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are listed below by season appropriate to Vermont and similar regions in
USDA hardiness zone 4 (don't know your zone? check the Links page for zone
finders, or hardiness zone finder on the home
garden
page). For each hardiness zone warmer add a couple weeks in fall,
and subtract a couple weeks in spring for approximate dates. In
other words, activities for late September in zone 4 might be done 4 weeks
later in zone 6, and activities for early May in zone 4 might be done 4
weeks sooner in zone 6. Time of season, such as early or late, are
indicated next to article names where appropriate.
Growing Cacti
Indoors and other February Gardening Tips
Chocolate:
from Cacao to Cocoa
Growing Cacti as Houseplants
Plant Hardiness
Gardening
Trends for 2017
Watering
Houseplants and other January Gardening Tips
Attractive Bark in
Winter Landscapes
Indoor Winter Gardening Questions
AAS Flower
Winners for 2017
Visiting
Greenhouses and other December Gardening Tips
Gardening
Review for 2016
Using
Safe Salts and other February Gardening Tips
New
Vegetables to Grow in 2016
Sowing
Greens and other January Gardening Tips
All-America
Selections Flower Winners for 2016
Garden
Trends for 2016
Heating
Birdbaths and other December Gardening Tips
Holiday Plant
Toxicity
Why Do We Have
Poinsettias?
Gardening
Review for 2015
The
ZZ Plant and other February Gardening tips
AAS Vegetable
Winners for 2015
Looking for
Mites and other January Gardening Tips
Garden
Trends for 2015
The Best
Succulents for Indoors
What's New in
Coleus
AAS Flower
Winners for 2015
Cool
Cyclamen and other December Gardening Tips
Fun
Facts About Poinsettias
Make Your Own
Holiday Decorations
Gardening
Review for 2014
Sowing Onion Seeds and other February Gardening Tips
AAS Winning Vegetables for 2014
Cleaning Bird Feeders and other January Gardening Tips
Holiday Plant Care and other December Gardening Tips
Care of Flowering Holiday Plants
Valentine Flowers and other February Gardening Tips
Ordering Fruit Trees and other January Gardening Tips
Pest
Patrols and other December Gardening Tips
A
Living Tree Keeps Christmas Alive (December holidays)
Gardening
Review for 2012 (December holidays)
Rooting Geraniums and other February Gardening Tips
Snow Removal and other January Gardening Tips
New Flowers and Vegetables for 2012
Proper Watering and other December Gardening Tips
Ordering
Fruit Trees and other February Gardening Tips
Windowsill
Herb Gardening
Orchids
for Your Valentine
Getting the Most from Seed Catalogs
Choosing Fruit Trees
Snow
Removal and other January Gardening Tips
New
Annual Flowers for 2011
New
Vegetables for 2011
Rinsing
Houseplants and other December Gardening Tips
Gardening
Review for 2010
Homemade
Holiday Garden Gifts
A
Gardener's Night Before Christmas
Pinching
Houseplants and other February Gardening Tips
Forcing Flowering Branches
Shopping for Plants and Seeds
Growing
Moth Orchids and other January Gardening Tips
2010
All-America Winners
Choice
Perennials for 2010
Starting
Herbs and other December Gardening Tips
Gardening
Review for 2009
Consider
Cyclamen
Poinsettias
for the Holidays
Pruning and
other March Gardening Tips
Starting Leeks and other February Gardening Tips
Surviving a Long Winter Indoors
Cleaning Bird Feeders and other January Gardening Tips
Outdoor Winter Gardening Questions
Gardening
Resolutions
2009
2009
All-America
Winners
Cary
Award Winners for 2009
Gift Baskets and other December Gardening Tips
Top
Tips for 2008
Overwintering
Tender Perennials Indoors
Facts
about Christmas Trees
Checking Plant Lights and other February Gardening Tips
Patrolling for Pests and other January Gardening Tips
Green Resolutions for the New Year
Top Tips for 2007Watching for Mites and other December Gardening Tips
All-America Selections 2007 WinnersSowing Leeks and other February Gardening Tips
Proper Snowblowing and other January Gardening Tips
January Gardening TipsIndoor Winter Gardening Questions
Starting Herbs and other December Gardening Tips
Protecting Trees and Shrubs from Cold
Mistletoe Myths and Medicines (holidays)
Checking Stored Bulbs and other January Gardening Tips
Checking Stored Produce and other January Gardening Tips
Deicing Walks and other December Gardening Tips
Questions You May Ask in December
Holiday Greens and Their Traditions (holiday)
Keeping in Shape and other February Gardening Tips
Roses and More for Your Valentine
All-America Selections Vegetable Winners for 2005
Gardening Questions You May Ask in February
Testing Seeds and other January Gardening Tips
All-America Flower Selections for 2005
Gardening Questions You May Ask in January
Watching for Spider Mites and other December Gardening Tips
Checking Bulbs and other February Gardening Tips
Checking Seeds and other January Gardening Tips
New All-America Vegetable Selections for 2004
New All-America Flower Selections for 2004
Gift Ideas and other December Gardening Tips
Designing a Landscape Plan and other March Gardening Tips
For Now and Ever After (everlastings)
Armchair Travel and other February Gardening Tips
Coping with Winter and other January Gardening Tips
All America Selections Flower Award Winners for 2003
Holiday Shopping and other December Gardening Tips
Making Maple Syrup and other March Gardening Tips
Permaculture: An Earth Friendly Alternative
Protecting Plants and other February Gardening Tips
Planning the Spring Garden and other January Gardening Tips
All America Flower Selections for 2002
All America Vegetable Selections for 2002
Winter Learning Opportunities for Gardeners
Holiday Safety and other December Gardening Tips
Crafty Holiday Gift Ideas (December)
Fun Facts about Poinsettias (December holidays)
Send Your Christmas Tree Back to the Future (December holidays)
Saving the Environment and other March Gardening Tips
2001 All America Selections Winners
Fighting Cabin Fever and other February Garden Tips
Ordering Seeds and other January Gardening Tips
Capturing Winter with Potpourri
2000 Holiday Gift Ideas (December Holidays)
Trendy Holiday Gift Ideas(December Holidays)
Caring for Your Poinsettia Year Round (December Holidays)
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (December Holidays)
Tending Houseplants and Other December Gardening Tips
Winter Gardening Activities for Kids
Inventorying Supplies and other March Gardening Tips
Living Ecologically and other January Gardening Tips
Mid-winter chores and other February Gardening Tips
For Now and Ever After(everlastings)
The 2000 All-America Flower Selections
Make Your Own Holiday Decorations
Decorating and Other December Gardening Tips
Protecting Landscape Plants from Snow and Ice Injury
Greening Indoor Space and other February Gardening Tips
Indoor Bulbs and other February Gardening Tips
February Flowers and other Gardening Tips
Gardening on Paper and other January Gardening Tips
New Life for Old Plants (airlayering propagation of houseplants)
All-America Flower Selections for 1999--part 1
All-America Flower Selections for 1999--part 2
Flowers: the Universal Language of Love (Valentine's)
Recycling your Kitchen Garbage (children gardening indoors)
Planting Peas and other April Gardening Tips
Raised
Beds and other April Gardening Tips
Pruning
Evergreens in the Landscape
Trees Need
Feeding?
Choosing
Birdhouses
Proper
Birdhouse Placement
Pruning
Fruit Trees and other March Gardening Tips
Ten
Ways to Get from March to May
Easter
lilies
Maple Syrup
Sowing
Seeds and other May Gardening Tips
Begonias
to Brighten Shade
Growing
Your Own Sweet Peppers
Horticultural
Health
Creative
Container Combinations
Planting
Asparagus and other April Gardening Tips
Proper
Lifting for Gardeners
Perennial
Plant Feature: Solomon's Seal
Growing
Asparagus
Sowing
Flower Seeds and other March Gardening Tips
New Vegetables
to Grow in 2015
Hellebore: The
Lenten Rose
Pruning Apple
Trees
Spring Training
for Gardeners
Feeding Hummingbirds and other May Gardening Tips
Choosing, Growing and Using Petunias
Potting Dahlias and other April Gardening Tips
Fertilizing Houseplants and other March Gardening Tips
Flower and Vegetable Winners for 2014
Staking Peonies and other May Gardening Tips
Pruning Grasses and other April Gardening Tips
Cyclamen Care and other March Gardening Tips
Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day
Hardening Seedlings and other May Gardening Tips
Selecting Flowering Crabapples
Sowing Peas and other April Gardening Tips
Sowing Arugula and other March Gardening Tips
Moving
Spring Bulbs and other May Gardening Tips
Improve
Your Vegetable Garden
Delightful Dahlias
Hummingbird
Gardens
Growing
Fruits in Containers
Potatoes in Pots and other April Gardening
Tips
Spring
Cleaning the Water Garden
Fertilizing
Lawns
An
Easter Basket of Flowers
Cold
Climate Fruit Trees
Starting Seeds and other March Gardening Tips
Edible Flower Gardening
Cineraria,
Calceolaria, and Cyclamen
Pruning Grape Vines
Pruning
Fruit Trees
Proper Mulching and other May Gardening Tips
Easy-to-Grow Vegetables
Growing
Strawberries
Planting Asparagus and other April Gardening Tips
Planning Your Vegetable GardenFeeding Hummingbirds and other May Gardening Tips
Avoid Lyme Disease While Gardening
Testing your Soil and other April Gardening Tips
Removing Suckers and other March Gardening Tips
Hardening Seedlings and other April Gardening TipsInteresting Cool Crops (cabbage, kale)
More Than Just Lilac (lilacs)
Checking Viburnums and other April Gardening Tips
Spring Tips for the Vegetable Garden
Versatile ViolasSowing Cole Crops and other March Gardening Tips
Spring Tips for the Fruit Garden
Hardening Seedlings and other May Gardening TipsOrigins of the Dutch Bulb Industry
Potting Dahlias and other April Gardening Tips
Pruning Fruit Trees and other March Gardening Tips
Hardening Transplants and other May Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in May
Dividing Rhubarb and other April Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in April
Spring in the Perennial Garden
Sowing Wisely and other March Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in March
Dividing Perennials and other May Gardening Tips
Dividing Rhubarb and other April Gardening Tips
Seed Sowing and other March Gardening Tips
Landscaping and other May Gardening Tips
Three Spring Bulbs and Their Stories
Those Hummingbirds in Your Garden
Planting Peas and other April Gardening Tips
Get a Headstart on the Summer Flower Garden
Plant An Instant Flower Garden (bedding plants, annuals)
Planting Fruit Trees and other May Gardening Tips
Tilling the Garden and other April Gardening Tips
The Midas Touch (flowers with gold foliage, flowers)
Tool Time (some favorite garden tools)
Contain Yourself(container gardening)
Spring Cleaning the Water Garden
Nasturtium: A Favorite Old-fashioned Flower
Honoring Mom and other May Gardening Tips
Hang It Up! (hanging plants, baskets)
Celebrating Earth Day and other April Garden Tips
Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses
Singing the Blues (blue flowers and beds)
Reseeding the Lawn and other May Gardening Tips
Landscaping with Ground Covers
Keeping Cats out of the Garden
Tips for Buying Bedding Plants
Applying Dormant Oils and other April Gardening Tips
Resolve to Avoid These Invaders (Invasive plants)
Native Perennials Add Color to the Flower Garden
Planting the Garden and other May Garden Tips
Wild and Cultivated Flowers You Can Eat
Preseason Preparation and Other April Tips
Starting Seeds and other March Gardening Tips
Attracting Birds to the Yard or Garden
Using Perennials in the Home Landscape
Controlling Slugs and other June Gardening Tips
Pruning Tomatoes and other July Gardening Tips
Controlling Animal Pests in Gardens and Landscapes
Ninebarks--Easy and Attractive Shrubs
Using Rain Barrels and other June Gardening Tips
Harvesting Onions and other August Gardening Tips
Fertilizing and other July Gardening Tips
"Pinching" Flowers and other June Gardening Tips
Storing Fruits and other August Gardening Tips
Watering Tomatoes and other July Gardening Tips
Growing Beautiful Bearded Iris
Edging Beds and other June Gardening Tips
Harvesting Herbs and other August Gardening Tips
Watch for These Tomato Problems
Think Before You Pitch (invasive plants)
Harvesting
Fruits and other July Gardening Tips
Grazing
Your Garden Perennials
Some Plants and Sun Don't Mix
The
Latest Bad Bug (Brown Marmorated Stinkbug)
Watch
for these Grape Problems
Raising
Containers and other June Gardening Tips
Gourmet
Garden Flowers
Poison Ivy
Vertical Vegetables
Espalier
Fruit Trees
Harvesting
Basil and other August Gardening Tips
Perennial
Plant
Feature--Culver's Root
The
Not-So-Silent
Garden
Cleaning
Annuals and other July Gardening Tips
Moonlight
Gardens
Perennial
Plant Feature--Speedwells
Prepping
Your Garden for Vacation
Pruning Lilacs and other June Gardening Tips
Sustainable Landscape Plants
2010
Perennial Plant of the Year
Growing
Squash
Strawberries--Harvest
and Renovation
Keeping
Compost Moist and other August Gardening Tips
Why
Fruit Trees Fail to Bear
The
Many Uses of Eggplant
Fragrance
in
the Garden
Staking
Dahlias and other July Gardening Tips
Plant
Breeding for Gardeners
Toward
a "Greener" Lawn
Caring
for Raspberries
Pruning
Suckers
and other June
Gardening Tips
Peony
Questions
Storing
Fruits and Vegetables
Taking
Cuttings and other August Gardening Tips
Fountains
for Landscapes
Roses and
Their Fragrance
Water
Gardening
Freezing
Vegetables
Proper
Pruning and other July Gardening Tips
Rozanne
Perennial Geranium
Choosing Perennials Ecologically
Coneflowers
have
Changed
Harvesting Vegetables
Supporting
Plants
and other June Gardening Tips
Cabbage and
Kale Not Look Right?
Freezing
Berries and other August Gardening Tips
Proper Mowing and other July Gardening Tips
Gardening and Lightning SafetyMoving Bulbs and other June Gardening Tips
Summer Tips for the Vegetable Garden
Summer Tips for the Fruit Garden
Harvesting Onions and other August Gardening Tips
Repelling Slugs and other July Gardening Tips
Fuel-efficient Lawns and Landscapes
Coping with Heat in the Garden
Moving Spring Bulbs and other June Gardening Tips
Visiting Gardens and other August Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in August
Harvesting and other July Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in July
A Dozen Design Tips for Butterflies
So You Want a Wildflower Meadow?
Checking Strawberries and other June Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in June
Summer Color from Trees and Shrubs
Summer in the Perennial Garden
Entering the Fair and other August Gardening Tips
Staking and other July Gardening Tips
Proper Mulching and other June Gardening Tips
Choosing Perennials, Ecologically
Pruning Flowers and other July Gardening Tips
Perennial Plant feature-- Lady's Mantle
Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My! (plants with animal names)
Caring for Roses and other June Gardening Tips
Keep your Hummingbirds Happy and Healthy
Have Fun in the Sun (skin care while gardening)
Sidedressing Crops and other July Gardening Tips
Creating a Garden Maze or Labyrinth
Extreme Perennials--early season
Extreme Perennials--late season
Planting Dahlias and other June Gardening Tips
Visiting Perennial Gardens and other August Gardening Tips
The Midas Touch (flowers with gold foliage, flowers)
What Gardener's Want to Know (FAQs)
Tool Time (some favorite garden tools)
Watering, Weeding and other July Gardening Tips
Contain Yourself(container gardening)
Remembering Dad and other June Garden Tips
Furnishing Your Outdoor Living Space
Nasturtium: A Favorite Old-fashioned Flower
Accessible Gardening for the Physically Challenged
Hang It Up! (hanging plants, baskets)
Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses
Singing the Blues(blue flowers and beds)
Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue (bedding plants for July 4)
Relaxing in the Garden and Other July Tips
Moonlight in Vermont (moonlight, night gardens)
Keeping Kids Safe in the Flower Garden(safe structures, poisonous plants to avoid)
Avoiding and Controlling Rose Diseases
Mulching and other June Gardening Tips
Geraniums, A Flower with Flair
Keeping Cats out of the Garden
Assessing the Garden and other August Gardening Tips
Native Perennials Add Color to the Flower Garden
Native Trees for the Landscape
Maintaining the Garden and other June Tips
Vacation-Proofing the Garden and other July Tips
Harvesting the Garden and other August Tips
Wild and Cultivated Flowers You Can Eat
Grazing Your Garden Perennials(edible flowers)
Attracting Birds to the Yard or Garden
Mid-Summer Care of Ornamental Plantings
Growing Perennials Without Pesticides
Purple Loosestrife is Not for Gardens
Using Perennials in the Home Landscape
Potting Amaryllis and other November Gardening Tips
Winter Protection of Landscape Plants from Animals
Perennials for Late-season Color
Planting Garlic and other October Gardening Tips
Picking up Fruit and other September Gardening Tips
Mulching and other November Gardening Tips
Mulch to Prevent Winter Injury
Digging Dahlias and other October Gardening Tips
Enriching Soil and other September Gardening Tips
Harvesting and Storing Fall Fruits
Preventing Sun Scald and other November Gardening Tips
Planting Garlic and other October Gardening Tips
Legends of Asters and Goldenrod
Dividing Iris and other September Gardening Tips
Evergreen Care and other November Gardening
Tips
Harvesting Pumpkins and other October
Gardening Tips
Types
of Garlic
Autumn
Decorations from the Garden
Nut
Trees for Northern Landscapes
To
Repot your Houseplants, or Not
Patching
the Lawn and other September Gardening Tips
The
Many Uses of Garlic
Time-travelling Tulips
Fall Landscaping for Wildlife
Fall
Planting of Trees
The
Rubies of Fall (red berry
shrubs)
Storing
Tools
and other November Gardening Tips
Tender
Perennial
Problems Indoors
Late
Fall in the Perennial Garden
Harvesting
Brussels Sprouts and other October Gardening Tips
Tulips
for Spring Blooms
Checking
Soil Acidity and other September Gardening Tips
Drying
Vegetables
Fabulous
Fall Foliage Perennials
Tulip
Temptations
Some
Great Hardy Maples
Storing
Pots and other November Gardening Tips
Autumn
Decorations from the Garden
Cleaning
Tools
and other October Gardening Tips
Starting
New Gardens
Battlings
Slugs
and other September Gardening Tips
Miniature
Spring
Bulbs (minor bulbs)
Storing
Fruits and Vegetables
Frosts
in the Garden
Winterizing Roses and other November Gardening Tips
Lady in BlackPreparing New Beds and other October Gardening Tips
Alternatives to the Burning Bush
Introducing Children to Fall Gardening Fun
Dividing Iris and other September Gardening Tips
Protecting Evergreens and other October Gardening TipsSaving Dahlias and other October Gardening Tips
Fall Planting for Spring Flowers
Autumn Perennial Garden Questions
Mulching Bulbs and other September Gardening Tips
Perennial Care-- Five Tips for Fall
Harvesting Root Vegetables and other November Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in November
Cleaning Bird Feeders and other October Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in October
Taking Cuttings and other September Gardening Tips
Gardening Questions You May Ask in September
Consider Fritillaries for Fall
Cleaning Bird Feeders and other November Gardening Tips
Planting Garlic and other October Gardening Tips
Digging Peonies and other September Gardening Tips
Create New Gardens and other November Gardening Tips
Harvesting and other October Gardening Tips
Getting Ready for Winter and other November Gardening Tips
Celebrating Halloween and other October Gardening Tips
Planting Mums and other September Gardening Tips
Pest-proofing the Garden and other November Gardening Tips
Harvesting Pumpkins and other October Gardening Tips
Extending the Season and Other September Gardening Tips
Garden Cleanup and other October Gardening Tips
Pruning Raspberries and other November Gardening Tips
Holiday Preparations and other October Gardening Tips
Gardening 101 (houseplants for dorm rooms)
Winter Protection and other November Gardening Tips
Sowing Wildflowers and other September Gardening Tips
Soil Testing and other September Gardening Tips
Origins of the Dutch Bulb Industry
Gardening 365 Days a Year (North Country Garden Calendar)
Combating the Elements(winter weather damage, prevention)
Begin Bulbs for Winter Bloom (Forcing)
Recycling your Kitchen Garbage (children gardening indoors)
Winterize Your Garden (late fall)
with support from Green Works-- the Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association.