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What to do with pulled weeds? What vegetable plants to leave intact? What vegetable needs to be banked up with soil? What invasive insects to look out for? And more tips and tricks from Ron Kujawski.

The importance of limiting competition from unwanted plants in the garden is undeniable. Weeds suck up moisture and nutrients that your chosen plants need.

One of the volunteers spotted the insects on the Angelica plant in the Display Garden (by the Center House). Yes, this is good news.

Inspect your tomato plant leaves. Be on the lookout for striped or spotted cucumber beetles — oh, and cabbage worms. These and more tips and tricks from Ron Kujawski.

“Thyme is very nearly the perfect useful herb,” commented Elizabeth Leonard, Display Herb Garden volunteer coordinator. “It enhances and complements so many foods, and it has a long history of mostly medicinal uses.”

Peas, potatoes, baby carrots, and sweet corn. Netting, Japenese beetles, pruning time and aphids. So much to consider. Ron Kujawski shares tips and tricks as we enter July.

Bark’s attractive appearance made it a gardening favorite for suppressing weeds and conserving moisture in the soil. The problem is that bark does these things poorly.

John avoids many of the common organic means of maintaining soil fertility. He does not use animal manures or by-products of industrial agriculture such as blood or bone meal.  

Brussels sprouts. Long season cabbage. Adult squash vine borers. Wayward hedges. Yellow or brown leaves. Hot and steamy thoughts. Ron Kujawski shares tips and tricks as we enter the last days of June.

What's happening in the BBG’s Herb Garden? Four herbs currently blooming that are lovely to behold and worthy of addition to your garden.

The seeds for Cynthia Wick's upcoming art exhibition, “Floraborealis,” were sown more than three years ago amidst dark uncertainty. The exhibition opens Friday, June 30. 

Continue planting anything and everything. Think fungicides for your tomatos. Make the last harvest of rhubarb and asparagus. And more tips and tricks from Ron Kujawski.

What's happening in the BBG’s Display Herb Garden and kitchen this week? We take a closer look at a majestic herb that may be grown for both ornamental and culinary purposes.

Let's head down the Primrose Path with our Director of Horticulture Eric Ruquist and discover what's so special about these showy blooms.

Water roses deeply. Repot and groom houseplants. Pull up radishes, spinach, arugula and leaf lettuce that are bolting. And more tips and tricks from Ron Kujawski.

What's happening in the BBG Herb Garden and kitchen this week? We take a closer look at a perennial herb with grassy foliage and lovely purple pom-pom flowers.