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Gardening

Gardening

Bengay tube from the 1930s

Roots and Shoots: Lead in the Soil

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | March 4, 2022

What Cold Spring’s industrial past means for your garden

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Roots and Shoots: Countdown to Seed Sowing

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | February 18, 2022

Preparing early season crops

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Roots and Shoots: Gardening in the Snow

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | February 4, 2022

If you’ve got a milk jug, you’ve got a greenhouse

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Vegetable garden

Roots and Shoots: Zone in on Planning

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | January 21, 2022

Working with a master plan can save a lot of effort, time and money

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Dandelions blooming in December

Roots and Shoots: New Year’s Resolutions

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | January 8, 2022

Dandelions in December

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gardening books

Roots and Shoots: Gardener Gift Guide

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 30, 2021

Unexpected gifts they’ll actually use

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Little bluestem seed heads

Roots and Shoots: From the Prairie to Your Yard

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 16, 2021

The pleasures of a late autumn meadow

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jack-o’-lantern

Roots and Shoots: Garden Plans and Tweaks

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 2, 2021

Now is the time to observe and imagine

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Roots and Shoots: Matters of Texture and Shape

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 19, 2021

Beauty isn’t only in blooms

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Roots and Shoots: Bright Leaves, Big Impact

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 5, 2021

Native plants that bring fall color to your yard

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New England Aster

Roots and Shoots: Fall Planting and Fertilizer

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 21, 2021

What to plant as the weather gets cooler

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A spotted lanternfly

Roots and Shoots: Back to Garden School

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 7, 2021

Learning to keep an eye out for colorful pests

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Roots and Shoots: Adapting to Summer

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 24, 2021

It’s been a great summer, if you’re an aphid

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Roots and Shoots: Ode to Mint

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 10, 2021

Bees love it, deer not so much

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root-bound aster

Roots and Shoots: What’s Wrong With My Plant?

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | July 27, 2021

The answer may be simpler than you think

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flower arrangement

Roots and Shoots: Growing A Pollinator-Friendly Cutting Garden

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | July 20, 2021

A new perspective on wildflowers

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Roots and Shoots: Support the Pollinators

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 29, 2021

Celebrating International Pollinator Week

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Butterfly weed and lavender

Roots and Shoots: Gardening Checklist

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 15, 2021

You can still sow now for an autumn harvest

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Eastern prickly pear

Roots and Shoots: The Plant Has a Point

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 1, 2021

If you’re not careful, growing cactus can be a real pain

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Car full of plants

Roots and Shoots: Garden Time

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 18, 2021

When to plant what as the weather warms

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New Leaf Restoration

Roots and Shoots: Growing Community

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 4, 2021

New community garden opens in Philipstown

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Johanna Reinhardt with the seed library

Roots and Shoots: Get Some, Share Some

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | April 20, 2021

Butterfield Library hopes seed collection will grow

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Roots and Shoots: Plant a Garden, Now or Later

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | March 23, 2021

Too busy to start your garden? That’s OK, you can wait!

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Roots and Shoots: Gardening for a New Year

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | January 19, 2021

What did gardening mean during a year like 2020?

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Roots and Shoots: What Did You Do in the Garden?

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 20, 2020

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