefits. Learn how to keep weeds out of your compost.

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Plant Selection

10 Flowers That Attract Butterflies

For a more active, healthy garden, plant flowers that attract butterflies. Here are our top ten flowers that butterflies adore being around.

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Plant Selection

Plants That Peak in August

Looking for flowers that will bloom in the later months of summer? Check out this list of 10 perennials and shrubs that peak in August.

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Plant Selection

The Many Faces of Sunflowers

One of the most recognizable summer flower species is the sunflower. Learn about additional sunflower varieties that you should consider for your garden.

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Feeding & Watering

How to Handle Summer Rain Not Reaching the Flower Bed

Some parts of your yard, such as those under trees and overhangs, may not receive much or any rain. Learn how to care for plants that aren't getting enough water.

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Bugs

9 Ways to Get Rid of Vegetable Garden Bugs

Are you looking for ways to get rid of pesky garden insects? Check out our go-to garden bug control tips.

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Plant Browning & Dying

Why Are My Clematis Vines Turning Brown?

Learn how to treat fungus-caused clematis wilt, which causes the plant to collapse and die suddenly.

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Fruits, Veggies & Herbs

Why Aren’t My Tomato Plants Producing?

Planting tomato seedlings in the spring is simple, but it can take up to 8 weeks to sprout. But what if they stop growing once they sprout? Find out what to do if your tomato plants aren't producing.

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Pruning

Should Flowers Be Cut Back in the Summer?

Cutting a plant almost to the ground in the middle of the growing season may sound harsh, but it is sometimes the best thing you can do for it.

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Landscape Design

How to Build a Rain Garden

One of the most effective ways to limit flooding of streams and rivers and to keep polluted runoff out of waterways is to retain as much rain as possible where it falls. In landscaping, a growing way to do that is by planting a rain garden.

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Plant Selection

5 Invasive Plants and Their Alternatives

Whether you’re yanking invasives or trying to avoid problems with your new purchases, here are 5 plants considered to be invasive followed by similar alternatives, many of which are native species.

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