It won’t be too long until it is time to start working on your Spring gardens. Whether you are starting seedlings for your vegetable garden or adding annuals to your flower bed, it is a good idea to mark each kind of plant to identify … [Read more...]
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DUCK TAPE SUCCULENT PLANTER GIFT
Succulents are great plants to give as Christmas gifts, since A) they are still green during the winter, B) they are fairly cheap to buy, and C) they are easy to grow and take care of. I mean, I having been growing several for over a … [Read more...]
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GUIDE TO GROWING RHUBARB
flickr user: gabbysgarden I know that some people consider rhubarb plants a nuisance, as they can be hard to get rid of once they are established. Personally I love rhubarb everything – pies, sauce, cobbler! – so I put out a request on … [Read more...]
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HANGING SUCCULENTS FROM PROPAGATED CUTTINGS
The weather has finally gotten nice enough outside to do some gardening. Which, for me, of course means working with very small plants that will likely die quickly. Even though I have such a bad track record, I keep on trying. A+ … [Read more...]
Growing Succulents: An Update
Around the time I revealed our sunroom makeover, I introduced the Great Succulent Experiment. I have a well-earned reputation as a killer of houseplants. I’m not that hot at growing things outdoors either, honestly. But succulents … [Read more...]
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The Great Succulent Experiment
I am embarking on a grand experiment entitled “Houseplants and the Possibly Detrimental Effects of My Brown Thumb on Succulents.” Okay, so keeping houseplants may not seem like a big endeavor to most of you, but for me it is. I cannot … [Read more...]
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Gardening with Preschoolers: Germinating Bean Seeds
If you have little ones in the house, this activity is an easy and fun way to teach them about seeds and plant germination. This project has been around for years, and you can find a great lesson plan done by the … [Read more...]
