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Japanese Maple Verticillium Wilt Treatment: A Backyard Survival Guide

Have you ever walked into your yard on a warm afternoon and noticed just one branch on your Japanese maple […]

Every year, millions of households toss out food scraps, dry leaves, and grass clippings without realizing they are throwing away

Ever walked out to your backyard on a warm September morning and noticed your marigolds look like someone dusted them

You walk out to the yard on a warm afternoon, coffee in hand, and there it is that graceful, reddish

Can you really turn what your dog leaves behind on the grass into something useful for your flower beds, or

Have you walked out to your yard with your morning coffee, looked down at your marigold bed, and felt that

Ever walked out to your yard with your coffee and found your marigolds looking half-dead overnight? I have. More times

Ever walked past a small, colorful apple hanging from a garden tree and wondered if it belongs in a fruit

Is your Japanese maple dying right in front of you, and you have no idea which of the ten things

Every October, I get the same question from neighbors in my own backyard and from a few readers tending allotments

I garden right on the line between USDA Zones 5 and 6, and my very first dahlia season taught me

I’ve been covering my tomatoes, peppers, and a couple of stubborn rose bushes every fall for close to eight years