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Best Evergreen Shrubs for Small Gardens
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener When you think of small evergreen shrubs, do you have an image in your mind of small, rather uninteresting lumps of green dotting a...
Best Evergreen Shrubs for Small Gardens
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener When you think of small evergreen shrubs, do you have an image in your mind of small, rather uninteresting lumps of green dotting a...
Blackberry Black Satin
This thornless, heat tolerant blackberry is a prolific producer of deliciously sweet and juicy, deep blue-black berries - that can be harvested without getting pricked by thorns! Small, soft pink...
Blackberry Black Satin
This thornless, heat tolerant blackberry is a prolific producer of deliciously sweet and juicy, deep blue-black berries - that can be harvested without getting pricked by thorns! Small, soft pink...
Houseplants with the Most Fragrance
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Wet dog, funky socks, musty books, and the ever-present smell of teenage boys is more than any home needs. Houseplants get a lot of...
Houseplants with the Most Fragrance
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Wet dog, funky socks, musty books, and the ever-present smell of teenage boys is more than any home needs. Houseplants get a lot of...
When to Prune Each Plant
Readers Digest-type Condensed Version of this Article Evergreen trees rarely need pruning Prune Summer/Fall blooming plants from January through March. Prune Spring blooming plants just after blooming from late Spring...
When to Prune Each Plant
Readers Digest-type Condensed Version of this Article Evergreen trees rarely need pruning Prune Summer/Fall blooming plants from January through March. Prune Spring blooming plants just after blooming from late Spring...
Winter Greenery Best Planted in Cold
Winter is the season to plant evergreens that look good no matter the weather. Local evergreens brighten our winter landscapes, and they prefer being planted during the colder months. If...
Winter Greenery Best Planted in Cold
Winter is the season to plant evergreens that look good no matter the weather. Local evergreens brighten our winter landscapes, and they prefer being planted during the colder months. If...
Preparing Garden Soils for Spring Planting
By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Once you've tried digging the first planting hole in a mountain garden you learn that our native soils are HARD ! ! Skimp on...
Preparing Garden Soils for Spring Planting
By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Once you've tried digging the first planting hole in a mountain garden you learn that our native soils are HARD ! ! Skimp on...