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Frankenhedge Lives Around the Corner
How a dozen plants masquerade as one shrub-like object
Oct 1 • 
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September 2025

Can I look around your garden?
A tour of a surprising Pittsburgh garden and a request to see yours
Sep 5 • 
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August 2025

The Stinkiest Tree in My Yard
A deep dive into America's weediest tree
Aug 26 • 
Boaz Frankel
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There's a Leaf Eater in the House
Strawberry breeding, wonky cucumbers and more Rootbound Clippings
Aug 12 • 
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July 2025

The Magical Garden of a Folk Herbalist
A Tour of Andrea Jackson's Pittsburgh Garden
Jul 22 • 
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A Distracted Stroll Through the Garden
Botanical mysteries, surprise harvests and other garden findings
Jul 16 • 
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A Visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Exploring 300 acres of gardens, fairy housing developments and trolls
Jul 9 • 
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June 2025

Are the Alliums Watching Us?
A journey through the world of plant intelligence
Jun 25 • 
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It's Mulberry O'Clock
Sweet seasonal reminders and more Rootbound Clippings
Jun 11 • 
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May 2025

FedEx is My Landscape Designer
How a "desire path" led me to rethink our front garden
May 29 • 
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A Thousand Glass Flowers
Exploring the Blaschka Glass Models at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
May 20 • 
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For the Love of Daffodils
Visiting Joe Hamm's library of blooms in Washington County
May 6 • 
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