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Hydrangea Check Up Time - National Garden Bureau

Hydrangea Check Up Time

Planning and Design, Plant Care & Maintenance
Take time for a Hydrangea Check Up Are Your Hydrangeas Blooming? Every gardener I talk to, especially in the northeast and New England, is doing a happy dance this season: their hydrangeas are in full bloom. Despite temperature fluctuations, the sudden freezing temperatures of November 2019, and the wacky late spring weather we had (hailstorms,...
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Victory Garden 2.0 Summer Maintenance

Plant Care & Maintenance
Summer Maintenance Tips for Your Victory Garden 2.0 “When the pandemic hit, I decided to plant a vegetable garden.” I’ve heard this from consultation clients and Plantrama listeners for the past three months, and my response is always the same. “Congratulations! You made a terrific choice.” I recognize that the stress of the COVID crisis...
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The Best Time To Prune Your Hydrangea - National Garden Bureau

Hydrangea Pruning on Your Mind?

Plant Care & Maintenance
When to prune your Hydrangeas so they bloom this season. The Best Time for Hydrangea Pruning It’s unavoidable. A few warm days, birds chirping, snow melting, and crocuses sprouting can only mean one thing. Time to get those pruners out and do a little trimming. When it comes to hydrangeas, however, incorrect pruning is the...
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Storing Dahlias for Winter

How-to, Plant Care & Maintenance
Tips on Storing Dahlias for Winter Storing Dahlias for Winter Dahlias tubers can be enjoyed for years with proper handling in the fall. Follow these easy tips from National Garden Bureau member American Meadows on how to dig and store your dahlias tubers. Native to Mexico, dahlias won't survive the freezing temperatures that many North...
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Five Fabulous Finds for Fall - National Garden Bureau

Friday Five – Five Fabulous Finds

Container Gardening, Garden Planning & Design, Plant Care & Maintenance, Vegetables
Fall is transition time in the garden.  It's time to properly overwinter your containers, harvest fall crops and make your own Hoop House for extending your growing season both this Fall/Winter and next Spring.  It's also a time to gain some gardening knowledge and fun facts. Enjoy the season and these five fall finds! How...
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Water-Wise Gardening

Plant Care, Plant Care & Maintenance

Landscape watering is one of the biggest uses of water for the average homeowner. However, it is possible to dramatically reduce your water consumption, lower your water bill and still have a beautiful, productive garden. Just follow these eight steps: Add organic matter to your soil. Soil is essentially a collection of mineral particles of…

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