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3 Essential Early-Spring Garden Tasks
Here are my 3 most essential gardening tasks to get your space in tip-top shape for the season ahead.

Kat Cervoni
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Screening with Green
The best trees, shrubs and grasses for adding privacy to a space or screening unsightly elements.

Kat Cervoni
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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Plant Lore: Cedar Trees
The idea of immortality has woven itself into cultures for ages. Find out why the cedar tree has such a close association with it.

Kat Cervoni
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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Inspiring Winter Gardens
Whether you prefer an in-person trip, or to scroll through photos online here's a list of my favorite gardens for winter inspiration.

Kat Cervoni
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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Book Club: Late Fall 2022
From pollinator-friendly plants to learning to predict the weather (sort of), here are my top choices for late-fall reading.

Kat Cervoni
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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Minimalist Fall Maintenance (and Why You Should Try it)
One of the questions I get asked most often this time of year is how to handle and prepare the garden as we move towards winter. Should...

Kat Cervoni
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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What to Plant Now: Springtime Bulbs
While planting certainly slows down in late fall, there's one last thing to plant before the ground freezes: spring-flowering bulbs.

Kat Cervoni
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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Introducing Winterhill
The last 12 months has brought many exciting new things for our family – first and foremost the birth of our daughter, Murphy, last...

Kat Cervoni
Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Summer at Greenleaf Garden
Here's an ode to our last few months at Greenleaf Garden – what we grew and how it all went!

Kat Cervoni
Nov 27, 20224 min read
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Early Spring Update at Greenleaf Garden
From pruning shrubs to sowing seeds, here's what I'm up to in early spring in the garden at Greenleaf.

Kat Cervoni
Mar 23, 20222 min read
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2022 Seed Sowing for Greenleaf Garden
All the different types of plants I'm starting from seed in my garden this year.

Kat Cervoni
Mar 23, 20221 min read
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Out of the Blue
From classic navy to bold turquoise, blue is one of my favorites for all-things interior and is often a color I turn to for vases.

Kat Cervoni
Mar 23, 20221 min read
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Late-Winter Pruning
A quick guide to late-winter pruning of shrubs (like hydrangea!) in the garden.

Kat Cervoni
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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My Go-To Soil Meter
Whether you need some help tracking the watering needs of your house plants, or are curious about your garden's soil pH, the 3-in-1 Soil...

Kat Cervoni
Jan 25, 20221 min read
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Behind the Design | A Shared Rooftop Garden Grows in Brooklyn
Tough environmental conditions, limited space and the need for balance were the ultimate challenges for this shared rooftop garden.

Kat Cervoni
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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Plant Lore: Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Witch hazel: The name alone evokes everything from a spooky, magical potion to your facial astringent. But what about this tree?

Kat Cervoni
Jan 25, 20221 min read
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Plant Rx: Attack of the Aphids
Aphids: An omnipresent garden pest that will suck the sap from nearly any plant in your garden. I've seen them devour a Knockout rose...

Kat Cervoni
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Umbels: The Secret Ingredient to Your Wildflower or Cottage Garden
From envy-inspiring Instagram accounts to swoon-worthy pictures on Pinterest, it seems like wildflower and cottage gardens are on...

Kat Cervoni
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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My Favorite Organic Fertilizers and Plant Food
Some plants perform perfectly fine, or even prefer to be left to their own devices in the soil as is. Others require varying doses and...

Kat Cervoni
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Tips for Keeping Mosquitoes at Bay
It's the number one complaint I get from people regarding their outdoor spaces – too many mosquitoes. To help make your space a more...

Kat Cervoni
Jun 20, 20213 min read
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