Spring is…..The Sweet Scent of Peonies
Oh, the scent of peonies! Nothing is quite like the sweet scent of peonies in spring and early summer. Those
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Backyard Flower Garden
Moving Hypertufa Pots, Another RePlant & Rip Up Bushes
One of my hypertufa pots that I have grown for several years seems to have one of the plants dying
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Gorgeous Butterweed – She’s The Devil in Disguise!
This spring I had a beautiful yellow drift of daisy-like flowers in my backyard. These plants were bunched together near
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Front Porch Planters – “Dress” Them For The Season!
Ok now. We are not going to talk about those Cement Geese that are dressed in different outfits each season.
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Garden Chores – A Gardener’s Work Is Never Done!
I have quite a few garden chores that I need to catch up on today, so I thought I would
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Spring Update & Tour for Hillside Boulder Garden – One Year Later
Last year in the springtime, we had boulders delivered and created an “enclosure” of sorts for a hillside boulder garden
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Lesser Celandine – Crowding Out Our Spring Wildflowers
During March or April here in Ohio, we have a tiny yellow flower that blooms profusely in a neighboring open
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Spring is – The Scent of Sweet Woodruff
It is time for sweet woodruff to bloom soon. I can’t help but love the small whorls of leaves and
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Baby’s Tears – Houseplant or Outdoors – You’ll Love It!
Many of you may or may not be familiar with a tiny plant called Baby’s Tears. It seems as if
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Choosing Plants For Hypertufa Planters
What are some of the plants that I have been choosing for hypertufa planters? Well, there is not just ONE
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Old Lamp Shades? Great Frost Protectors!
It’s Friday, so how about some gardening hints and tips? It’s just about springtime here, and it is a wonderful
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What’s It Gonna Be? Vermiculite or Perlite for Hypertufa? What About In Soil?
Which do you choose to make your hypertufa? Vermiculite or Perlite? What is the difference to your hypertufa project? So
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Fertilize now? Your Plants Need Breakfast Soon!
Fertilize Now? No kidding? Snow comes and goes, but still makes another and another visit, but we are being teased
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Touch Me Not! Mimosa Pudica – Sensitive Plant
Mimosa Pudica or Sensitive Plant can entertain you…for real. It is so fascinating to watch it move when touched or
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10 Flower Meanings & What They Symbolize
Floriography – the Language of Flower Meanings Flowers have always had a symbolic meaning and we still connect some of
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