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- 2008.07.17: Finally! The AFTER part of my before and after
- 2008.07.17: Companion planting: A chemical-free way to repel pests with plants
- 2008.07.08: How to plant a butterfly garden in 3 easy steps
- 2008.07.07: Breeding lilacs out of the dead land
- 2008.07.07: We're only working with 1% of the Earth's water. Let's reuse it.
- 2008.07.07: I'm too cool to be hot
- 2008.07.03: How to propagate plants with stem cuttings
- 2008.07.02: I'm having a bad week
- 2008.06.26: How to grow tomatoes
- 2008.06.26: What's bugging your tomato plants?
- 2008.06.26: The Great Long Island Tomato Challenge - 2008 Edition
- 2008.06.25: The great deer migration -- Westward ho!
- 2008.06.19: 8 great annuals -- it's not too late to plant them
- 2008.06.19: Summer solstice in the garden
- 2008.06.19: What's wrong with this picture?
- 2008.06.18: Plant of the week: Black Krim Tomato
- 2008.06.16: Wacky Tomato update
- 2008.06.13: What's up with this tomato, Part 3
- 2008.06.12: What's up with this tomato, Part 2
- 2008.06.12: What up with this tomato?
- 2008.06.12: How to plant professional-looking containers at home
- 2008.06.10: Knock Out contest
- 2008.06.09: Are they really shooting up their plants in the south?
- 2008.06.09: My dog peed on my tomato plants
- 2008.06.07: Bird mites: Something else to worry about
- 2008.06.05: How to test your soil
- 2008.06.04: Plant of the week: Blazin' Lime Iresine
- 2008.06.03: Quick tip: Caring for houseplants in summer
- 2008.05.29: Got me a blue iris
- 2008.05.28: Quick tip: Plant those veggies!
- 2008.05.28: Plant of the week: Miracle fruit
- 2008.05.28: Ladybugs: Your new best friends
- 2008.05.27: What does Poison Ivy look like
- 2008.05.22: It's cicada time! Enjoy the brood while you can, and take precautions if you must
- 2008.05.22: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...
- 2008.05.21: Gardening books actually worth reading
- 2008.05.21: Sometimes, the best laid plans don't make for the best laid plants
- 2008.05.17: Planting Day
- 2008.05.16: Time to plant your vegetables
- 2008.05.15: Urban gardens
- 2008.05.15: There's a new rhododendron in town
- 2008.05.14: Everything you ever wanted to know about ancient Greek Sage
- 2008.05.14: Plant of the week - Ligularia dentata 'Britt-Marie Crawford'
- 2008.05.09: The green dilemma
- 2008.05.08: It's national Wildflower Week; Our own wildflower festival
- 2008.05.07: Plant of the week - Dwarf lilacs (Syringa)
- 2008.05.05: Testing soil pH with the gang
- 2008.05.05: Free trees in NYC -- 3 days only
- 2008.05.02: Scotts recalls Miracle-Gro and more
- 2008.05.01: Garden Conservancy Open Days tour schedule
- 2008.04.30: What's blooming
- 2008.04.28: EcoFest at Clark Botanic Garden
- 2008.04.18: What was I thinking?
- 2008.04.18: My new electric leaf blower and me: A romance story
- 2008.04.17: Everything you need to know about pruning roses
- 2008.04.16: Old Westbury Gardens plant sale
- 2008.04.15: What's blooming in the garden?
- 2008.04.14: Has GREEN gone overboard?
- 2008.04.12: How to repair a damaged lawn
- 2008.04.12: How to get rid of moss
- 2008.04.11: Warning: Brunfelsia plants can kill your dog
- 2008.04.09: Principles of Garden Design
- 2008.04.09: Biofuel on the horizon
- 2008.04.08: Creating garden rooms
- 2008.04.04: Crabgrass control
- 2008.04.02: Going green isn't black and white
- 2008.04.02: Types of mulch, how to mulch and, more importantly, how NOT to mulch
- 2008.04.01: Hard work pays off
- 2008.03.31: Going Loco for Community Supported Agriculture, or "How to become a locavore"
- 2008.03.29: Earth Hour March 29, 2008
- 2008.03.28: Deflowered orchid is dead, dead, dead
- 2008.03.28: Epcot Flower and Garden Festival 2008
- 2008.03.26: How to get rid of slugs and snails
- 2008.03.26: Plants for shade
- 2008.03.25: How to overwinter Mandevilla
- 2008.03.24: "The Veggie Gardener's Answer Book: Solutions to every problem you'll ever face; Answers to every question you'll ever ask" (Storey Publishing, $14.95)
- 2008.03.19: The Vernal Equinox marks the first day of spring
- 2008.03.18: Wacky things you might find in your garden
- 2008.03.18: Presidential Election 2008: Voting Green
- 2008.03.17: When Shamrocks are all you've got
- 2008.03.14: Why should we beware the ides of March?
- 2008.03.13: Would Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie trash 850-year-old gardens?
- 2008.03.12: I have seen the Creepy Gnome
- 2008.03.11: Growing Salvia in the garden
- 2008.03.11: New York State flower
- 2008.03.07: Daylight Savings Time -- A gift to gardeners
- 2008.03.07: Onusgear.com strives to save the Earth -- one canvas bag at a time
- 2008.03.07: When to prune specific plants
- 2008.03.06: Photos from the 2008 Hicks Flower and Garden Show
- 2008.03.06: The Heath pea might go Medieval on obesity
- 2008.03.06: Spring blossom watch
- 2008.03.06: How to prune hydrangeas
- 2008.03.05: How to prune trees and shrubs
- 2008.03.05: Everything's coming up roses
- 2008.02.29: Ricin and Killer Castor Beans
- 2008.02.29: Flower Shows around the world
- 2008.02.29: Hicks Flower and Garden Show
- 2008.02.28: Leap year
- 2008.02.28: Bird watching
- 2008.02.27: Seed starting guidelines
- 2008.02.25: Doomsday Vault has us covered
- 2008.02.24: Do you have a lumpy lawn?
- 2008.02.22: Northeast snow storm
- 2008.02.21: Living furniture -- you have to see it to believe it
- 2008.02.21: Free land for senior gardeners
- 2008.02.20: Lunar eclipse
- 2008.02.15: Houseplants that clean the air
- 2008.02.12: Living to 100 with gardening
- 2008.02.11: Plants that are toxic to pets
- 2008.02.08: Alpha Man -- and why search engines are funny things
- 2008.02.07: It's Chinese New Year -- Increase good fortune in the Year of the Rat
- 2008.02.01: On Groundhog Day -- Do we really want groundhogs prancing around?
- 2008.01.30: Low-light, bright-light: Houseplants for every light situation
- 2008.01.28: When life gives you a hurricane, make...
- 2008.01.28: Focus the Nation event this week
- 2008.01.24: Catalog choice - Keeping it green, (or how to stop catalogs)
- 2008.01.23: It's National Pie Day...
- 2008.01.22: Do you have a rotten neighbor?
- 2008.01.21: Gardens Around the World: Martin Luther King Jr. Gardens
- 2008.01.20: Cloverfield ending revealed
- 2008.01.18: What are you going to do with your tax rebate?
- 2008.01.16: Bizarre gardening accidents
- 2008.01.15: Growing killer tomato plants
- 2008.01.15: New for the vegetable garden
- 2008.01.15: You Tube Tuesday -- Nothing but flowers
- 2008.01.14: How to keep bugs out of your bed
- 2008.01.14: Just say NO to heaving
- 2008.01.12: The naked truth about American men and women in the garden
- 2008.01.11: Nude gardening
- 2008.01.10: New Plants for 2008
- 2008.01.09: Going green (er) for the new year
- 2008.01.08: You Tube Tuesday - Gardening with diapers
- 2008.01.07: Dirt-y Dreams
- 2008.01.02: Sales and discounts on plants and garden gear
- 2007.12.21: Gardens Around the World Friday -- Beauty in Bethlehem
- 2007.12.19: Recommended Book Wednesday -- "1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die"
- 2007.12.18: You Tube Tuesday - Caring for houseplants over the winter
- 2007.12.14: Garden gift guide
- 2007.12.14: Gardens Around the World Friday -- The elusive ghost orchid
- 2007.12.12: Recommended Book Wednesday -- Seascape Gardening
- 2007.12.09: To water and mulch -- or not?
- 2007.12.07: Gardens Around the World Friday -- Three for the price of one
- 2007.12.05: Recommended Book Wednesday -- "Great Flowering Landscape Trees"
- 2007.12.04: Video Tuesday - Gardening for winter interest
- 2007.11.30: Gardens Around the World Friday -- It's always bigger in Honduras
- 2007.11.28: Recommended Book Wednesday -- The Glory of Gardens
- 2007.11.27: You Tube Tuesday -- Got herbs?
- 2007.11.24: Your input needed!
- 2007.11.23: Gardens Around the World Friday -- Chacala
- 2007.11.21: Recommended Book Wednesday -- Radical Prunings
- 2007.11.20: You Tube Tuesday -- Those were the days, my friends
- 2007.11.16: Gardens around the world Friday - What's it like in North America's northernmost spot?
- 2007.11.14: Recommended Book Wednesday -- The Well-Tended Perennial Garden
- 2007.11.13: You Tube Tuesday - We're in the garden, baby!
- 2007.11.12: Let's have a garden party!
- 2007.11.08: It's carnival time!
- 2007.10.29: This Reelsmart No-Crank hose reel ROCKS!
- 2007.10.29: Master Gardener program -- Part 12: Container gardening
- 2007.10.18: Master Gardener program -- Part 11: Herbs, vegetables and compost; Bulbs, weeds and pests
- 2007.10.17: Bulb profiles -- Day 7: Last call for spring bulbs
- 2007.10.16: Bulb profiles -- Day 6: Fritillaria
- 2007.10.15: Bulb profiles -- Day 5: Alliums
- 2007.10.14: Bulb profiles -- Day 4: Bam! Bold and bright tulips
- 2007.10.13: Bulb profiles -- Day 3: Naturalizing Crocuses
- 2007.10.12: Bulb profiles -- Day 2: Daffodils
- 2007.10.11: Bulb profiles -- Day One: Perennial tulips
- 2007.10.10: It's bulb-planting time!
- 2007.10.08: Master Gardener program - Part 10: Hofstra and Clark field trips
- 2007.10.05: Master Gardener program - Part 9: IPM and the Jewel of Suburbia (aka "THE LAWN")
- 2007.10.03: Help wanted: Farm positions on Long Island
- 2007.10.01: Hawaii: The scent of Oahu, or 'Why Meatloaf is a Good Thing'
- 2007.09.28: Master Gardener program - Part 8: Old Westbury Gardens
- 2007.09.28: Master Gardener program - Part 7: Garden Design
- 2007.09.21: Master Gardener program - Part 6, or “Ode to Dr. Richard Iversen”
- 2007.09.20: Master Gardener program - Part 5: Soils and Fertilizers
- 2007.09.20: Growing herbs indoors
- 2007.09.19: When is a Pistachio not a Pistachio?
- 2007.09.12: Master Gardener program - Part 4: Learning from the experts
- 2007.09.10: Master Gardener program - Part 3: Back to school
- 2007.09.07: Master Gardener program (Part 2: History)
- 2007.09.07: What is a Master Gardener, anyway? (Part 1)
- 2007.09.07: 10th Annual Tomato Contest at Hicks Nurseries
- 2007.08.31: A tomato king is crowned!
- 2007.08.29: This butcher is bloody delicious!
- 2007.08.27: Attack of the killer tomatoes -- in Deer Park?
- 2007.08.24: A tale of 2 tomatoes
- 2007.08.22: The Great Long Island Tomato Challenge Weigh-Off
- 2007.08.22: Talking tomatoes
- 2007.08.11: The Great Tomato Weigh-In: Continued
- 2007.08.08: Tomato results trickle in
- 2007.08.08: Hitting the airwaves
- 2007.08.06: Whatcha gonna do with all those tomatoes?
- 2007.08.06: Your votes counts!
- 2007.07.31: Meet Uresh Sheth
- 2007.07.23: Meet contestant #4
- 2007.07.23: How to grow a pineapple at home
- 2007.07.18: Meet contestant #3
- 2007.07.13: The Great Long Island Tomato Challenge - The Heat Is On!
- 2007.07.06: Missing 'The Big One'
- 2007.07.06: Join The Great Tomato Challenge
- 2007.06.19: Tomatoes in EarthBoxes
- 2007.06.15: Bush in Crocs
- 2007.06.11: Free Trees and Plants!
- 2007.06.01: It's an annual affair
- 2007.05.25: Edible weeds
- 2007.05.17: Growing crops in pots
- 2007.05.14: The Hydrangea Conundrum
- 2007.05.09: Container gardening is huge!
- 2007.04.30: Gardening can be a pain
- 2007.04.25: 10 Things I Want for My Garden
- 2007.04.18: April Gardening Chores
- 2007.04.16: Orange trees -- they're not just for Florida anymore
- 2007.04.13: Going green
- 2007.04.03: The 14th Annual EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
- 2007.03.23: Seven steps to a lush lawn
- 2007.03.12: A man-made natural wonder
- 2007.03.09: Be a detective: Spring blossom sleuths wanted!
- 2007.03.07: Flower Show
- 2007.03.02: March gardening chores
- 2007.02.28: New Stars for the Garden, or Everything's Coming Up Roses
- 2007.02.15: How to start seeds indoors
- 2007.02.09: Suggested vegetable varieties for Long Island
- 2007.02.07: CA-CHING!!!
- 2007.02.01: Long Island Seed Exchange
- 2007.01.29: Gardening for winter interest
- 2007.01.29: Put the kabosh on invasive weeds
- 2007.01.28: February Gardening Chores
- 2007.01.22: Talking trash
- 2007.01.20: What's bugging you?
- 2007.01.18: Seed catalogs, or great reading for the off-season
- 2007.01.05: Is it spring already?
- 2006.12.20: January Garden Chores
- 2006.12.07: Books for the holidays
- 2006.12.01: Geraniums in December?
- 2006.11.30: How to keep poinsettias as houseplants
- 2006.11.23: How to overwinter fig trees
- 2006.11.18: Choosing a tree that will survive the holiday
- 2006.11.17: Bare trees are prime for pruning
- 2006.11.15: December garden chores
- 2006.11.13: Need a lift? Try flowers. Really.
- 2006.11.10: Are you ready for winter?
- 2006.11.06: Forcing bulbs
- 2006.11.01: What's in for 2007
- 2006.10.27: Virtual garden club
- 2006.10.25: How to divide hosta
- 2006.10.23: November garden chores
- 2006.10.20: Winterizing Roses
- 2006.10.18: News from the Pumpkin Patch
- 2006.10.15: And now, the bulbs
- 2006.10.14: The case of the stinky specimen
- 2006.10.13: The fun part
- 2006.10.08: Spring Bulbs 101
- 2006.10.04: Back to square one
- 2006.10.02: Oh, the gall!
- 2006.10.01: Brrr
- 2006.09.29: Blah, blah, blog
- 2006.09.27: Meet Jessica Damiano
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