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  • If Your Petunias Are Getting Leggy And Weak, Here’s The Watering Habit Quietly Doing It

    If Your Petunias Are Getting Leggy And Weak, Here’s The Watering Habit Quietly Doing It

    August 25, 2026

    Petunias are one of the most rewarding flowers you can…

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  • How A Rain Barrel Can Reduce Tap-Water Use For Your North Carolina Container Garden This Summer

    How A Rain Barrel Can Reduce Tap-Water Use For Your North Carolina Container Garden This Summer

    August 25, 2026

    Catching rain off your roof and using it to water…

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  • If Your Summer Lawn Is Thinning And Stressing You Out, Here Are 14 Care Tasks That Turn It Around (And 6 Things That Happen If You Skip Them)

    If Your Summer Lawn Is Thinning And Stressing You Out, Here Are 14 Care Tasks That Turn It Around (And 6 Things That Happen If You Skip Them)

    August 25, 2026

    Watching your lawn turn thin, brown, and patchy in the…

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  • If Your Hydrangeas Barely Bloomed This Year, Here Are 5 Early-Spring Moves That Wake Them Up For A Fuller Show

    If Your Hydrangeas Barely Bloomed This Year, Here Are 5 Early-Spring Moves That Wake Them Up For A Fuller Show

    August 25, 2026

    Few things sting quite like watching your hydrangea grow bushy…

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  • The North Carolina Native Plants That Quietly Feed Your Soil And Make Every Bed Healthier Each Year

    The North Carolina Native Plants That Quietly Feed Your Soil And Make Every Bed Healthier Each Year

    August 25, 2026

    Good soil is the secret behind every thriving North Carolina…

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  • If You Want More Christmas Cacti For Free, Here’s How One Small Cutting Turns Into A Whole New Plant

    If You Want More Christmas Cacti For Free, Here’s How One Small Cutting Turns Into A Whole New Plant

    August 25, 2026

    Your Christmas cactus has been growing happily on the windowsill,…

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  • If Your Tomatoes Keep Cracking, Curling, And Rotting, Here Are 8 Watering Mistakes Behind It All

    If Your Tomatoes Keep Cracking, Curling, And Rotting, Here Are 8 Watering Mistakes Behind It All

    August 25, 2026

    You planted your tomatoes, watched them grow, and now the…

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  • The North Carolina Native Ground Covers That Smother Weeds So You Can Finally Skip The Mulch Bags

    The North Carolina Native Ground Covers That Smother Weeds So You Can Finally Skip The Mulch Bags

    August 25, 2026

    Hauling bag after bag of mulch every spring gets old…

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  • If Your Potted Geraniums Sulk In Their Container, Here Are 16 Feeding Fixes That Get Them Thriving (And 2 Never-Fail Tricks)

    If Your Potted Geraniums Sulk In Their Container, Here Are 16 Feeding Fixes That Get Them Thriving (And 2 Never-Fail Tricks)

    August 25, 2026

    When your potted geraniums stop blooming and just sit there…

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  • If You Can’t Tell When Your Zucchini Is Ready, Here Are 16 Clues That It’s Time To Harvest

    If You Can’t Tell When Your Zucchini Is Ready, Here Are 16 Clues That It’s Time To Harvest

    August 25, 2026

    Growing zucchini is easy, but knowing exactly when to pick…

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  • The North Carolina Native Ground Covers That Blanket Bare Soil Under Trees And Never Need Replacing

    The North Carolina Native Ground Covers That Blanket Bare Soil Under Trees And Never Need Replacing

    August 25, 2026

    That bare patch of dirt under your big shade trees…

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  • If Your Snapdragons Fizzle Out By Midsummer, Here Are 17 Longer-Blooming Flowers To Grow In Their Place

    If Your Snapdragons Fizzle Out By Midsummer, Here Are 17 Longer-Blooming Flowers To Grow In Their Place

    August 25, 2026

    Snapdragons are lovely in spring, but once summer heat rolls…

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  • If Your Christmas Cactus Looks Limp And Faded In Late Summer, Here’s The Seasonal Care Mistake Quietly Wearing It Down

    If Your Christmas Cactus Looks Limp And Faded In Late Summer, Here’s The Seasonal Care Mistake Quietly Wearing It Down

    August 25, 2026

    Seeing your Christmas cactus go limp and pale in late…

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  • The One Thing North Carolina Coneflowers Need Before Summer Ends Or They Quit Reseeding For Good

    The One Thing North Carolina Coneflowers Need Before Summer Ends Or They Quit Reseeding For Good

    August 25, 2026

    Purple coneflower is one of the most cheerful and wildlife-friendly…

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  • If You’re Snipping Off Spent Petunia Flowers The Wrong Way, Here’s The Deadheading Mistake Slowing Your Next Blooms

    If You’re Snipping Off Spent Petunia Flowers The Wrong Way, Here’s The Deadheading Mistake Slowing Your Next Blooms

    August 25, 2026

    Petunias are one of the most rewarding flowers you can…

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  • If Your Tomato Leaves Are Curling While Still Green, Here Are 13 Reasons And The Fix For Each

    If Your Tomato Leaves Are Curling While Still Green, Here Are 13 Reasons And The Fix For Each

    August 25, 2026

    Walking out to check your tomato plants and finding the…

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  • The One Thing North Carolina Camellias Need In Late Summer Or The Fall And Winter Blooms Never Come

    The One Thing North Carolina Camellias Need In Late Summer Or The Fall And Winter Blooms Never Come

    August 25, 2026

    Camellias are one of North Carolina’s most reliable cold-season showstoppers,…

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  • If Your Tomatoes Sit Green On The Vine All Through Summer, Here Are 8 Reasons Something’s Stealing Their Ripening

    If Your Tomatoes Sit Green On The Vine All Through Summer, Here Are 8 Reasons Something’s Stealing Their Ripening

    August 25, 2026

    You planted your tomatoes, watered them faithfully, and watched the…

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  • Plant This One Native And North Carolina Hummingbirds Will Claim Your Yard Every Summer

    Plant This One Native And North Carolina Hummingbirds Will Claim Your Yard Every Summer

    August 24, 2026

    Every summer, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds pass through North Carolina yards searching…

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  • If Your Clematis Blooms Small Or Faded, Here Is Exactly How To Check Conditions And Feed It Wisely For Better Future Flowers

    If Your Clematis Blooms Small Or Faded, Here Is Exactly How To Check Conditions And Feed It Wisely For Better Future Flowers

    August 24, 2026

    Clematis is one of the most rewarding vines in a…

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  • If Your Petunias Are Struggling And Fading, Here Are 15 Easy Steps To Rescue Them (And Keep The Problem From Coming Back)

    If Your Petunias Are Struggling And Fading, Here Are 15 Easy Steps To Rescue Them (And Keep The Problem From Coming Back)

    August 24, 2026

    Petunias start the summer looking full and bright, then somewhere…

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  • The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Sedge That Thrives In The Soggy Strip By Your Downspout

    The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Sedge That Thrives In The Soggy Strip By Your Downspout

    August 24, 2026

    That muddy strip beside your downspout is one of the…

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  • If You Want Fuller Beds Fast, Here Are 15 Small Perennials That Shoot Up Big In One Season

    If You Want Fuller Beds Fast, Here Are 15 Small Perennials That Shoot Up Big In One Season

    August 24, 2026

    Waiting years for a garden bed to fill in can…

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  • If You Want Nonstop Summer Color On A Budget, Here Are 19 Cheap Flowers That Bloom All Season

    If You Want Nonstop Summer Color On A Budget, Here Are 19 Cheap Flowers That Bloom All Season

    August 24, 2026

    Keeping your garden bright all summer does not have to…

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  • Why Your North Carolina Crape Myrtle Keeps Sending Up Suckers No Matter How Often You Cut Them

    Why Your North Carolina Crape Myrtle Keeps Sending Up Suckers No Matter How Often You Cut Them

    August 24, 2026

    Every spring, you head outside with pruners in hand, cut…

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  • If Hummingbirds Keep Ignoring Your Feeder, Here’s The One Sweet Flower That Lures Them Right In

    If Hummingbirds Keep Ignoring Your Feeder, Here’s The One Sweet Flower That Lures Them Right In

    August 24, 2026

    You filled the feeder, hung it in a sunny spot,…

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