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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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Reed-Bed Water Filtration
By Claire Lui
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Reed beds are being used to filter water in many gardens
Related Topics: How-To | Green | Yellow | Eco-responsible | Garden care | Plant guide
Your Garden Expertise Needed!!
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Help answer your fellow readers' gardening questions. Weigh in, and you may see your answer in an upcoming issue.
Related Topics: How-To | Green | Answers | Garden care | Houseplants | Resources
Power Flowers: 6 Unique Floral Designs
By William L. Hamilton
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Our “A-list” party experts show you how to make your holiday table the talk of the town.
Related Topics: How-To | Brown | Green | Red | White | bouquets | Floral Design | flower arrangements | flower decorations | flowers | holiday flowers | Photo tours
Brooklyn Style: D.I.Y. Floral Design
By Claire Lui
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Florist-to-the-hipsters Kathleen Hyppolite of Kat Flower displays her gorgeous arrangements at the Brooklyn Flea, a flea market in Brooklyn, NY. In our slideshow, she shares some great tips about how to condition flowers before arranging and how to load your containers with textures and pops of color.
Related Topics: How-To | Orange | Pink | Brooklyn | cut flowers | Floral Design | flower arrangements
D.I.Y. Wreath Centerpiece
By Anna Stockwell
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Related Topics: How-To | Green | Red | classic | dining room | Floral Arrangements | Floral Design | holiday flowers | wreaths
How to Plan an Heirloom Vegetable Garden
By Jean Victor
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An organic kitchen garden in Healdsburg, California, nourishes body, soul and the local community
Related Topics: How-To | Blue | Green | Eco-responsible | Heirloom seeds | living green | Outdoor Kitchens | Seed guide | sustainable gardens | Vegetables and fruits
John Greenlee's American Meadow Garden
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Changing the way America gardens, one lawn at a time: Nursery sources in 24 states
Related Topics: How-To | Brown | Designing With Plants | Grasses | John Greenlee | Lawn care | Nurseries | Resources | Shops
Herbal Household Helpers
By Trisha Shirey
Spring cleaning? Use these herbal recipes for cleaning products from garden expert Trisha Shirey.
Related Topics: How-To | Beige | Eco-responsible | herbs | Ideas | living green
Pest Detective: How to Detect Sudden Oak Death
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How to detect and report any plants or pests you suspect might carry invasive diseases
Related Topics: How-To | Green | Purple | Diseases | Insects | living green | Pests | Spring | Sudden oak death | sustainable gardens
Can You Grow? Burpee Thinks So
By Sarah Kinbar
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W. Atlee Burpee & Co. launches I Can Grow, a national program to support a new, popular interest in home vegetable gardening among younger and novice gardeners. 
Related Topics: How-To | Red | Edibles | living green | Seed guide | vegetables | Vegetables and fruits
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