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May 2009


Ohio gardener prefers Preen Mulch Plus

"I used Preen Mulch Plus for the first time last year. The flower bed I used it in was weed-free all summer and fall. Even this spring very few weeds appeared. My other flower beds (without Preen Mulch Plus) were so much work I felt like tilling them under by the end of last summer."
— B.G. (Amanda, OH)

Tough plants for rock gardens

ice plant
Ice plant
Photo courtesy PerennialResource.com

Rock gardens and other landscape spots with shallow, sandy or fast-draining soil need plants that can tolerate those challenging conditions.

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Plant annuals for easy summer color

verbena scarlet star
Verbena ‘Scarlet star’

Annuals are about the least expensive way to try something new in the summer garden. Many annuals are easy to grow from seed, or for instant good looks, you can buy transplants at garden centers.

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Vegetable gardening on the rise

basket boy yellow tomato
‘Basket Boy Yellow’ tomato
Photo courtesy National Garden Bureau

Concerns about contaminated produce and the desire for good-tasting, locally grown food has prompted more of us to grow our own vegetables.

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Stop weeds from robbing nutrients
from desirable plants

Preen works so you don't have to

A weed is like a thief in the night, robbing vegetable and flowering plants of the nutrients and water they need for good production.

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Prevent field bindweed from germinating and taking root

field bindweed
Field bindweed flowers
© IllinoisWildflower.org

All weeds are obnoxious, but field bindweed can actually strangle a plant.

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