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We write two kinds of articles: How-Tos (step-by-step guides, mostly by Alex) and Lists (curated plant picks, mostly by Christina). Here are three good places to start.
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Garden diaryHow We Ended Up With a Garden (We Didn’t Plan This)
We didn’t buy this house for the garden. We bought it because it was the only thing we could afford with enough space for a growing family, and it happened…
By Christina
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How-ToHow to Start Container Gardening (From Someone Who Killed the First One)
My first container garden was a cherry tomato in a pot I found behind the garage. No drainage hole. Garden soil from the yard. Full shade for half the day.…
By Alex
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Plants13 Plant-and-Forget Shrubs That Thrive on Neglect
There’s a shrub in my side yard I haven’t touched in three years. No pruning, no feeding, no watering past its first summer… and it looks better than the plants…
By Christina
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We sold our city apartment during COVID, bought a fixer-upper with a big yard, and started writing down everything we learned.
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