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The New Look In Heucheras

According to University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Greg Stack, the heuchera revolution started when ...
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Going Green In The Garden

"Going green" is this year's buzz phrase. "Going green" in the home. "Going green" in the ...
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Vegetable Gardening Basics

Vegetables need nutrients to grow. A good vegetable garden fertilizer should have an analysis of something like 5-10-5, ...
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Walk On The Wild Side - Grow Native

The 2-3 feet tall Butterfly Weed blooms prolifically in July and August. As with many prairie plants it spends the ...
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Flower Pick-Me-Ups

Lilies are dramatic, long-lasting, and fragrant flowers. However, they have one drawback: their pollen can cause severe ...
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Developing A Child's Interest In Gardening

Involve the child in planning. Start by going through garden catalogs together to select plants from the colorful ...
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A Passion For Purple Vegetables

Eggplant is the quintessential purple vegetable. As a member of the tomato family eggplant grows as well here as its ...
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Announcing Perennial Plant Of The Year

Don't forget to order your daffodils during The American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days. The flowers will bring hope ...
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Be On The Look Out For Apple Scab

Unfortunately some crabapple and apple trees are susceptible to a fungal disease called apple scab. Symptoms of apple ...
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Vegetable Directory

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Gardening With Allergies In Mind

Not all plants have the same likelihood of causing allergies. Plants that are wind pollinated have the most potential ...
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Spring Landscape Activities

Prune trees and summer flowering shrubs while still dormant. Many shrubs can be reduced in size by using renewal or ...
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Identifying Grassy Weeds In Lawns

Quackgrass, tall fescue, and nimblewill are perennials which mean the same plant comes back every year, bringing its ...
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Time To Plant Spinach

Spinach can be planted as soon as the soil can be prepared in the spring. If soil was prepared in the fall or soil is ...
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Pruning Young Trees

With newly planted trees limit pruning to removal of dead and broken branches and the correction of competing central ...
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