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Take Cuttings From These 6 Plants in July and Get Dozens More for Free – Fill Out Your Garden Without Spending a Penny!July is a great time to take cuttings from these wonderful plants and get them rooting well before the fall. Expand your garden in the most budget-friendly way!
By Teo Spengler
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10 Ravishing Purple Flowers to Grow for the Most Beautiful Garden Borders of All Time – Get Ready to Swoon!This dazzling parade of perennial purple blooms will pack your yard with wonderful color and fill your heart with joy.
By Clare Walker
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Pollinator Plants: The Best Flowers to Attract Bees, Butterflies, and MoreWant a garden buzzing with life? These are the best pollinator-friendly plants for supporting bees, butterflies, and birds.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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'I Always Save Old Cardboard Boxes to Use in My Garden' – 4 Smart Ways to Turn Trash Into Your New Gardening Secret WeaponAre cardboard from all your online orders filling up the recycling bin? Don't toss them! Use them in your garden instead. These are my 4 favorite tricks to try.
By Laura Walters
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Train Your Tree to Survive Heat Waves: This Deep-Watering Tool Gets Water Where It's Needed MostWatering daily but still seeing scorched trees? It's because you're only watering the surface. Here's why a deep-irrigation probe is the ultimate fix.
By Sarah Veldman
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Every Bird Bath Needs This Easy Tupperware Trick to Keep Birds Happy in Summer HeatYour backyard bird bath is pulling a double shift in this blistering midsummer heat, but keeping it fresh is exhausting. This neat trick slashes your bird bath duties while keeping local birds blissfully chilled
By Teo Spengler
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At Only $20, These Ergonomic Pruners Are Hard to Pass Up – Fiskars SmartFit Steel Bypass Pruner P68 ReviewReview A cut-price tool for all-purpose pruning.
By Pete Wise
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Sorry Wooden Trellis, But This Sleek Weather-Tough Alternative is Stealing the Show in Gardens This SummerDurable, rot-resistant, and effortlessly chic? No wonder this garden feature is proving so popular with all those dreaming of low-maintenance screening.
By Sarah Veldman
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A Heatwave Can Spoil Bird Bath Water Fast – This Simple Copper Trick Keeps It Fresher for LongerIf algae, cloudy water, and constant cleaning have become frustrating, this budget-friendly copper disc may be worth trying.
By Amy Draiss
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5 Easy Ways to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard in July – and Help Them Prepare for the Great Migration Next MonthWelcome more hummingbirds to your yard this month before they make the journey south until next summer. Here are 5 simple ways to attract hummingbirds in July.
By Teo Spengler
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You Can Train Plants to Need Less Water – This One Habit Builds Drought ToleranceHelp plants cope better with dry spells and heatwaves by making one simple but effective change to your watering routine.
By Tyler Schuster
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DeWalt 20V MAX 8" Brushless Chainsaw Review: Small Tool, Big PowerReview Need a chainsaw for small jobs? Check out our DeWalt 20V MAX 8 in Brushless Cordless Pruning Chainsaw review.
By Alex Temblador
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9 Clever Landscape Designer Tricks to Make the Most of a Long Narrow GardenA skinny garden often feels like a corridor but there are plenty of designer ideas you can use to create a sense of width so your outdoor space feels bigger.
By Sarah Wilson
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10 Time-Saving Garden Cheats to Make Life Easier in This Crazy HeatCut garden chore time with these quick tricks that de-stress your plants as well as you.
By Emma Kendell
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Do I Have to Reapply Mulch in Midsummer? How to Know When It's Time to Top Up Your BedsMulch rarely lasts all season. By July, it has often thinned out, leaving beds exposed as heat peaks. Here's how to tell if you need to reapply more mulch now.
By Tyler Schuster
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This Is the Best Time to Fertilize Your Vegetable Garden for a Bigger Harvest – and the 1 Time You Should Never Feed PlantsWhen you feed your vegetable garden matters almost as much as the fertilizer you use. Find out the best and worst times to fertilize for a huge harvest.
By Tyler Schuster
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Don't Let Birds Struggle This July – These 6 Easy Additions Turn Your Backyard Into a Summer RefugeWith food, fresh water, cooling shade, and safe shelter in short supply, these simple changes can help birds through the toughest weeks of summer.
By Mary Ellen Ellis

