How to Help a Christmas Cactus Bloom: Light, Temperature, and Steady Watering
Your Christmas cactus looks healthy, but the buds just are…
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Spot A Coyote In Your Backyard? 15 Smart Moves To Make Instead Of Running Inside
You step out to check your tomatoes at dusk, and…
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Hollyhocks Can Thrive With Smart Planting Choices: Spot, Soil, Spacing, and Timing
Your hollyhocks may be leafy and healthy but still not…
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Your Clematis Blooms Bigger And Brighter When You Feed It On This Simple Schedule Instead Of Guessing
If your clematis flowers look smaller or plainer than you…
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Can You Overwinter Potted Geraniums Bare-Root? The Old-School Paper Sack Method and Its Risks
Your big, healthy geranium does not have to take up…
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Thin Fall Lawn? Why Overseeding May Help Before You Reach for Fertilizer
A thin, patchy lawn can make you want to grab…
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Hummingbirds Gone For The Season? 11 Things To Do With Your Feeder Before You Pack It Away
The yard feels a little quieter once the hummingbirds stop…
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Is Your Snake Plant Drooping This Winter? Check the Soil and Drainage Before You Water
A snake plant is supposed to stand tall, so a…
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Cutting Your Peonies Back This Fall Is Fine, But Leave The Crowns Alone If You Want Big Blooms In June
Fall cleanup can leave you wondering what is safe to…
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Your Poinsettia Drops Its Leaves Within A Week Because Of The Ride Home, Not Your Watering
A poinsettia that looks perfect in the store can start…
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Skip the Hard Fall Cut on Your Hydrangeas: Gentle Winter Prep That May Help Protect Next Year’s Buds
Fall cleanup makes many gardeners reach for the pruners, and…
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Planting Tulip Bulbs Now? Depth and Care May Improve Your Odds of Repeat Blooms
Your tulips looked amazing last spring, and this year only…
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Two-Ingredient Stink Bug Sprays Are Unproven, but Sealing Gaps Works
Stink bugs clustering on a sunny window or door in…
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Don’t Toss Your Mums When The Flowers Fade – 11 Steps That Bring Them Back Bushier Next Fall
Those brown, crispy mums on your porch are not trash…
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Skip The Plastic Wrap On Your Potted Perennials – 13 Simple Ways To Get Containers Through Winter Without Cracked Pots Or Dead Roots
Plastic wrap looks like a cozy blanket for your pots,…
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Snipping Back Your Lavender Before Winter Kills More Plants Than The Cold Does – Here’s What To Do Instead
That neat fall haircut you give your lavender may be…
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Wrapping Your Fig Tree For Winter Takes One Afternoon, And It Saves Next Summer’s Whole Crop
A fig tree that looked lush in September can look…
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Stop Raking Every Leaf Off Your Flower Beds – 13 Perennials That Come Back Stronger When You Leave Them Be
Every fall, lots of gardeners rake their flower beds bare…
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Does It Matter When You Water a Christmas Cactus? What Actually Triggers Blooms
You may have heard that watering your Christmas cactus at…
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Why Your Holiday Cactus May Look Pale During Heating Season, and What to Check
You flip the thermostat up for the first chilly week,…
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Big Green Hydrangeas With Zero Flowers? 13 Real Reasons Your Shrub Skips Blooming (And What To Fix Before Spring)
Your hydrangea looks great, with thick green leaves and strong…
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Fall-Sown Hollyhocks of Traditional Biennial Varieties Can Flower the Following Summer: How To Start Them Right
Hollyhocks are old-fashioned favorites, but many gardeners wait a whole…
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Plant Garlic in Fall So Roots Can Settle In Before Winter: A Region-Smart Guide to a Summer Harvest
Garlic goes into the ground months before you ever pull…
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Overwintering Dahlia Tubers Rot In Storage More Than They Freeze – 13 Steps To Keep Them Firm Until Spring
Most gardeners worry about their dahlia tubers freezing, but the…
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Your Lawn Mower Shouldn’t Go Into The Shed Like That – 11 Winter Storage Steps For An Easy First Spring Start
Picture the first warm Saturday of spring, your tomatoes and…
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Herbs You Bring Indoors For Winter Need These 13 Tweaks To Keep Growing Until Spring
Your rosemary looked great on the patio all summer, but…
