Tim Lundie on November 26th, 2007

Composting is home recycling  Composting has not always been thought of as the respectable garden practice it is today. It took too much time, too much space, was too messy, and anyway, who wanted a pile of garbage in the yard? Attitudes change. Now people are proud that they recycle organic waste instead of filling [...]

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Tim Lundie on November 25th, 2007

Perennials include all those flowering plants that bloom year after year (with care) such as chrysanthemums, marguerites, or daylilies. Some perennials grow, bloom, and then die back to ground level each year, while others are evergreen and produce new foliage even when they are not blooming. Whatever their growth habit, perennials require some grooming during [...]

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Tim Lundie on November 25th, 2007

Bare root planting is a method—and usually the best method—of planting deciduous plants (those that lose their leaves in winter, such as roses, apples, or sycamores). Commercial growers raise the plants to salable size in their growing fields. Then in early December, they dig up the plants, clean and trim the roots, and ship the [...]

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