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This Aug. 21, 2015 photo shows a Goldfinch searching for insects on a tall plant in a Langley, Wash., garden. Native plants should be the primary element in any Birdscaping project since they provide such a large food supply — especially insects that have co-evolved with them. (Dean Fosdick via AP)

Choose plants to attract some birds

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressOctober 10, 2018

This April 19, 2010 photo shows tulips blooming at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello near Charlottesville, Va. Timing is important when planting spring-blooming bulbs in the autumn. They need a chance to take root. Bulbs bloom best in spring when planted in autumn soils that have cooled to at least 55 degrees. The more chilling they get, the better the quality of the bloom and the longer their stem length. Refrigerate the bulbs for a time before planting if you live in the South. (Dean Fosdick via AP)

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When to plant those fall bulbs?

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressSeptember 10, 2018

This undated photo taken near New Market, Va., shows damage from a mid-winter ice storm that downed trees and power lines over a wide area. The electric outages lasted several days, causing many foods to spoil rapidly without refrigeration. Food often takes the biggest hit during power outages. Unidentified spoilage can be costly, sicken or kill. (Dean Fosdick via AP)

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Lost power, lost food

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressJuly 27, 2018

An adult ladybug taken on a property near New Market, Va. You can buy ladybugs to clear plants of aphids but the colorful predators have a habit of disappearing soon after release.

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Ladybug, where have you gone?

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressJuly 13, 2018

Carrots were cleaned after being taken from a garden near Washington, D.C. Row crop vegetables eaten raw are among the most common causes of food-borne ailments. Thorough washing and cooking are the best ways to kill bacteria in contaminated produce.

Is homegrown food safer?

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressMay 18, 2018

Container plants can be moved to follow the sun while trees are kept well in the background to help prevent leaf litter.

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A poolside planting guide

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressMay 4, 2018

This April 16, 2018 photo shows a newly purchased queen bee, shown marked with white paint on her back in a queen cage, near Langley, Wash. Worker bees eventually will eat a piece of candy placed as a cork on the back of the cage so the queen can be released for egg laying. Queens can live more than five years but their vitality declines with age. (Dean Fosdick via AP)

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Spring is busy time for bees and their keepers

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressApril 21, 2018

A fire ring is one of many health-related themed spaces becoming popular in landscape design.

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Gardening’s benefits jibe with wellness concepts

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressApril 6, 2018

A hard-shelled squash sites in a Halloween display near Stockbridge, Mass. Be careful when harvesting winter squash. These hard-shelled vegetables are fragile and can be easily damaged.

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Hard-shelled winter squashes are softies

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressSeptember 22, 2017

In this Aug. 3, 2017 photo, a gardener in Langley, Wash., is shown holding a mobile phone with app called "Like That Garden," which is one of the many entries in the expanding field of apps designed to instantly identify unknown plants or butterflies from a photo taken by the phone camera. (Dean Fosdick via AP)Dean Fosdick

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Gardening apps are getting better all the time

by Dean Fosdick Associated PressSeptember 15, 2017