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Late Season Beauty
Mums and asters are favorite fall flowers but there are many more fall beauties to choose from.More >>
Creating Curb Appeal
The best of our landscapes are often hidden behind our homes for only our family and friends to enjoy. But consider sharing a bit of your green thumb talents with passersby. More >>
Ornamental Grasses for Any Size Landscape
Add motion, sound and texture to your landscape with strategically placed ornamental grasses.More >>
Harvesting, Ripening and Using Green Tomatoes
Fall has many of us scrambling to protect plants from frost, move tropicals indoors or finish harvesting our vegetables. Be sure you collect a few green tomatoes to ripen indoors. More >>
Bring in the Birds
Add a little food, shelter and water for the birds and wait for the year round entertainment to begin.More >>
When and How to Harvest Sunflower Seeds
Sunflowers are a favorite for kids of all ages. Not only are they fun to grow they're also great to eat – that is - if you can beat the birds and squirrels to the seeds. More >>
Saving Geraniums Over Winter
Your geraniums are at peak bloom and you heard somewhere you could store them over winter – but you are wondering how?More >>
Fall Container Gardens
Add a splash of color to your fall garden with a few fresh containers.More >>
Dividing Iris
If your bearded iris are overcrowded like this or failed to bloom in spring – it is time to dig, divide and replant for better bloom next season. More >>
Drying and Preserving Herbs
Keep the flavor of your garden alive all year long. Pick and dry herbs for winter meals and holiday gifts. More >>
Tomato Troubles
You waited all season for that first red ripe tomato only to discover less-than-perfect fruit. But don't worry, you can still have a great harvest and improve things for next season.More >>
Recyclables Find New Life in the Garden
Save money and be kind to the environment by putting discarded milk jugs, soda bottles and detergent containers to work in your landscape.More >>
Still Time to Plant Vegetables – Late Additions to the Garden
Don't let the calendar stop you from gardening. There is still time to plant vegetables for you and your family to enjoy.More >>
Some Like it Hot
You can save water and time yet still have beautiful flowers. These beauties, once established are drought tolerant.More >>
Growing a Butterfly-friendly Garden
Add color and motion to any size landscape by inviting butterflies into your yard.More >>
Unique Homes for Your Container Gardens
Save a few memories and the environment by giving old items new life in your landscape.More >>
Creating Sitting Areas in the Garden
Patios and decks provide wonderful space to sit, relax and enjoy our landscape. With easy access, this deck is perfect for enjoying the morning sun and nearby water garden.More >>
Improve Plant Posture with Simple Supports
Tired of trying to grow grass in the shade? More >>
Groundcovers for Shade
Tired of trying to grow grass in the shade? Consider using shade tolerant groundcovers instead.More >>
Eco-friendly Mosquito Control
Don't let mosquitoes prevent you from enjoying your garden this summer. A fan and a bit of outdoor housekeeping will help you manage these pests.More >>
Beyond Marigolds: Lesser Used Flowers for Your Garden
Though we love our marigolds, zinnias and impatiens consider trying something new in your garden.More >>
Eco-friendly Control of Cabbage Worms
Whether your favorite side dish is coleslaw, broccoli and cauliflower casserole or roasted Brussels sprouts – you'll get the best flavor when you grow the main ingredients yourself.More >>
Growing Fun, Healthy Habits
If they grow them, kids are more likely to eat them – vegetables that is.More >>
Big Results from Small Gardens
No matter what size yard or balcony – there's always room to grow vegetables.More >>
Grow a Healthy Lawn by Using Weeds as Lawn Problem Indicators
Weeds in the lawn aren't just a nuisance – they're a clue to the long-term solution for growing a beautiful and healthy lawn.More >>
From Lawn to Legumes
Save money and improve your diet by converting a portion of your lawn into a productive vegetable garden.More >>
Dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer
A look down streets in most cities and a walk through the woods will reveal the prevalence of our native ash trees.More >>
Water Conservation Never Looked So Good
Dress up your rain barrel with a bit of paint and creativity.More >>
Eco-friendly Lawn Care
You can have a lawn and still be kind to the environment.More >>
Flower Garden Design Basics
Creating a beautiful garden can be overwhelming but understanding a few key concepts can make it much easier.More >>
Create an Attractive Landscape for You and the Wildlife
If you plant it they will come. Birds, butterflies and other wildlife you and your family can enjoy right in your own backyard.More >>
Gardening Moment: How to make homemade liquid fertilizer
On Friday's Gardening Moment on Wake Up Wisconsin, Melinda Myers demonstrated how to make homemade liquid fertilizer for your houseplants, containers and landscape plantings.More >>
Micro-gardening: Grow your own sprouts and greens
Quick, easy, fun and nutritious. That's what growing your own sprouts and greens year round is all about. More >>
Beautify your rain barrel
Dress up your rain barrel with a bit of paint and creativity.More >>
Flower garden design basics
Color plus texture - your recipe for a beautiful garden. More >>
Creating an attractive space for your dog
Tired of the dead spots in your lawn? Contain the damage and beautify your landscapeMore >>
Lawn to legumes: converting a portion of lawn to vegetable garden
Save some green by converting a bit of your lawn into a productive vegetable garden.More >>
Strategies, tools and techniques to keep you gardening
Cut back on gardening painMore >>
Big results from small gardens
Maximize your harvest in minimal spaceMore >>
Containers at home in all areas of the landscape
Capturing color in containers throughout the landscapeMore >>
Beyond marigolds: lesser-used flowers for your garden
Add a little variety to your landscapeMore >>

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