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Gardeners: Start Your Seeds! Our own "professional" home gardener shares his methods   |
National Gardening
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Seed Catalog Savvy Reading between the lines to find the best varieties for your garden... |
National Gardening
Lynn Byczynski |
Organic Flower Farming Growing cut flowers for farmers' markets. |
National Gardening
Lynn Ocone |
Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens |
National Gardening
October 1999
Michael MacCaskey |
Prolific and Terrific: Ranunculus In the temperate South and Southwest, planting time is near. Elsewhere, buy tubers now to plant in February or March. |
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Establishing a Wildflower Meadow A how-to guide for planting a wildflower meadow. |
| 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. |
National Gardening
April 2000
Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
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Growing Flowers 101 Old homes occupied by expert gardeners often feature gardens that are beautiful for decades after the gardener departed, almost as if they evolved naturally. Planning is the reason. |
| 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
Michael MacCaskey |
Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
National Gardening
Lynn Ocone |
Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works |
| National Gardening |
Perennial Garden Style Just like your closet, which may contain formal wear and sweatshirts, and everything in between, you may choose a blend of styles for your gardens. |
National Gardening
Susan McClure |
Rediscovering Zinnias A cut above other annuals, zinnias fill your garden with color in record time... |
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. |
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Corn: Planting Variations If you like experimenting, there are some variations on the basic planting methods you may want to try. |
| National Gardening |
Garden Design 101 You've looked at your home, apartment, or condominium a thousand times, but have you looked at it through a gardener's eyes? Have you considered what's possible? |
National Gardening
Robert Smaus |
The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections... |
National Gardening
April 2000
Barbara Pleasant |
Power Plants For plants that outperform all the rest, look for the trophy takers |
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. |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
Soil for Seed Starting Plant seeds in the right soil mix |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Durable, Delectable Nasturtiums They're charming, easy, and good to eat, too |
National Gardening
Karen Dardick |
Miniature Roses For the Holidays No longer for hobbyists only, these roses are a colorful poinsettias alternative... |
National Gardening
Joan Huyser-Honig |
Quick Cut Flowers These 11 grow in any garden and have a long vase life... |
National Gardening
Veronica Lorson Fowler |
Amazing Annual Vines These speedy climbers offer old-fashioned charm and quick landscape solutions |
| 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
Barbara Pleasant |
Marvelous Mums Plant these hardy fall-bloomers now or in spring |
This Old House
Ryan Robbins |
Harvesting Seed Help your favorite flowers propagate by collecting and sowing their seeds by hand. |
This Old House
October 11, 2000
Lynn Ocone |
Improving the View From the Curb An attractive front yard improves the look of your home and makes visitors feel welcome... |
| National Gardening |
Cultivating the Garden A little work now will save you tons of time and trouble later in the season. |
| 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
Joseph F. Williamson |
Fuchsia Flair A Victorian favorite offers contemporary elegance. |
| 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 |
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
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 |
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
Peter Kopcinski |
All About Petunias Petunias have always offered nonstop summer bloom, but now you're more likely to find a color, size, and growth habit to suit your garden needs. New, vigorous trailing types and miniature-flowered types have rekindled gardeners' interest. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Bottom Heated Flat for Seeds Seeds germinate faster and seedlings grow better when they have heat around their roots. And you can build a simple, heated seed-starting box from scrap materials found around the house. Here's how one gardener did it. |
National Gardening
Holly Shimizu |
Coneflower This tough and cold-hardy perennial also has health benefits... |
Searcher
January 2003
Tara Breton |
Gardens of the World Wide Web Garden-related sites from around the world |
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
Charlie Nardozzi |
Winter Annuals A colorful way to garden this winter... |
National Gardening
Karen Dardick |
Meadows Come to Town Weary of the lawn routine? Wildscapes are an intriguing alternative |
| National Gardening |
Working with Onion Transplants Onion transplants may need special care when first planted in the ground. Here are some techniques to keep in mind. |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Marathoners of the Landscape Plants that can go the distance are the ones we look to for a fantastic show of fall 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. |
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 |
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 |
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. |
