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Techniques of the Trade: Straw bale gardens let you grow anywhere — without soil

May 5, 2017 at 12:36 a.m.

Planting vegetables, herbs and flowers in straw bales lives up to the promise of letting anyone, anywhere grow a successful garden without any soil, kneeling or weeding.

Bill Bessesen, a volunteer with Denver ...

It’s Arbor Day. Here’s how to properly plant a tree

April 28, 2017 at 12:31 a.m.

Few tree shoppers think about the most important part of a tree 鈥� its roots. Out of sight, out of mind.

A photo of bypass pruners being used to cut a pine branch.

Tools of the Trade: Your shed needs one pruner and one lopper

April 19, 2017 at 2:59 p.m.

Cheap tools aren鈥檛 a bargain if they need to be replaced every season -- or even sooner.

Techniques of the trade: Rose-pruning advice for beginners

April 7, 2017 at 12:42 a.m.

There鈥檚 good news for lazy gardeners this year: You don鈥檛 have to prune your rose bushes. However, if you want buckets of beautiful blooms this summer get the loppers out...

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