Propagating Perennials

By Deborah J. Benoit
Extension Master Gardener
University of Vermont

Do you wish you had more of your favorite plants in your garden? By propagating new plants from those already there, you can have additional perennials for free.

The easiest method to propagate perennial plants is by rooting cuttings, either in water or in soil. Catmint (Nepeta) and herbs...

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Course Teaches the Science and Practice of Backyard Composting

Burlington--Most Vermonters know that composting is an essential part of household waste management as Vermont state law banned food scraps from the trash back in 2020. But composting is more than just landfill diversion.

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Wildflower or Weed?

By Deborah J. Benoit
Extension Master Gardener
University of Vermont

When someone mentions wildflowers, what comes to mind? Daisies? Black-eyed Susans?

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