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Lovely Lavender, Growing Better Basil, Succession Planting Greens and Heathercomb Gardens   The long days of summer are here. It's delightful having the sun up so early and setting so late. It gives me an opportunity to catch up on those gardening chores I missed while I was in England on our garden tour. One of our perennial herbs that made it through the winter well is lavender. We grow a few different, hardy varieties and you can expand the pallet of lavenders you grow if you live in warmer climate. I talk about lavender varieties...

  Seed Starting, Creeping Phlox, Cornelian Cherry, and Gardenia     It's March. Yay! For those of us in the Northeast, it's been a long, snowy winter, but recent weather predictions call for a warm and dry spring. I'll take it! March also means it's time to start some seeds indoors. I've already started our leeks and onion seeds with some of the Brassicas and greens to follow later this month. I talk about seed starting in this newsletter. Give it a try. I describe how. One of the most colorful perennials of spring is...

  No Mow Lawns, Cool Cucumbers, Coleus for Sun and Shade, and Rhubarb     It's May and the gardening is in high gear. It's hard to find time to garden and work, but it's a rainy day, so here I am writing this newsletter for you. Our lawn has been growing fast with our cool, wet spring in Vermont. I'm not a big, traditional lawn fan, but I do love how gardeners are trying to make lawns less of a mono-culture and more friendly to pollinators. I talk about "no now" lawn mixes and ways to integrate them into your lawn in this...

    Two Large Perennials, Snacking Peppers, Honeyberries, and Hydrangea Happiness Book   April is wrapping up and for some gardeners, it's been a tough one. While our zone 5 Vermont garden stayed on the cool side most of the month, gardeners in Southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic states dealt with hot temperatures that pushed plants into flower early. Then, of course, there was a freeze and many flowers were lost. Gardening isn't for the faint of heart. At least our tulips and daffodils withstood any cold weather we...