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BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Kate Murphy |
Build Your Own Wildlife Sanctuary A few easy steps can turn your backyard into a garden of earthly delights  |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Landscaping ... For the Birds How to plan a bird-friendly garden  |
This Old House Jeanne Huber |
Back to Nature The greenest approach to landscaping returns a yard to its roots.  |
This Old House June 15, 2015 Karen Ziga |
3 Ways to Attract Pollinators to Your Garden Celebrate National Pollinator Week by creating a pollinator-friendly environment in your backyard.  |
National Gardening Alice Yarborough |
Gardening for Butterflies The plants they like and the species you may see on them...  |
National Gardening Amy Bartlett Wright |
Landscaping for Winter Birds Choosing the right trees and shrubs may help you gain many a feathered friend  |
| National Gardening |
Garden Pests 101 The best defense against garden damage from insects and disease is a long-term program of soil building. Healthy soil will produce healthy, resistant plants.  |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Bird Feeder Basics How to attract the most birds to your winter garden  |
National Gardening Bill Thompson III |
The Birds of Winter For a lively winter garden, make it bird friendly  |
This Old House Marjorie E. Gage |
Reining in Water Use Ground rules for creating a lush yard that doesn't squander the available supply of H2O.  |
This Old House July 29, 2015 |
6 Questions for Roger Cook This Old House landscape contractor since 1982, Roger Cook talks landscaping trends, project challenges, his favorite plants, and more.  |
National Gardening Karen Dardick |
Meadows Come to Town Weary of the lawn routine? Wildscapes are an intriguing alternative  |
National Gardening Skip Richter |
Enlist Help from the Good Guys of the Garden When it comes to the garden, not all bugs are bad. Here are four simple ways to attract beneficial insects to your garden and to make sure they stay around.  |
National Gardening Michael E. Trunko |
When Birds are Pests Winged invaders swoop down from the sky, descend upon your ripening fruit or newly planted vegetable garden and in minutes your harvest or garden is gone. If you've ever suffered similar misfortunes, you're not alone. Here are some bird control methods that work.  |
Popular Mechanics June 2000 Roy Berendsohn |
Summer Lawn Chemicals and Wildlife With so much talk these days about the toxicity of chemicals, this article asks the advice of an expert on the topic.  |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Sunflower Seeds Can Harm Plants Sclerotinia fungal disease infects nearly 360 different plants, including such favorites as beans, cabbage, tomatoes, lettuce, sunflowers, petunias, zinnias, and poppies. It's not the kind of disease you want to encourage in the garden.  |
| National Gardening |
Planning a Low-Maintenance Landscape Landscapes that require minimum time and money to maintain require thoughtful planning and installation. So invest early in planning and structures, and you'll pay (and work) less later.  |
National Gardening Dan Hickey |
Feeder Frenzy There's a huge flock of bird feeders. Which will bring the most birds to your winter garden?  |
National Gardening Bill Thompson III |
Planning A Hummingbird Garden Simple ways to create a garden that's irresistible to these tiny birds...  |
National Gardening Dan Hickey |
Welcoming Winter Birds Choose the right seed to attract your favorite birds  |
National Gardening Amanda Jarrett |
Selby Gardens In Sarasota, Florida, about an hour and a half south of Tampa, lies a rare jewel for people who love tropical plants: The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.  |
National Gardening Karen Jescavage-Bernard |
Problems with Deer What to do? Here's the lowdown on fences, repellents, and scare tactics.  |
This Old House Keith Pandolfi |
Green Acres How to break your lawn's addition to synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.  |
Popular Mechanics September 19, 2008 Ryan M. Wilson |
How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked.  |
This Old House October 11, 2000 Lynn Ocone |
Improving the View From the Curb An attractive front yard improves the look of your home and makes visitors feel welcome...  |
National Gardening Robert Kourik |
Gardening Fact or Fallacy? Though plants, soils and weather conditions are always evolving, it seems as if some gardening practices become embedded like fossils.  |
National Gardening Lee Reich |
Blueberry Prescription A timeless favorite for the garden and the kitchen...  |
Searcher March 2001 Janet Evans |
Gardening Resources on the Web In the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Library, we work with amateur gardeners who want to learn the art and science of horticulture. Like similar libraries, we answer thousands of garden-related inquiries each year. We also routinely use and recommend informative Web sites...  |
National Gardening Cathy Cromell |
Garden Guru: John Dromgoole Organic gardening is a much more widely accepted practice now than it was 30 years ago when John Dromgoole became fascinated with it. He studied radio and television in college, but after working in a friend's organic nursery in Austin, Texas, he was hooked.  |
Food Engineering May 2, 2007 Richard F. Stier |
Heed the Word: Watch Those Birds A pest management program that doesn't address birds has a significant gap. Birds are major food processing pests that sometimes are ignored when facilities focus on controlling insects and rodents.  |
This Old House July 6, 2000 Denny Schrock |
Working the Bugs Out Here's a safe and effective system to control the plant-eating pests in your yard.  |
| National Gardening |
Lawn Care Techniques Keeping your lawn looking good isn't as hard as you may think.  |
Searcher January 2003 Tara Breton |
Gardens of the World Wide Web Garden-related sites from around the world  |
Fast Company September 1, 2007 Jennifer Boulden |
The Green, Green Grass Of Home Step outside and discover how to make your grass greener -- without chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and a gazillion gallons of water.  |
Popular Mechanics July 2005 Joe Provey |
How Green Is Your Lawn? Natural lawn care used to be a novelty. Now, it includes effective techniques for any gardener's arsenal of tricks.  |
National Gardening Cathy Cromell |
Garden Guru: Holly Shimizu Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) in Washington, D.C., lives a plant lover's dream. She has worked in world-famous gardens, including a year at Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society's garden in England.  |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden.  |
| National Gardening |
Lawns 101 Much has been said about whether or not Americans should rethink their passion for the home lawn. If you determine that a grass lawn makes sense for your yard, planting the right variety of grass at the right time of year will go a long way in making yours a healthy, easy-care lawn.  |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Murder, Money, and Gardens A garden can help you become a better investor. Gardens and portfolios require attention and maintenance, too.  |
| National Gardening |
Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops.  |
This Old House Owen Dell |
Simple Lawn Care Routine Streamline your lawn-care routine for better turf with less work  |
This Old House Kathryn Keller |
Little Green Thumbs When it comes to gardening, kids can't wait to dig in. Here are some ideas to help them get growing.  |
National Gardening Margery Guest |
On Becoming a Master Gardener Master Gardeners are a diverse lot. They come in many ages and from all walks of life. But the one thing they all have in common is the desire to share gardening knowledge and experience with other gardeners.  |
This Old House Josh Garskof |
Get Ready for Fall Now's the best time to spruce up your yard  |
This Old House August 2007 Jeanne Huber |
11 Ways to Save Water, Time, and Money on Your Landscape Advice for conserving water, time, and money on your yard and garden.  |
This Old House Roger Cook |
Gardening by the Sea The author shares tips on growing a healthy and beautiful seaside garden.  |
| National Gardening |
Gardening Climates 101 National Gardening has created its own system of 14 "gardening zones." Rather than minimum temperature alone, these regions are defined by largely similar gardening conditions. Expert gardeners in each region report on conditions and happenings in their region twice monthly.  |
National Gardening Ann Whitman |
Making a Water Garden in a Tub To the uninitiated, water gardens seem complicated, expensive, and fussy. But many of the principles of gardening in water are the same as those for gardening in soil. If you can grow a tomato, you can grow a water lily.  |
Seasoned Cooking June 2010 A.G. Coco |
Planting Flavor Setting up a container herb garden is without doubt a rewarding experience, and it may be something that you have an interest in trying for yourself.  |
National Gardening Rick Darke |
Blue Star Multiseason appeal and modest demands make this little-known perennial a garden winner.  |