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Kickstart Your Growing Season with These Plants

Spring is here and summer is right around the corner. If you want a blooming vibrant garden, then the time to kickstart the growing season is now! 

 

Every flower garden will be different, but many of the common staples will appear in almost every Ohio garden.  

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Fresh Holiday Greenery Tips and Ideas to Help You Deck the Halls

Fresh Holiday Greenery Tips and Ideas to Help You Deck the Halls

The winter holidays have always been tied to the sight and scent of greenery. Fresh boughs carried inside on a frosty day bring with them the sharp fragrance of pine and the lively gloss of holly leaves. For generations, families have hung wreaths on doors, wound garlands around banisters, and placed colorful poinsettias by the hearth as a way of filling their homes with life when the garden outside lay sleeping. Decorating with fresh greenery is a tradition that connects us to the past while making our homes feel festive in the present. 

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Fall Garden Prep That Sets the Stage for Next Season’s Color

Fall Garden Prep That Sets the Stage for Next Season’s Color

October 6, 2025  |  Fall Season, Garden Prep

When the air turns crisp and the maples blaze in reds and golds, many gardeners feel that familiar urge to call it a wrap on the season. Beds look a little tired, containers aren’t as full, and it feels like the year’s best color has passed. 

But fall holds more potential than many realize. 

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Seasonal Secrets for Fall Planting: Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials That Thrive

Seasonal Secrets for Fall Planting: Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials That Thrive

September 1, 2025  |  Fall Season, Garden Planning

The leaves are whispering their way to the ground. The air carries a crispness that lingers in your sleeves. And the soil? Still warm, still welcoming, still working. Fall is a quiet season in the garden, but not a sleepy one. This is the time when experienced gardeners lean in. While others are winding down, they’re planting. 

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The Beginner’s Guide to Fall Vegetable Gardening in USDA Zone 6

The Beginner’s Guide to Fall Vegetable Gardening in USDA Zone 6

The days are getting shorter, the tomatoes are tired, and your cucumbers might be calling it quits... But your garden doesn’t have to. 

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Garden Bugs: The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly

Garden Bugs: The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly

It's finally summer, and gardens in the Miami Valley are once again full of life. Bees hover over blooms, beetles dive beneath leaves, and the soil never stays still for long. Some of those visitors are helping your garden thrive... Others are treating it like an all-you-can-eat buffet. 

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Summer Gardening Survival Guide for Zone 6: Keep Your Plants Thriving in the Heat

Summer Gardening Survival Guide for Zone 6: Keep Your Plants Thriving in the Heat

Long days, high sun, and sticky afternoons—it’s officially summer in the Miami Valley. And just like people wilt in the heat, so do gardens. Droopy leaves, dry soil, and sun-scorched blooms are a common sight this time of year, especially if you're not sure how to adjust your care routine. 

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