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Garden trade-offs

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It started with a question posted to our neighborhood forum: “Looking for a company to treat our landscape […]

Lise Jenkins August 13, 2020 Articles, Insects and Wildlife

Good grooming

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It is a truism that plants, like people, benefit from good grooming. And, as with people, good grooming […]

Lise Jenkins August 6, 2020 Articles, Plants

Gardeners to educate and inspire

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Gardening is local: what works in your garden may, or may not, work in ours. Successful gardeners persevere, […]

Lise Jenkins August 1, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management

Killer petunias

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This season I’m trying out some forthcoming Wave petunias that are faring well. Although pleased with them, I’m […]

Lise Jenkins July 30, 2020 Articles, Plants

Still lazy

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In last week’s article, Mark Weathington mentioned that turf was terribly labor intensive, soil improvement was imperative, and […]

Lise Jenkins July 23, 2020 Articles, Plants

Lazy gardening

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This summer, what with dealing with a changing world due to COVID-19, Kit finds that she’s not as […]

Lise Jenkins July 14, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management

Planning for saffron

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I have a ridiculously small garden that is both a source of frustration and relief. While there are […]

Lise Jenkins July 9, 2020 Articles, Plants

Homegrown national park

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Global pandemic, crazy weather, invading pests: things feel beyond my control — but only when I forget about […]

Lise Jenkins July 2, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management

Of twine and tendrils

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If a global pandemic disrupts food supplies, I’ll be ready — at least that’s what I told myself […]

Lise Jenkins June 25, 2020 Articles, Plants

Learn from your mistakes

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A long time ago in a graduate history course, the professor marked in red the monotonous rhythm of […]

Lise Jenkins June 18, 2020 Articles, Plants

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