Every year when I plow my garden rows, I am amazed at how many rocks I end up digging up. And no matter how many I removed from my garden beds the year before, there always seems to be more. I swear that this year left me with more stones than I knew what to
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How To Store Your Saved Seeds
If you want to grow heirloom tomatoes every year, or heirloom anything really, it’s probably a good idea to learn how to store your saved seeds. These tips for saving seeds will keep your seeds in tip-top shape throughout the winter and into the next growing season. Here’s how to store your saved seeds to
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Gardener’s Almanac: A Monthly Guide To Gardening (August)
It’s getting hot, hot, hot in my neck of the woods and my garden is getting ready to bust! Seriously, I feel like I have squash plants everywhere! I’ve harvested a healthy crop of lettuce at this point and should have another on the way soon. Everything is looking healthy and I can’t wait to
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To Cement Together Your Modern Landscape Use Concrete Planters
I was at World Market this past weekend and I couldn’t help but fall in love with their expansive selection of concrete planters. They were super affordable, so I got a few for my indoor plants. But I got to thinking, why not purchase a few big concrete planters for my shrubs outside, too? So
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How To Save The Monarchs
Have you ever seen photographs from the famous monarch butterfly migration from America to Mexico? It’s quite a sight. And though some have been lucky enough to witness this in person, fewer butterflies returning for the migration every year. Not only is this detrimental to our ecosystem, but it can be a bummer if you
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Plant Of The Apps
What if there was an app that could identify different plants for you? I had this very thought while looking at this beautiful Philodendron variety at the grocery store the other day. I mentioned this thought to my daughter later in the evening, and she whipped out her phone to show me exactly what I
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What Every Cottage Garden Needs
I don’t know about you, but I just love the look of a cottage garden. There’s something about them that just look so magical, homey, and oh so timeless. If you’ve been inspired to create a cottage garden of your own, take a look at this list of cottage garden features. Yours will look incredible
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Secrets MLB Grounds Crews Use That You Can Use On Your Lawn
If you’ve ever been to a professional baseball game, chances are you’ve admired the bright green grass of the outfield at some point. For years I wondered how to make the grass in my own backyard look the same kind of bright green! Fortunately, one of my new neighbors spent the first fifteen years
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Tips To Create A Nurturing Greenhouse
Though my greenhouse isn’t that large, it is easily becoming one of my favorite parts of my backyard. I love opening the door to our greenhouse and soaking in all of the heat and humidity! Since we have built our outdoor greenhouse, I’ve planted things like tomatoes, watermelon, and even strawberries inside to help protect
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Gardener’s Almanac: A Monthly Guide To Gardening (July)
Can you believe that we are already in the month of July? One moment I looked at the calendar and Summer was already halfway over. July is one of my favorite months of the year as a gardener because now is the time when your plants (should) be growing well. It’s so satisfying to see
