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Digging In
Under the Lindens
Horticulturist Scott Aker answers your gardening questions.

Garden Datebook
Celebrate wildflowers at Brookside, take a spring garden tour at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.

Rally 'Round the Dogwood
Despite disease, dogwoods still flourish, but plant them in a spot that receives light shade or full sun.

A Cook's Garden
A Cozy Crowd
Plan a garden plot to put just-picked veggies on the table every day.

Tip of the Week
Spray new leaves of roses against black spot disease before spores have a chance to develop.

House and Garden Tours
Washington Walks offer s tours throughout the District. Now through Oct. 31, take two-hour walks, rain or shine, in various neighborhoods of the city. Meet outside Metro stations. Fee: $10 (kids $5). 202-484-1565. www.washingtonwalks.com/walking-tours.html.

Tip of the Week
Prepare beds for pots for culinary herbs.

Digging In
Flower Power Loss
Horticulturist Scott Aker answers your gardening questions.
 
Stay Off Soggy Spring Soil (Post, April 14, 2005)

GARDEN DATEBOOK (Post, April 14, 2005)

When Garden Tours Are More Scenic Than Scintillating (Post, April 14, 2005)

Periwinkle Needs a Haircut (Post, April 7, 2005)

GARDEN NOTEBOOK (Post, April 7, 2005)

Cherry Trees, Loved to Death: Millions of Feet Are Trampling Our National Treasure (Post, April 7, 2005)

Savor the Ugly Truth (Post, April 7, 2005)



Planting Savvy
Forget your nostalgia for California or England; stick with shrubs that won't find Washington gardens a challenge.
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Garden Guide
Plan the perfect garden with our interactive guide, adapted from "The Washington Post Garden Book" by Adrian Higgins.
Guide to Bulbs
(Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)

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