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6 Bushes You Need To Prune & Trim In The Summer!

Wondering what shrubs and bushes you can safely prune and trim in the middle of summer to keep them healthier, fuller and looking their...

Favorite Photos of Summer Gardens: A GPOD Reader Roundup

Hello All! Summer may be flying by, but there is no reason we cannot slow...

Summer Rainbow Pickled Vegetable Plate: A Taste of Summer

Slice all the vegetables thinly and uniformly so that they cure and pickle at a similar rate to each other, except leave the carrots...

How To Get Your Clematis To Bloom Again This Summer!

Want to get your clematis to bloom again one more time this summer? Clematis are a favorite perennial of many gardeners due to their ability...

10 Heat-Tolerant Greens to Grow All Summer

Leafy greens are underrated workhorses in the garden. They’re nutritious, easy to use, and highly productive. Unfortunately, the hot weather that arrives all too...

4 Tips to Grow Perfectly Sweet Watermelons This Summer

Nothing says summer like a sweet slice of watermelon. Interestingly, the original watermelons were quite bitter and were selectively bred to be sweet over...

Protecting Vegetables from Summer Heat

Sharing is caring! Summer brings some of the most productive weeks of the vegetable gardening season. Tomatoes begin ripening. Cucumbers, squash, and beans reach peak production....

27 Vegetables You Can Still Plant in Summer for a Fast Fall Harvest

Sharing is caring! One of the most overlooked opportunities in the vegetable garden happens in mid to late summer. Many gardeners think planting season is...

The Sunday Summer Supper Series At The Farm!

This summer, Mary and I are so very excited to introduce something new at the farm – our Sunday Summer Supper Series – a...

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Meadow garden in Washington Park’s Mount Vernon Garden

July 04, 2026 The park in my Denver neighborhood is named in honor of George Washington (its naming in 1899 commemorated the 100th anniversary of...

Greenworks 24V 6-Inch Pruning Saw: Hands-On Review

If you’re seeking a powerful tool for pruning large tree branches – thicker than anything you could cut with regular pruning shears – then...

Gardeners Are Using Flour To Deter Garden Pests. Does It Work?

Can you use flour to deter garden pests? That's the question everyone's asking at the moment, thanks to some pretty bold claims on social...
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