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Now is the time to buy onion seeds, which are cheaper and come in more interesting varieties than mail-order transplants. Here’s what you need to know.
Author: Margaret Roach
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Annual Vines Can Transform Your Garden in a Single Season. Here’s How.
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Whether you want cut flowers or a striking vertical display, these seeds will flourish in no time — given the right support.
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This Seed Season, Consider a Catalog That Takes a Different Approach
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At Turtle Tree Seed, adults with developmental differences work “side by side” with other staff to produce seed that’s more artisanal than agribusiness.
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What’s the Easiest Houseplant? Many Experts Will Give You One Answer.
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Bromeliads tend to have an “easy disposition” that allows them to flourish in low light with infrequent watering. And that’s not the only remarkable thing about them.
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If You Plant Milkweed, They Will Come. (And Not Just the Butterflies.)
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These underappreciated plants attract a “hungry throng” of beneficial insects. They’re not bad to look at, either.
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What Kind of Year Has It Been for Gardeners? An Aggravating One.
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From spongy moth caterpillars to torrential rains, this garden season has been plagued by one challenge after another.
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Ross Gay Offers a Joyful Approach to Gardening in His New Book
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In ‘The Book of (More) Delights,’ Ross Gay offers a joyful approach to gardening, with gratitude even for the dandelions.
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A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found It.
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Cornell Botanic Gardens is testing sustainable options for replacing your backyard grass. The bonus: They don’t need to be cut more than twice a year.
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For Fresh Flowers This Winter, Try Forcing Bulbs
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Previous generations of gardeners knew that coaxing bulbs to bloom early was the easiest way to have fresh flowers in winter. Here’s how they did it.