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Six reasons to NOT clean up the garden this fall

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on November 1, 2020

Berries are one of the reasons not to clean up the garden.

Twenty-some years ago, fresh out of college with a horticulture degree in-hand, I started teaching...
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Filed Under: Gardening Techniques Tagged With: Beneficial insects, Garden maintenance

5 late-blooming pollinator-friendly plants

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on October 6, 2021

pollinator friendly plants

I’ve been working hard over the past few years to incorporate as many late-blooming pollinator...
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Filed Under: Ornamentals Tagged With: Pollinator-friendly plants, pollinators

Growing American groundnuts

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on September 5, 2016

potato bean groundnut

If you’re up for an adventure, you may want to consider growing American groundnuts,...
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How to freeze berries

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on June 26, 2020

Fresh berries

Learning how to freeze berries using this fast, easy technique was one of the best things...
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Filed Under: Food Gardening Tagged With: Food preservation

3 small trees for the landscape

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on April 12, 2023

Moonglow magnolia

Bigger isn’t always better. It might be a cliche, but it’s one that certainly applies...
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Filed Under: Ornamentals Tagged With: Trees and shrubs

Viburnum pruning: Early summer is time to prune spring-blooming shrubs

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on October 13, 2016

Lilac flowers

As soon as their flowers fade, it’s time for azalea, rhododendron, chokecherry, lilac, weigela,...
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Filed Under: Gardening Techniques Tagged With: Garden maintenance, Trees and shrubs

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