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What to Plant to Attract Butterflies, Hummingbirds and Other Pollinators

Here are her top tips for first luring in pollinators and then keeping them hard at work in your garden.

How to Remove a Tree Stump Painlessly

This article shows you how to do a tree stump removal without breaking your back. This stump removal method is safe and effective, and doesn’t require...

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

40 Plants That Attract Hummingbirds

Welcome Hummingbird Fans There are a lot of choices for plants that attract hummingbirds to the garden. The goal, of course, is not only to get their attention

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Tips and Tricks to Keep Plants Blooming

Deadheading is a popular practice – but do you know all the ways to keep flowers on your plants longer? Follow these easy tips for keeping your favorite shrubs and flowers blooming longer.

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15 Vegetables Best Started from Seed

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Issue 021117
Growing Vegetables From Seed
Feb 11 - Wildflowers: Ready - Set - Grow
Late winter is the ideal time to start
wildflower seeds, but you can't just chuck them onto the landscape and expect success. We share all the local tips that ensure a spectacular showing of these bloomers. You will know the best seed, soils, food, and techniques that brings on the color this spring. Come early, this class can be standing room only…

Top 10 Arbor Day Nursery Trees

Still need help deciding which trees and shrubs to add to your landscape this year? In several hardiness zones, the time for planting is now. Check out the top 10 most popular trees sold through the Arbor Day Tree Nursery and see which trees are perfect for your landscape. North Privet (Ligustrum x ibolium) This deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub is America’s fasting-growing hedge, growing up to 3′ per year. The shrub’s dense, dark, glossy green foliage makes it an excellent choice for hedges…