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easy gardener

January 2009

The Garden in Winter

by Pat Howell

Easy Gardener figures that since there will be serious belt-tightening measures in 2009, that will mean fewer garden books, few, if any, plant purchases, but plenty more time to play in the garden.

Moving the existing plants around is long over-due. We all know that no garden is ever finished; and Easy Gardener hopes you have discovered that nearly all perennials (and some shrubs) really do love the attention garnered while being contemplated, dug up, divided, shared, and given a different perspective from which to view their neighbors. Plants are social creatures, so neighborliness suits them well, and they show it.

Read more...

camelia in winter

 

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Paths of least resistance

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Review of the in-basket

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Shady Characters: Hope for the low light areas of your garden

May 2007

The big Spring show around here

April 2007

Time to think about some pruning

March 2007

Waiting for spring: Time will reveal the effect of our warm winter

February 2007

The ivy among us: Dealing with a garden troublemaker

January 2007

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Getting the gardener ready for winter

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If you are new to gardening in Takoma Park...

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A very short story about drought

August, 2006

Pruning the azaleas in your garden

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May, 2006

Waiting out winter, part II

March, 2006

Waiting out winter

February, 2006

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November, 2005

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A walk on the wild side

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