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Yardsmart: Hydroponic gardening may aid food supply

Hydroponic vegetable-growing revolutionizes off-season availability of seasonal produce.

Gardening | Germination doesn’t have to be a natural process

G enerally seeds need warmth, moisture and light to germinate, but not always. Sometimes they require something more. Seeds with a thick hard coat may need to go through a freeze-thaw cycle or two, a bird or animal’s digestive system, a warm moist period or even fire to penetrate the seed’s coat and break its dormancy. Mother Nature provides all of these conditions with time.

Gardening: Take care mixing cats and houseplants

Cats like houseplants, but houseplants don't like cats. Or, at least, cats don't do houseplants any good.

Sudbury Garden Club speaker gives tips for the amateur photographers

At the January meeting of the Sudbury Garden Club, Rich Pomerantz, whose photos have appeared in Traditional Home, Garden Design and Fine Gardening, offered members and guests tips on how to make every picture their best picture.

Britain should have a gardening archive

Shouldn't a nation of gardeners have its own archive?

Fine Living: Get a jump on great roses this spring

READY TO ROCK the roses? You're in luck. Sloat Garden Centers across Marin has announced its annual rose pruning clinics scheduled for this month — Jan.