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  • The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Tree That Deters Ticks While Shading Your Yard All Summer

    The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Tree That Deters Ticks While Shading Your Yard All Summer

    August 11, 2026

    Somewhere between gardening advice and tick-prevention tips, a native North…

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  • What Your Lantana Really Needs To Keep Flowering When The Heat Climbs

    What Your Lantana Really Needs To Keep Flowering When The Heat Climbs

    August 11, 2026

    Your lantana was putting on a show, and then the…

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  • These 9 Stunning Birds Pick One Yard Over Another—And Here’s Why They Choose Yours

    These 9 Stunning Birds Pick One Yard Over Another—And Here’s Why They Choose Yours

    August 11, 2026

    Ever notice how some yards seem to buzz with colorful…

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  • Why North Carolina Gardeners Generally Should Leave a Box Turtle Where They Find It

    Why North Carolina Gardeners Generally Should Leave a Box Turtle Where They Find It

    August 11, 2026

    Spotting a box turtle crossing your yard on a warm…

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  • 8 Proven Ways To Bring Weak, Wilted Hydrangeas Roaring Back This Season

    8 Proven Ways To Bring Weak, Wilted Hydrangeas Roaring Back This Season

    August 11, 2026

    Few things make a gardener’s heart sink like walking outside…

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  • What Your Lantana Really Needs To Keep Flowering When The Heat Climbs

    What Your Lantana Really Needs To Keep Flowering When The Heat Climbs

    August 11, 2026

    Lantana puts on some of the most reliable color in…

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  • The Most Underrated North Carolina Native That Quietly Keeps Ticks Out Of Your Backyard Garden

    The Most Underrated North Carolina Native That Quietly Keeps Ticks Out Of Your Backyard Garden

    August 11, 2026

    Somewhere between the azaleas and the black-eyed Susans, there is…

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  • 20 Shrubs That Turn Your Yard Into The Talk Of The Block Next Spring

    20 Shrubs That Turn Your Yard Into The Talk Of The Block Next Spring

    August 11, 2026

    Spring is the season your yard finally gets to show…

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  • If You Want Cardinals Visiting Your Yard All Year, Start Doing These 5 Things

    If You Want Cardinals Visiting Your Yard All Year, Start Doing These 5 Things

    August 11, 2026

    Few birds light up a backyard like a bright red…

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  • 8 Reasons You Should Grow Borage In Your North Carolina Front Yard, Not Just The Veggie Patch

    8 Reasons You Should Grow Borage In Your North Carolina Front Yard, Not Just The Veggie Patch

    August 11, 2026

    Most gardeners tuck borage away in the veggie patch, but…

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  • 16 Things To Know About Watering Hydrangeas The Right Way (Timing Matters More Than You Think)

    16 Things To Know About Watering Hydrangeas The Right Way (Timing Matters More Than You Think)

    August 11, 2026

    Hydrangeas can go from lush and blooming to droopy and…

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  • 7 Real Reasons Your Clematis Won’t Bloom (And Exactly How To Fix Each One)

    7 Real Reasons Your Clematis Won’t Bloom (And Exactly How To Fix Each One)

    August 11, 2026

    You planted a clematis dreaming of a wall covered in…

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  • North Carolina Bats, Bat Houses, and Mosquitoes: A Conservation Project Worth Doing Right

    North Carolina Bats, Bat Houses, and Mosquitoes: A Conservation Project Worth Doing Right

    August 11, 2026

    Bats swooping through a summer evening in North Carolina are…

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  • 10 Reasons Your Hydrangeas Struggle In August Heat (And 7 Fixes That Actually Work)

    10 Reasons Your Hydrangeas Struggle In August Heat (And 7 Fixes That Actually Work)

    August 11, 2026

    Your hydrangeas looked amazing in June, and now August rolls…

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  • Skip The Weed Killer—Here’s How Plain Vinegar Clears Weeds Fast Without The Chemicals

    Skip The Weed Killer—Here’s How Plain Vinegar Clears Weeds Fast Without The Chemicals

    August 11, 2026

    Plenty of gardeners have spotted a video or post claiming…

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  • 7 Native North Carolina Ground Covers That Crowd Out Driveway Weeds Better Than Liriope

    7 Native North Carolina Ground Covers That Crowd Out Driveway Weeds Better Than Liriope

    August 11, 2026

    Liriope shows up along half the driveways in North Carolina,…

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  • The One Hydrangea Task To Finish In August For Way More Blooms Next Spring

    The One Hydrangea Task To Finish In August For Way More Blooms Next Spring

    August 11, 2026

    August is the month when a lot of gardeners start…

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  • Water Your Tomatoes This One Way For Healthier Plants and Better Fruit

    Water Your Tomatoes This One Way For Healthier Plants and Better Fruit

    August 11, 2026

    If your tomatoes have been cracking, developing dark sunken spots…

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  • The Most Underrated North Carolina Native That Peaks In Late Summer When Everything Else Has Faded

    The Most Underrated North Carolina Native That Peaks In Late Summer When Everything Else Has Faded

    August 11, 2026

    By the time August rolls in and the garden starts…

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  • 16 Late-Summer Mistakes That Make Your Zinnias Wilt (And The Reset That Revives Them)

    16 Late-Summer Mistakes That Make Your Zinnias Wilt (And The Reset That Revives Them)

    August 11, 2026

    Zinnias should be the easy, cheerful workhorses of your late-summer…

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  • 10 Stunning Orange Flowers Hummingbirds Simply Can’t Fly Past In Your Yard

    10 Stunning Orange Flowers Hummingbirds Simply Can’t Fly Past In Your Yard

    August 11, 2026

    Hummingbirds go wild for the color orange, and the right…

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  • What It Really Means When A Box Turtle Keeps Returning To Your North Carolina Garden Beds

    What It Really Means When A Box Turtle Keeps Returning To Your North Carolina Garden Beds

    August 11, 2026

    Spotting the same dome-shaped turtle nosing through your garden beds…

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  • Do These 5 Things To Your Hydrangeas Now And They’ll Reward You With Way More Blooms Next Spring

    Do These 5 Things To Your Hydrangeas Now And They’ll Reward You With Way More Blooms Next Spring

    August 11, 2026

    Your hydrangeas might look like they are winding down for…

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  • 26 Clematis Varieties You’ll Regret Planting (And How To Keep The Aggressive Ones In Check)

    26 Clematis Varieties You’ll Regret Planting (And How To Keep The Aggressive Ones In Check)

    August 11, 2026

    Clematis can look like the perfect climbing vine, covering fences…

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  • The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Shrub That May Complement Your Yard’s Tick-Management Edge

    The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Shrub That May Complement Your Yard’s Tick-Management Edge

    August 11, 2026

    Ticks are a real problem for North Carolina homeowners, and…

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  • 5 Little Habits That Keep Your Petunias Pinched And Pumping Out Bigger Blooms All Summer

    5 Little Habits That Keep Your Petunias Pinched And Pumping Out Bigger Blooms All Summer

    August 11, 2026

    Petunias look amazing in June, but by mid-July a lot…

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