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Let’s Get Gardening in March, Part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of the Garden Mill, for the information in this story. Part 1 ran yesterday.) March is also a good time to get flowers started, if you plan to grow your own. I … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in March

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of the Garden Mill, for the information in this column. Part 2 will run tomorrow.) If you’re tired of winter, join us at the Garden Mill every Saturday this month for … Read more

Let’s get gardening in February, part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the information in this column. The first part of this column ran yesterday.) Keep birdfeeders filled Keep birdfeeders filled at this time of year, as natural sources … Read more

Let’s get gardening in February, Part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill for the information in this column. Part 2 will run tomorrow.) Feb. 2 generally marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. That … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in Winter, Part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill, for the information in this column. Part 1 ran on Saturday.) Trees and Shrubs The winter of 2013-2014 was very hard on a lot of trees and … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in Winter, Part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill, for the information in this column. Part 2 will publish on Sunday.) What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, we were up to … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in winter, part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the photo and information in this column. This is the second part of this column. Part one ran yesterday.) Soil tests  If your garden didn’t do as … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in winter, part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield and The Garden Mill for the information in this column.) The weather gurus are having a tough time deciding exactly what kind of winter we’re going to have this year. “The Farmer’s … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in November, Part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for this column. This is part 2 of Get Gardening. Part 1 ran yesterday.) Vegetable garden – A little time spent now will make getting started next spring … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening, Part 4

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill for the photos and information in this story. This is Part 4 of a 4-part series that began Tuesday.) Blubs Spring bulbs, including crocus, daffodils and tulips, … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening, part 3

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield for the information in this column. This is part 3 of a 4-part series, which began on Tuesday.) Fertilizing If you’ve been fertilizing your perennials, shrubs and trees this summer, now’s the … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening – Part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of the Garden Mill, for the information and photos in this column. This is Part 1 of four parts.)  I’m having a hard time believing that it’s already September. We had … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in April

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill, for the information in this column.) Even though we really can’t get any planting or dividing done yet because the ground is either still frozen or too … Read more

Let’s get gardening in March, part two

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the information in this column. This is the second part of a two-part series. Part one ran yesterday. ) You may not have been able to get … Read more