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Orange & Purple – They Belong Together Like Cookies & Milk
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
