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Beware of the Hydrangea Danger Zone when pruning your Hydrangeas - National Garden Bureau

Hydrangea Danger Zone

How-to, Plant Care & Maintenance
Oh, no! Something else to worry about? Yes, I’m afraid there is. What is the Hydrangea Danger Zone™? Right now you and all other gardeners who grow hydrangeas could be in the Hydrangea Danger Zone. It’s that time between the fall when your “old wood” hydrangeas set their flower buds, and the coming spring when...
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5 Heart-Shaped Houseplants to give to that special someone! Easy-to-grow and perfect for holidays like Valentine's Day - National Garden Bureau

5 Heart-Shaped Houseplants

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-to, Indoor Gardening
These 5 Heart-Shaped Houseplants are perfect gifts for someone special. Show your love and appreciation to someone special with Heart-Shaped Houseplants. This year, what do you appreciate most? COVID-19 might have stopped our social gatherings, but it hasn’t stopped people's love for collecting plants. This year is the perfect year to get your special someone...
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Lavender Gifts of Love - National Garden Bureau

Lavender Gifts of Love

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-to
3 easy to make Lavender Gifts of Love Lavender Gifts make the perfect all-natural Valentine’s day or “just because” present. Lavender is an ideal herb to use when making sachets, bath salts, and sugar scrubs gifts for your Valentine or anytime. These simple products can be given separately or put together in a box or...
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Gateways and Gathering Spots: Your Guide to Garden Gates, Gazebos, and More

Garden Planning & Design, How-to, Planning and Design
Impress your visitors with gates, gazebos, and other graceful garden structures that create warm welcomes and cool resting spots. Weary winter months make us long for spring, but chilly days serve a perfect purpose: planning garden additions. Walking in the winter garden helps you assess its bones—the structural elements of your garden that create character...
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Victory Garden 2.0 Fall Chores : How to divide your bearded irises - Year of the Iris - National Garden Bureau

Victory Garden 2.0: #Fallisforplanting (or Dividing) Your Bearded Irises

Flower Gardening, How-to
In this, the Year of the Iris, let’s talk a bit about a Victory Garden 2.0 fall gardening task that comes up every few years: dividing your bearded irises (Iris × germanica). This iris, often called German iris, produces large multicolored flowers in late spring or early summer that bear, on their slightly drooping sepals, a fuzzy “beard”,...
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15 questions answered about growing strawberries in your Victory Garden 2.0 - National Garden Bureau

Ask The Experts: Growing Strawberries in Your Victory Garden 2.0

How-to, Planting
15 How-To Questions Answered About Growing Your Own Strawberries Growing Strawberries in your Victory Garden 2.0 You've tackled tomatoes, peppers, and wildflowers, so now what should you add to your Victory Garden 2.0? Strawberries! Strawberries are a fun addition that can easily be grown in gardens, containers, and window boxes! Think strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie,...
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