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Sweet potato plant a beauty plus food

It’s hard to believe, but the sweet potato plant is a cousin of the morning glory. Go figure! These big bright green vining leaves are what many gardeners are after. Whether you choose to use this savory beauty as an ornamental or as a crop is your choice.

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Hanging baskets add verticality to gardens

Hanging Basket

We all love the look of hanging baskets on a porch or under a trellis. You might have great luck with other container plants, but your thumb turns black when you’ve tried to nurture hanging baskets. They are not difficult to build or maintain if you follow just a few guidelines.

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Learn how to read plant tags

We gardeners might know some plants. Some gardeners know about lots of plants and can impress you with not only names but details about hundreds of species and gardening options. But all of us do come to rely on the plant tag at a garden center for information. Most of us check the tag before we buy. Sometimes we wonder how reliable this information is. We can probably believe most of it.

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