gardening
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Ask a master gardener: How to force spring bulbs
Watching the first flowering bulbs appear from the thawing ground in spring is one of my favorite times of the year. Luckily we don’t have to wait all…
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How to prevent loss of stored garlic
When you reach into your paper bag of carefully stored garlic and pull out a bulb to see a sprout emerging from the top… What do you do?
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Ask a Master Gardener: The history of greenhouses
As early as 30 A.D., reports of greenhouses appeared in the writings of the famous Pliny the Elder, Roman savant and scientific authority of his time.
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Ask a Master Gardener: All about seed catalogues
Nothing brightens a dreary winter afternoon like a crisp, colorful seed catalog arriving in the mailbox.
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Judith’s Garden: Sleeping Beauty, Part 2
It’s mid- January as I write this article. My garden, and most likely yours too, is sleeping under a light covering of snow.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to force winter flowers
Forsythia in February? Impossible, you say? Not so. A vase full of flowers from the garden won’t take much more effort than harvesting some branches to force them…
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Judith’s Garden: Sleeping beauty, Part 1
What about the garden in winter, as it sleeps under a blanket snow? This can be equally beautiful. It’s all about the contrast of the seasons — something…
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Ask a master gardener: How to have fresh rosemary all year
While rosemary is not a perennial in Vermont, you can still grow and enjoy fresh rosemary all year. Just plant it in a container. Bring it outside in…
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Ask a master gardener: What’s the romance with mistletoe?
Hung in doorways to spread holiday cheer, mistletoe is rich in mythology and tradition.
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Ask a Master Gardener: Care & safety of holiday plants
Whether you receive a new plant as a gift or purchase it, it’s always a good idea to familiarize yourself with the plant’s needs and any safety concerns…
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Ways of seeing: Gardening is truly an act of faith
I never realized how much faith and patience I had until I’d harvested my first crop of garlic over twenty years ago when I lived in Charlotte.
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Ask a master gardener: Growing mushrooms indoors
Mushroom grow kits can be found online and in the gardening section in many stores. Available varieties include oyster, lion’s mane and shitake, along with familiar varieties such…
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Neighbors care for welcoming Weybridge gardens
The historic Pulp Mill Bridge spanning Otter Creek between Middlebury and Weybridge has been a major tourist stop for many years.
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Area gardens receive recognition
Judges from the Middlebury Garden Club traveled many roads looking for gardens expressing great pleasure and happiness. Four earned the club’s Roadside Awards.
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Have you heard about goatscaping?
Zora, a cashmere goat accompanied by her four goat workers, brings gentleness and peacefulness to the typically clamorous task of removing vines, shrubs and all else that resolve…
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Judith’s Garden: The garden’s grand finale
Fall is here — that magnificent but fleeting season when the forests array themselves in their most splendid finery as they bid a final adieu to summer.