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A faded plant label spells disaster. Growing readers share their advice and tips for labels that last the distance.

This time of year I spend a lot of time staring at the American sycamore tree behind our house. This is because the tree’s upper branches are a favorite landing spot for Baltimore orioles. Those spectacular orange-and-black birds don’t show up very...

Created: May 27, 2021 07:49 PM Spring planting is well underway.  One way you can spruce up your yard is through a container garden.  In this week's Get Growing, home and garden expert Larry Pfarr provides his take on this type of planting.   Related Stories

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Protecting pollinator populations is key for phoebes, other birds Bees retrieve pollen from an azalea bush, one of the first plants that blooms in spring, in Jessica Tanner’s yard in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jessica Tanner cleans out dead stems from her pollinator garden at her home in Northampton. She leaves the stems all winter so insects can live in them throughout the cold months and hatch in the spring. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Bees retrieve pollen from an Azalea bush, one of the first plants that blooms in spring, in Jessica Tanner’s y...

Do you crave fresh salad greens, tomatoes and peppers? Do you want to teach your kids how we “snapped” green beans back in the old days?