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september 2010

•	Give your Plant a Modern Edge

august 2010

•	What Causes Bitter Cukes?
•	Check out These Cute Garden Stepping Stones
•	Questions about Veggie Gardening? Just Turn the Wheel!
•	Find out What's Wrong with Your Tomatoes
•	Test Your Knowledge of Squash
•	Water Without the Work
•	Attract More Birds to Your Garden
•	Light Up Your Patio: Glow-in-the-Dark Planters
•	What's Blooming in Your Garden? Tell Project BudBurst!
•	How Much Do You Know about Spiders?
•	Help Bring Back the Bluebirds!
•	Give Big Trees Some Love
•	Organize Your Garden Gear
•	Soil on a Stick

july 2010

•	Creative New Way to Weed and Prune
•	Tips for Helping Trees Beat the Heat
•	A Cool New Tool That Eases Garden Aches and Pains
•	Use Your Garden Hose with Ease
•	Vertical Solutions
•	Best Site for Garden Know-it-Alls
•	Enter This Contest, Win a Week at Boot Camp!
•	20 Top Picks for Ornamental Grasses
•	The New Reel Mower Everyone is Talking About
•	Say Goodbye to Ugly Rain Barrels
•	Three Tops Picks for All-Season Color
•	No More Lawn Spots
•	New Flower Stamps Brighten Your Mail

june 2010

•	Knee Pain in the Garden? Try These Tips
•	An Eco-Friendly Fire Pit
•	Check Out This Garden Thank-You
•	Light Up the Night
•	Make Gardening Gifts Personal
•	Outdoor Cooking Made Easier
•	Create a Custom Gardening Calendar
•	Save the Bumble Bee
•	Plant a Garden Railroad
•	Space-Saving Patio Furniture
•	Banish Tomato Blight
•	Green Choices for Garden Furniture
•	Combine Two Plants—It's Easier Than You Think!
•	Learn to Love (Okay, at Least Like) Skunks
•	Attract More Birds

may 2010

•	Take Our Survey—Win a Camera!
•	Say Goodbye to Hunchbacked Hooks
•	Gorgeous Ground Covers for Pathways
•	Plan the Perfect Path
•	Get Creative with Containers
•	Hate Driving? Create a Private Garden Oasis and Stay Home!
•	Cool New Idea for Containers
•	A Pretty Perennial with an Even Prettier Price
•	Give Your Oil a Second Life
•	Vote for America's Favorite Flower
•	Protect Your Hands from the Sun
•	Turn on the Charm with Climbing Roses
•	Pamper Your Mom with This Gardening Gift Set

april 2010

•	Malabar Spinach: Beautiful and Tasty
•	Give Your Veggies a Boost
•	Pretty Tasty: Edible Flowers
•	Expert Tips for Creative Containers
•	Meet the Tiniest Tomato You've Ever Seen
•	Raise a Radish that Laughs at Heat
•	Design Your Own Bouquets and Wreaths
•	Landscape Design Made Easy
•	Take the Plunge: Add a Water Feature to Your Garden
•	Grow Your Own Fruit—It's Easy!
•	Got Poo?
•	Big Bounty in a Small Space? Grow Up!
•	Keep Your Easter Lily Healthy
•	Fill Your Garden with Wonder... and Kids!

march 2010

•	Vole or Mole?
•	Spaghetti on Your Petunias—or is it Dodder?
•	Don't Know That Flower? There's an App for That
•	Grow More Veggies in Less Space
•	Save Water (and Money!) in the Garden
•	What's That Gnat on My Houseplant?
•	Solutions for Shady Spots
•	How to Grow Tasty Veggies Right Now
•	Attract More Hummingbirds
•	Rock Your Garden

february 2010

•	Keep Spring Bulbs in Place
•	Say No to Cypress Mulch
•	Grow a Cabbage, Win a Scholarship
•	Start a Garden on Your Desk
•	Valentine's Day: Choose Your Commitment Level
•	Valentines for Your Garden Lover
•	Get Your Color Fix
•	A Container Garden in Your Pocket

january 2010

•	A No-Fuss Rose—Yes, Really!
•	Making the Cut—Learn to Prune Flowering Shrubs
•	A New Hydrangea—and a Fight for the Cure
•	Tips for Smart Mailorder Shopping
•	Bring on the Birds!
•	Learn How to Solve Your Biggest Plant Problems
•	You'll Love These Colorful Houseplants
•	Creative Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Tree

december 2009

•	Keep Your Christmas Cactus Blooming
•	Create Winter Interest
•	A Gardener's Gift: A Magnificent, Microscopic View of Plants
•	Keep it Real: Holiday Tree Tips
•	Spruce up Your Community
•	Get Personalized Plant Advice
•	Keep Your Poinsettia Alive for Years to Come
•	Give Yourself a Healthy Gift
•	Smart Sprinkling

november 2009

•	Stake out Your Garden
•	Holiday Gardens in an Earth-Friendly Pot
•	Back Pain: Could it be Your Rake's Fault?
•	A Watering Can with a Twist
•	Learn How to Plant a Shrub
•	Super-Food Super Weed
•	Plant the Rose That Beats All Roses

october 2009

•	Get the Scoop on the Latest Lilies
•	Plant by the Light of the Moon
•	Mow Less Often with Slow-Growing Grass
•	Garden for the Cause
•	Goodbye, Container Stains!
•	Give More Than a Card—Give a Tree
•	Plants vs. Zombies
•	Let Your Houseplants Care for Themselves
•	A Rose for the Cause

september 2009

•	An Unusual Place for a Veggie Garden!
•	Make the Most of Your Harvest
•	Help Historic Trees
•	Depression-Buster Bulb Sale
•	Keep Fruit From Going to the Birds
•	Keep Wasps Away From Your Picnic
•	Swap Your Veggies!
•	Fashion-Forward Gardening
•	Another Pollinator At Risk

august 2009

•	Indulge in a Beautiful Book
•	A Quick Fix for a Drab Patio
•	Build a Patio in a Snap
•	Cut That Out!
•	Enjoy Your Herb Garden Without Smelling Like It
•	Forget Pen Pals—Get a Bird Pal
•	Let the robot take over
•	Get to the Root of Your Weed Problems

july 2009

•	Do you really need DEET?
•	You'll Love This Innovative New Hat
•	A Cool New Sprayer with No Awkward Angles
•	Share Your Mole Woes and Get a Gift Card
•	A Cool New Way to Light Up Your Garden
•	Growing Together
•	Paradise in a Pot
•	Mow Your Lawn Gas-Free
•	Porta-Potting!

june 2009

•	Give Your Plants a New Wardrobe
•	Enjoy Your Garden Pain-Free
•	Enjoy Your Outdoor Parties Mosquito-Free
•	Kill the Bad Bugs, Spare the Good Ones
•	Teach Your Tot to Love the Planet
•	Enjoy the Rose, Forget the Thorns!
•	No-Fuss Roses You'll Love to Grow
•	An eco-friendly way to plant
•	The perfect gift for Dad
•	Snap a Photo, Get a Prize
•	This Cool Gadget Can Save Your Plant's Life
•	2-for-1 Father's Day Gift
•	Deer No More!

may 2009

•	Stumped for Garden Gift Ideas? Try this Garden in a Box
•	Tiny berry, huge flavor
•	Beautiful plants without the stress and mess
•	Learn the Art of Canning
•	A Tale of Two Tiny Eggplants
•	The Newest Zinnia on the Block
•	Plant A Garden, Fill A Tummy
•	A Spicy Solution for Squirrels
•	Oranges and Lemons and Kumquats, Oh My!

april 2009

•	Tomato Lovers Will Love this Seedless Treat
•	Set Your Garden Ablaze with A New Bleeding Heart
•	Unleash Your Inner Scientist
•	Stop the free meals in your garden
•	Check out This Free Garden Planning Tool
•	Learn to Protect Your Garden From Slugs and Snails
•	Light-Up "Fireflies" Mimic the Real Thing
•	Win a Trip to D.C. from Osmocote® PotShots™!
•	Wet or Dry? An Instant Reply!
•	Burt's Bees comes to the gardener's aid
•	Save Money by Collecting Rainwater!
•	Pots Made from Cow Poop?
•	Grow a Veggie Garden on Your Patio!
•	Welcome Spring with a Mini Hydrangea

march 2009

•	Create Curb Appeal with a Dramatic New Verbena
•	Get a Free Fiskars Pruner When Your Friend Joins the Club!
•	Celebrate Cyclamen
•	Protect Your Best Tools—Your Hands!
•	6 Tips for Better Bulbs
•	Reduce Knee Pain in the Garden
•	Less Time Digging, More Time Growing Food
•	Get Ready for Rhodies
•	Add Color with a Croton
•	Tips for Controlling Slugs and Snails
•	Heat Up Your Taste Buds: Grow Chili Peppers!
•	Send Us Your Best Photos and Win!
•	Name your own daylily!
•	Gardening Tips: Southwest
•	Gardening Tips: Southeast
•	Gardening Tips: Pacific Northwest
•	GardeningTips: Northeast
•	Gardening Tips: Midwest/Mountain
•	Regional Gardening Tips

february 2009

•	Explore the World of a Seed with a Child
•	Get a Grip on a Good Pair of Gloves
•	Come One, Come All: Attract a Variety of Birds
•	Get your Seeds Started
•	Give the Gift of a Shrub Rose
•	February is National Wild Bird Feeding Month
•	An Easy-Care Houseplant You'll Love to Grow
•	Cottage Farms Plant of the Week—Direct to You
•	Gardening Tips: Southwest
•	Gardening Tips: Southeast
•	Gardening Tips: Pacific Northwest
•	GardeningTips: Northeast
•	Gardening Tips: Midwest/Mountain
•	Gardening Tips

january 2009

•	You'll love this weeding tool!
•	5 Choices for Tropical Houseplants
•	Plan for butterflies
•	Escape the winter blues with an orchid show
•	Improve your Garden Photography Skills
•	Brighten a Room with a Bromeliad
•	15 houseplants to cleanse the air
•	Regional Tips: Southwest
•	Regional Tips: Southeast
•	Regional Tips: Pacific Northwest
•	Regional Tips: Northeast
•	Regional Tips: Midwest/Mountain
•	Regional Gardening Tips
•	Cottage Farm's Plant of the Week—Direct to You
•	Five ways to recycle your Christmas tree

december 2008

•	Keep Safe: 8 Poisonous Houseplants
•	Test your green IQ!
•	Re-bloom your holiday amaryllis
•	Garden Gifts for under $25
•	The perfect poinsettia: 6 easy tips
•	Three top picks for next year's garden
•	Regional Tips: Southwest
•	Regional Tips: Southeast
•	Regional Tips: Pacific Northwest
•	Regional Tips: Northeast
•	Regional Tips: Midwest/Mountain
•	Regional Tips
•	Keep your tree—and your cat—safe this holiday

november 2008

•	Feed and Feeders for your Feathered Friends
•	Our 12 favorite houseplants to brighten your home
•	Get your yard ready for winter with a good trim
•	Grow citrus indoors
•	Brighten your winter landscape this year
•	Tree Gift Bag
•	Regional Tips: Southwest
•	Regional Tips: Southeast
•	Regional Tips: Pacific Northwest
•	Regional Tips: Northeast
•	Regional Tips: Midwest/Mountain
•	Regional Gardening Tips
•	Prevent Raking-Related Injuries

october 2008

•	Cool tools make quick work of fall clean-up
•	Increase your home's value—choose the perfect tree
•	Safer Supermarket Greens on the Way
•	Prepare Water Gardens for Winter
•	Pest Alert: Emerald Ash Borer
•	How to Buy and Plant Peonies
•	Roses Gone Wild
•	Regional Tips: Southwest
•	Regional Tips: Southeast
•	Regional Tips: Pacific Northwest
•	Regional Tips: Northeast
•	Regional Tips: Midwest/Mountain
•	Regional Gardening Tips
•	Product Review: Pop-Up Garden Bin

september 2008

•	Fun Fall Festival
•	Rake it in!
•	Grow Your Own Garlic
•	Regional Gardening Tips: Southwest
•	Regional Gardening Tips: Southeast
•	Regional Gardening Tips: Pacific Northwest
•	Regional Gardening Tips: Northeast
•	Regional Gardening Tips: Midwest/Mountain
•	Regional Gardening Tips
•	Put your best foot forward
•	TomatoFest: a tasty treat for tomato lovers!
•	Product Review: Soil Knife
•	Grow Glorious Grass

august 2008

•	5-Minute Buyer's Guide: Pruning Shears
•	Protect Your Back
•	Add Drama with Dark Foliage
•	Bring in the Right Bugs!
•	Fabulous Fall Shrubs
•	Keep insects away while you garden
•	Southwest Gardening Tips
•	Southeast Gardening Tips
•	Pacific Northwest Gardening Tips
•	Northeast Gardening Tips
•	Midwest Gardening Tips
•	Regional Gardening Tips
•	Fragrance Hall of Fame