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Garden Detective

Jessica Damiano's award-winning garden blog gets to the root of things.

This week in the garden

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Photo credit: Cornell University

This weather makes it easy to take care of all the February garden chores. But it looks like we might be getting a storm on Sunday, so get out there before then.

The first thing you should do is assess your trees and shrubs. February is pruning time. If you need to know which plants to prune and how it should be done, check my complete guide to pruning trees and shrubs. 

Then bring...

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