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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.

Looking at the growth patterns of plants for clues on how to navigate our changing climate.

Though I like to think of snow as good, old-fashioned New England winter mulch, here are some relevant tasks for gardeners following a snowfall.

We really need to get out. As the cold months come, we turn to words of wisdom shared last spring at Berkshire Botanical Garden's annual meeting.

Are your houseplants getting proper attention? Wondering what to do with woodstove ash? Have you taken inventory of seed starting supplies? Got any pruning to do? Read Ron Kujawski's latest column. 

Are you in a rut? Are you up for some scheming? Need something to do during above-freezing days? Got any spare bars of scented soap, bags of hair or strips of scented dryer sheets? Read Ron Kujawski's latest.

Actually, Ron Kujawski won't be telling you what you should be doing this week. But here's what he'll be doing ...

Do the changes made by the USDA go far enough? Do they accurately reflect the accelerating speed with which the climate is changing in most regions of the country? Thomas Christopher weighs in.

Beware of white flies on gift plants! Light reflection tips for indoor houseplants and annoying aphids! Plus, foolproof plants to buy for brown-thumb gardeners.