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	8 Tips for Growing Your Own Strawberries - garden fresh and delicious - Growing your own strawberries is easy! Follow these eight simple tips to get your garden off to a great start. View Article »
	Keep Your Cut Flowers Fresh Longer - grow your own bouquet - Follow these words of advice and your flowers will stay fresh and pretty. View Article »
	Container Gardens for Butterflies - attract butterflies to a small space - Even if you don’t have a lot of garden space, you can still grow plants in containers that will provide food for caterpillars, nectar for butterflies and shelter for their eggs. This article includes a list of plants favored by butterflies. View Article »
	Five Extra-Long-Blooming Perennials - enjoy flowers all summer - Discover these five perennial plants that bloom over an exceptionally long season. Better yet, they’ll return to provide a reliable source of color and beauty year after year. View Article »
	DIY: May Basket Day - celebrate springtime - This May 1, mark the special occasion by filling a basket-like jar with flowers to give your friends & family. View Article »
	Vegetable Garden Companion Plants - sorting out the friends from the foes - Learn which vegetable plants can help each other grow better and which can cause harm if planted too closely. View Article »
	Garden Center Checklist - a printable shopping list - Before heading over to your neighborhood garden center, print this checklist to remember all the supplies you need in one trip. View Article »
	Create a Garden that Attracts Birds - make your garden bird friendly - Plants and birds have a very special relationship in ecosystems and outdoor environments, including your backyard. Here are tips for making your garden more bird friendly. View Article »
	Planning a Canning Garden - 3 tips before planting - Canning extra vegetables is a great way to preserve your homegrown food for use later. If you’ve never canned before, here’s a short list of things to consider before you get planting. View Article »
	Stuffed Scalloped Squash - with fresh basil - A mouth-watering, vegetarian side dish of oven-baked, patty pan summer squash. View Article »