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DC orchid auction and the strength of tulips

The science of keeping cut flowers fresh

Send the right message on Valentine’s Day with ‘The Floral Code’

Not so wild about violets? Pick ’em and eat ’em

Shaping up the Bay, shaking up your tree and socking it to beetles

Don’t fear: That ‘cocoon’ is housing some good garden friends

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Resolve to have a legal — and healthy — lawn this season

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New plants need help in this ‘invisible drought’

Leaves and new lawns; moving the mighty oak

Are bees digging holes in a Md. lawn? It might be something better

How to keep cats clear of your garden and start using fallen leaves