Lady Tulips Can Become Repeat Performers
For many Cary gardeners, hybrid tulips are must additions to the spring bloom season. So, every year at this time, copious quantities of these…
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Flowering Toads
Think of the word “lily,” and the vision of a colorful, sun-kissed flower with graceful arching petals probably comes to mind. Now, to this…
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Watering Wisely
August can be a tough month for the garden — it’s always scorching, and when rains do come, they are normally in the form…
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Summer Reading
As the summer really starts to simmer, gardening outside begins to feel more like work than a pleasant chore, so why not take a…
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The Way of White
White is the essence of light. Don’t think so? Bring all the colors there are together, and white will be the result. It is…
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Hot for Sweet Peppers
Hot peppers have been the darlings of both vegetable and ornamental gardeners in recent years because they can be so colorful, so sizzling, so…
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Irish Spring, Irish Gardens
If vacation plans have you leaning toward hopping across the Atlantic to enjoy an Irish Spring, the Isle of Eire certainly won’t disappoint —…
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A Better Birdbath
Birdbaths are welcomed additions to any garden scheme because they provide fixed points of visual interest in seasonally changing landscapes, and of course, because…
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Secrets of the Cast Iron Plant
The cast iron plant (Aspidistra sp.) is as advertised because only a dedicated, demented brown thumb gardener has even the remotest chance of killing…
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Gift Books for Gardeners
Need ideas for those friendly gardeners on your Christmas gift list? Why not go with garden books that will provide your favorite backyard growers…
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