Gardens Illustrated Magazine

PREPARATION IS KEY

New year, new start. Cold weather and short days may not be conducive to gardening, but they’re an excellent opportunity to get things in order – and that includes your garden tools. On this topic, I had two excellent teachers: my grandfather and Christopher Lloyd. What guided both of them was the idea that things should be made to last. When it comes to environmental issues, we talk a lot about plants

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