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February 2, 2001
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Getting the Best Deal on Plants Your guide to buying plants for the upcoming growing season...   |
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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 |
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 Strawberries Strawberries will do best in soil that has been thoroughly prepared. If your future strawberry bed was plowed last year, you're ahead of the game. |
| National Gardening |
Getting Started with Container Gardening Here's a look at some of the benefits of container gardening and choosing the right containers for your plants. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Disabled Workers Distribute Free Plants An professional garden photographer started a nonprofit web business to help disabled residents work and to help send unwanted plants all over the country. |
Seasoned Cooking
June 2010
A.G. Coco |
Planting Flavor Setting up a container herb garden is without doubt a rewarding experience, and it may be something that you have an interest in trying for yourself. |
National Gardening
William Ross |
Fruit Trees in Containers For folks who want to grow their own fruit, but who don't have adequate space or a suitable climate, growing fruit in containers offers several opportunities. |
| National Gardening |
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. |
National Gardening
Patt Kasa |
Shop for Trees & Shrubs Years of experience have helped me hone my detective skills and I've developed an almost fool-proof method of choosing the healthiest specimens for my landscape. You can become a savvy shopper, too, by following these same guidelines. |
This Old House
August 2007
Jeanne Huber |
11 Ways to Save Water, Time, and Money on Your Landscape Advice for conserving water, time, and money on your yard and garden. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009 |
Silva Cell Tech Makes for Safer Sidewalks and Healither Trees The roots of trees can push sidewalks out of position |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Gardening by the Sea The author shares tips on growing a healthy and beautiful seaside garden. |
| National Gardening |
Container Gardening 101 Today's condominium owners and apartment dwellers do not have to forsake gardening. In fact, they can create their own garden hideaway in small spaces. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Beth Marie Renaud |
Tomatoes in a Can Growing full-size tomatoes in containers saves space and protects plants from disease |
| 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
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 |
Growing Citrus in Containers By moving container-grown citrus trees into a greenhouse, sunroom, or bright indoor location, gardeners anywhere can grow them. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
Putting Down Roots How to add a tree to your yard---the right way. |
| 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
Lance Walheim |
How to Buy and Plant Trees Improve the health and longevity of your trees... |
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
June 2000
William Bryant Logan |
Helping Plants to Help Themselves Mycorrhizal fungi promote plant growth and reduce fertilizer dependence |
This Old House
Doug Mackay |
Going to Pots Use containers to create a glorious garden anywhere |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Grow Space-Saving Tomatoes If you only have a small garden, there are varieties of tomatoes that will fit perfectly into the space. |
National Gardening
Robert Smaus |
The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections... |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Fall Fertilizing Why autumn is the right time of year to nourish your yard. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Dividing Plants What to do when a perennial gets too big for its bed? Divide and conquer! |
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. |
| National Gardening |
Annuals and Perennials for Containers Learn the differences between annuals and perennials, and use this guide for planting and caring for them in containers. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Fungi for Roots Mycorrhizae fungi help plants grow... |
| 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
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
Jack Ruttle |
The Holiday Cactus For lavish winter color, invite these rainforest natives indoors |
| National Gardening |
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 |
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. |
| National Gardening |
Buying Strawberry Plants What to look for and know when buying strawberry plants. |
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. |
This Old House
Ashley Womble |
Planters With Punch Gone are the days when terra-cotta ruled -- try these stylish containers for indoor and outdoor gardens. |
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 |
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
April 2000
Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
| 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
Bonnie Lee Appleton |
Fall Tree Care The attention young trees need in Fall |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Planting in Pots Container gardens are a movable feast for the senses. Here's how to assemble and care for knockout combinations |
| 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 |
Growing Onions As with most vegetables, you can start onions from seed in the garden. But many onions have relatively long growing seasons and onion seeds don't germinate quickly, so it's often better to start the crop another way. You can set out transplants, or you can plant "sets" (half-grown onions). |
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 |
Growing Endive & Chicory In recent years gourmet European and Asian greens have gained popularity in this country. They add a spicy taste and an interesting texture to regular salads. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Get Ready for Fall Now's the best time to spruce up your yard |
