Episode of the Week

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December 29th, 2012

In our annual roundtable conversation, get the CTG team's personal perspectives. Tom, Trisha, Daphne, and John swap stories about their mistakes, best advice, and how change and balance influence their gardens as we head into a new year.


Plant of the Week: Agarita

Agarita

Tips of the Week

  • Keep new plants watered as we head into the first freezes
  • Avoid covering your plants with plastic
  • Apply heavy-weight rowcover to vegetable beds
  • Plant trees, shrubs, and hardy perennials
  • Plant wildflower seeds
  • Heavily mulch cold-tender plants
  • Deeply water new shrubs and plants.
  • More Tips

Question of the Week

Why do we firm the soil around new plantings?

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