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You Can't Pull Your Way Out of Bindweed
There are two bindweeds, one of them might be native, and pulling either one is propagating it. Here's the briefing nobody gave you: why bindweed keeps winning, why the chemical...
You Can't Pull Your Way Out of Bindweed
There are two bindweeds, one of them might be native, and pulling either one is propagating it. Here's the briefing nobody gave you: why bindweed keeps winning, why the chemical...
Why Roses Love Hamilton
Roses might be the most intimidating plant I get asked about, but most of that fussy reputation belongs to just one branch of the family. Here's how to pick a...
Why Roses Love Hamilton
Roses might be the most intimidating plant I get asked about, but most of that fussy reputation belongs to just one branch of the family. Here's how to pick a...
Gardening Through a Heatwave: A Hamilton Surviv...
Extreme heat is becoming a normal part of the Hamilton growing season, not a once-a-summer surprise. Here's how to carry your garden through a heatwave without the panic: what to...
Gardening Through a Heatwave: A Hamilton Surviv...
Extreme heat is becoming a normal part of the Hamilton growing season, not a once-a-summer surprise. Here's how to carry your garden through a heatwave without the panic: what to...
Powdery Mildew Is Probably Fine
Found a grey, dusty coating on your leaves and reached straight for the fungicide? Take a breath. Powdery mildew is usually harmless, often not worth treating, and easy to tell...
Powdery Mildew Is Probably Fine
Found a grey, dusty coating on your leaves and reached straight for the fungicide? Take a breath. Powdery mildew is usually harmless, often not worth treating, and easy to tell...
How to Grow Peonies in Hamilton (Clay, Ants, an...
There's a reason peonies stop you in your tracks every June. They thrive in our heavy clay, live for decades, and ask for almost nothing once they're settled in. Here's...
How to Grow Peonies in Hamilton (Clay, Ants, an...
There's a reason peonies stop you in your tracks every June. They thrive in our heavy clay, live for decades, and ask for almost nothing once they're settled in. Here's...
Pinching: The Gardening Technique Behind Our Name
Most people assume we named the shop after a pinch of salt. We didn't. Pinching is a horticultural technique — one of the simplest things you can do in a...
Pinching: The Gardening Technique Behind Our Name
Most people assume we named the shop after a pinch of salt. We didn't. Pinching is a horticultural technique — one of the simplest things you can do in a...