Yard & Garden

Magazine articles on gardening and yard work.

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National Gardening	Garden Tools 101 Use loppers to cut branches that are too large for hand shears, but too small for a saw.
National Gardening	Power Equipment 101 Whatever the lawn and garden task, turn the job into fun.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Redwing Viburnum A new viburnum helps birds and gardeners, providing an attractive shrub with gorgeous fall foliage and tasty red berries.
This Old House Max Alexander	A Tree for All Seasons Trim it now, plant it later, and watch it grow through the years.
Garden Gate	More Black Flowers Why grow black flowers? Not just for the sake of having a conversation piece in your garden, although they are good for that. The best reason is because they have so many design uses.
Science News December 6, 2003 Janet Raloff	Leaden Gardens Recognizing the threat posed by tainted soil, environmental scientists have warned that growing edible plants in soils near streets or within several feet of homes and other painted structures risks extracting lead from the soil and bringing it to the dinner table.
This Old House John Kelsey	A Mighty Wind Leaf blowers are versatile machines. They can take the raking out of autumn cleanup, and also double as driveway sweepers or snow clearers. Some models vacuum; others bag mulch, clean gutters, or spray trees. Choosing and using leaf blowers
Popular Mechanics November 2003 Rich Taylor	Rhino 660: A New Breed The Rhino 660 packs lots more punch, and fun, than the current utility-type vehicles.
National Gardening	Winter Root Crop Gardening Whether you live in the cold North or the warm South, you can store some of your root crops in the garden. Your winter garden can yield fresh vegetables all winter long and into the spring.
National Gardening	How to Store Root Crops Have your fall garden of root crops mature as late as possible by planting as late as possible. Cold weather sweetens the roots and you'll be putting the freshest produce into a cool root cellar, garage or back porch.
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