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The key ingredients for healthy houseplants include proper light exposure, quality soil conditions, essential nutrition, and water availability.
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While there isn’t one surefire way to keep mosquitoes out of your yard, there are 15 plants that...
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Native plants adapted to specific conditions over million of years making them healthier and stronger choices than their...
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Midwestern prairies are host to wonderful wildflowers that create a colorful tapestry among the tall grasses. Native prairie...
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A sensible garden adage defines a weed as any plant you don’t want. By mid-summer, there seem to...
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When springtime rolls around, finding the coolest plants moves to the top of my priority list. I look...
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Did you think bulbs were just for fall-planting? Tuck a few tender bulbs—those that won’t survive a cold...
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When I plant annuals, perennials, hydrangeas or roses, I expect them to provide flower power in our garden...
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According to Ferry-Morse, the largest home gardening seed packet company in the U.S., flower seed sales in 2021...
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In a hot, humid summer, the perky plants of May are languishing by late July. That’s where tropical...
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At any time of year, a layer of pristine mulch makes the garden look complete. It’s the perfect...
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It might be time to kiss your garden goodnight for the season, but that doesn’t mean you have...
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Each fall, the stores and online sites are full of bulbs for spring. It is too easy to...
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Monarchs are the royalty of butterflies. Here in the Midwest, they can be a common sight in summer...
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While thumbprints and Linzer cookies are holiday classics, I actually much prefer bar cookies when feeding a crowd....
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Many of us have one or two shady spots in our gardens that we would love to fill...
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Every person that loves plants, or even dabbles in them from time to time, LOVES Springtime! The number...
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My eight-year-old grandson was visiting last week; after a while, he commented, “Grandma, you’re kinda compulsive about plants.”...
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