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How to save seeds from your garden to replant next year
https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/how-to-save-seeds • 2 min
Collecting seeds in September is one of our garden editor's favourite things to do - here she explains how to do it properly
6 Mental Health Benefits of Plants
https://www.pushdoctor.co.uk/what-we-treat/mental-health/articles/6-mental-health-benefits-of-plants • 4 min
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How To Attract More Songbirds To Your Yard
https://www.housedigest.com/1024455/how-to-attract-more-songbirds-to-your-yard • 5 min
To attract songbirds to your yard for backyard birdwatching, you need to first do a bit of research on your area, then create a habitat the birds will love.
The war on Japanese knotweed
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/16/the-war-on-japanese-knotweed • 20+ min
The long read: Once hailed as a ‘handsome’ import, this most rampant of plants has come to be seen as a sinister, ruinous enemy. Can it be stopped?
The alien shrub that can't be stopped
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221006-the-race-to-kill-the-worlds-most-invasive-weed • 14+ min
Japanese knotweed evolved in one of the harshest environments on Earth – now scientists are desperately trying to find a way to destroy it.
Finding Joy in the Garden
https://www.eater.com/23763380/joy-of-gardening-disability-activism-charis-hill • 10 min
My first experience of gardening was a lesson in scarcity and sustenance. Returning to it years later, as an adult with a connective tissue disorder, I would also discover the joy.
I Design Corn Mazes for a Living. Here’s the One That Really Keeps Me Up at Night.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/10/reba-mcentire-corn-maze-designer-how-corn-mazes-are-made.html
Enjoy getting lost in a corn maze this fall? This guy did his job right.
7 Flowers That Bloom All Year
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/flowers-that-bloom-all-year • 3 min
Thanks to their resistance to low temperatures, these plants will keep your home lively and colorful throughout the whole year
Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world
https://theconversation.com/exposing-plants-to-an-unusual-chemical-early-on-may-bolster-their-growth-and-help-feed-the-world-216953 • 4 min
A research accident in the Binder lab at the University of Tennessee led to an unprecedented discovery about how plants respond to a hormone called ethylene.
How To Save Your Lawn During Water Restrictions and Drought
https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/how-to-save-your-lawn-during-water-restrictions-and-drought • 4 min
From skipping the fertilizer to sharpening your mower blades, here's how to help your lawn survive when water is scarce.