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    Classic Blue: 2020 Color of the Year
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Classic Blue: 2020 Color of the Year

    Classic blue adds a serenity to balance the energy of pinks, yellows, reds and oranges.
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    Badda Bing Badda Bloom!
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Badda Bing Badda Bloom!

    Meet the perennials who bloom like they are annuals. Perennials can get a bad rap from people who are looking for non-stop blooming like ...
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    Get Plants Off to a Good Start
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    Get Plants Off to a Good Start

    Handling, air exposure and temperature differences can all freak a new plant out as it goes from pot to ground. Get your new acquisition ...
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    Humming the Blues
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 3 min

    Humming the Blues

    Perhaps you’ve noticed it too – bees spend a great deal of time on blue flowers. Cornflower blues. Purple blues. Blues in spikes, balls a...
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    Let the dandelions grow? 
You must be mad!
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Let the dandelions grow? You must be mad!

    Yep, I’ve heard it. And yep, I do let dandelions grow in my yard (although not my beds where I am giddy with victory when I get the whole...
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    Meet the Perennials with Pollinator Power
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Feb 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Meet the Perennials with Pollinator Power

    The latest GrowHappy mini-mag focuses on the perennials that really bring in the pollinators, like the 2019 Perennial of the Year: Stachy...
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    Honey, It's Not About You
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Feb 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Honey, It's Not About You

    At Wit’s End, we’re not alone when we talk about gardening for bees. Protecting bees matters because they are key to pollination. But cha...
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    Let Worms Do The Work To Improve Soil
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Jul 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    Let Worms Do The Work To Improve Soil

    If you’ve got packed or clay soil, you know how labor-intensive it is to work. Worse yet, often plants don’t thrive in it. Time to make s...
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    The Great Attractors
    Wit's End Gardens
    • Jul 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Great Attractors

    Combine vibrant red and pink shades with the right shape of flower and you have a great hummingbird attractor. Hummers zoom in to sip, th...
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