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Treasure Mapsnew

Now is the time to take a good look at this year's garden and take notes so you can plan your gardening strategy for next spring.
Mountain Xpress  |  Cecil Bothwell  |  10-27-2004  |  Gardening

Gonna Garden My Heartnew

Planting flowers among my vegetables, instead of relying on "old-fashioned" row crops, created a delightful garden. Nature abhors a monocrop.
Mountain Xpress  |  Cecil Bothwell  |  09-27-2004  |  Gardening

The Worms' Turnnew

An experiment in condo vermiculture (the fancy name for worm farming) allows a writer to move his houseplants from chemical agriculture to organic.
Mountain Xpress  |  Cecil Bothwell  |  09-27-2004  |  Gardening

Merrybells Grow Well in Shade and on Mountainsnew

These lovely wildflowers are native to the eastern United States, with four species usually grown in gardens. American Indians used merrybells in herbal remedies.
Mountain Xpress  |  Peter Loewer  |  08-07-2004  |  Gardening

Stupid Squash Tricksnew

Squash plants are too darn big. The rational solution appears to be cultivating fewer plants, but late-season plant loss can cut productivity disastrously. Here are some simple tricks to help preserve your harvest.
Mountain Xpress  |  Cecil Bothwell  |  08-03-2004  |  Gardening

Community Group Pushes the Limits of Urban Agriculture

Growing food on unused urban spaces makes sense economically and environmentally, says a new generation of farmers.
Monday Magazine  |  Mark Vardy  |  07-22-2004  |  Gardening

Daylilies: Neither Do They Spinnew

Beautiful and edible, weedlike in their tenacity, bearing handsome foliage and available in a wide range of warm colors – what's not to like about daylilies?
Mountain Xpress  |  Cecil Bothwell  |  07-09-2004  |  Gardening

Symbionts I Have Knownnew

Certain animals, including chickens, copperheads, cats and dogs, are beneficial to gardens.
Mountain Xpress  |  Cecil Bothwell  |  06-10-2004  |  Gardening

Meadow Gardens Can Eventually Grow Themselvesnew

Laissez-faire gardening -- letting a garden create itself instead of forcing plants into preconceived patterns -- is the simplest and most natural way to nurture plants.
Mountain Xpress  |  Cecil Bothwell  |  06-08-2004  |  Gardening

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