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How to choose the best crab apple tree

When you're choosing a crab apple, it’s the fruits that matter, not the flowers. Fall is the time to select the best one for you.
Fall house cleaning -- birdhouses, that is

One fall house cleaning chore is done outdoors -- cleaning out birdhouses so they'll be ready for next year's occupants.
Many official state flowers aren't native plants

Do you know what your official state flower is, and if it's a native plant or not?
Daylilies: The nearly perfect perennial

No perennial plants are easier to grow or more rewarding than daylilies.
Wild parsnips: One of the most tenacious invasive plants

Wild parsnip is an invasive plant that aggressively spreads to take over fields and roadsides.
Saving seeds Part II: When and how to collect and store seeds

Gardeners can save money and have fun by saving seeds of plants that range from flowers and vegetables to trees and shrubs. Here's how.
Saving seeds: Gardening on the cheap

Want to save money in the garden? Save seeds from your garden instead of buying them, or buying plants.
Earth Day: 10 ways to go green in the garden

10 ways any gardener can go green -- practice sustainability -- in the garden on Earth Day and all year.
In Vermont, spring is finally here

Signs of spring abound in Vermont. Some are traditional and some are decidedly untraditional.
Great garden books, part 1

Garden writers recommend eight top garden books.
It's cherry blossom time in Washington and beyond

As the National Cherry Blossom Festival opens in Washington, even gardeners in cold climates can add a cherry tree to their yards or visit a variety of other festivals.
How to divide perennials

When perennials need to be divided, here's how to do it.
When to divide perennials

Answers to your questions about when to divide perennials. Is it best to divide in spring or fall, and should you avoid dividing some perennials?
The Auburn oaks and oaks in your yard

The news about the poisoned live oak trees at Auburn University sparks interest in growing oak trees in general. It's easy to grow them from acorns.
Amaryllis bulbs: Bigger is better

If you want to grow amaryllis flowers like those you see in photos, start with large bulbs. They produce bigger stems and blooms.
How to grow sprouts

Growing good-tasting sprouts is an easy indoor gardening project. Here's how.
Growing good-tasting sprouts is easy and fun

In winter, when it's too cold to grow veggies outdoors, try 'farming' on the kitchen counter by growing sprouts. It's easy, and they taste great. Here's how to get started.
Garden catalog season: New isn't necessarily better

The 2011 garden catalogs are here, offering tempting new plants. But are the new plants really better than the older ones?
Cyclamen is a great holiday plant

Red and white cyclamen plants provide great holiday color for this Vermont gardener.
Parsley, the last herb of fall

Whether curly or flat-left, parsley is hardy, often the last herb to succumb to fall frost.
Flowering kale and cabbage: Too pretty to eat

Flowering kale and cabbage, also called ornamental cabbage and kale, are two colorful stars of the fall garden. You can actually eat them, but they're really grown for their pretty leaves.
It's time to take coleus cuttings

Want plenty of coleus plants next spring? It's easy to take cuttings and root them now.
Milkweed: Not just for monarch butterflies

Milkweed is best known for its usefulness to monarch butterflies, but it's a good plant for gardeners, too.
Seeds: Sow them and expect wonders

All garden treasures started as seeds. Be it a fragrant lilac, a juicy tomato, or a blue ribbon-winning pumpkin, the best, biggest, and most wonderful plants sprouted from an unassuming seed.
Even more great seed companies that gardeners should know

The final installment in our series on small but notable seed companies gardeners should know about.