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9 Items to Perk Up the Patio

A few suggestions for a midsummer outdoor reset.

July 20, 2022

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Green Acre #390: Nights in White Everything

Dinner, and gardens, can glow in the dark.

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Green Acre #389: Too Green Is My Garden

Replanting to add color in the middle of summer is okay.

July 13, 2022

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Green Acre #388: Mixed Arrangement

Today’s roses are not Boom Boom Pow for the garden.

July 6, 2022

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Green Acre #387: Recycling, Meet Peecycling

The No. 1 substitute for fertilizer is, well, No. 1.

June 29, 2022

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Beachy Keen

Some beach or pool towels have sassy new looks.

June 28, 2022

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Green Acre #385: The Case for Structure

A place for everything, and everything in its place. I wish.

June 15, 2022

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Green Acre #384: Dumbarton Oaks Unflowered

It’s in the ‘between times’ that a garden’s structure wins the day.

June 8, 2022

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Green Acre #383: Three Birds and a Garden

Plants offer serenity, while birds prefer yak, yak, yak.

June 1, 2022

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Green Acre #382: Color Up!

When things are uniformly green, it’s okay to tart things up!

May 25, 2022

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Green Acre #381: Cleanup Needed in Aisle 6!

Blame it on The Prince, but a certain street-picker also bears some responsibility.

May 18, 2022

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Green Acre #380: Plant Rescue

Thievery? I think not!

May 11, 2022

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Green Acre #379: Birth of a Gardener

It doesn’t include much digging.

April 27, 2022

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Green Acre #378: Down With Daffodils!

Sure, they’re cheerful . . . at first.

April 20, 2022

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Green Acre #377: Fooling Mother Nature . . .

. . . but in the nicest way, so my sad sago gets an early-springtime boost.

April 13, 2022

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Green Acre #376: How to Create a City Garden

The authors of a new book have fresh new ideas.

April 6, 2022

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Green’s Reality Is Serious

But bright versions of the color poke through the gloom.

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Green Acre #375: Boxing Days

There’s never a season, or a reason, for window boxes to be empty.

March 30, 2022

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