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Three Things You Should Know About Growing Lavender
Lavender is pretty easy to grow, but I thought I’d share a few tips gleaned from The Bountiful Container. Next ...
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How to Have Seed Starting Success
“Seed starting” or “starting seeds indoors” refers both to something that gardeners giddily look forward to at the end of ...
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How to Create a Cocktail Container Garden
To me, a cocktail garden should be two fold: contain plants to be used in cocktails, and be pleasant to ...
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What Are Smart Pots? Lets find out!
Have you ever heard of Smart Pots? They’re soft-sided, fabric containers that are rigid enough to hold their shape, but still ...
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Can’t Grow Tulips? Try Poppies Instead
Everyone likes to think that you can grow anything in Southern California. And it is true that we have a ...
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EarthBox Review
I wish the Earth Box had been around when I first started to grow vegetables. At the time, I lived in a ...
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3 Garden Insects You Should NEVER Kill
This being Friday, you know I am just dying to share some of the great info I learned in my ...
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Early Spring Container Combo Idea
The professor who taught my last Master Gardener class mentioned that he ignores the groundhog and watches Evergreen Pear trees ...
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Best Garden Photography Tips
Today I wanted to share some ideas for photographing your garden that I picked up from the Baker Creek Heirloom ...
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Root Bound Container Plants – How to Recognize and Repot them
The photo above depicts what used to be growing in a pot at my parents’ house. Those are the roots. ...
