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Gardening Question of the Week: How Can I Over-Winter My Container Plants? This question came up several times this fall. Container gardening has been on the increase, but what do you do with all those plants once you close down the... It’s Sweet Potato Season. Growing Sweet Potatoes in the Garden Some vegetables really need to hire better PR people. The poor sweet potato suffers from being confused with the yam No relation. And the potato. No... Gardening Poll: Has Gardening Become an Exclusive Club? While I was over at Garden Rant, I stumbled on Alan Armitage’s post "So You Want To Dumb Us Down Even More?". He was talking about a debate... A Good Foundation Planting For many of us, the shrubs in front of our homes are about the only gardens we see throughout winter. While there’s a movement to get us thinking... Yard Trees Gone Bad. I often talk about how every yard should have at least one long-lived tree planted in it. If we happen to purchase a home without mature trees, a lot... Featured Plant: Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ - Golden Japanese Forest Grass The Perennial Plant of 2009 has been named and it’s Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’. Most gardeners are way ahead of the game in appreciated this golden variegated grass, but I... Gardening Question of the Week - How Do You Keep Squirrels from Digging in Pots? Dan needs suggestions. “I'm trying container gardening. Whenever I plant something a squirrel comes by and digs it up, even a tiny seed. I've tried moth balls and... Is Your Garden a Bug Magnet? Scent is such a sneaky sense. One minute I’m not the least bit hungry and the next I’m getting a whiff of something so tempting I can’t resist... Keep Fall's Beauty Around a Little LongerPreserving Fall Leaves Fall foliage is a highlight of the season. Colorful leaves may be even more attractive than flowers. However to make an indoor display of fall foliage, it helps... Growing Acorns Maples get all the attention in the fall, but there are plenty of other trees that put on a decent display. I’m especially fond of oak trees at any...

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