Gardening Sweet Spots - The Emerald Necklace Garden Club

Gardening Sweet Spots – The Emerald Necklace Garden Club

Add Seasonal Pizzazz with Winter Porch Pots

There's no need to retire all your weather-resistant containers for winter. Add evergreen boughs, branches and colorful accessories to create winter porch pots with pizzazz to welcome holiday visitors. ...
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Caterpillars…eew! But Oh, Those Butterflies!

There are 119 caterpillars in Ohio that turn into beautiful butterflies or moths. Learn more about some you might see in your yard this fall. ...
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Rock On… In Your Garden

Looking for a low-maintenance solution to a problem area in your yard? A rock garden may be the answer. Find tips here on creating one, from a large area to a miniature one in a container. ...
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Garden Smarter as You Age

Getting older is unavoidable, but gardening smarter with advancing age means a satisfying and physically beneficial activity doesn’t have to be given up. For tips that make gardening easier at any age, read on. ...
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Perennials: Time to Divide & Conquer

It’s that time of year when garden borders begin to look either overgrown or have spots where plants have died out. August is a good time to consider dividing and rearranging perennials. Which ones should you divide now? ...
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Adapting for Drought

No one can accurately predict when the evolving climate will result in periods of drought that will challenge our current gardening practices. So consider now what can be done should a long dry spell occur as early as this summer. ...
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Rain, Rain, Go Away… To My Rain Garden

Rainwater runoff is a huge environmental problem. Adding a rain garden to low spots on your property is a simple but effective solution. Discover how you can be a part of the solution. ...
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No-Space Gardens

Got a taste for home-grown veggies? (Yum!) Got limited space? (Yes!) A Square Foot Garden is the perfect solution… and you don’t even have to bend over if it’s in a raised bed! Read on to learn more about this manageable mini-garden concept with big yields. ...
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