Yard & Garden

Magazine articles on gardening and yard work.

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National Gardening Cathy Cromell	Garden Guru: Thomas Ogren On a quest for allergy-free gardens
National Gardening	Animal Fencing Fencing is the most reliable defense against garden-raiding animals.
National Gardening	Planting and Pruning Plums European plums grow in tight clusters, but require little thinning.
National Gardening Maggie Oster	Easy Riders Rear-engine riding mowers have evolved, and choices have widened.
National Gardening	Asparagus Beetle Two species are common. One is blue-black and common throughout the U.S. The other is orange with black spots. Both adults and larvae feed on developing spears, and later in the season, on ferny foliage.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Sucker Stopper One of the most tedious pruning tasks is removing water sprouts and suckers. Now a widely used commercial orchard product is available for home gardeners. Sucker Stopper is made from a naturally occurring growth hormone, and it stops sucker growth on a variety of trees.
National Gardening Peter Kopcinski	All About Petunias Petunias have always offered nonstop summer bloom, but now you're more likely to find a color, size, and growth habit to suit your garden needs. New, vigorous trailing types and miniature-flowered types have rekindled gardeners' interest.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	All-American Daylilies No other perennial gives as much for so little
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Tough Texas Roses Growing plants in eastern Texas can be tough. Roses in particular often suffer from heat, humidity, insect, and disease pressures. That's why Steve George from Texas A & M University in Dallas has been conducting research on the toughest roses for his climate.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Edamame A favorite Asian snack: While the typical home garden use of soybeans is as a cover crop, some varieties of the common soybean (Glycine max) have been bred to be eaten fresh.
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