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These plants wait their whole lives to bloom once. It’s usually spectacular

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These plants wait their whole lives to bloom once. It’s usually spectacular

A sweet, native and nutritious snack from the garden? Look no further than blueberries

A sweet, native and nutritious snack from the garden? Look no further than blueberries

The heat has affected my garden for good (tall tomatoes) and bad (tick alert)

The heat has affected my garden for good (tall tomatoes) and bad (tick alert)

Grass scientist: ‘Less is more’ when protecting your lawn during hot and dry weather

Grass scientist: ‘Less is more’ when protecting your lawn during hot and dry weather

Community garden brings homegrown organic vegetables to DC’s Ward 7

Community garden brings homegrown organic vegetables to DC’s Ward 7

Keep your kettle whistling all year round by growing your own tea plants

Keep your kettle whistling all year round by growing your own tea plants

More Gardening Tips

Getting rid of poison ivy is a serious matter. What you should and shouldn’t do

Getting rid of poison ivy is a serious matter. What you should and shouldn’t do

You don’t have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts

You don’t have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts

How to find that tricky balance between lawn and not-lawn. And care for it sustainably

How to find that tricky balance between lawn and not-lawn. And care for it sustainably

Yes, you can have a tidy native-plant garden. Here are some tips

Yes, you can have a tidy native-plant garden. Here are some tips

Beautiful trap: Scammers selling ‘seeds’ for AI-generated plants that don’t exist

Beautiful trap: Scammers selling ‘seeds’ for AI-generated plants that don’t exist

Luckily for cooks and gardeners, some herbs come back year after year

Luckily for cooks and gardeners, some herbs come back year after year

More than just curb appeal: Why fruits and vegetables are preferred in this Maryland home garden

More than just curb appeal: Why fruits and vegetables are preferred in this Maryland home garden

Why you should take steps if you see a grayish powder on your plants. It’s powdery mildew

Why you should take steps if you see a grayish powder on your plants. It’s powdery mildew

If your soil’s no good or you don’t have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales

If your soil’s no good or you don’t have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales

Tips on planting your summer garden from a DC-area expert

Tips on planting your summer garden from a DC-area expert

How to turn a supermarket bouquet into a lusher, more personalized flower arrangement

How to turn a supermarket bouquet into a lusher, more personalized flower arrangement

Making cut flowers last well beyond Mother’s Day

Making cut flowers last well beyond Mother’s Day

Flowers aren’t the only way to add color to a garden. How to paint with foliage

Flowers aren’t the only way to add color to a garden. How to paint with foliage

Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in ‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’

Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in ‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’

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Get a whiff of this: Endangered corpse flower blooms in US Botanic Garden

The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead

The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead

‘Foodscaping’ slips vegetables in among the flowers for visual appeal in the garden

‘Foodscaping’ slips vegetables in among the flowers for visual appeal in the garden

Virginia seeks to root out these once-desirable pear trees with exchange program

Virginia seeks to root out these once-desirable pear trees with exchange program

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