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Orange & Purple – They Belong Together Like Cookies & Milk

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One of my favorite color combinations is orange and purple. I secretly dream (well, not-so-secretly, because I’ve talked about it ...

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Growing Potatoes in a Container

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I have more Smart Pots than just the ones I’ve set aside for the comparison study (and sent to Debra), so ...

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Best Container Gardening Tips to PREVENT Pest Problems

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Last week my master gardener class was on “integrated pest management,” as you could probably tell from the #MGtips tweets I posted ...

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How to Make DIY Modern Bird Feeder

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I have two wonderful brothers that live much, much too far away. Ben is 26 and lives in Philadelphia where ...

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5 Plants You Can Use to Add Privacy To Your Balcony

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Living in an apartment or condo means living really close to other people. I’ve been rudely reminded of that lately, ...

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Three Things You Should Know About Growing Lavender

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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

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“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

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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!

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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

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Everyone likes to think that you can grow anything in Southern California. And it is true that we have a ...