Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries, Ask Mary Stone, New Jersey Garden blog
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Last of the Season Chores

Hello fellow readers, As requested, here’s some last of the season gardening to-dos. Protect your outside pots. Most concrete, glazed or terracotta pots, with or without plants, will crack if left out in the winter; with the exception of the high-priced ones made to withstand freezing
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Overwintering Tropical Plants

Hello fellow readers, Weather apps no longer provide frost advisories now that the growing season is over! It turns out many of you share the wish to keep things going. Scott emailed asking about overwintering palm trees he bought this summer but doesn’t have room in his house. His ga
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