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Pattypan squash, patisson

Pattypan squash, how to grow flat patisson squash

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Sweet potato

Sweet potato, a crop that grows well in cool climates

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How to grow green peas in pots

Container pea, how to grow green peas in containers

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Choosing the right garden shredder

Garden shredder buying guide: zero-bias guidelines

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Guttating plants

Why do some plants have dewdrops and not others?

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Guttation and dew

What is inside a dewdrop? Is it dangerous? Can you drink it?

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Physocarpus, ninebark

Physocarpus, a simple yet very charming shrub

Shrubs
Alchemilla mollis

Alchemilla mollis: growing guide, care tips and best varieties

Perennials
Ramial chipped wood

Ramial Chipped Wood, the best mulch straight from the forest

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Mulch mats from biodegradable material

Biodegradable mulch fabrics: your new BFF for the garden

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Dutch iris

Dutch iris, how to care for Iris hollandica

Bulb flowers
Patricia geranium

Geranium ‘Patricia’, a versatile perennial geranium

Perennials
Winter in a permaculture vegetable patch

Winter, what’s there to do in the permaculture veggie patch?

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Sedum reflexum

Sedum reflexum, Jenny’s stonecrop for easy dry gardens

Garden Flowers
Curly parsley

Curly parsley, Sow & Grow this ornamental herb!

Herbs and spices
Rough rose, rosa rugosa

Rugosa rose: a hardy and fragrant wild rose

Roses
Meadow spittlebug

Foamy spit on plants: harmless parasite or big problem?

Treating diseases and pests
Christmas tree fir or spruce

Nordmann or Spruce, what’s the best natural Christmas tree?

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pomegranate tree

Pomegranate, much easier to grow than you’d think

The fruit Orchard
Heirloom rose varieties

Uncover the beauty of Old-World roses: colorful and fragrant varieties

Roses
Growing camellia in a pot or container

Container Camellia, with the right pot you’ll get a great flower shrub!

Shrubs
Jerusalem sage

Jerusalem sage, learn to grow Phlomis fruticosa

Garden Flowers
Laurus nobilis

Laurus nobilis, the nobleman’s true bay laurel

Herbs and spices
Damping off

Preventing damping off: How to save your seedlings

Treating diseases and pests
Passion fruit, maracuja

Grow passion fruit for a truly exotic garden… and snack!

The fruit Orchard
Pruning trees, why and how

Tree pruning, a near-surgical operation to reduce or shape a tree

Trees and shrubs
New Zealand flax

New Zealand flax, a grass with stunning colors

Perennials
Sea buckthorn

Sea buckthorn, lots of spikes, but lots of berries, too!

Shrubs
container carrot

Container carrot, short and stout varieties are the answer!

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year round hedge

A striking hedge all year ’round with shrubs that shine in different seasons

Trees and shrubs
blue garden landscaping 1

How to landscape a blue-themed garden

Garden Flowers
Comfrey

Comfrey, a multi-purpose powerhouse plant

Perennials
Magnolia grandiflora

Grandiflora Magnolia: evergreen star of summer, amazing head-sized blooms

Trees
limewash tree

Tree Whitewashing: Why Are Tree Trunks Painted White?

The fruit Orchard
Build a simple silo to store vegetables in winter

Preserve root vegetables in a DIY silo

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When and why to stake a tree

Tree staking, why do it and how?

Trees and shrubs
Cut rose flowers

Roses, wonderful cut flowers for bouquets

Roses
Miscanthus sinensis - Chinese reed

Miscanthus sinensis, how to grow Chinese reed

Ornamental grasses
List of plants that are toxic for cats

10 cat-killing plants in house and garden

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Lunaria, honesty

Lunaria, the shimmering moon flower: discover honesty

Annuals and biennials
Lunaria annua

Honesty, a beautiful plant that shines in fall

Annuals and biennials
Nigella damascena

Love-in-a-mist, grow the refined Damascus nigella at home!

Annuals and biennials
How to landscape a mound or berm

Ugly mound in the garden? Wonderful ideas to landscape it!

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Flowers for a natural garden

10 plants for a fresh, natural-looking garden

Garden Flowers
Set up a wildflower garden

Grow a wildflower garden for a patch of beautiful wilderness

Garden Flowers
Should you use plastic sheeting for growing beds

Our take on plastic cheating –oops– sheeting, sorry

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Easy care flowerbeds

Flowerbeds that are easy to care for

Garden Flowers
Vegetable growing in high acidity soils

Best vegetables for growing in acidic soil

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Woodlouse, a useful garden animal

Woodlouse, who would’ve guessed roly-polys were so useful?

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Rainwater collection systems

Rainwater systems: determine the size and design you need

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Caring for houseplants when away

Going away for a while? Tips for plant care when absent

Indoor plants