Late summer lawn care tips
Is your grass looking brown or dry? These six late summer lawn care tips can help you get things back on track and greening up again soon.
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Aphids and Your Lawn: Understanding the damage and protecting your grass and garden plants
Aphids can do considerable damage to your lawn garden in very little time. Read how to identify and control them before it’s too late.
Moles and Voles: How to stop them from damaging your lawn
You see brown grass, burrows, and dead grass. But what’s doing it – moles or voles? Learn how to distinguish and deal with them.
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Blossom End Rot: What it is and salvaging your tomato harvest
Read everything you need to know about blossom end rot and your tomatoes – the causes, prevention, and how to salvage your harvest this year.
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Outdoor Lighting: What are the best options to illuminate your landscape?
Outdoor lighting plays an essential role in your landscape design. With so many options, how do you choose? We explain some guidelines.
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Sage: How to grow a classic kitchen herb
Sage is an easy-to-grow classic favorite, long used for culinary use in the Mediterranean region. Learn how quickly you’ll grow this herb.
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Planting the Stars: A Guide to growing the liatris spicata, the blazing star
Blazing Star flowers are tall, vibrant, and so attractive to birds, butterflies, and bees. We explain how to plant and care for them.
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12 Benefits of an outdoor kitchen
If you can’t stand the heat, build yourself an outdoor kitchen. No. Seriously. Here are twelve compelling reasons why you actually should.
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How to Grow Petunias: A comprehensive guide for vibrant blooms
Growing petunias is relatively easy, and they are stunning in hanging baskets and containers. Read the ins and outs of caring for them.
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Hurricane-proof your North Carolina yard before tropical storm season arrives
Many NC residents know to get their bottled water and fill the gas tanks, but they forget to hurricane-proof their yards. Read how, here. The time to start? Now.
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Peonies: A blooming good guide to planting and maintenance
Peonies are a beautiful species, a classic favorite for many gardeners who adore their lush, showoff blossoms and alluring soft fragrance.
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Crepe Myrtle: The ultimate guide to growing a southern beauty
Crepe myrtle is a favorite landscaping trees here in eastern North Carolina. Learn all there is to know about how to plant and care for them.
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Acidic Soil: Best 12 plants to grow in acid soils in zones 7 and 8
Acidic soil can pose a challenge in northeastern North Carolina, but you can still have a lovely landscape by growing soil-loving plants.
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Geraniums: Make a powerful color statement in your landscape
Geraniums are beautiful, abundant bloomers with large and show-off flowers all summer long. Learn how to use them to color your landscape.
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Brick Walkway: Recycle old bricks into a pretty pathway
Here’s a fun and cheap DIY project–build a beautiful brick walkway by turning that ugly pile of construction debris into brick pavers.
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