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NORTH TEXAS (CBSNESTexas.com) – For a smallish tree to grow in the shade, there are few plants that can match a Japanese Red Maple. They grow slowly but have stunning forms and beautiful leaves. For many years, it was not even considered a tree you could grow here. Our hot summers limit the use of these…
IT’S THAT TIME of the year when shadowy corners and spooky forms appear in the gloaming garden — and I’m not talking about ghosts and goblins. The following popular garden plants, many at their wicked best in fall, are toxic. In many cases, toxin levels are low, or the amount of plant material you would…
From fresh salsa or rich pasta sauce to a classic garnish for burgers and sandwiches, tomatoes are a beloved and versatile plant. For many zones, tomatoes thrive for only a few months, but a gardening expert from Armstrong Garden Centers (@armstronggarden) shared a clever hack to extend the life of your tomato plants. The scoop…
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Fall is my favorite time of year. Unlike last year, the air has been just cold enough to turn the trees into blazing candles. Once we get a good frost, the colors will be even brighter. So, what makes trees turn color? Deciduous trees use several biological signals to tell them when it’s time to…
Autumn is traditionally the time for harvesting your vegetable garden, but one gardening influencer has shared which veggies you could be planting now that will be ready for picking next spring. What’s the scoop According to Instagram gardener Martha (@marfskitchengarden), one good vegetable to harvest in the spring is the aptly titled spring onion. In…
“It’s rather vexing, isn’t it, not to know what flowers will come up next year?” I said to my friend Brigid, in a voice that sounded more like a character’s in a novel than my own. It was November, 2017, and my family had just moved into our house in Princeton. The trees were shedding…
Gardeners can appreciate this quote from Henry David Thoreau: “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” Thoreau had it right – what is better than strolling outdoors, wandering into an autumn garden and spotting a squatty, round, solid pumpkin than to be…
