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There’s a movement to ‘leave the leaves’ in gardens and lawns. Should you do it?

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There’s a movement to ‘leave the leaves’ in gardens and lawns. Should you do it?

Why it may be better to skip raking your leaves

Why it may be better to skip raking your leaves

Turning last night’s jack-o’-lantern into compost, and other morning-after pumpkin options

Turning last night’s jack-o’-lantern into compost, and other morning-after pumpkin options

How extreme weather in the US may have affected the pumpkins you picked this year for Halloween

How extreme weather in the US may have affected the pumpkins you picked this year for Halloween

Spooky plants for Goth gardens

Spooky plants for Goth gardens

Put that rake down: How falling leaves help your yard

Put that rake down: How falling leaves help your yard

More Gardening Tips

How to grow your cup of coffee, indoors

How to grow your cup of coffee, indoors

Have University of Md. researchers made the perfect apple for our region?

Have University of Md. researchers made the perfect apple for our region?

Rose hips’ seedpods provide a pop of color in the fall and winter garden

Rose hips’ seedpods provide a pop of color in the fall and winter garden

Pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds wins California contest, sets world record for biggest gourd

Pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds wins California contest, sets world record for biggest gourd

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

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

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

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