Nadie VanZandt
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How to host a healthy plant sale
Community-organized sales of donated perennial plants are popular and profitable fundraisers for many garden clubs and organizations. Regrettably, they can become “super-spreader” events if care is not used…
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Ask a master gardener: Choosing grow lights
With the lengthening daylight and the many seed catalogs arriving in your mailbox, it’s hard to ignore the promise of spring. Are you planning to grow your own…
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Ask a master gardener: Winterberry, a native of lasting beauty
Dominated by shades of gray, the landscape appears bleak in winter. Look closer and you may glimpse muted mauves in the distant mountains or the warm glow that…
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Ask a master gardener: What’s a living Christmas tree?
This holiday season Christmas trees laden with cherished ornaments and twinkly lights evoking a sense of wonder, peace and warmth will adorn our homes. When the festivities conclude,…
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Holiday guide: The amaryllis will brighten up a winter’s day
Amaryllis, a popular holiday plant, is cherished for its showy flowers in hues ranging from stark white to dazzling red. This species was discovered in 1828 by a…
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In tick country, take care when raking lawns
There are two schools of thought when it comes to managing leaf litter at this time of year. Some people believe in leaving leaf litter as natural mulch…
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Gardening: Stalking the hornworm
VERMONT — This time of year I get impatient for the long-awaited harvest of my tomatoes and the taste of their sweet, homegrown flavor. But will I get…