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Articles Tagged with #gardening

Notes From the Lawn

Tomato Mori
by Jessica Francis Kane
The botanical arts can be passed down, whispered along, or demonstrated with a spade. But who the teacher turns out to be can be a greater surprise than his secrets for growing tomatoes. Our resident gardener gets ready for the Fourth of July.
Notes From the Lawn

Plantmanship
by Jessica Francis Kane
What sort of gardener looks forward to winter’s first frost? Our in-house green thumb doubts herself after seeing what an expert Virginia gardener—and her garden—looks like.
Notes From the Lawn

The Heirloom Ficus
by Jessica Francis Kane
When a loved one’s houseplants are divided up, what you get isn’t a condition of your standing as a relative, but of your ability as a gardener. Our writer has a story of memory and maintenance, and the discovery of a special bond.
Notes From the Lawn

Raising the Stakes
by Jessica Francis Kane
Drooping flowers are no gardener’s friend. So how can you fix them? And, more to the point, how did these things ever get by without us? A few simple ways to make the world bend to our will.
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Magic Step
by Jessica Francis Kane
One person’s porch is another’s stomping ground; one person’s garden is another’s view. This week: How to share the world with your neighbors or, failing that, how to suffer their existence.
Notes From the Lawn

Container Gardening
by Jessica Francis Kane
Even in urban decay, nature can find a way to thrive. This week: Making the case for making friends with your neighbors, both human and insect.
Notes From the Lawn

The Weed Hound
by Jessica Francis Kane
We want gardening to seem so natural, something any of us, given a trowel, can do. But the autodidacts among us should realize that sometimes help is needed. This week: How a mail-order gardening tool saved a marriage.