Controlling mosquitoes in your yard is easy when you make a mosquito bucket. Often called the Mosquito Bucket of Doom, this homemade hack helps you keep pesky mosquitoes under control in your
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3 Sweet Native Flowers in My Garden
Summer is full of surprises in my landscape. Between the natives that I've planted and the ones already in the garden,
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How to Control Weeds Without Using Chemicals
This story originally appeared in my local newspaper's Master Gardener column.
They’re the enemies of every gardener:
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How to Over-Summer New Plants
When you love plants like I do, people tend to give more of them to you. This is generally not a problem and is, in
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Growing Roses in My Garden
I grow roses in my garden, but I don't have what I think of as a "rose garden." You know, the formal paths lined with
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Let Cilantro Go to Seed
Here's a short and simple tip for you: when cilantro is ready to bolt, let it. Cilantro is a cool season herb that
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My First Fling: Memphis 2025
I've got Paul Simon's voice bouncing in my head this week. "I'm going to Graceland, Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee."
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My Story in American Gardener Magazine
My story on the delightful gardens of Juneau, Alaska, is featured in the May 2025 issue of "American Gardener" magazine.
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Wool Sower Galls
A woody Southern landscape in spring is full of surprises, for instance, delightful spring ephemerals like trilliums.
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Growing Brunnera in My Garden
I'm growing brunnera in my shade garden this season. I picked up this lovely Proven Winners' "Queen of Hearts" from the
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