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Building and planting a garden is only half the battle. You need to protect it from weeds, harvest your goods and maintain the landscape around it or else your garden could soon be overrun with ...

Raised beds offer a fun and easy way to begin a colorful garden, as long as you know which plants love raised soil and which ...

As a professional gardener, perennials are my bread and butter. Whether I'm designing a new garden for a client or maintaining an established one, perennials are the backbone of the border, offering ...

When it comes to designing your landscape and implementing your backyard ideas, work smarter, not harder with low-maintenance landscaping. “A traditional American lawn takes tons of maintenance and ...

During the first week of August, plant short-season snap beans, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, mustard greens, spinach and radishes for fall harvesting. Continue to harvest herbs by either ...

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Chances are you spent the long weekend doing a bit of yard work. Which is why if you’re already sick of the upkeep it takes to keep your yard looking nice, we may have the perfect solution for you.