drought recovery

Bird's Blanket Garden Border We have been given a gift with this drought. With our own eyes and in our own gardens, we can see which plants truly do well in a drought  and which plants melt or …

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A zinnia from 2011 Let's review where we are in our drought recovery program. If you are following along with the steps published so far, you should now have some goals,  an assessment of your …

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OSO EASY™ Cherry Pie Rosa 'Meiboulka' I'm shocked and delighted that these shrub roses in my garden are doing as well as they are doing, in spite of the lack of any real rain since May 1st. As I …

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Look how green & no watering! Still with me on drought recovery?  Have you figured out your gardening goals? Yes? Good. Keep reading.  After you've figured out what your goals for …

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The grape vine seems to love the drought. We know with certainty that no gardener planted a garden with the hope that eventually she could water by hand day after day and still watch the plants die …

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