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Gardening & Farming

Planning a cutting garden

A cutting garden provides a home-grown source of material for fresh flower arrangements. It might focus on one type of plant, such as a spring cutting

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Only respect and love for my chickens

In 2005, United Poultry Concerns launched International Respect for Chickens Day to “celebrate chickens throughout the world and protest the bleakness of their lives in

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Plants for shade gardens

Editor’s note: We know we’ve been going a little heavy on gardens lately, but it’s that time of year! We’re excited.

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It’s the Year of the Garden

The National Garden Bureau has declared 2022 “The Year of the Garden,” but honestly, gardens both large and small have been receiving much more attention

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Salad is celebrated in May too!

May is National Salad Month. Created by the Association for Dressing and Sauces in 1992, National Salad Month encourages people to incorporate more salads into

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Gardening for natural dyes

Growing flowers, vegetables and berries for eating is fun and nourishing, but what about growing them to make colorful dyes?

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Things first-time gardeners need to know

Do you want to enjoy fresh, home-grown veggies this summer? Perhaps you’d like to adorn your home with fresh-cut flowers. Whatever the reason, this year

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There’s more to bulbs than spring

Summer bulbs, which are planted in the spring after danger of frost, extend the garden’s blooming season

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2022 is the Year of the Gladiolus

Gladiolus are as American as apple pie. Generations of gardeners, from Maine to California, have tucked these summer-blooming bulbs into their gardens in spring and been