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Gardening for You: Certify your garden as a wildlife habitat

January gives us all a new beginning.
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Gardening for You: Botany book and poinsettia care

Gardeners who have resolved this year to delve deeper into how horticulturists and botanists identify and group plants may be interested in a book that is something of a tutorial in classification sy…
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Gardening for You: Acorn picker-uppers for Christmas gifts

This is the time of year oaks are shedding their acorns. The acorns falling all around us can be an annoyance and are certainly a nuisance to pick up.
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Gardening for You: Leaf mold is brown gold

Leaf mold! Ick. Just the sound of “leaf mold” makes germaphobes grimace. But when the process of making it is done right, leaf mold can be gold in the garden.
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Gardening for You: Chrysanthemums make great thank-you gifts

Chrysanthemums make a great thank-you gift for the Thanksgiving host.
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Gardening for You: Yes, pomegranates do grow in Lubbock

Several readers were totally surprised to learn that pomegranates can be grown in Lubbock and they’re every bit as delicious as store-bought.