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April 17, 2020

cooking with what you have: ‘start simple,’ with lukas volger

JUST BEFORE THINGS SHIFTED in our world, I bought a new vegetarian cookbook called “Start Simple,” by Lukas Volger. Little did I know that just..

April 11, 2020

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dividing perennials (and some shrubs): when, why and how-to, with ken druse

ONE OF MY favorite books by our friend Ken Druse is called “Making More Plants,” and though it’s about all kinds of propagation, Ken and..

April 3, 2020

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must-grow cutting flowers, plus dahlia how-to, with jenny elliott

YES, YES, I KNOW; you plan to grow the usual rows of zinnias, but what other among organic flower farmer Jenny Elliott’s must-grow list of..

April 2, 2020

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hope is the thing with cotyledons, and other spring 2020 instagram thoughts

IT FEELS LIKE 100 YEARS, but it has “only” been about a month. I know because I checked in my calendar for the week where..

March 27, 2020

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the power of seeds, and of sunflowers, with ken greene

BEFORE THE WEEKS got darker, Ken Greene and I had planned a chat about a sunny subject: sunflowers. Ken is co-founder of Hudson Valley Seed..

March 20, 2020

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finding refuge in our gardens, and hope in a hoya, with ken druse

IT’S THURSDAY, March 19th, 2020, as Ken Druse and I are taping this show from our respective homes via Skype. In my weekly newsletter last..

March 20, 2020

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16 things i know about growing tomatoes

FROM THE FIRST SEED SOWN to the last fruit stashed in the freezer, homegrown tomatoes are a labor of love. Whether it’s tomato-sowing time (as..

March 14, 2020

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composting smart (including in a pit!), with ‘the new gardener’s handbook’ author daryl beyers

WHAT’S YOUR composting setup? Bin, tumbler or open pile—or maybe even an ingenious set of three pits in the ground (that’s one pit, above)? And..

March 6, 2020

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create a pollinator victory garden, with kim eierman

ONE OF THE MOST common questions that garden centers and other garden professionals are asked these days: How can I add more pollinator plants? Kim..

March 5, 2020

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growing hellebores, with the late judith knott tyler

ON A FORMER Virginia tobacco farm that was in her family for six generations, Judith Knott Tyler and her husband, Dick, spent 30ish years breeding..

March 5, 2020

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fear not! how to prune clematis, with dan long

ONE OF MY FAVORITE lines ever in a garden book: vintage Christopher Lloyd, the late daring plantsman of Great Dixter garden in England, in his..

February 28, 2020

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women in the plant world: ‘the earth in her hands,’ with jennifer jewell

I’M A WOMAN who’s made a good portion of her career in the field of horticulture, specifically in the journalism end of the plant world...

February 22, 2020

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which native plants, and how to make room for them, with ken druse

GARDENERS INCLUDING myself want to add more, more, more native plants to their landscapes to support pollinators and birds and other native wildlife, but what..

February 21, 2020

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lee reich’s blueberry-growing how-to

DON’T SAY ‘I CAN’T GROW BLUEBERRIES,’ says Lee Reich, whose PhD explored factors affecting the growth of Vaccinium corymbosum, the native highbush blueberry. “Follow the..

February 14, 2020

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pruning willow, and the best salix varieties

‘IT’S ENDLESS,” plantsman Michael Dodge of Vermont Willow Nursery confessed, alluding to the possibilities of the genus Salix—the willows to which he has been devoting..