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Horticulture Haute Couture
The catalogues are spread around, and we are planning the garden. This year there isn't much space for new plants, and last year I didn't sow all the seeds I'd …
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Succession Planting Strategies for Extending Your Green Bean Harvest
Bean there, done that with the green bean feast-or-famine cycle? You know what I'm talking about - that annual garden tradition where you wait forever for beans, then suddenly you're …
Hydroponic vs. Garden Lettuce Growing Showdown
Are you stuck in lettuce limbo, endlessly scrolling through Instagram-perfect hydroponic setups while glancing guiltily at your perfectly good garden plot outside? You're not alone! The great lettuce location debate …
Do You Keep A Garden Diary?
Illustrated by Linda Cook Devona
I only started keeping a garden diary a few years ago. Most of it would probably be pretty boring to random readers. There are no juicy …
Is it a shovel or is it a spade?
How's the back? Has it stopped aching yet? Charles Dudley Warner said: "What one needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it." He was right! Mine's …
The Expert
“Thank you ever so much for fixing the lawnmower; that darn thing has been playing up for some time now. You’re too kind…” …
The Great Tomato Adventure
Gardening has always been my escape, a place where I find peace among the petals. But one Summer, my serene sanctuary turned into a stage for a comedy of errors …
Food Gardening Paints a Bright Future
In neighborhoods across the United States, a gardening movement that took root during the pandemic is blossoming into a full-scale green revolution. What began as a lockdown pastime has grown …
“English Flies”
A garden without sounds is to me as much a deprivation of the senses as a garden without scents. My ideal garden has a perpetual music of trickling water, the …
How to Treat & Prevent 5 Common Vegetable Diseases
As gardeners, there's no shortage of disappointments out there waiting to swoop in and ruin the enjoyment of your garden. Rabbits may eat your strawberries, seeds may never germinate, and …
