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    Choosing the right splash of color for your conditions | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Choosing the right splash of color for your...
    By Marianne Binetti • May 13, 2016 3:56 pm

    Invest in color that likes your growing conditions with the recommendations below.

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    Choosing the right splash of color for your conditions | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Choosing the right splash of color for your...
    By Marianne Binetti • May 13, 2016 3:56 pm

    Invest in color that likes your growing conditions with the recommendations below.

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    If spring plants don’t care what they eat, just feed them | MARIANNE BINETTI
    If spring plants don’t care what they eat,...
    By Marianne Binetti • May 6, 2016 6:17 pm

    This week, Marianne Binetti shares tips about plant feed, what to do if your petunia changes color and more.

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    If spring plants don’t care what they eat, just feed them | MARIANNE BINETTI
    If spring plants don’t care what they eat,...
    By Marianne Binetti • May 6, 2016 6:17 pm

    This week, Marianne Binetti shares tips about plant feed, what to do if your petunia changes color and more.

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    Answers to your spring pruning and trimming questions | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Answers to your spring pruning and trimming questions...
    By Marianne Binetti • April 22, 2016 4:36 pm

    The big questions this week are about when to cut, what to cut and how to cut.

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    Mid-April is a great time to start planting vegetable seeds | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Mid-April is a great time to start planting...
    By Marianne Binetti • April 15, 2016 4:26 pm

    You can start warm-season crops indoors now for setting out into the garden later after the weather has warmed.

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    Theme your garden with ‘Downton Abbey’ roses | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Theme your garden with ‘Downton Abbey’ roses |...
    By Marianne Binetti • April 8, 2016 4:37 pm

    I’ll be hosting a Downton Abbey Garden party this spring in honor of a group tour to enjoy the gardens of England and so I’ll be planting these for an English theme garden:

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    Time to plant those cool season crops like lettuce, peas and kale | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Time to plant those cool season crops like...
    By Marianne Binetti • March 25, 2016 5:43 pm

    “But the soil is still too wet and cold for planting the heat loving seeds of nasturtiums, tomatoes, peppers and squash.”

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    Test for moisture before planting | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Test for moisture before planting | THE COMPLEAT...
    By Marianne Binetti • March 18, 2016 6:24 pm

    “Early spring is here and for some gardeners that means it is time to plant seed – but planting seed this early will not work in every garden.”

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    Fertilize now for healthy lawns | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Fertilize now for healthy lawns | THE COMPLEAT...
    By Marianne Binetti • March 11, 2016 3:37 pm

    In Western Washington moss often moves in after a wet winter but rather than killing the moss, concentrate on encouraging the grass.

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    Save the pollinators, save the world | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Save the pollinators, save the world | THE...
    By Marianne Binetti • March 4, 2016 4:35 pm

    March is the month to scan your own landscape for early flowers – not a lot of blooms? Then get thee to a nursery and add new plants in bloom now to provide an early food source for the desperate birds, bees and butterflies.

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    Have you considered adding a Hellebore to your garden? | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Have you considered adding a Hellebore to your...
    By Marianne Binetti • February 26, 2016 7:17 pm

    Here are six facts about Hellebores that may convince you to invest in these heavenly plants.

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    Time to get those peas pre-sprouted and ready to go | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Time to get those peas pre-sprouted and ready...
    By Marianne Binetti • February 18, 2016 7:54 pm

    It is still too early to plant other cool-season crops like lettuce unless you have a hoop house or cold frame that protects new seedlings from the weather.

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    Five ways to win the War on Weeds | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Five ways to win the War on Weeds...
    By Marianne Binetti • February 11, 2016 6:47 pm

    “If weeds are the biggest worry in your garden, then relax and remember that weeds are Mother Nature’s way of getting you outdoors and exercising.”

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    Now’s the time to force your garden into an early spring | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Now’s the time to force your garden into...
    By Marianne Binetti • January 29, 2016 4:57 pm

    You can smell the fragrance and enjoy the color of an early spring this month at the Tacoma Home and Garden show that runs Jan. 28 – 31.

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    if you can’t have a pet, try one of these substitutes from the plant world | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    if you can’t have a pet, try one...
    By Marianne Binetti • January 22, 2016 5:07 pm

    “Plants are easily house trained by slipping a saucer under the pot.”

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    Tips to get your garden ready for spring | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Tips to get your garden ready for spring...
    By Marianne Binetti • January 15, 2016 3:08 pm

    The second week of January may feel like the dark days of winter but the days are getting longer and spring is on the way.

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    A year’s worth of gardening resolutions | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    A year’s worth of gardening resolutions | THE...
    By Marianne Binetti • January 12, 2016 6:53 pm

    This January resolve to add these monthly reminders to your calendar.

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    Resolve to add some color to your outdoor spaces | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Resolve to add some color to your outdoor...
    By Marianne Binetti • December 18, 2015 7:00 pm

    The end of December and the start of the New Year means it is time to consider change and resolutions.

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    Support a ‘growth industry’ this gifting season | THE COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER
    Support a ‘growth industry’ this gifting season |...
    By Marianne Binetti • December 4, 2015 5:48 pm

    The first week of December is when holiday gift plants appear as the easy and practical solution for Christmas, hostess and personal gifts. So what plant is best to give?

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