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What to do now on Bed and Border: month by month jobs, This month in the garden, Sowing calendar, Pruning calendar, Harvest calendar and Jobs by hardiness zone and region.
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Six Flowers to Plant in October for Summer Blooms
October is the ideal month to plant peonies, azaleas, wisteria, alliums, and other perennials for stronger root growth and vibrant blooms next summer.
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How to Ripen Green Tomatoes Fast in Fall
A simple fall technique using pruning and reduced watering can force green tomatoes to ripen quickly before frost damages the crop.
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Segway Navimow Saves Ten Hours a Week at Restored Mill
A robotic lawnmower is maintaining a 6,000m² lawn at a restored Hampshire mill, saving owners Simon and Amy Davies an estimated ten hours of mowing weekly.
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Candice's New Jersey Garden Adapts to Sudden Sunlight
A gardener in Newton, New Jersey, shares how her Zone 6a garden evolved after a neighbor's tree removal dramatically increased sunlight, forcing plant
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Essex grower's giant pumpkin Gladys weighs 544kg
Amateur gardener Ben White has grown a 544kg Atlantic giant pumpkin named Gladys, which he will enter in the Canna UK National Giant Vegetables
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Harvest Baskets Gain Spotlight for Kitchen Gardeners
A recent social media post has highlighted the utility of traditional harvest baskets, or trugs, for home growers.
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Five Perennials to Leave Unpruned for Multi-Season Garden
Gardening expert Teo Spengler advises against fall pruning for five specific perennials, arguing that leaving them standing through winter provides
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Brittney's Chicago Container Gardens Foster Healing
A Chicago gardener in Zone 6a shares how creating vibrant container gardens became a therapeutic practice and a source of family connection, moving from
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September Pruning Guide: 6 Plants to Trim
Gardening expert Teo Spengler advises light September pruning for specific plants like blackberries and peonies to tidy the garden, while warning against
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Birth Month Caterpillars: Symbolic Meanings
Gardening Know How lists twelve North American caterpillars, each linked to a birth month, with symbolic meanings for personal growth and resilience.
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Six herbs to plant in August for fall
Gardeners can plant six herbs in August to extend the harvest into fall, with some lasting until frost or returning next spring.