With care, fall mums can be part of springtime planting next year
After the smiles on Jack O’ Lanterns start to droop to the side, most folks are tempted to toss...
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Sweet potatoes step up to plate
The local farmstands and farmers’ markets that are still open may not have the summer favorites anymore, but sweet potatoes are in stock as its rise in popularity continues. During World War II, sweet potatoes had a heyday, with...
Read MoreBecome a basket case in the winter
As winter approaches, hanging baskets and planter boxes aren’t necessarily something you need to store away with the lawn furniture. Spruced up correctly, they can “hang out” and look festive through the winter months without...
Read MoreExtend that growing season
With temperate weather lasting well into October this year, did it seem a shame to put the vegetable garden to bed? Were you tempted to keep right on growing, even as the air got crisper and the leaves continued to fall? Can you...
Read MoreDelaware Botanic Garden opens
It takes your breath away. The two-acre Meadow Garden at the newly-opened Delaware Botanic Garden in Sussex County was designed by world-renowned landscape designer Piet Oudulf. It is probably why you made the trip, but until...
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