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Articles

Plant Articles - individual plant growing guides

• Central Sierra Victory Gardens 2020 
• Create a Habitat for Monarch Butterflies
• Daffodils! 
• Fig Trees
• Gardening in Pots
• In Love with Lavender-A Garden Stunner 
• In Times of Drought, Using Water Twice and Critical Stage Watering
• In Times of Drought - The Rain Barrel Strategy 
• Jump Start on Spring 
• Killing Your Lawn (On Purpose) 
• Lasagna Gardening
• Monarch Butterflies
• Native Plant Sale Heralds Fall Planting Season
• Persimmon Trees
• Planting a Winter Vegetable Garden in the Mother Lode
• Plants Can Make Great Holiday Gifts 
• Return of the Victory Garden
• Soil
• Spiders, Snakes & Bats - Oh, My!
• Spooky Halloween Critters are Your Friends in the Garden
• What Is This Plant?
• Winter Landscapes

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