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August Garden Chores

Gardening Tips We are deep into August. Here are a few tips and reminders about where should we be focusing our time and efforts in the garden this month to make the most impact. For many, August in the garden is an explosion of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Keep on top of harvesting! A daily […]

Four Tips for Growing Your Best Watermelons

Gardening Tips by Heather Stone If you have space, make room for a hill or two of watermelons in your garden. They are easy to grow and like any fruit and vegetable, they just taste better when they are plucked straight from the garden. Besides, nothing says summer quite like a juicy slice of watermelon. […]

What’s Bugging Your Garden

Less Toxic Pests Remedies By Engrid Winslow What’s bugging your garden? Mysterious holes in the leaves of your favorite rose? Earwigs buried deep in the leaves of your lettuce? Flea beetles mangling your perennials and vegetables? Most people are averse to creepy crawlies in their gardens but, please, BEFORE you reach for the chemicals to […]