Martha shares her best gardening advice in her brand new special interest print publication, ‘Martha Stewart Gardening.’
I am excited to share this very special issue with you," Stewart says.
“Its all about our favorite outdoor pastime: gardening.
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Gardening is a lifestyle for me.
The time I spend outside and inthe greenhouseis highly rewarding.
I hope you, too, find solace, joy, and fulfillment on your gardening adventures.
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Plant Milkweed
To attract more vital pollinators to your garden, tryplanting milkweedin a sunny area of your yard.
This perennial will draw bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and more with its flowers.
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Milkweed leaves are also essential to the survival of the monarch butterfly when it’s a growing caterpillar.
Add Wildflowers
Their beauty aside,wildflowersare an excellent food source for adultmonarch butterflies.
Their sweet nectar fuels them as they flit around flowers, mate, and lay eggs.
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Utilize Cardboard
Skip toxicherbicidesand synthetic landscape fabric, and reach for used cardboard instead.
This inexpensive and eco-friendly material is a simple solution to keeping your walking path free of weeds.
Remove any labels or tape from your empty boxes, then flatten them down.
The cardboard will decompose into the soil and keep your path weed-free.
Cover the rebar with a 1 1/2-inch diameter copper tubing.
Cut the tubing to fit, and add a copper cap to top of the rebar.
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To make them even more visible, paint the boards a contrasting color.
Care for Your Tools
Maintain your most-used garden tools (pruners, loppers, etc.)
regularly and you’ll have to replace them less often.
Coat the tools in a layer of oil, and wipe away the excess.
Oil any wooden handles once or twice a year to avoid splitting.
This cost-effective process is also great for sharing your plants with family and friends.
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This perennial forms low mounds of pretty foliage, which is evergreen in places with mild winters.
Its white or pink frothy flowers appear in late spring, enticing pollinators.
Theseshade perennials are also avoided by deerand rabbits.
The magazine is intended as a resource for gardeners of all kinds to use year-round.
