Latest articles by Emma Kendell
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10 New Set-and-Forget Bulbs to Buy Before August Ends – it’s the Easy Gardening Cheat to Borders Full of Striking Spring BloomsStandout new varieties of fall-planted bulbs always sell out before it’s time to plant them, and they're easily stored in a paper bag in your shed.
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ALDI’s $10 Big Resin Planters are the Quick Upgrade my August Patio NeedsI'll be filling my middle-aisle finds with plants that bloom into fall.
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Every Garden Needs One Plant That Keeps Flowering When Everything Else Gives Up – and You Can Rely on These 7 Late-Season HeroesFlowers that carry on blooming through summer into fall without much help from you, and reliably return year after year? Yes please!
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Anthropologie’s Urn Planters are a Gardener’s Dream, and I Found Some Brilliant Dupes to Get The Look for LessCan you tell which urn planter cost $300, $80 and $25? Here's how to get summer's most stylish patio accent without busting the budget.
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How to Hand-Feed Hummingbirds – 6 Critical Secrets to Enjoy This Heartwarming Garden ExperienceAugust is the ideal time to start hand-feeding hummingbirds as they're already used to your presence in the garden.
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This 5 Minute Garden Job With a $4 Dog Comb in August Saves Me Hours of Weeding in SpringGive ornamental grasses a quick groom in late summer and you'll get rid of thousands of seeds that’ll be weeds by April.
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This Natural Tonic Will Revive Every Tired Garden in August, so I Don’t Know Why it’s Such a Well-Kept SecretIt’s cheap, easy to apply, and reinvigorates heat-stressed plants by stimulating their roots to take up more nutrients and moisture from the soil.
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7 Best Fall-Flowering Clematis For Months of Abundant Blooms on Well-Behaved Vines – and One You Should Never PlantIf you don’t have one of these lovely late-season bloomers in your garden, you’re missing a trick. Plant one in August, pronto!
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The Household Staple That Can Revive Dying Plants in Pots This Heatwave SummerThis simple gardening trick can bring dried-out plants back to life when all else fails.
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Ants on Your Hummingbird Feeder? 5 Easy, Natural Solutions to TryDon't let ants ruin the garden sugar-party for your hummers.
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Garden Privacy Screens Just Arrived at Target and They're the Instant Shade Fix We All NeedA stylish privacy screen can do so much more in a backyard than block out nosy neighbors, and at this price you can buy two.
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Weekend Win: Prune Lavender Now to Help it Survive Winter ChillsGive lavender a quick trim in early August and your plant will grow an insulating layer of dense evergreen foliage that acts as a duvet once temperatures plummet.
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I Didn't Water This Border For 2 Years and These are the 10 Plants That SurvivedMy zero-water experiment has revealed some surprising heatwave heroes I didn't expect to be so drought-tolerant.
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I'm Using Old Cardboard Boxes to Make Growing Vegetables So Much Easier This Heatwave SummerMy free cardboard mulch locks moisture into the soil, smothers weeds and prevents cats pooping, saving me so much time and effort.
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What Roses Need in August – 5 Vital Tasks to Enjoy Many More Fragrant FlowersRoses are in full bloom now, but it’s essential to keep plants happy and healthy if they’re to keep flowering through summer heat.
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What Tomato Plants Need in August – 5 Essential Tasks to Enjoy Bumper Harvests of Plump, Flavorful FruitTomatoes are ripening now, and these simple steps are the difference between a basic crop and an abundant harvest of flavorful fruit that lasts into fall.
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Is it Too Early to Think About Fall Decor? Because Joanna Gaines Just Dropped This Faux Foliage at Target, and I’m Obsessed AlreadyThis week’s new Hearth & Hand with Magnolia arrivals are unbe-leaf-ably lovely.
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This $20 Garden Item Will Help Hummingbirds Survive the Great MigrationSee that tiny hummingbird? It’s preparing to migrate a thousand miles or more, and there’s a cheap and easy way you can help it journey safely.
