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Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.”
Category: Flowers and Plants
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4 Books That Offer a Bouquet of Design Inspiration
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New books on Elverhoj, Frances Elkins, offshore décor and designing with plants.
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If You Stop Mowing This May, Will Your Lawn Turn Into a Meadow?
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Not necessarily. Two new books offer some advice on what to expect when you decide to leave your lawn behind.
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How to Grow Dahlias? A Ceramist Has Some Advice for You
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Frances Palmer has been making ceramics and growing dahlias in her Connecticut garden for three decades: “They’re just so joyous.”
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How Do You Create a Container Garden? Start Here.
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From the choice and arrangement of your pots to how you think about what goes in them, one garden designer has some advice for you.
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Why the Pineapple Lily Makes Such a Big Impression
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And no, it’s not because it stinks like rotten meat. (Just for the record, they don’t all have a rancid smell.)
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Jamila Norman From “Homegrown” on Why She Recycles Nearly Everything
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Jamila Norman — a.k.a. Farmer J from the Magnolia Network series “Homegrown” — has a simple home-décor philosophy: “I don’t like buying new stuff.”
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How Do You Fit 250 Plants in 350 Square Feet?
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An interior designer who has made a career out of maximizing space in tiny homes has the answer.
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Why It’s Better to Grow Wild Plants Like Ramps Than to Forage for Them
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This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden.