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Five secrets to the perfect summer garden
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist Ah, summer. We all enjoy eating outdoors with friends and hoisting a few while…
June 28, 2013
Coping with a growing addiction
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist It all started innocently enough. A packet of wildflowers here, some specialty lettuce there.…
February 15, 2013
Gardening with intent
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist Okay, I admit it; I’m feeling lazy. I should take advantage of one of…
January 4, 2013
Quick, easy ways to a welcoming exterior for the holidays
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist Though Halloween is dead and gone, I still have some frightening words for you:…
November 2, 2012
Beating the heat in your garden
Jennifer Beaver Columnist Fortunately, that merciless heat wave has passed. What will you do when the next one…
August 31, 2012
The books of summer
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist Visit any retail store, and the displays will try and convince you that summer…
July 27, 2012
Summer gardening tips and tricks
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist Summer is here!and the livin’ is easy. And that’s how it should be in…
July 6, 2012
Be a detective to keep your plants healthy
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist Sunday morning my husband discovered me splayed next to the vegetable bed, my head…
June 8, 2012
It’s time for tomatoes!
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist Around the beginning of April, people greet me not with “Hey, Jenny!” but with…
April 27, 2012
Curl up with a good gardening catalog
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist For those who live where winter means cold, snow and unworkable ground, garden catalogs…
December 2, 2011