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Ohio is my home state, and I was born and raised here… this is where I have gardened. It is strongly agricultural in profile, and I live in a rural area of it now, though previously my yard was an urban one. Clay soil and clay loam, decent rainfall, and a moderate climate give us the “green-ness” Ohio is famous for. Much of the Midwest is similar in regards to gardening practice… and certain things are true for all gardeners, including the basics for creating a home garden landscape.

Making my own gardens since 1973, helping in my mother’s flower beds, and my grandfather’s vegetable patch and rose plantings before that, means I have developed this horticultural passion very early in life. Reading everything I could get my hands on from the library’s book shelves, bookstore purchases, visiting public gardens (and private ones!) whenever possible, while paying attention to landscapes wherever I go, this is a topic that has become a lifelong interest. Life is just too short for the occupation of gardening. I have even worked in other peoples gardens, although I am a “mature gardener” now, and don’t have as much strength for that. It hasn’t dampened my enthusiasm one bit, though!

Some Suggestions

If you are first starting out or intent on improving your landscape, get some good reference books for quickly locating plant “how-to”. Please consider looking at what’s new in the aStore, Garden Sundries. Take a look at the “Cottage Garden” category, if you love that style.

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