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From the Ground Up: The best trees you’ve never heard of
Tupelo, or black gum tree, combines shade tolerance, drought tolerance, and fire resistance. It has few pests.
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From the Ground Up: Trees can bring bees to pollinate for you
Plant blossoming trees to attract bees for pollination.
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From the Ground Up: A plant savvy person in the family
I’ve heard it said that ideally every family should have a doctor and a lawyer in it. I’d maintain that when you own a house with a yard, it’s super...
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From the Ground Up: Some light but useful summer reading
I recommend "Coffee for Roses and 70 Other Misleading Myths About Backyard Gardening." In it, author C. L. Fornari deconstructs some of the most time-honored tips for getting the most...
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From the Ground Up: The hunt for deer-resistant plants
A hungry deer will eat what is available. However, it is understood that deer food preferences change with deer population levels, the season, and can vary region to region.
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From the Ground Up: Exploring this year’s Earth Day theme of ‘Planet vs. Plastics’
You can also support change in how you vote, both at the polls and at the store. “Voting with your wallet” is powerful.
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From the Ground Up: Yarrow named ‘Herb of the Year’
Yarrow is known as a powerful healing herb, a culinary ingredient, and a key ingredient in anti-aging and healing body care products.
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From the Ground Up: Hellbores are plants for all seasons and reasons
Another excellent feature for our area is that hellebores contain toxic chemicals that make them safe from browsing by deer and other wildlife.
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From the Ground Up: Going down a rabbit hole of rice colors
Research into rice becomes a discovery of sorts.
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From the Ground Up: Protecting your lawn and gardens from aggressive spring groundcover
Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna, a.k.a., Ranunculus facaria) is a welcome dose of color in a brown and gray landscape. But it’s incredibly aggressive and over the past seven years I’ve...