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5 Herbal Teas You Can Grow At Home

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Set your tea blends apart at market or at home by growing your own flavorful herbs.

Short on Space and Time? These Gardening Tips Are For You

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I’ve gone through my own periods of trial-and-error over the years when it comes to gardening in my own backyard, and here are some space, time and money-saving tips you may be able to put to use.

5 Herbal Teas to Feed Plant Starts

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Plenty of chemicals are available to help anyone propagate plants. The problem with them is ... the chemicals. Why not use natural methods instead?

5 Soil Amendments to Grow Better Herbs

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Culinary flair starts in the garden. Use these tips to build healthy soil your herbs will love.

5 Ornamental Plants That Could Save Your Vegetables

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What’s the work without the play? Bring beauty and benefit to your vegetable garden by using these flowers as companion plants.

13 Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Turn a Muddy Yard into a Garden You’ll Love

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If you have a low-lying, poorly drained or waterlogged area in your yard, you can create a bog garden rather than installing a drainage system or filling it in.

How To Make Flower Essences

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When I considered what I might want to write about around Easter time this year, I began looking into the healing properties of the Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum).

Prep Your Seedlings for Transplanting

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Most of us have already started seeds this year, and now the focus should move from getting them to germinate to preparing them for life in the garden.

4 Hardy Fruit Shrubs to Beautify Your Farm

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Grow berries for your favorite desserts and breakfast dishes while adding a touch of ambiance to your landscape with these fruit-bearing shrubs.

How to Stamp Out Mugwort in Your Garden

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Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is an introduced weed that’s very aggressive and can quickly overtake garden beds, as it has at my house.

3 Great Herbs to Fight Viruses

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This week, I want to discuss some common herbs that you might add to your family meals that have anti-viral and immune-stimulating benefits.

4 Tips to Growing Disease-Free Grapes in Your Backyard

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Imagine what it would be like to harvest juicy Golden Muscats or full-bodied Concords just outside your backdoor! One of the biggest problems grape growers face, however, are fungal diseases.

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