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Rose recalls gardening as her favorite childhood memory. Her horticultural career included eight years at Phipps Conservatory and a decade owning a landscape design and installation company specializing in organic perennial gardens. Writing is her other passion, so garden writing is a natural. Contact her at rose.rosefield@gmail.com

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Buying dandelion seeds

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They're everywhere, they're free and they're difficult to get rid of, so why do people want to buy dandelion seeds? Despite being hated by lawn...
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Fall care for perennials

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Fall clean up is part of the bargain if you expect to have a lovely perennial garden, but it need not be an unwelcome chore. After weeding and doing...
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Lamium: easy groundcover that works in dry shade

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Struggling with a barren looking patch of dry shade under an old spruce? Do you have a difficult-to-fill area beneath a big maple where nothing ever...
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Pittsburgh Gardening Scene Examiner 101: How to plant bulbs in fall for a gorgeous spring garden

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As a sweet payoff for advance planning, few things can compete with a great spring flowering bulb display. Think of those first crocuses telling us...
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Pittsburgh Gardening Scene Examiner 101: Why is fall a good time to plant?

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Thoughts of the garden naturally lead to images of spring and summer. Fall is relegated to clean-up, saying goodbye and buying few potted mums. Not...
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Easiest perennials: Hosta

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Want to fill a garden spot with a tiny perennial just 8” across and 12” high? Try a hosta. Does your garden need a perennial that's huge...
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Corydalis: Dainty Native Perennial for Your Woodland Garden

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Corydalis is a small and charming native perennial which deserves a spot in woodland borders. Surprisingly, few gardeners seem to know of the plant...
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Easiest perennials: black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

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Black eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) certainly rank as not only one of the easiest of all perennials, even for novice gardeners, but one of the most...
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Easiest perennials: Shasta daisy “Becky”(Leucanthemum × superbum 'Becky')

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What makes a perennial plant like the Shasta daisy “Becky” (Leucanthemum × superbum “Becky”) worth listing as one of the...
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Check bearded Irises for borer problems

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Bearded Iris are a long-time garden favorite in our area, but they can develop troublesome problems. In mid summer gardeners need to be alert to the...
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