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Maureen Gilmer Columns

Weekend Gardening host Maureen Gilmer

Can't get enough gardening advice? Then there's more below from Weekend Gardening host Maureen Gilmer. Her columns are featured weekly in Scripps Howard News Service newspapers across the country.

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Featured Columns

Discipline, Nurture Key to Having a Beautiful Garden
Mulch Your Garden, Then Go to the Pool
Succulents' Simple Lines Form Perfect 'Mid-Mod' Accent
Tasty Ways to Incorporate Flowers With Food
How to Get the Best Color in Your Garden
Sunflowers Old and New
Chaos Theory and Cottage Gardens
Divide and Conquer Perennials
The Complete Herb Book
Grow a Garden Using Small Pots
The Problem Was Roses
Grow Your Own Herbs
Grow an Asian Garden
A Flower So Good It Is Often Stolen
Fern Book Sheds Light on Ancient Shade Dwellers
Tips on Planning Tulip Beds
The Edible Backyard
Thanks to the Greenhouse, Bromeliads Bloom for All
A Seed Catalog Gardeners Will Love
Botany of the Confederacy
Enjoy Moths at Night When They Pollinate Flowers
Hire a Site Planner Before You Build
Grandparents Can Help Children Learn Garden Lore
Get a Cactus Plant for Your Office
Bamboo, Flowers and Famine
Saving Money With Sticks
Tips for a Greener New Year
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Buy a Big Red Gift In a Green Way
Treat the Gardener or Artist on Your Gift List
Have Fun With Succulents
Choose the Right Azalea for Your Climate
Make Good Use of Black in the Garden
Bergenia Will Capture Your Heart
Catmint Is Good for Your Garden and Your Kitty
Yew'll Want to Know All About the Yew Tree
Fall Soil Preparation
What Heirloom Gardeners and Archeologists Share
Adapting a Garden for Older Boomers
A Look at Plants That Act as a Fire Barrier
Find the Right Screen for Your Garden
Don't Let the Smell Scare You Off Crown Imperial
New Forsythia Shrubs Are Shorter, Fuller
Take a Walk and Gather Invasive Plants
Plants Can Suffer Jet Lag, Too
Zonal Geraniums Close to Perfection
Beware the Toxins of Decorative Plants
Summer a Good Time to Collect Seeds
Why Roses Need Mid-Summer Attention
Treat Ivy With Caution
Create a Summer Water Garden in a Weekend
Mirrors Can Work Magic in Gardens
Reclaim Your Front Lawn
How to Find, Grow Autumn Sage Hybrids
How to Grow Your Own Culinary Herbs
Reconciling Your Lawn to Climate Change
Reconsidering Cemeteries as Public Gardens
How to Grow Big Colorful Flowers
How to Have a Healthy Root System
New Book on Succulents
Celebrate the Dahlia and Cinco de Mayo, Too
Creative Garden Ornaments
Plants That Thrive in Hardpan Lawns
How to Plant Mediterranean Style
Planting Strategies for Your Swimming Pool
How Did Your Lawn Do Over the Winter?
Japanese Tea Gardens a Good Model for Homeowners
Five Steps to Better Curb Appeal
How to Choose the Right Tree for You
Research Is Key to a Unique Garden
Bare-root Trees Perform Best
Make Your Backyard Dog Friendly
Something New With Seeds
How Elizabeth Blackwell's 'Herbal' Came to Be
New Gardening Tools for '07
Barberries Continue to Make Comeback
Blooming Butterfly Bushes
Small Bulbs Can Produce Big Color
Broken Tulips a Rare and Wonderful Diversion
Garden Design Similar to Interior Design
Gardening a Productive Road to Fitness
Chief Factor in Public Gardens is the Public
Rose Hips Reap Healthy Rewards
Bonsai for Beginners
Tips on Growing Tomatoes
Multiple Pots Add Maximum Effect
Pruning Tools For the Serious Gardener
Tropical Plants Not Just For Warm Climates
Garden Gate a Portal to the Home
Daisies: Common Yet Complex
Gardens Tell a Lot About a Person
Redbuds Historically Reliable
Dust Bowl Debacle Yields Valuable Resources
Compacted Soil Causes Lawn Lament
A Historical Look at the Palm Tree
Summer of Love Moves to Greener Pastures
Nandina Well Rooted in History
Queen Anne's Lace: Look, But Don't Eat
How to Grow Everlastings
Scabiosa Flower Transcends Its Name and History
Wisteria 101
Growing Satisfying Summer Flowers
How to Create a 3-D Yard for Wildlife
Lilies in Favor Again
Water Gardening a Constant Effort
Russian Sage and Yarrow are Battlefield Tough
Enriched Bird Food Has Winter Benefits
How to Grow Bush Lupine
How to Make This a Banner Year in the Garden
Nonprofits a Good Source for Seeds
New Fabric Takes the Ouch Out of Pruning
How to Grow Holly
Organic Fertilizers No Friend to Pets
Roots of Broom Corn Exposed
Sparse Space Creates Tiny Trees
A Magic Mantra For All Gardeners
America's Poinsettias Are a Family Affair
Dividing Ornamental Grasses
Squash 101
Beware of Quickie Landscaping Makeovers
Things to Consider Before Planting Aspens
Southern 'Swamp Thing' Goes National
Flowers a Big Part of Day of the Dead
Growing Scented Geraniums
Using Purple in the Garden
Poke Well Rooted in History

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