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Sprucing up your fall yards

As you rake leaves in your yard, it can be tempting to trim back any of your summer plants that look shriveled, brown and dead. Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy

Beauty through town budget cuts

How your neighborhood looks can affect how you feel and how residents take care of it. That often includes parks, flowerbeds, and landscaping. Mike O'Rourke

Changing your winter routine

If you've been growing roses for years and years, Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy says might want to change your winter routine. He sheds some wisdom on what to

Taking care of plants in fall

Now that we've seen a little frost, most plants and flowers are turning brown. So how much is it okay to clean up? Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy has some tips

Can't go wrong with hearty mum

Knowing what to prune back and when to do it is part of what makes a good gardener. Mike O'Rourke the Garden Guy has some tips for what to cut now and how to

Let fall woody ornamentals flower

Gardening doesn't end when the flowers stop blooming. Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy suggests you don't touch woody ornamental flowers. You should let them grow

Revitalizing dead pool grass

It's getting colder and that means no more pool parties. But if you take down the pool, you've got to deal with the dead grass underneath it. Mike O'Rourke The

Planting for spring this fall

It's getting cooler outside, and the leaves are just starting to fall. But when it comes to your garden, it's never too early to begin planning for next

Waking up tired gardens

While we don't have the beautiful fall leaves yet and a few flowers are still blooming this early fall, our gardens and flower beds do look a little tired.

A little bag of tricks

Bagworms are sometimes mistaken for pine cones. They are insects that can actually make a home in your plants. Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy shows you how to

Lilacs stretch flowering season

When you think of lilacs, you probably think spring. Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy says, though, there are varieties that can help you stretch the flowering

Pokeweed more than a weed

It's a big, purple weed that usually has berries on it by this time of year. Called the pokewood. Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy sheds some light.

In tune with trees

Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy says recognizing what's going on with the trees in your yard can be helpful, so you know what's normal and when there's cause for

Crabgrass control and fertilizer

Keeping your lawn healthy can be tough, even if you have maintained your property. Mike O'Rourke The Garden Guy explains crabgrass and how to detect it in your

Nice turf a tall order

We all want to see a nice green lawn, but keeping your grass looking great all summer can be a tall order. Mike O'Rourke the Garden Guy has some advice to help

A leafy problematic sign

Did you ever notice how this time of year, the leafy plants and trees in your yard start to show their age? Gone is fresh look of spring and you start to see

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