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Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success.   |
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Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Dividing Plants What to do when a perennial gets too big for its bed? Divide and conquer! |
| National Gardening |
Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
| National Gardening |
Getting Started With Perennials First, we dispel a common myth: You don't need to be an expert gardener to grow perennials. Then we answer a few common questions about perennials. |
This Old House
September 2007
Roger Cook |
Fall Groundwork "This is prime time to prep your yard for the next growing season," says our landscape contractor. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Grapes The fall before you plant, mark the location for your vines. Get rid of all weeds, especially perennial ones, as your vines can easily survive 30 years or more in the same location. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden. |
| National Gardening |
Establishing a Wildflower Meadow A how-to guide for planting a wildflower meadow. |
| National Gardening |
Composting Q and A Starting a Compost Pile... Critters in Compost...Foul-Smelling Compost Pile... Adding Compost to a Perennial Garden... Speeding Decomposition... Planting Directly in Compost... Compost Quantity...Compost vs. Mulch... Materials to Compost... Sawdust in Compost Pile... |
National Gardening
Skip Richter |
Turn Leaves into Gold These golden leaves can be turned into "black gold" for the garden. They make great soil-enriching compost or a protective mulch. |
| National Gardening |
Choosing Perennial Plants When choosing perennial plants you'll need to consider their hardiness rating, your planting location, and when they flower so you'll have season-long color. |
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Tools for Preparing the Garden Before a single plant even touches the ground in your garden, it would be wise to spend time preparing the soil. You'll have fewer weeds and diseases and better plant growth, flowering, and fruiting later. |
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Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Peony: The King of Flowers There is nothing dainty about peonies. Peony flowers come in a variety of forms and in nearly every color except blue. And this long-lived perennial can thrive in your garden with little care. |
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Planting and Care of Annual Flowers When it comes to cut flowers, it's hard to beat annuals for their sheer production and ease of growing. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
Putting Down Roots How to add a tree to your yard---the right way. |
| National Gardening |
Preventing Rose Diseases It's no surprise that roses are among the most popular ornamental garden plants: they're beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow in most climates. |
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Maintaining Container Gardens These simple maintenance tasks will keep keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter. |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Smart Sprinkling When the skies are cloudless and the days are hot and long, you can help your lawn and garden survive by watering wisely |
| National Gardening |
Dividing Perennials For one reason or another, most gardeners will need to divide their perennials at some point. Here are some guidelines. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Succulents: Ideal Plants for Summer Succulents thrive where most plants would shrivel. Here's how their ability to go days without water makes them ideal garden staples for the sweltering days of summer. |
| National Gardening |
Naturalizing with Tulips Species tulips and hybrids of Tulipa fosteriana, T. greigii, and T. kaufmanniana are ideal candidates for naturalizing, as they spread rapidly by seed, stolons, and bulblets. |
| Garden Gate |
Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. |
National Gardening
Barbara Pleasant |
Marvelous Mums Plant these hardy fall-bloomers now or in spring |
| National Gardening |
Improving Clay Soil If your garden has heavy clay soil, you know what a challenge it can pose to plants, not to mention gardeners. Heavy clay drains slowly, meaning it stays saturated longer after rain or irrigation. |
National Gardening
Diane Bilderback |
All About Dahlias These easy-to-grow plants produce prolific flowers in the summer and the fall. |
National Gardening
Alice Knight |
Winter Heaths Early fall is prime time to plant these hardy long-blooming evergreens. |
National Gardening
Lynn Ocone |
Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens |
| National Gardening |
Cultivating the Garden A little work now will save you tons of time and trouble later in the season. |
National Gardening
Warren Schultz |
Building Great Soil Soil is the most important factor in successful gardening. Here are tips on evaluating and improving your soil. |
National Gardening
Michael MacCaskey |
Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
Popular Mechanics
September 19, 2008
Ryan M. Wilson |
How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked. |
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Planting Apple Trees Choose a site with full sun, moderate fertility, and good air circulation and water drainage. Apple trees will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. While you can improve your soil with fertilizer and mulch, other factors will go a long way toward overcoming less-than-perfect soil. |
| National Gardening |
Perennials 101 Owing to a fairly recent revival of the casual "cottage garden" look, perennials are more popular with today's home gardeners than they ever have been. |
This Old House
Andrew Keys |
Banishing Invasives for Good So you've decided to get rid of the problem shrubs in your garden. Now, how best to ditch them? |
| National Gardening |
Corn: Planting Variations If you like experimenting, there are some variations on the basic planting methods you may want to try. |
| National Gardening |
Bulbs 101 In addition to their charm and beauty, the large and diverse group of plants known as bulbs have a lot going for them: They come in neat little packages, are just about 100 percent guaranteed to bloom the first year they are planted, and are surprisingly pest- and disease-free. |
National Gardening
Robert Smaus |
The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections... |
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Making a Raised-Bed Garden Raised beds are popular because they are relatively easy to build, plant, weed, and maintain. |
| National Gardening |
Cultivating Greens Weeds are green and while some, like lamb's quarters and purslane, can be eaten as greens, you really don't want them growing in among your salad crops. They steal moisture, fertilizer and sunlight. |
| National Gardening |
Corn Care Corn doesn't need any more attention than other garden vegetables, but it's a crop that can take up a fair amount of time if you plant a lot. Make it easier by combining tasks. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Those Bloomin' Holiday Gifts How to keep holiday gift plants at their best year-round... |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
May Is for Mulching Decorate and protect your beds now, before the heat of summer sets in. |
| National Gardening |
Making Compost Compost improves soil texture by increasing the drainage of heavy clay soils and the water and nutrient retention of light, sandy soils. Here's what you'll need to get your compost started. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Wildflowers for the Holidays It's the holiday season and if you're trying to find the right gift for the gardeners in your family, consider wildflowers. |
| National Gardening |
Mulching Trees and Shrubs Why mulch? Because it helps minimize weeds, conserve moisture, moderate soil temperature, and make your yard look good. |
| National Gardening |
Soil Prep for Alliums Onions will grow in practically any kind of soil, but one that's rich in decayed organic matter and humus and drains well is best. |
This Old House
Ashley Womble |
Temporary Transplanting Tips How to keep displaced plants alive for up to a year. |
| National Gardening |
Early Spring Bulbs Plan now for fall planting, and come spring you'll be glad you did! |
