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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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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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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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