Garden Plot

Lawnmowing machine

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Weed and feed just feeds the weeds

EASTER LILY

Which flowers to give for Easter, and how to care for them

Tuberose

Enjoy the fabulous summer bloomer that can survive DC

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Don’t let April showers bring May failures

Spain Garlic Fair

Fear not, area garlic lovers: Your sprouts are fine

Aedes aegypti mosquito

Keeping the mosquito threat in check

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Matt Herbruck

Learn the peas to success for St. Patrick’s Day

Close up of plant sprouting from the ground

Be strategic when you nurture those seedlings

Flowers very small

Don’t fight the weeds, plant what you want in their place

Seeds

It’s seed (and plant) catalog time again

Press Preview Of Kew Gardens Orchids Exhibition

Let orchids wipe your winter blues away

Florist work. Flower shop delivery, rose bouquet and tools

The science of keeping cut flowers fresh

Red roses. Bouquet of red roses. Valentines and wedding border.

Send the right message on Valentine’s Day with ‘The Floral Code’

Mole head in soil.

How to rid your yard of moles or voles or both

Violets

Not so wild about violets? Pick ’em and eat ’em

APTOPIX Sun Rise

Shaping up the Bay, shaking up your tree and socking it to beetles

WTOP 2017; spider eggs

Don’t fear: That ‘cocoon’ is housing some good garden friends

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Resolve to have a legal — and healthy — lawn this season

Mature man carrying Christmas tree, smiling, portrait

Got a live Christmas tree for replanting? Time is a-wasting

Alternative de-icers keep walkways safe, plants alive

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Tips for melting ice that won’t harm your plants

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Great holiday gifts for gardeners

Deer-proof your plants; always hydrate your Christmas tree

Row of Beautiful and Vibrant Christmas Trees

As cold rolls in, prepare your plants; Christmas tree tips

Garden hose with sprinkler spraying fresh water

New plants need help in this ‘invisible drought’

MULCH LEAVES INTO HIS LAWN

How to add leaf mulch to lawns; tips to prune azaleas

Lawn after

Leaves and new lawns; moving the mighty oak

Bees

Are bees digging holes in a Md. lawn? It might be something better

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How to keep cats clear of your garden and start using fallen leaves

Woman gardening with pots

Why now is not a good time to start pruning your garden