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Why Vaseline is Your Houseplant’s Best Friend This Fall – 5 Easy Ways to Use Petroleum Jelly to Combat PestsHouseplants coming back inside after a summer outdoors? Here’s why a simple tub of Vaseline could be your best defense for keeping a host of common pests at bay this fall
By Tyler Schuster
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Meet Your Birth Month Pet – and the Meaning Behind All 12 Companion AnimalsFrom cats and dogs, to snakes and tortoises, your birth month pet might reveal more about you than you think...
By Kayleigh Dray
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'I Always Save Old Takeout Containers to Use in My Garden' – 4 Clever Ways to Recycle To-Go Boxes in Your GardenFollow these Dirt Cheap Gardening tips to turn old takeout containers into the most useful new tools in your landscape.
By Laura Walters
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6 Fast-Growing Cover Crops to Sow in September for Richer Soil by SpringDon't leave your garden beds bare this winter. These 6 easy cover crops fix nitrogen, suppress weeds, and build rich spring soil.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Kate Hudson Turned Garden Cuttings Into A Chic Floral Display – Here's How To Recreate The LookThe secret to Kate Hudson's effortlessly chic flower displays? Garden cuttings... but not the kind you'd expect!
By Kayleigh Dray
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Do You Know the September Stagger? This Easy Late-Season Pruning Trick Will Transform Your Fall BordersThe famous Chelsea chop works wonders in early summer – but the September stagger is a brilliant way to selectively slice fall perennials and rejuvenate your late season blooms
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What Backyard Birds Need in September – 6 Easy Ways to Help Them Through FallKeep wild birds flying high by making your backyard a reliable source of food, fresh water, and shelter as natural resources begin to change.
By Teo Spengler
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7 Small Gardening Hacks That Will Actually Change How You GardenOdd numbers, drifts, layers, evergreen structure – these 7 simple garden design habits will change how you plant from this season onwards.
By Sarah Veldman
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Every Garden Needs One Evergreen That Thrives On Neglect – Here Are 7 Of The Best To PlantWant a garden that looks good all year round? Plant one (or more!) of these low maintenance evergreens, stat...
By Kayleigh Dray
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9 Landscape-Design Ideas to Make Your Garden Feel Cooler in High Summer HeatFrom adding dappled shade and trickling water to layering up lush planting and misting the patio, these designer ideas will turn your garden into a much more comfortable space.
By Sarah Wilson
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Don't Cut Back These 5 Perennials Too Soon! They Add Multi-Season Interest, If You Leave Them Alone in FallNot pruning these perennials actually makes your garden look better. Drop your pruners and wait until spring to keep your garden interesting all fall and winter.
By Teo Spengler
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6 Smart Ways to Reuse Spent Tomato Vines (That's Not Just Putting Them in Your Compost)Don't chuck those old tomato vines! Try these 6 clever ways to recycle spent plants and give back to your garden.
By Tyler Schuster
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Meghan Markle Just Put Harvest Baskets Back in the Spotlight – Here's Why They're a Must-Have for Home GrowersInspired by Meghan Markle's garden harvest? Here's how to build a kitchen garden that actually fills a basket, from what to grow to when to pick it.
By Sarah Veldman
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Check Self-Watering Pots and Raised Beds Have this Vital Feature in September or Risk Drowning Your PlantsThis quick 5-minute job could save flowers and vegetables from a watery death once fall rains arrive.
By Emma Kendell
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What to Do With Lavender in September – 5 Easy Tasks to Complete Now for More Fragrant Blooms Next SummerBefore cold weather arrives, make sure you check these simple tasks off your lavender care to-do list.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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This Daffodil Is Quietly Replacing Classic Yellow Varieties – It’s Fragrant, Long-Lived, and HardyIf you're planting spring bulbs this fall, don't overlook this elegant daffodil...
By Kayleigh Dray
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Must-Have Plants That Will Be Twice the Price Come Spring – Add Them to Your Yard Now and Save Yourself a FortuneThese essential plants are often discounted as summer draws to a close so get them into your garden, pronto, while they're still on sale.
By Emma Kendell
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Former Garden Center Manager Reveals 5 Plants You Should Always Buy on Clearance – and 3 Plants to SkipIn the first installment of Garden Center Secrets, Amy Draiss, a former garden center manager shares which plants you should (and shouldn't) buy on clearance.
By Amy Draiss

