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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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Say Hello To Your Birth Month Biennial – And The Meaning Behind Each OneThese beautiful biennial flowers are worth sowing now for a spectacular display next year – and each one has a personality to match your birth month.
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These 6 Fruit Trees Thrive on Neglect – For a Lush, Stress-Free Bounty You Can Enjoy Even in a Small YardTired of fussy fruit trees throwing tantrums, or just craving easy homegrown harvests? These practically unkillable trees give you delicious crops in big pots and small spaces – without the sulking
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4 Late-Blooming Flowers That Support Migrating Butterflies – Plant Them Now Before Summer Ends & Monarchs Head SouthHelp out beautiful butterflies on their big journey south by planting these late summer and fall-blooming flowers now before the season ends.
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7 Garden Rules You Can Safely Break Once Mid-August HitsIt's hot – take a rest! It's actually better for your garden if you break these rules in late summer.
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How to Prune Tomatoes for Healthier Plants & Bigger Harvests – What Experts Want You to Know Before You Pick Up the PrunersPruning tomatoes the right way can produce stronger plants and bigger yields than ones that are left to grow wild. Here's what you need to know to make the cut.
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Turn Your Yard Into a Migrating Bird's Favorite Pit Stop – Add These 4 Elements to Your Garden to Help Them on Their JourneyFall bird migration is on the horizon! Make sure your yard includes these helpful elements that support feathered friends on their long journey south.
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Why Are My Peppers Dropping Their Leaves in August? Diagnosing Late-Summer DefoliationSeeing bare pepper stems with hanging fruit? Learn how to diagnose heat stress, erratic watering, nitrogen draw, and spot diseases to save your crop.
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I Grow This Pretty Flower For My Borders – But It's Also My Secret To Brighter Blond HairI hardly reach for purple shampoo anymore because it leaves my blond hair incredibly shiny (and it's so easy to make)...
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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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How to Get a Second Flush of Flowers From Your Daylilies – Plus, This Easy Trick Keeps Plants Looking FreshKeep your daylilies blooming all the way until the first frost of fall by following this one simple trick.
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This Colorful Perennial Is Quietly Replacing Mums – It Blooms For Weeks Into Fall and Pollinators Love ItWant a garden that blooms in fall and offers plenty of colorful pollinator-friendly flowers? Skip the mums and plant this perennial instead...
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After 20 Years of Gardening, These Are the Plants & Tools I Can't Live WithoutWhenever anyone asks me which plants or gardening products have made the biggest difference in my landscape, I always tell them these 5 items.
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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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Plant Matchmaker: Combine These Two Gorgeous Perennials for a Dreamy Display That Shines Through FallThis stunning plant pairing contrasts delicate pink flowers with dramatic burgundy foliage for a late-season display that reaches its crescendo in early fall.
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What Your Peace Lily Needs in August – 5 Easy Wins for Lush Growth and Dazzling Blooms that Last LongerEven your most resilient houseplant will appreciate a late-summer lift. These easy tasks revive heat-stressed peace lilies, prevent dreaded brown tips, and keep your plant sitting pretty
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6 Gorgeous Native Plants That Bloom in August for a Late Summer Pop of Color and Feast for PollinatorsAugust can be a month of bountiful blooms and bright pops of color with these native plant picks.
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Taking Cuttings From a Plant You Bought Could Land You in Legal Trouble – A Lawyer ExplainsDon't let your gardening habits get you into trouble! Everything you need to know to propagate safely.
