Laura Stokes http://independentmail.com/staff/laura-stokes/Laura Stokes is a master gardener and author of “The Southern Wildlife Garden.”en-usCreate some interest in the winter gardenhttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/dec/12/create-some-interest-winter-garden/Create some interest in the winter gardenFri, 12 Dec 2008 22:56:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/dec/12/create-some-interest-winter-garden/Drought-tolerant plants can thrive despite dry conditionshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/sep/13/drought-tolerant-plants-can-thrive-despite-dry-con/Drought-tolerant plants can thrive despite dry conditionsSun, 14 Sep 2008 00:29:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/sep/13/drought-tolerant-plants-can-thrive-despite-dry-con/Don’t let the heat get you downhttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/09/dont-let-heat-get-you-down/Don’t let the heat get you downSun, 10 Aug 2008 03:11:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/09/dont-let-heat-get-you-down/Earthworms: A gardener's best friendhttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/may/10/earthworms-gardeners-best-friend/Earthworms: A gardener's best friendSun, 11 May 2008 02:53:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/may/10/earthworms-gardeners-best-friend/Toughen seedlings before planting dayhttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/apr/10/toughen-seedlings-planting-day/Toughen seedlings before planting dayFri, 11 Apr 2008 02:07:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/apr/10/toughen-seedlings-planting-day/Enjoy the fruits of a vegetable gardenhttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/mar/13/enjoy-fruits-vegetable-garden/Enjoy the fruits of a vegetable gardenFri, 14 Mar 2008 02:43:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/mar/13/enjoy-fruits-vegetable-garden/Soil is the lifeblood of the gardenhttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/feb/21/soil-lifeblood-garden/Soil is the lifeblood of the gardenThu, 21 Feb 2008 19:15:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/feb/21/soil-lifeblood-garden/Beat the winter blahs with kitchen garden projects for the kidshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jan/18/beat-winter-blahs-kitchen-garden-projects-kids/Beat the winter blahs with kitchen garden projects for the kidsFri, 18 Jan 2008 19:33:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jan/18/beat-winter-blahs-kitchen-garden-projects-kids/Christmas plants can thrive year after yearhttp://independentmail.com/news/2007/dec/13/christmas-plants-can-thrive-year-after-year/Christmas plants can thrive year after yearFri, 14 Dec 2007 04:10:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2007/dec/13/christmas-plants-can-thrive-year-after-year/