Step-by-Step Instructional Gardening Articles
These step-by-step articles give you easy-to-follow instructions to complete some of the more complex gardening challenges. Articles courtesy of Horticulture magazine.

A Perfect Planter
(May 1998) – Alice Aho McBride
Building a Raspberry Trellis
(May 1997) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Drying herbs
(July/August 1998) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Edging a Bed
(May/June 2002) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Forcing Rhubarb
(November/December 2000) – Lon J. Rombough, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Frost- What Causes it and how you can Protect
(October/November 2009) – Dr. Ed Brotak
Growing Mesclun in a Cold Frame
(October 1997) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Planting a Climbing Rose
(May 2001) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Planting an Asparagus Bed
(April 2000) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Planting Deep
(May 2009) – Ed Bowen
Planting Strawberries
(April 1999) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Preparing a New Bed
(August/September 1997) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Propagating a Shrub by Layering
(May 2000) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Propagating Lilies
(July/August 2000) – Brian Mathew, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Protecting Citrus from Frost
(December 1997) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Raising a Giant Pumpkin
(May 1998) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Rejuvenating a Lilac
(April 1998) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears
Starting Off Right - Creating a Layered Bulb Display
(November/December 2003) – Becky Heath
Starting off Right: Taking Root Cuttings of Perennials
(September/October 2004) – Tom Fischer
Starting off Right: Training a Standard
(May/June 2003) – Byron Martin
Try This: Speed Mulching
(February/March 2008) – Pam Baggett
When and Why to Prune
(April 2008) – Alice McGowan
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