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Decorating Your Balcony Garden for Halloween
I hate Halloween. There. I said it. If there was a bad guy for Halloween–a grinch of some sort–I’d be ...
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How to Protect Your Container Garden From Frost
Temperatures usually don’t get cold enough to really harm my plants until January or February here at the beach in ...
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Best Asian Vegetables for Container Garden
As I’ve become more adventurous as a cook, I’ve discovered a whole new world of vegetables, leafy greens and herbs ...
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Fall Color on Your Balcony Garden
This past weekend I flew out to Vermont to visit my brother who is going to college there. We were ...
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Best Ways to Preserve Basil
Basil is probably one of the easiest herbs to grow in a container, and gives you a lot of bang ...
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How to Make a Container Moon Garden
Gardens are wonderful. We all–or almost all of us–can agree on that. But what if you’re busy working hard all ...
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9 Super Plants for Shady Containers
Gardening in the shade can be pretty challenging, especially if you like bold, colorful plants. But rest assured that “challenging” ...
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Flower Combinations for Fall Container Gardens
If your balcony is looking a little ragged around the edges, join the club. I’ve started pulling out plants that ...
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Recipe: Tomato Chutney
If you’re still swimming in tomatoes, you might really like this recipe. I made it last weekend and served it ...
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An Updated List of Herbs and Vegetables That You Can Grow on Shadier Balconies
Over the past year I have been collecting edible plants that will thrive with less than shade and partial shade. That ...
