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What To Do In Your Yard & Garden This November
A trusty leaf rake is my constant companion this month. No matter how often I’ve said to myself after raking up an area “This looks great! I’m glad I’m done with that,” I’m never done. The wind will see to that. More leaves blow in from all directions and find their way into every nook, cranny, and crevice. If I
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How to Test Your Soil like an Expert
Garden soil seems mysterious. It doesn’t jump out up at you when you’re out in the garden and say “hey, I’ve got a problem!” No, it just sits there
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Gardening 101: Understanding Your Garden Soil
Imagine if you did one thing that could prevent 80% of the problems in your garden. Seriously, 80%!
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What To Do In The Garden This October
This month the garden is winding down for most of us. It’s the last chance for a major clean up effort before the weather turns wintery.
And depending on how far into October it is when you’re reading this, you may have had a light frost or two, and if you live far north you may have had more than one hard frost.
Gardening 101: Design Your Garden
Have you ever watched a landscape makeover on TV and thought “how hard could it be to design my own garden?” They do make it look easy, don’t they?
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What To Do In The Flower Garden This September
September is a great time to think about went well this year in your flower garden, and what changes you want to make next year. It’s also a gentle reminder to get things done in the garden before the ground freezes.
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What To Do In Your Garden This September
The (mostly) cooler weather and clear skies of September are a welcome change from summer’s intense heat. Although there’ll still be warm days to come, I enjoy relaxing on the porch in the cool of the morning, so I can take in the beautiful backlighting cast by the fall sunshine.
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Gardening 101: Understand Your Garden’s Climate in 5 Steps
Do you struggle to understand your garden’s climate and microclimates? There’s more to it than knowing your gardening
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Gardening 101: Fundamentals All Gardeners Need to Know
Could this happen to you? You get home after a long day. You step into your backyard and harvest herbs and vegetables for tonight’s dinner. On your way back inside you pick a few flowers, and put them in a vase that brightens up your dinner table. You and your family spend an enjoyable evening of garden-to-table dining, relaxing in your beautiful, well-tended garden.
read more What To Do In Your Yard & Garden This November
A trusty leaf rake is my constant companion this month. No matter how often I’ve said to myself after raking up an area “This looks great! I’m glad I’m done with that,” I’m never done. The wind will see to that. More leaves blow in from all directions and find their way into every nook, cranny, and crevice. If I
read more How to Test Your Soil like an Expert
Garden soil seems mysterious. It doesn’t jump out up at you when you’re out in the garden and say “hey, I’ve got a problem!” No, it just sits there
read more Gardening 101: Understanding Your Garden Soil
Imagine if you did one thing that could prevent 80% of the problems in your garden. Seriously, 80%!
read more What To Do In The Garden This October
This month the garden is winding down for most of us. It’s the last chance for a major clean up effort before the weather turns wintery.
And depending on how far into October it is when you’re reading this, you may have had a light frost or two, and if you live far north you may have had more than one hard frost.
Gardening 101: Design Your Garden
Have you ever watched a landscape makeover on TV and thought “how hard could it be to design my own garden?” They do make it look easy, don’t they?
read more What To Do In The Flower Garden This September
September is a great time to think about went well this year in your flower garden, and what changes you want to make next year. It’s also a gentle reminder to get things done in the garden before the ground freezes.
read more What To Do In Your Garden This September
The (mostly) cooler weather and clear skies of September are a welcome change from summer’s intense heat. Although there’ll still be warm days to come, I enjoy relaxing on the porch in the cool of the morning, so I can take in the beautiful backlighting cast by the fall sunshine.
read more Gardening 101: Understand Your Garden’s Climate in 5 Steps
Do you struggle to understand your garden’s climate and microclimates? There’s more to it than knowing your gardening
read more Gardening 101: Fundamentals All Gardeners Need to Know
Could this happen to you? You get home after a long day. You step into your backyard and harvest herbs and vegetables for tonight’s dinner. On your way back inside you pick a few flowers, and put them in a vase that brightens up your dinner table. You and your family spend an enjoyable evening of garden-to-table dining, relaxing in your beautiful, well-tended garden.
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