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The Weed I Love To Grow...

Dill Weed.  I love this plant, and it is so easy to grow… as easy as a weed!If you plant Dill in a cultivated area such as an annually tilled vegetable garden, the seeds will come up for you year...

Butterfly Garden, Make Your Yard A D...

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly gardens are simply a collection of plants, butterfly friendly methods, and the addition of a few special features. Anyone can have one in any size space. The magic begins when the...

Pictures Worth A Thousand Words...

I have a few photos of my garden, and it reminded me of advice to take pictures for a more objective view of your garden, to use as a base for making plans and noting what you like, what is working, and what...

Ten Best Articles On Pruning...

When and how should you prune? This is an important question when you care about the health of valuable trees, shrubs, and plants. It also makes a difference in the blossom and fruits for that year. So I...

Make a Fairy Garden -Inspiration...

After getting the basic fairy garden components together, perhaps you would like a little more inspiration. Here are some pictures and resource ideas to ignite your imagination and inspire your own fairy...

Container by container, Favorite Ann...

[Part One] [Part Two] Continuing to feature some of the beautiful ways that annuals can brighten up a garden. By joining the container recipes and annual plant highlights in the post, this gives ideas you can...

Victorian Gardens...

Victorian garden The History: The Victorian Age lasted over a long period and holds an evolution of style, but there are characteristics that stand out among Victorian gardens, just as there are in Victorian...

Favorite annuals…Container by ...

[Part One] [Part Two] bright spring planter I love annuals. So much so, that it is a daunting task to try to profile all my favorites. As I was planting up my containers, it occurred to me that highlighting...

For Dry Spaces : Plant List...

One of the most valuable pieces of plant information is a list of plants for a particular growing condition. There are always certain spaces in the yard which are difficult to use to good advantage, but with...

Hellebores: Christmas and Lenten Ros...

My plants in the window Last year (2009) I purchased some potted hellebore plants on clearance from Whole Foods Market. I had read about them many times in gardening books over the years, and their fresh...
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