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Growing Winter Pears

Many of the finest pears (Pyrus communis) for growing and eating are harvested to perfection in the winter months. Their […]

Tart, spicy, fragrant fruit butters are great winter treats that can be canned and shared as holiday gifts. Apples and […]

August Lilies by Elisabeth Ginsburg When people think of hostas, they imagine mounds of lush green or variegated leaves […]

Nothing flatters a hanging basket like a “spiller” – a plant that cascades from its container in waves of foliage […]

New roses are being bred with intoxicating fragrance once more, bringing a winning marriage of old-fashioned fragrance and new-rose vigor. […]

Ah, the first snowdrop of spring. Or is it a spring snowflake? Both are early-blooming bulbs that bear nodding, white, […]

Every year on May first, home and business owners in Annapolis, Maryland create May baskets in an official celebration of […]

Spring is a time for new building projects or yard and garden designs. All mean it’s time to establish new […]

Annuals aren’t just a summer thing. True, many popular annuals – such as marigolds, zinnias, castor beans, portulacas, and celosias […]

Home vegetable gardening is riding a wave of popularity that is probably unprecedented since the Victory Gardens of World War […]