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2012 ARCHIVES
Month Profile   Month Profile
JANUARY PHOTO: Orchid class Smart Learning
(take a course at
the Garden!) 		MARCH PHOTO: You can't beat good dirt! The Dirt on Soil
FEBRUARY PHOTO: Planting seedlings Getting Started with
Starting Seeds		   APRIL PHOTO: Frittilaria Frittilaria
2011 ARCHIVES
Month Profile   Month Profile
JANUARY PHOTO: Phalaenopsis Holiday Plants that Keep on Giving JULY PHOTO: Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum' Phlox Cultivars
FEBRUARY PHOTO: Houseplants Irresistible Houseplants   AUGUST PHOTO: basil Handling the Harvest
MARCH PHOTO: Radishes Early Spring Crops   SEPTEMBER PHOTO: Tricyrtis formosana Star of the September Shade Garden
APRIL PHOTO: Crocus vernus 'Striped Beauty' Early Spring Bulbs   OCTOBER PHOTO: Prairie Flame shining sumac in fall color The Color Red
MAY PHOTO: Viburnum carlesii 'J. N. Select' Viburnums   NOVEMBER PHOTO: Wreath Bring Your Garden to the Celebration!
JUNE PHOTO: Sangria hot pepper Peppers   DECEMBER PHOTO: Evergreens in the Dwarf Conifer Garden Keep Evergreens Ever Safe and Happy
2010 ARCHIVES
Month Profile   Month Profile
APRIL PHOTO: Garlic Mustard As Spring Arrives,
So Does Garlic Mustard		 SEPTEMBER PHOTO: Grapeleaf anemone 'Robustissima' Fall-blooming
Anemones
MAY PHOTO: Trillium Trillium is a
Stellar Wildflower		 OCTOBER PHOTO: Marmo Maple Marmo Maple
JUNE PHOTO: Globemaster allium The Artistic Alliums NOVEMBER PHOTO: Redbor Kale Redbor Kale
JULY PHOTO: Tomatoes Terrific Tomatoes DECEMBER PHOTO: Topiary class Tempting Topiaries
AUGUST PHOTO: Hydrangeas Healthy, Hardy Hydrangeas