Costco unexpectedly sold out of chickens this week — 22-inch garden statue roosters, that is

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A steel chicken garden statue from Costco.
Costco's chicken garden statues appear to be a hit.

Costco

I shopped at Lowe's and Home Depot for plants and outdoor essentials. The winner earned my loyalty all summer long.

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Author Terri Peters in Lowe's garden center
I found a lot of what I was looking for while shopping at Lowe's.

Terri Peters

The USDA's new plant zone map shifts cities like Lansing and Omaha five degrees warmer and could change how you garden, including when and what you grow

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A colorful map of the US divided into different growing depicted by hues ranging from red and orange toward the bottom of the the map up to pink and purple to the north
The 2023 USDA "plant hardiness" map shows some changed growing zones since the 2012 version.

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The Rise Hydroponic Garden Holds an Aspiring Farmer's Hand With Its App-Assisted Green Thumb

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Growing fruits and veggies isn’t a terribly difficult endeavor—humanity has been doing it successfully for thousands of years—but it does require a certain amount of know-how, a lot of dedication, and the right environment to turn seeds into edible plants. If you struggle with all of those things, the hydroponic Rise…

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