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When you pick up a "bulb" in the nursery, do you really know if it is a bulb or ...

While annuals grow and expire in a single season, perennial plants adorn your garden with ...

An overview of various preservation methods available for long-term ...

Did you know that blackberries are not really berries? Or, that apples ...

Learn how to extend your harvest by succession planting your greens in your garden ...

Have success growing your own recipe staples. Learn about onions, garlic ...

Learn how to successfully grow an abundance of organic vegetables and fruit in containers or ...

Probably no gardener has escaped the increasing attention to environmental ...

There is recent research on which native plants are 'best'. We will review ...

Currently there are no laws in Virginia to prevent nurseries from selling plants that are ...

Invasive plants have been intentionally or accidentally introduced ...

Perhaps the most exciting part of plant propagation is watching a tiny seed ...

An overview of trees, shrubs, and vines to consider in your landscape. You will learn ...

What you need to know to make your surroundings the best they can be ...

Designing a cottage garden style is easy once you learn a few of the basics of ...

The history of our obsession, revulsion & one woman's attempt to control the plant and ...

Discussion of diagnosis and strategies to addressing challenges to growing ...

IPM is a commonsense process you can use to solve pest problems while minimizing the use of ...

While native plants have become very popular with gardeners, it is often ...

Do you save seeds from your own garden to use in the next season? How ...

A low cost, easy, and fun way to germinate seeds during the coldest ...

How insects can be the good guys in your backyard ...

How to turn kitchen waste, including meat, into compost in 4 weeks ...

Condensed overview of composting with worms ...

From soil to seed to plant to pest, a more sustainable look at gardening ...

Soil erosion due to human activity occurs at a much higher rate than it does ...

How Virginia horticulture influenced the world in the 18th Century and how ...

Dogs use their senses to interact with nature. Learn about the tools and ...

Learn seven tips to add more gardening time to your life and about tools that ...

Raising Plants, including food plants, in a consistent water ...

Learn about a large array of native perennials, bushes, and trees mixed with a few other ...

Tour and learn about the plants chosen to attract pollinators to our ...

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