Looking for ideas to plant in the springtime? Have a pest problem in your garden? Need to figure out what to do with all those tomatoes ripening in your vegetable garden? These and other subjects will be discussed in the Gardening section of Bellaonline.

Each week, as the Gardening editor for Bellaonline.com, I will post relevant, topical articles that share my research and personal experiences as I plan, plant, and harvest my garden. Articles cover everything from seed shopping to planting to dealing with common (and not so common) gardening pests and problems. In addition, I will post reviews of new gardening related books, as well as links and articles about helpful resources I come across on the web.

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Sue Walsh
Gardening Editor, BellaOnline