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Myth and Folklore: Dandelions
...even the bane of suburban gardens, Dandelions, have a bit of Myth and Folklore about them.
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Growing Quinoa from Seed
A small scale staple carbohydrate crop easy to grow in a garden, delicious and nutritious home grown alternative to rice.
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5 Herbs Grown for Both Their Leaves and Seeds
Many people are getting back to the earth, growing their own food, and that includes growing herbs to use when you cook what you grow.
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How to Grow Poppies
An easy tutorial on successfully growing poppies: Papaver rhoeas, and those like them.
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Plant Skeletons in Winter
Some plants have dropped all their seeds by winter's start, but the dried skeletons of the taller weeds and grasses continue to aid in the dispersal of late seeds.
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Seedheads in the Winter Garden
Don't be so diligent about your autumn garden clean-up and you'll have a more interesting winter garden.
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A CARPET OF RED AND GOLD
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Echinacea Purpurea Plant Profile
Purple coneflowers or Echinaceas are fabulous perennial plants for use in a wide variety of gardening landscapes. See how to select and grow Echinacea plants.
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Daring Dandelions
I can see those eyebrows raising now! Most commentary on this brilliant little yellow gem tends toward ridding ourselves of what is sadly considered more of a pesky presence in the lawn, when in fact, Dandelions are one of the most beneficial plants we could welcome into our gardens! Read on to discover why...
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Foxtail Dangers for Dogs
Foxtail, a grass with a serious health risk to dogs, is the most common foreign body removed by vets. Most prevelant in the Southwest, the Foxtail grows across the U.S.
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Murdo Morrison's Suburban Backyard Habitat
Creating a garden for people and wildlife alike.
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WHAT winter color??
Its tough to get color and beauty in a winter garden when you live in the frozen north. But all that blankness does have its compensations.
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Balm of Gilead, an aromatic Shrub
Balm of Gilead is a perennial shrub with a lovely eucalyptus aroma. This fragrant herb has a rich and ancient history.
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Bog Garden Spotlight: Joe Pye Weed
Find out how to use Joe Pye Weed in a Bog Garden setting and what it does as an old folk remedy.
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Cupholder Bouquets
A great inexpensive last-minute hostess gift is a bouquet from your garden.
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Dandelion: History and Culture
The versatile dandelion is more than just a weed.
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Decorate a Christmas Tree for Birds
At Christmas, when it's cold in the north and deep snow may make it hard for wild animals to find food, decorate a bird's Christmas tree.
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Harvesting and Storing Spices
How to collect and obtain a variety of culinary spices for use in recipes.
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Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are both attractive as a feature in the winter garden, but also can give needed food for winter birds.
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Seeds and Seedpods for Winter
A detailed discussion of how to add interest to the winter landscape through the use of seeds, seedpods and seedheads on plants.
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A Winter Garden
There are many choices available to provide color, texture, form and berries for your winter container garden.
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DRIED FLOWERS: Enjoying the Rewards of Each Season
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Foxglove Plant Profile
The foxglove is a stately plant that has been featured in gardens for centuries. This growing guide will help you care for, maintain and select the best foxglove.
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Grasses and Lawns
Wild grasses or manicured lawns?
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Late Summer Performance
How to bridge the late summer flower gap with some very interesting and dependable plants for both the border and containers and pots.
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Perennial Plants for Cold Climates
A frequent frustration of gardeners in cold northern zone climates is hearing about perennial plants that their Southern neighbors enjoy. What plants will survive zone 3?
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Web of Life
Wildlife in the garden. How to attract wildlife into the garden, be it a tiny plot or a large estate. Having wildlife within the garden contributes so much to many gardens.
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Drying Naturals Part 1: Flowers,Weeds & Herbs
Drying flowers grasses weeds and herbs part1 special guest writer on herb drying June natural craft contest
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Fall Perennial Tips
mulching, weeding, deadheading, preparing new perennial beds and MORE!
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Gardening for the 5 Senses Part II: Gardening for Touch

Meet the 'Other' Clematis
We know them as vines - do we know their shrubby counterparts that can help to weave the garden together?

Saving Seeds
Want to save the seed of your favourite flowers and vegetables or are you interested in being a part of preserving our seed heritage or using seeds to fight world hunger? Find out how to save seeds and what to do with them.
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A Perennial Garden for the New Year
Designing a perennial planting is much like planning a party. When essentials are combined with thought and skill, there is sure to be success.
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Atlantic 10 Bubble Watch
The Atlantic 10 bubble picture is becoming clear. Xavier is assured of a spot in the NCAA Men's basketball tournament. Rhode Island, Dayton, and Temple are close behind.
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English Alba Hybrid Roses
These English Roses are developed from Alba roses giving them the wild-rose daintiness, gently nodding flowers and a lighter scent than other English Roses.
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Four-Wing Saltbush
The four-wing saltbush exists all over the western portion of western North America, including some parts of southwestern Canada.
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Helping Wild Birds Through Winter
In freezing conditions, wild birds could use a hand finding fresh water and food, and with a little ingenuity and some planning, you won't even need to buy a feeder.
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How to Plant a Lotus Pond
While low areas in the garden are often landscape challenges - think wet - and plant a water garden.
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How to Save Heirloom Seeds
Learn how to save seeds from your heirloom vegetables and plants that your grew this year. Saving Heirloom seeds allows you to grow the same ones again next year!
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Impossible Gardening: Hot, Dry, Clay Soil, Part Shade-Part I
Describes an extremely difficult gardening situaiton and how the problem is solved.
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Native Shrubs for Xeriscaping
A look at some of the choices that can be made using native shrubs to xeriscape your landscape.
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Sun Dill Pickle Recipe
No complicated canning procedures are required - all you need are fresh cucumbers, a few other ingredients, and the power of the sun for this simple recipe.
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The End of a Garden
A friend of mine says it was easier to move than kill off the invasive plants. I'm too stubborn for that.
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2009 NCAA Tournament Review
Roy Williams guided the North Carolina Tar Heels to the fifth NCAA crown in school history by knocking of the up-start Michigan State Spartans 89-72.
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A Beautiful Garden
Is my garden beautiful? People tell me it is but do I ever take a moment to see if I think the same?
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Cilantro Alternative
The traditional coriander or cilantro is notorious for bolting (going to seed) even before enough leaves are harvested to make it worthwhile.
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Collect Desert Wildflower Seeds
There are many varieties of desert plants growing wild, and many of them are wildflowers. Find out how to collect the seeds of these plants for your own garden.
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Early Season Vegetable Gardening
January is a good time to prep your vegetable garden, plant cool season crops and get your seed starting supplies ready for the upcoming season.
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Early Spring on the High Plateau: Pasqueflower
Pasqueflower, an early bloomer on the High Plateau
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Echiums
One hit wonders? Or monocarpic beauties? Read all about 4 Echiums here.
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