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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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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. |
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On Survival: Wishing Us All a Safe Haven As the East Coast recovers from Hurricane Sandy, this article reflects on the storm's destruction and the strengths such disasters can bring out in all of us |
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Cultivating the Garden A little work now will save you tons of time and trouble later in the season. |
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Rallying the Recovery Team When Janney Montgomery Scott advisor Mark Eskin called one of his practice's long-standing clients on August 31 following Hurricane Irene, it started out as a routine call. |
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Green Acres How to break your lawn's addition to synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. |
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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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