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A bare piece of ground

May 9, 2012
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Gardening on what was until recently a construction site, this spring it's been hand-to-ground combat with very compacted soil in my yard. The combination of heavy machinery and heavy building ma... More »
Buggin' out

May 1, 2012
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Take a mild winter, add an early spring and unusually dry weather, and what do you get? Besides great barbecuing, lots of bugs in your garden. More »
Rethinking container gardens

April 24, 2012
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As spring marches onwards, now is when gardeners look at empty pots and planters and think about what to put inside them. Container plantings are perfect for gardeners with limited outdoor space, and ... More »
Honeybees, pesticides, and colony collapse

April 16, 2012
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"Aren't honeybees in some sort of trouble?" This is the most common question I get from people when they hear I've been attempting to keep bees. The answer is yes, and defining wh... More »
Plants for a warmer world

April 10, 2012
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Recently the USDA made it official: the Philadelphia area is now in plant hardiness zone 7. More »
Penn's woods

April 2, 2012
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From the very beginning, William Penn envisioned the city of Philadelphia as a "greene Country Towne." He instructed the First Purchasers to construct their homes so that there would be grou... More »
Spring fever

March 22, 2012
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The trill of the American toad stopped me in my tracks yesterday. More »
Digging in

March 16, 2012
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As part of the ongoing rehabilitation of my neglected property, I've been digging up almost the entire front yard. It's covered in a mat of lesser celandine, the little buttercup yellow flow... More »
Rustic raised beds- the deets

March 8, 2012
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A few readers have asked for more specific information about building raised beds, so here's an addendum to my last post. I'm writing this with a bit of a caveat, because these raised beds ... More »
Flower show offers horticulture, hula and ideas for NW gardeners

March 7, 2012
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This is your last weekend to get in on the 183rd Philadelphia Flower Show. Unless you've been distracted lately, you know that this year the theme is Hawaii. You may have also noticed that despi... More »