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Orange pansies in a fall flower planter
Orange pansies in a fall flower planter

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Grow Flowers and Vegetables in Your Fall Garden

Fall is the best time to plant anything, or at least, most things. Autumn's cool nights and warm days give a fall garden the best start. Without excess heat stress, plants can focus energy on growing
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Joe Lamp'l in the vegetable garden | Photo provided by Joe Lamp'l

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A Visit with Joe Lamp’l in the Garden

For someone who loves gardening, I can’t imagine a better place to squish bugs than in Joe Lamp’l’s pristine vegetable
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Snapdragons in a garden | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

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Cobb County Master Gardeners Spring Garden Tour 2022

On a cool Saturday morning in mid-May, I got up early, got dressed and put on my new green tennis shoes that the
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Abra Lee touches the bricks at Oakland Cemetery

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Abra Lee’s “Conquer the Soil” on Salvation South

My story about horticulturist and historian Abra Lee and her upcoming book, "Conquer the Soil: Black America and the
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Cherry tree in bloom at Gibbs Gardens

Garden Travel

A Visit to Gibbs Gardens

Gibbs Gardens is a world-class garden in the North Georgia foothills. It's designed to shine through all seasons, and
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Blue face planter with succulents

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Head Planter

It was blue and had a sweet face, so I brought it home. I've wanted a head planter for awhile, but it took some time
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Tobacco hornworm on a tomato leaf

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Evil Tomato Hornworms

In my garden, I call them Evil Tomato Hornworms, with heightened emphasis on the E. I pronounce the name E-vil like
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Planter of flowers in garden

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A Visit to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia

I visited the State Botanical Garden in Athens in early June, on a hellaciously hot day perfect for viewing the full sun
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Orchids in a pot | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

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Garden Trippers at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

This is the year I get back to my favorite place: in a garden, any garden, anywhere. Early in the year, I gathered
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Women and orchids | Photo by Debbie Wolfe/A Cook and Her Books

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My Garden Trippers

I am grateful that I'm comfortable in my home. I expressed this sentiment many times in the early months of the
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