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It's Mother's Day soon. I was remembering when my mom was still living at her home in Waterbury. For many years we'd go Di Nunzio's greenhouses in…
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Many gardeners void growing potatoes because they are so common and inexpensive in stores and they take up lots of room in their garden. But home-grown…
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Happy Earth Day. Every year we celebrate this day to bring our attention to living more in harmony with our planet. Certainly gardeners are helping by…
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When I was a boy, my mother would always notice forsythias blooming in spring. I thought she was saying “for Cynthia” when she talked about the plant. I…
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My kohlrabi transplants are looking great under my grow lights. Kohlrabi, you say? What's that?That's the response I often get when I tell people I'm…
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It's hard to know what to plant on a slope. Slopes that are too steep to safely mow can become eroded and turn into an eyesore filled with weeds and…
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With the recent spate of warm weather, everything seems to be popping out of the ground. I'm excited about my snow drops, crocus and early tulips, but I…
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This is a good time of year to make your wish list of new perennial flowers for your garden. I like to read variety trials from public gardens located in…
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Gardening can be really therapeutic. For the second year in the row, seed sellers are selling out of their stock early as more and more people prepare for…
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In honor of St. Patrick's Day next week, I thought I'd skip the green beer and talk about Irish moss.As the winter reseeds, I enjoy seeing the lush green…