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Plan now for a dahlia garden next year, and don’t be intimidated

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Plan now for a dahlia garden next year, and don’t be intimidated

A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots

A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots

Have you noticed more bugs around your home? An expert says climate change may be the cause

Have you noticed more bugs around your home? An expert says climate change may be the cause

How to help migrating hummingbirds and see their antics up close

How to help migrating hummingbirds and see their antics up close

Nuts about acorns: Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources wants your acorns

Nuts about acorns: Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources wants your acorns

Easy houseplants for neglectful gardeners

Easy houseplants for neglectful gardeners

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The mutant tomatoes are here, and they come in peace

The mutant tomatoes are here, and they come in peace

It’s time to celebrate annuals, the type of loyal friend every gardener can use

It’s time to celebrate annuals, the type of loyal friend every gardener can use

There’s not much fresh produce in DC’s Ward 8. This nonprofit is growing the supply

There’s not much fresh produce in DC’s Ward 8. This nonprofit is growing the supply

Some plants are more flammable than others. How gardeners can reduce the risks

Some plants are more flammable than others. How gardeners can reduce the risks

Rabbits and deer and voles, oh my! What’s eating your garden?

Rabbits and deer and voles, oh my! What’s eating your garden?

Fairfax Co. sees more spotted lanternflies — and they’re getting ready to lay eggs

Fairfax Co. sees more spotted lanternflies — and they’re getting ready to lay eggs

Ailing and baby hummingbirds nursed to health at woman’s apartment-turned-clinic in Mexico City

Ailing and baby hummingbirds nursed to health at woman’s apartment-turned-clinic in Mexico City

The right plants and some TLC can help your garden get through the heat

The right plants and some TLC can help your garden get through the heat

The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight

The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight

Where flooding has become more frequent, here’s how gardeners can respond

Where flooding has become more frequent, here’s how gardeners can respond

In Ashland, a new house, an old watch and a mystery solved

In Ashland, a new house, an old watch and a mystery solved

Are ants harmful to the garden? Usually not

Are ants harmful to the garden? Usually not

U.Md. bug expert: Don’t touch invasive hammerhead worms

U.Md. bug expert: Don’t touch invasive hammerhead worms

After decades of struggle in Israel, dozens of African Hebrew Israelites face deportation

After decades of struggle in Israel, dozens of African Hebrew Israelites face deportation

How to extend the growing season in your garden and get multiple veggie harvests

How to extend the growing season in your garden and get multiple veggie harvests

Catch garden pests and diseases early by keeping a close eye on your plants

Catch garden pests and diseases early by keeping a close eye on your plants

They’re creepy, they’re crawly and they’re in your yard

They’re creepy, they’re crawly and they’re in your yard

The unsung pawpaw is a delicious, low-maintenance, native N. American fruit tree

The unsung pawpaw is a delicious, low-maintenance, native N. American fruit tree

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