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When you walk into a nursery or garden center this time of the year, it’s exhilarating — you look around at all of the flowers and feel that the possibilities are limitless. Visions of flowerbeds ...

As the heat of summer sets in, many plants take a break from flowering, but these stellar selections continue to bloom all season long. From annual bedding plants that just won’t quit, to reblooming ...

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Grass can be lovely in your lawn, but when it gets into planting beds, it’s a weed—competing for space and nutrients with your flowers. While you can treat those trespassing grass blades with a ...

The new gardening year can feel like a slow starter, as the weather is cold and little color is outside. There may be few ...

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It has been a brutal summer. Extreme heat and drought dominated our weather in July and August, and we've never before seen so many summer days with temperatures over 100 degrees. Things are improving ...

Think you've missed your opportunity this year to plant flowers? Not so fast. The last weeks of summer are prime time to get flowers in the ground that will provide you with weeks of vibrant blooms ...