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jessica damiano The Garden coach
Mentoring and guidance for a beautiful and productive garden
LET ME HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF
jessica damiano The Garden coach
Mentoring and guidance for a beautiful and productive garden
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Completely revised for 2022 and featuring new stunning photography, Jessica's award-winning, one-of-a-kind Day-by-Day calendar will ensure you earn a green thumb, one day at a time!
Consider it 365 visits from a gardening friend who stops by every day of the year with tips, advice, inspiration and timely reminders about what needs to be done in the garden and when. Follow Jessica's advice -- one day at a time -- and by year's end, you will have earned a green thumb!
If you’re looking for an appointment keeper, this isn’t for you; there are no spaces to enter doctor visits or lunch dates. This is, in fact, a guidebook of hints, tips and daily gardening chores -- presented in an easy-to-tackle calendar format.
Jessica Damiano's Day-by-Day Gardening Calendar won a Garden Communicators International award in 2021.
My LATEST ap gardening columns
Gardening in drought? Get my tips for keeping your plants alive and thriving — and some surprising sources of water to use whether or not you’re under restrictions.
Alternatives to store-bought fertilizer are all around you
There are many ways home gardeners can save money while providing their plants with high-quality nutrients. Here are some DIY fertilizers to try.
The new blended garden: If the idea of changing your garden over to native plants seems daunting, don't worry. Embracing native plants doesn't have to be and all-or-nothing proposition. Baby steps will go a long way toward helping pollinators and the environment.
Pollinator-friendly pest control
If you see pests and your instinct is to reach for a chemical pesticide--please stop. Here are some pollinator-friendly ways to control aphids, scale, leafhoppers and other garden pests.
Protecting your garden before and after severe storms
Preparing a garden for severe storms, and cleaning up after.
Do we have to separate you two? Best, worst companion plants
What to plant -- and not to plant -- next to what to keep your garden thriving
Gardening success means avoiding these common mistakes
Much of gardening is learned by trial and error -- mostly error. Here are the most common gardening blunders -- and how to avoid them.
7 tips for growing giant tomatoes
As 13-year host of The Great Long Island Tomato Challenge, I learned the secrets of growing competition-worthy tomatoes directly from the champions — and I’m pulling back the curtain in my latest AP gardening column! Here's how to grow a whopper!
Not all shade is the same: Gardening where there’s little sun
Gardening in the shade doesn’t have to mean limited plant choices and lack of color. The first step is understanding which type of shade you have. Click in for guidance and plant suggestions.
Prior coverage
Sunflowers ** Native alternatives for invasive plants ** Go native ** Old-Fashioned annual flowers worth revisiting *** Filling raised beds? Save money—and grow better—with Hugelkultur ***Growing veggies in small spaces ***Plants to plant in spring for a beautiful garden next winter *** Tips for indoor seed-starting *** Black innovators who reshaped American gardening and farming *** Houseplant trends for 2022
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