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National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
National Gardening Chuck Anderson |
The Begonia Show-Offs No flower is more brilliant in cool shade... |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Those Bloomin' Holiday Gifts How to keep holiday gift plants at their best year-round... |
National Gardening Diane Bilderback |
All About Dahlias These easy-to-grow plants produce prolific flowers in the summer and the fall. |
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 Jack Ruttle |
The Holiday Cactus For lavish winter color, invite these rainforest natives indoors |
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. |
National Gardening Barbara Pleasant |
Marvelous Mums Plant these hardy fall-bloomers now or in spring |
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. |
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 April 2000 Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
National Gardening Alice Knight |
Winter Heaths Early fall is prime time to plant these hardy long-blooming evergreens. |
National Gardening Kim Haworth |
Cymbidium Orchids Cymbidium orchids, with many showy, colorful blooms on each flower spike, are my favorites. |
National Gardening Conrad Richter |
Growing Herbs Indoors Even just a few indoor pots of herbs can supply you with wonderful flavors and herbal gifts through the rest of the year. |
National Gardening June 2000 Charlie Nardozzi |
Delightful Delphiniums New forms of these classic garden flower are more heat tolerant |
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 Robert Smaus |
The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections... |
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 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 Patt Kasa |
Sunny Sedum Sedums, also called stonecrop, are versatile plants. They grow well in perennial borders, containers, and rock gardens. Their thick, fleshy leaves and colorful blossoms that makes them sought-after additions to any garden. And they are among the easiest of plants to propagate. |
National Gardening Diane Bilderback |
Multiplying Dahlias One tuber can give you 5 or 6 blooming plants this year. |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens |
National Gardening Rick Darke |
Grasses in Containers Grow grasses in ornamental pots to create combinations that would be impossible in open soil. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Winter Annuals A colorful way to garden this winter... |
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 |
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 |
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 Karen Dardick |
Miniature Roses For the Holidays No longer for hobbyists only, these roses are a colorful poinsettias alternative... |
National Gardening Vicky Congdon |
Smoke Bush Cotinus, or smoke bush, can be grown across the United States and is available in several varieties. Buying, planting and growing suggestions are offered. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Durable, Delectable Nasturtiums They're charming, easy, and good to eat, too |
This Old House Lynn Ocone |
Houseplants for People Who Can't Grow Houseplants No matter the color of your thumb, this guide will help you select and care for plants that will thrive. |
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 |
Planting a Window Box Combine flowering plants and those with attractive foliage in window boxes to add color to decks, window sashes, and porch rails. |
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. |
This Old House Doug Mackay |
Going to Pots Use containers to create a glorious garden anywhere |
National Gardening Joseph F. Williamson |
Fuchsia Flair A Victorian favorite offers contemporary elegance. |
National Gardening Bruce Butterfield |
Gardeners: Start Your Seeds! Our own "professional" home gardener shares his methods |
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 |
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 Rick Darke |
Blue Star Multiseason appeal and modest demands make this little-known perennial a garden winner. |
National Gardening December 1999 National Gardening Association |
They Live On Air... Exotic-looking tillandsias are easy to display and maintain, and make ideal houseplants |
National Gardening June 2000 Victoria Matthews |
Tropical Visions Given the right conditions, these flamboyant vines can grow almost anywhere |
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 Robert Kouric |
Herbes de Provence How to grow and make this gourmet seasoning |
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 |
Making a Raised-Bed Garden Raised beds are popular because they are relatively easy to build, plant, weed, and maintain. |
National Gardening Deborah Wechsler |
Growing Giant Tomatoes All about growing really humongous plants and tomatoes |
National Gardening Barbara Martin |
Pots Full of Pansies In early spring, and again in fall, I pot up bright cheerful pansies and violas in containers of all kinds. The potting soil in containers is warm enough for the plants to thrive, and it adds a bright spot in the spring landscape. |
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 Charlie Nardozzi |
Second Harvest July is the perfect month to start thinking about the fall garden. Many of the vegetables you've enjoyed from the garden this spring and early summer can be grown and harvested this fall as well. |