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While I was in San Francisco touring gardens with my buddies Harriet and Ryan, I couldn’t stop taking pictures of container gardens. Although a lot of the plants were beautiful, more often than not I found myself snapping pictures of all the clever little ways people had filled their pots instead of the flowers that Read More >>
I have a love/hate relationship with gardening gloves…sure, I like using them, but when it comes to my vegetable garden I like to get my hands in the dirt. I don’t like the dirty nails that comes from a day of fun in the dirt, though. It’s a conundrum—I mean, what’s a girl to do? Read More >>
When I was at the Mother Earth News Fair a couple of weeks ago, the most commonly asked question my online boyfriend, Ryan, got was how to store seeds long-term. I don’t know if it was just the Mother Earth News crowd, or if that is a question on a lot of people’s minds, but Read More >>
Why Does Ornamental Grass Fall Over? Ornamental grasses are a really cost-effective way to add a little oomph to your garden. They are super easy to take care of, and finding some that are indigenous to your area is usually a snap. The only downside is that they occasional fall over. Why, you might ask? Read More >>
Carlie from Virginia sent in this photo of one of her zucchini’s and was wondering what had happened to it. Well Carlie, it’s called blossom end rot. 🙁 I’ve had to deal with blossom end rot in tomatoes before, and it is sooo frustrating. You think you are going to get tons of beautiful red Read More >>
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