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Honey bees aren't the only things awakening. Busy gardeners are all abuzz. Here's your To-Do list — and your Don't-Do list — for the week.

Ron Kujawski says that all those forced hardy bulbs still have life in them yet — and so do all those survivors of the holidays. Also it's seed-starting time. It's deer tick time, too. And why is repotting houseplants like changing your engine oil?

There's lots to do both indoors and out this week! Succession planting, grow tunnels, and other tips and tricks for your seeds and plants!

A collection of paintings, drawings, photographs, and collages inspired by nature, created by artists with disabilities is on display in our Leonhardt Galleries through March 24. 

It's pruning time! Plan to take in a flower show. Build a cold frame. Examine your houseplants. Ron Kujawski gives this week's tips and tricks.

Thomas Christopher advises us to stop grumbling about snow and embrace its usefulness in the garden!

It's crop-starting time! Herbs, too! Also, pay mind to broken branches. Make plans for a butterfly garden. Let's talk repellents, deer and potted miniature roses.

What can a pinch of sulfur do? What can you do with those plastic milk containers? How can you make drooping heads undroop? Can amaryllis have a second life? What else has as much garlic flavor as garlic cloves? What can WD-40 do for you? Ron Kujawski shares his gardening tips for this week.

Nature, even in our back yard plots, is so ingeniously constructed. The more we know, the greater the beauty of our gardens. Read Thomas Christopher's latest. 

Herbs in pots — right now? Think about it. Ron Kujawski also turns our thoughts to zinnias, garden tools, flowering woody plants, mist sprayers, and fungus gnats. Read his latest column.

Enough with winter’s gray days and cold temperatures — let’s bring on some visions of sunshine and growing gardens! While many of us enjoy perusing the garden catalogs that fill our mailboxes with inspiration for perennials, vegetables, shrubs or trees, we may have overlooked information about herbs.

Have you ever showered with your houseplants? Do you have a flowering plant cure for the winter blues? As you plan this year's garden, are you thinking fruitful thoughts? Have you considered cuttings for your window boxes? Are you making the most of your dry storage possibilities?

Most of the mail-order nurseries Google has directed me to have proven to be already sold out for the planting season of 2024. Sometimes there’s no substitute for the personal touch.

Are you new to indoor seed starting? Well, let's talk about seed, growing media, containers, heat, coverings... and light! Ron Kujawskinshares his tips and tricks.