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How to raise your garden bed

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How to raise your garden bed

Of flora and fawns: How to keep deer from munching on your plants

Of flora and fawns: How to keep deer from munching on your plants

Gardener’s delight: Looking for seeds? Browse new listings in these catalogs

Gardener’s delight: Looking for seeds? Browse new listings in these catalogs

Tips for taking down and recycling your old Christmas tree

Tips for taking down and recycling your old Christmas tree

Keeping your Christmas tree all year round and last minute gifts for gardeners

Keeping your Christmas tree all year round and last minute gifts for gardeners

No garden variety gift ideas here: What to get someone with a green thumb

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Sprinklers, socks, baseball gloves: A Christmas gift guide for gardeners

Sprinklers, socks, baseball gloves: A Christmas gift guide for gardeners

What to remember when you hunt for Christmas trees, holiday blooms

What to remember when you hunt for Christmas trees, holiday blooms

How to keep holiday plants and your lawn fresh this winter

How to keep holiday plants and your lawn fresh this winter

How to deal with hornets, deer in your garden; tips for roses

How to deal with hornets, deer in your garden; tips for roses

Mulching time: How to protect bulbs, shrubs before winter arrives

Mulching time: How to protect bulbs, shrubs before winter arrives

Lawn care tips to remember for colder weather

Lawn care tips to remember for colder weather

Spring bulbs and pruning: More garden care tips for colder days

Spring bulbs and pruning: More garden care tips for colder days

Houseplant homecoming, mulching with leaves and ending cedar apple rust

Houseplant homecoming, mulching with leaves and ending cedar apple rust

Reminders for your garden as cool weather rolls in

Reminders for your garden as cool weather rolls in

Discount plants, proper tree planting and how to feed the birds

Discount plants, proper tree planting and how to feed the birds

An orchid show and early fall lawn do’s and don’ts

When to plant spring bulbs; what to do about sticky oaks

When to plant spring bulbs; what to do about sticky oaks

Weed woes: Getting these pesky plants out of your garden

Summer’s end means it’s time to deflower those beefsteaks

Summer’s end means it’s time to deflower those beefsteaks

It’s a bad year for basil, but there’s hope

It’s a bad year for basil, but there’s hope

What to do with dogs that think your lawn is a bathroom

What to do with dogs that think your lawn is a bathroom

Ready or not, it’s harvest time

Ready or not, it’s harvest time

How to beat beetles and protect your cucumbers

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