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May 6, 2025

Getting that garden summer ready

By REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Master Gardener

Now that temperatures are consistently in the 60-degree range it is finally time to weed, edge and mulch our perennial borders and foundation shrubs.

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