Earlier in the spring, I planted these violas in a set of six containers that fit in a circle around the pole of the table umbrella. I like how it looks! And no, this is not something a lazy …
The Most Difficult of All Gardening Tasks, and How to Make It Easier
The most difficult of all gardening tasks for many gardeners doesn't require brute strength or special skills. But when it comes time to do it, they hesitate, try to put it off, or worse, simply …
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How to Manage Your Out of Control Plant Buying Habit
If friends and family members have ever suggested you are buying too many plants, well, you need new friends and family members. Kidding. What you need is a way to manage your planting buying …
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Did You Plant Some Patience In Your Garden?
Did you plant some patience in your garden? If you chose to start some of your own plants from seeds, I hope you planted some patience, too, because those seedlings grow best when you also plant …
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A Birdhouse and Peonies
Play along with me. What do you see in this picture? A birdhouse with its lid open? Peonies that need to be deadheaded? An old fence? Or did you wonder if there were baby birds in that …
Finding Four-Leaf Clovers
Is the ability to quickly spot a four-leaf clover in a sea of clover a talent you are born with or something you can learn? We were winding down the Easter egg hunt and festitivies earlier this …