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July 10, 2017

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Ladybugs in the Garden

By Sappho Charney | Alyssum, Bachelor's Button, Butterfly Weed, Chives, Cilantro, Coreopsis, Cornflower, Cosmos, Dill, Fennel, Garlic, Geranium, Ground Covers, Herbs, ladybugs, Marigold, Nasturtium, Native plants, Open pollinated, parsley, pest repellent, Pollinators, Yarrow | No Comments

Ladybugs are primarily valued by gardeners for their voracious appetite: they can devour 50 or more aphids and other troublesome…

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January 22, 2017

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Your Tomatoes’ Best Friends

By Sappho Charney | Alyssum, Basil, Bees, butterflies, Chamomile, Chives, Cilantro, Companion planting, Gardening Tips, Hummingbirds, ladybugs, Marigold, pest repellent, Petunia, Pollinators, Tomatoes, Zinnia | No Comments

Ready to grow big, delicious tomatoes this season? With all the heirloom, organic, and specialty varieties available now, your garden…

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December 2, 2016

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Perennials Blooming the First Year!

By Sappho Charney | AAS, Alyssum, Bio Dome, Blanket Flower, Columbine, Coneflower, Echinacea, Flowers, Foxglove, Gaillardia, Gardening Tips, Germination, Hibiscus, Hollyhock, Hummingbirds, Joe-Pye, Lewisia, Penstemon, Perennials, Phlox, Prunella, Rudbeckia, Seed Starting, Shasta Daisy, Verbascum | No Comments

Conventional wisdom tells us that most perennial seeds like to be sown outdoors in fall, so they can vernalize (get…

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February 28, 2016

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Spring Blooms for Beds and Borders!

By Sappho Charney | Alyssum, Annuals, Bachelor's Button, Columbine, Cool-season crops, Flowers, Nemesia, Pansy, Perennials, Spring, Sweet Pea | No Comments

When our gardens wake up in spring, they do so mainly with bulbs and flowering trees or shrubs. Aren’t there any…

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