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BREAKING GROUND: Plenty of garden work to do
By now, all of your summer blooming shrubs that needed pruning should have had their haircut. If you didn't get around to pruning, let these summer bloomers ha…
Janet B. Carson
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Subscriber ExclusiveIN THE GARDEN: Time to plant annuals in central and south Arkansas
DEAR JANET: In a recent column there was a question asked about pruning a chaste tree. You responded with it being a vitex. I was afraid I had pruned mine too …
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Happy Earth Day: Hundreds took action at Central Arkansas' UAMS
Help celebrate our planet!
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Orchid rebloom
One tough plant is coming into bloom.
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Subscriber ExclusiveIN THE GARDEN: Peonies, azaleas show resilience this spring
DEAR JANET: Last fall I sent you a picture of an Itoh peony that bloomed for the first time in the fall. Now it is blooming at the correct time. I will now wai…
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The good and the bad
The garden is alive with color and weeds.
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Subscriber ExclusiveUAMS celebrates Earth Day No. 55 with myriad environmental activities
Earth Day became an annual event starting on April 22, 1970. The goal was to have a day to support the environment and protect our planet for future generation…
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Subscriber ExclusiveIN THE GARDEN: An early, but cool, spring requires patience
DEAR JANET: Is it too late to prune this "chaste tree?" I want to make it a tree form rather than a giant bush. Also, should the tips (seed heads) be removed?
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Plant Sales
It's time to start buying plants!
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Subscriber ExclusiveIN THE GARDEN: Young redbuds bloom with age, but growth slows
DEAR JANET: I have a young redbud tree that a few years ago I transplanted. Since then, I gave it perfect conditions; mostly full sun but some dappled shade fo…
