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this week in the garden

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week 15: visual relief from the heat, all fresh and white

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week 13: a season of container-gardening improvs

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week 12: coral peonies, frothy herbaceous clematis, and yes, more frogs

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month 3: the chaotic ‘whoosh’ of may-into-june

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week 7: managing the meadow, woodland wildflower time and more

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week 6 in the garden: scrambling to be ‘ready’ for open day

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week 5: hellebores, salamander eggs, and other timely teachers

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cleanup week 4: manna from heaven amid meteorological havoc

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cleanup, week 3: snow melts, shoots emerge—but why are so many pinkish or purple?

cleanup week 2: forward motion, with a mighty assist from the wind and 2 friends

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first day of cleanup: a tentative start to a new outdoor season

'horticultural how-to and woo-woo' with margaret roach, head gardener