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This time last year we were heading into an awful, hot, drought-ridden summer — one that trounced the tomato plants, sent ...
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A lovely handwritten letter recently slid through our mail slot. The letter had been sent to thank us for our most recent issue.
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For me, one moment above all others elicits that life-is-good feeling: the germination of the first tomato seed on my radiator.
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Wouldn’t life be just about perfect if roses could grow in shade? It so happens that once in a while you come across one ...
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Here we are again, folks, recovering from yet another catastrophic (pick one or more): Election. New Year’s Eve celebration …
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I have a dampish area with poor grass and moss that I would like to change to ground cover, but if I have only one plant, won’t it be boring? Can I get rid of the grass in winter or early spring?
I recently moved to Chicago from Houston and I miss fresh picked figs. Is there any way to grow figs in Chicago short of installing a greenhouse? Will sunny windows do? I’m desperate.
From what I have read, hellebores are supposed to spread. I have a few I planted four years ago, and they seem to be the same as when I planted them. They are planted in a bed of vinca. Should I remove more vinca that surrounds them? I do fertilize them and protect them with a winter mulch. What else should I be doing to have more plants?
