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We teach you how to grow and care for your dream garden, and how to decorate with plants.
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Gardening Advice: Window Treatment
What's the right amount of light for indoor African violets?
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Gardening Advice: Making a Bit of Shade
The best small trees to create shade for a large perennial bed 
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Gardening Advice: Storing Up for Winter
Storage tips for summer bulbs 
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Gardening Advice: Yuletide Blooms
How to get a holiday cactus to bloom
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Gardening Advice: Seed Versus Sod
Fixing up a lawn in bad shape
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Gardening Advice: Big Trees, Small Pots, Hard Work
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Caring for large trees as container plants
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Gardening Advice: No-Fail Fall Crops
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The best crops to include in your fall vegetable garden. 
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Gardening Advice: When a Tree is Too Close to Home
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To remove a cedar tree or tear down a two-room house addition? 
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Gardening Advice: Quick Cover
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The best climbing vines and roses for covering fences and trellises
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Gardening Advice: Picking Berries
How to handle and plant mail-order raspberries. 
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