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The year at a glance: what you only learn by doing
Care Through the Year

The year at a glance: what you only learn by doing

Let us set the limits of the year at a glance first: it reliably improves a visible record of growth, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·July 18, 2026·4 min read
When to repot in spring: when to change approach
Care Through the Year

When to repot in spring: when to change approach

Put when to repot in spring back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·July 12, 2026·4 min read
Fixing a stretched plant: key points and exceptions
Succulents and Cacti

Fixing a stretched plant: key points and exceptions

If you have already tried fixing a stretched plant and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·July 9, 2026·4 min read
The order of spring pruning: it isn't actually complicated
Care Through the Year

The order of spring pruning: it isn't actually complicated

There is plenty written about the order of spring pruning and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·July 6, 2026·4 min read
When to take cuttings: it isn't actually complicated
Succulents and Cacti

When to take cuttings: it isn't actually complicated

Let us set the limits of when to take cuttings first: it reliably improves herbs within reach, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything promising…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·July 3, 2026·4 min read
Shade levels for summer: out of the misconceptions
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Shade levels for summer: out of the misconceptions

Put shade levels for summer back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·June 30, 2026·4 min read

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MossCuttings covers home gardening from the inside: four writers, one editorial rule — nothing is published until one of us has done it for at least a month, in a normal home, on a normal budget. The awkward parts stay in the text.