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National Gardening Calvin R. Finch	A San Antonio Success Community leaders in San Antonio have discovered that gardening is an effective tool for motivating kids to learn, to stay in school, and to have pride in themselves and in their community.
Searcher March 2001 Janet Evans	Gardening Resources on the Web In the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Library, we work with amateur gardeners who want to learn the art and science of horticulture. Like similar libraries, we answer thousands of garden-related inquiries each year. We also routinely use and recommend informative Web sites...
National Gardening Robert Kourik	Gardening Fact or Fallacy? Though plants, soils and weather conditions are always evolving, it seems as if some gardening practices become embedded like fossils.
This Old House March 27, 2001 Lynn Ocone	Growing Perfect Tomatoes Treat yourself to one of the true pleasures of summer: your own homegrown tomatoes fresh from the vine...
National Gardening	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 July 6, 2000 Denny Schrock	Working the Bugs Out Here's a safe and effective system to control the plant-eating pests in your yard.
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 Charlie Nardozzi	Summer's Bad Guys A guide to some of the most common garden pests and their controls...
National Gardening	Garden Pests 101 The best defense against garden damage from insects and disease is a long-term program of soil building. Healthy soil will produce healthy, resistant plants.
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.
National Gardening	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.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	The Tomato-Vetch Connection A USDA-devised mulch system is revolutionizing tomato farming...
National Gardening Ben Watson	Hybrid or Open Pollinated Is one type of vegetable seed better than another?
National Gardening	Gardening Climates 101 National Gardening has created its own system of 14 "gardening zones." Rather than minimum temperature alone, these regions are defined by largely similar gardening conditions. Expert gardeners in each region report on conditions and happenings in their region twice monthly.
National Gardening	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.
National Gardening Lynn Ocone	Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works
National Gardening Cathy Cromell	Garden Guru: John Dromgoole Organic gardening is a much more widely accepted practice now than it was 30 years ago when John Dromgoole became fascinated with it. He studied radio and television in college, but after working in a friend's organic nursery in Austin, Texas, he was hooked.
National Gardening	Soil Fertility 101 Just as a good foundation is necessary to support a building, good soil is necessary to build a successful garden. All soil is not alike. It differs in texture, fertility, and balance.
National Gardening	Cultivating the Garden A little work now will save you tons of time and trouble later in the season.
National Gardening	Planning a Low-Maintenance Landscape Landscapes that require minimum time and money to maintain require thoughtful planning and installation. So invest early in planning and structures, and you'll pay (and work) less later.
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 Jeanne Huber	Curbside Gardening Between the Sidewalk and Street Gardeners are planting hellstrips in city neighborhoods from Boston to the Twin Cities, swapping grass for borders packed with low-maintenance perennials, shrubs, and small trees.
National Gardening Ann Whitman	Making a Water Garden in a Tub To the uninitiated, water gardens seem complicated, expensive, and fussy. But many of the principles of gardening in water are the same as those for gardening in soil. If you can grow a tomato, you can grow a water lily.
National Gardening	Choosing Tomato Varieties Healthy, vigorous tomato vines can produce a lot of fruit. But of the thousands of varieties available, how do you narrow your choices?
National Gardening	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	Establishing a Wildflower Meadow A how-to guide for planting a wildflower meadow.
National Gardening Skip Richter	Enlist Help from the Good Guys of the Garden When it comes to the garden, not all bugs are bad. Here are four simple ways to attract beneficial insects to your garden and to make sure they stay around.
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National Gardening Scott Millard	A Chef's Garden At The Pointe Hilton Resort at Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix, Arizona, the flowers you see along the walls may very well end up in your entree at dinner... Recipes from this premiere resort in Phoenix...
National Gardening Jane von Trapp	Entry Garden Make-Over A front entrance garden has to be functional and inviting, but where do you begin?
National Gardening John R. Dunmire	Guide to June Gardening The month may present different images in various parts of the country, but to most gardeners, it conveys feelings of richness, abundance, and completion.
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This Old House Josh Garskof	Get Ready for Fall Now's the best time to spruce up your yard
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National Gardening	Organic Gardening 101 The gardener who is committed to organic gardening does not simply boycott artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. He or she is committed to techniques that build healthy soil.
National Gardening Alain Charest	Trumpet Vine Native American plant makes good, especially in the North. Many garden plants are described as blooming all summer long, but trumpet vine is one of the few to actually live up to this description. Its only requirements are a sunny exposure and a good pruning in winter.
National Gardening Deborah Wechsler	Growing Giant Tomatoes All about growing really humongous plants and tomatoes
National Gardening February 7, 2003 Joseph F. Williamson	A Gardener's Guide to Zone Maps Which climate zone do you garden in? Why does it matter?
National Gardening	Fruit Tree Site Selection Of primary importance when choosing a planting site for you fruit tree is that it receives as much sun as possible.
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This Old House February 2, 2001 Warren Schultz	Getting the Best Deal on Plants Your guide to buying plants for the upcoming growing season...
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Murder, Money, and Gardens A garden can help you become a better investor. Gardens and portfolios require attention and maintenance, too.
National Gardening Karen Dardick	Meadows Come to Town Weary of the lawn routine? Wildscapes are an intriguing alternative
This Old House Tabitha Sukhai	Draw Birds and Butterflies to Your Yard Encourage butterflies to come to your place and stay awhile with these easy habitat gardening tips.
National Gardening Patt Kasa	Putting the Garden to Bed The short warm days and crisp nights of autumn trigger leaf color changes, and remind me it's time to clean up the garden.
National Gardening Lynn Ocone	Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens
National Gardening June 2000 Alain Charest	Gardens of Quebec In June, eastern Canada along the St. Lawrence River is a gardener's paradise. Here are three reasons why.
National Gardening	Improve Soil Fertility with Compost A little soil common sense will go a long way to helping you understand how to care for your garden. All soils are not the same; they differ in many ways, including texture, fertility, and pH.