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    • History of Bedford Master Gardeners
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Tips for Growing Healthy Roses

May 7, 2025 by Carol O

Roses can provide us with so much beauty and joy. These tips will help you help your roses and hopefully lead to some beautiful memories of your own. Read more: SOURCE: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, Perennials /Annuals Tagged With: roses

Organic Matter and Soil Amendments

April 23, 2025 by Carol O

Soil amendments are materials applied to or mixed into the topsoil to change or change soil properties and improve plant growth. For example, compost improves soil structure and lime increases soil pH. Most soil amendments supply some plant nutrients … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, Soil /Mulch /Compost Tagged With: soil amendment, soil improvement

How to Plant and Grow Bearded Iris

April 15, 2025 by Carol O

Bearded irises are relatively easy garden plants to grow and will give good results with a minimum of care, but like all plants, the better the culture the more magnificent the display. The following instructions are easy to implement and should lead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, General Gardening / Landscaping Tagged With: iris

Lawn Alternatives

April 9, 2025 by Carol O

Even though lawns have been a part of American culture for generations, we are now in an era in which dramatic declines in pollinators (loss of natural habitat) and climate change (more extreme weather events) make a compelling case to think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, Lawn /Weeds Tagged With: Lawn alternatives

Avian Influenza Outbreak: Should You Take Down Your Bird Feeders?

March 26, 2025 by Carol O

Because of the duration of this outbreak, its recent spread to mammal species, and widespread mortalities in some types of wild birds, there has been concern about whether it’s safe for people to feed wild birds. Continued: SOURCE: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds, From The Ground Up, Wildlife Tagged With: avian flu

Spring ephemerals for the garden

March 19, 2025 by Carol O

Spring ephemerals are shade plants that emerge and flower in late winter and spring and complete their life cycle early, fading away once trees leaf out and the ground dries up. Read More: SOURCE: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, Native Plants /Wildlife Habitats Tagged With: Spring ephemerals

Weed Alert: Tree-of Heaven

March 12, 2025 by Carol O

Now is the time to identify and control this invasive tree to minimize re-growth. Check out our weed alert for More Information: SOURCE: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, Invasive Plants Tagged With: tree of heaven

Weed Alert: Lesser Celandine

March 6, 2025 by Carol O

Now is the time to identify and control this invasive plant. Check out our weed alert on Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) for More Information: SOURCE: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, Invasive Plants Tagged With: Celedine

Grocery Store Starts

February 26, 2025 by Carol O

We are all for reducing waste, and one way you can do this in the garden is by turning your kitchen scraps into food-producing plants. Read more: SOURCE: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From The Ground Up, Fruits /Veggies, In The Kitchen Tagged With: propagation

Why does my houseplant have brown leaf tips and edges?

February 19, 2025 by Carol O

Brown leaf tips or edges can happen on any indoor plant but are common on some species like spider plant and dracaena.  Trimming the brown portions off the leaves with a scissors can improve appearance, but new browning will occur if the root cause … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Container Gardening, From The Ground Up, House Plants /Home Decor Tagged With: Browning leaves, watering house plants

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