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Fall cleanup in the garden doesn’t mean what it used to

Cleaning up the garden has been a fall tradition, but in recent years many gardeners are postponing it until spring.

Fall’s the time to renovate your lawn. Here’s how

There are simpler ways than canning to preserve your garden harvest

Got pruning remorse? How to fill in those bare spaces

Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners

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A greener getaway? Danish capital rewards tourists who litter pick

Endangered Titan arum, also known as the corpse flower, blooms at Kew Gardens in London

Lisbon painted by lilac flower blossom

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Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone’s misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you

Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found while walking on a sidewalk.

Hammerheads (the garden variety) pose a threat to earthworms

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions. But there’s another worm out there that’s toxic, deadly to our beloved earthworms and nearly impossible to kill.

Seeds are gifts from nature, one organic producer says. It’s ending sales and giving them away

An organic seed company with national reach has surprised its supporters by announcing it will end sales this month and give hundreds of varieties away.

Summer may be winding down but the otherworldly shrub known as buttonbush still has time to shine

Fall is just around the corner, and some summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and you may continue to need focal points in your garden.

In many regions, it’s time to start turning some of the garden over to fall vegetables

In many regions, it’s time to start turning some of the garden over to fall vegetables. That’s true just about anywhere with at least three seasons and no freeze until after September.

A greener getaway? Danish capital tests climate reward scheme for tourists

Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking floating trash from the Danish capital’s waterways, cycling to its museums instead of going by car, or volunteering at an urban garden.

Playing matchmaker for your zucchini, and other tips for a summer garden favorite

Backyard vegetable gardeners often have questions about zucchini. The plants either produce like crazy and you can’t give enough zucchinis away.

These plants wait their whole lives to bloom once. It’s usually spectacular

Among flowering plants, there are annuals, perennials, biennials. But another group of plants — called monocarpics — spend their whole lives growing to provide a single, swan-song bloom before dying.

A sweet, native and nutritious snack from the garden? Look no further than blueberries

AP gardening writer Jessica Damiano has been growing dwarf blueberries for three years and her plants outside New York City are covered in green fruits right now.

How to find that tricky balance between lawn and not-lawn. And care for it sustainably

When it comes to the American lawn, feelings can run high. Turf grasses cover a lot of real estate across the country, while sucking water and doing next to nothing for biodiversity.

Yes, you can have a tidy native-plant garden. Here are some tips

For decades, many American gardeners looked at native plants and saw weeds. Most nurseries didn’t stock them. But that’s changing.

Luckily for cooks and gardeners, some herbs come back year after year

If you like to cook, you might have aromatic herbs in the garden for meals all summer long. And even year after year.

Why you should take steps if you see a grayish powder on your plants. It’s powdery mildew

As the growing season progresses in the garden, keep an eye out for a white or grayish-white powder on your plants.

If your soil’s no good or you don’t have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales

If you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales.

How to turn a supermarket bouquet into a lusher, more personalized flower arrangement

If your heart is telling you to give a luxurious bouquet of flowers, but your wallet is saying shop at the supermarket, fear not.

Making cut flowers last well beyond Mother’s Day

There’s nothing quite like receiving a fresh bouquet of cut flowers. And nothing kills the vibe quicker than stinky, slimy, wilted flowers poking out of a vase full of brown water.

Flowers aren’t the only way to add color to a garden. How to paint with foliage

When we want to add color to the garden, most of us set our sights on flowers. But many leaf-forward plants can outlast and even outcompete those with colorful blossoms.

The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead

Many communities across the country have tried to ban or limit leaf blowers because of their noise and environmental impact. But they roar on.

‘Foodscaping’ slips vegetables in among the flowers for visual appeal in the garden

A gardening practice called foodscaping is about mixing vegetables with flowers and other ornamentals for a visually appealing garden.

The garden’s waking up again. Spring chores to tackle first

As plants and animals enter a new phase of life in our gardens, we, too, emerge from a type of dormancy in spring, a kind of hibernation from yard work.

How to care for a potted lily and other gift plants

If you celebrated Easter last weekend, you might be reading this beside a pot of lilies, hydrangeas, hyacinths or daffodils covered in cellophane or foil.

Not all vegetables are annuals. Here are some that come back year after year

Most vegetables grown in home gardens are annuals. They wither and die at the end of the season and need to be replanted every year to reap more crops.

Just-introduced annuals and perennials add something new to the garden

It’s a special kind of joy that only a gardener could understand. That’s when nurseries begin stocking the year’s new plant introductions.

It’s not what St. Patrick used, but today’s three-leaved shamrock can make a nice houseplant

St. Patrick is believed to have used a three-leaf clover to explain the complexity of the Trinity to nonbelievers in 5th century Ireland.

For Women’s History Month, a look at some trailblazers in American gardening and horticulture

Women have long been at the forefront of gardening in America, whether passing on knowledge to the next generation or creating garden clubs or — in some cases — making significant contributions to science and landscape design.

New varieties of tried-and-true vegetables invite gardeners to experiment

You may like to grow tomatoes, peppers, basil and other vegetables and fruits every year in the garden. But you also can experiment with new and different varieties.

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