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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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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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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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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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Roots and Shoots: Garden Time

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 18, 2021

When to plant what as the weather warms

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Roots and Shoots: Growing Community

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 4, 2021

New community garden opens in Philipstown

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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

Share your stories. Also, some timeless advice.

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Roots and Shoots: The November Garden

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 10, 2020

A case for leaving the leafblowers in the tool shed

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Roots and Shoots Q&A: Fall Planting and Foraging

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 13, 2020

It’s not too late for new plantings

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Roots and Shoots: Foibles with Fungi

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 29, 2020

How to grow mushrooms

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Roots and Shoots: Fall Gardening

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 14, 2020

A different, more thoughtful pace