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Try to buy plants that were…

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grown in your hardiness zone. They’ll more than likely thrive.

Be sure strip the foliage…

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off of cut flowers when using in arrangements.

Keep the soil moist…

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when starting flowers by seed.

Aerating compacted garden soil…

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allows water and nutrients to reach a plant’s deep roots.

Pick and handle your vegetables…

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carefully as nicks, cuts, or bruises result in a shorter shelf life.

Keep the soil aerated…

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by occasionally cultivating you garden flower gardens.

Keep vegetables…

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and herbs away from chemical fertilizers.

Give you garden…

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a sense of place by using local stone.

Mulch protects tree and shrub roots…

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from the heat in the summer and the cold in the winter.

Compost improves soil…

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texture, aeration, and increases the soil’s ability to hold moisture.