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Hostas in a planter pot

DIY Garden

Protect Potted Plants from Critters

Protect potted plants from nibbling critters with this handy hack. Do you know what this gizmo is? I discovered
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Butterfly on a red buddleia in a garden

Garden

National Garden Bureau Plants of the Year 2024

National Garden Bureau, the marketing arm of the horticultural industry, celebrates plants all year-round. And each
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on a purple pansy flower

Garden

Great Southeast Pollinator Census Slated for 2024

Plan to plant a pollinator garden this spring to benefit bees, butterflies and beneficial bugs. You'll enjoy building
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Flower pot with sweet potato vine, caladiums, asparagus fern and spikes

Garden

Late Summer Flower Pots Update

It's early October in my zone 7b, Atlanta-area garden and as I walk about the property in this exquisite (if lamentably
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Ripe figs in a bowl with basil leaves

Food Garden Writing

Figs from Garden in Delight

Guest post by Shelley S. Cramm Dear A Cook and Her Books readers – give a warm welcome to Shelley S. Cramm, author of
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Heuchera and more perennnials in a garden

Garden

Join Georgia Perennial Plant Association

If you're a plant person and in the Atlanta area, consider joining the Georgia Perennial Plant Association. GPPA is a
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A white hydrangea bush in a garden with farm implements on a barn wall

Garden

Fall Plant Sales Atlanta 2023

Fall plant sales are getting in gear in my corner of the Atlanta area. Fall is the best time for planting perennials,
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Summer flowers blooming in a plant nursery

Garden

Spring Plant Sales Atlanta 2023

Support Local Plant Sales September 2023: Check out the Fall Plant Sale 2023 list. Spring is for planting and
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Yellow daffodils in a garden

Garden

Join Great Grow Along 2023

Learning more about gardening is super easy with the upcoming Great Grow Along event, beginning March 10 and lasting
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