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Keeping My Gardens Well Watered with Gilmour

Martha Stewart — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:43:26 +0000

The next few days are expected to bring record heat with temperatures reaching up to 100-degrees Fahrenheit. In this weather, it takes a lot of close monitoring to [&hellip...

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Pruning My Hornbeam Hedges 2026

Martha Stewart — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:53:47 +0000

It's that time of year again when the hornbeam hedges around my farm are pruned and groomed. Every summer, my outdoor grounds crew trims the hornbeam hedges in [&hellip...

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Late June Chores Around My Farm

Martha Stewart — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:51:27 +0000

Rain or shine, chores have to be done each and every day. Here at my farm, my gardeners, housekeepers, stable team, and outdoor grounds crew are constantly working [&hellip...

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My Living Maze

Martha Stewart — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:47:35 +0000

My three acre living maze is planted. In 2022 I decided to create a maze of hedges, espaliers, and shrubs in the pasture across the carriage road from [&hellip...

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Close to Finishing My Living Maze

Martha Stewart — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:39:10 +0000

I'm getting close to finishing my living maze, and it's looking better and better with the planting of each row. This maze, which I started in the spring [&hellip...

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Planting Green Wall Spire Crabapples in My Maze

Martha Stewart — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:03:22 +0000

Right now, it's so busy in my living maze - my gardeners and outdoor grounds crew are planting the last section and it's looking fantastic. My maze is [&hellip...

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A June Garden Tour

Martha Stewart — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:24:26 +0000

June is such a wonderful time for a garden tour. Most of the garden tours at my farm are conducted in the spring and early summer. Yesterday, I [&hellip...

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More Plants from Monrovia

Martha Stewart — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:14:04 +0000

Selecting perennials and evergreens for the garden can feel overwhelming. They come in so many forms - from shrubs to tall ornamental trees — and all with different [&hellip...

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My First Cut of Hay 2026

Martha Stewart — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:32:20 +0000

This year's first cut of hay produced 1296 bales! A great amount for my horses and donkeys to enjoy. Hay is a harvested plant that’s dried and cured [&hellip...

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Plants from Monrovia

Martha Stewart — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:49:49 +0000

For anyone passionate about gardening, it's always so rewarding to know well cared for perennials will return year after year, often becoming more lush and more resilient with [&hellip...

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