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Monday, March 10, 2014

Harsh Winter Causes Damage to Bearded Irises

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Today while cleaning the winter debris from the bearded iris garden I noticed that many of the rhizomes had suffered from erosion due t...
Friday, March 7, 2014

Pruning Japanese Honeysuckle Vines – Early Spring Cleanup

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Today was warm and I worked outdoors cleaning up the river rock wall by pruning the Japanese honeysuckle vines.  Last year the vines had no...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Getting Ready to Plant Organic Spinach Seeds

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Even though it is too cold to plant spinach outdoors I am getting ready to plant Ferry-Morse organic spinach seeds in containers.  I lik...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Protecting Spring Bulb Gardens from Whitetail Deer

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  When I looked out my picture window I saw doe deer and fawn in my yard nibbling in my spring bulb garden.  I ran outside and waved my a...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Yard and Garden Cleanup After Ice Storm

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I am looking over my yard and garden to do list and I need to cleanup the lawn and the spring bulb gardens. Last month’s ice storm caused u...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Safe-T-Pet Ice Melt Keeps your Yard and Garden Healthy

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Protect your lawn and gardens in winter with environment friendly ice melt.  This toxic free ice melt is the only product that you can use ...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Making Mulch out of Christmas Trees

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Before you drag your Christmas tree to the curb for trash pickup, think about recycling it by turning it into nutrient rich  mulch for you...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

End of Season Gardening

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I am very sad to see the growing season come to an end as it represents an end of my gardens life.  Presently I have only a few flowers sti...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Getting Container Gardens Ready to Come Indoors

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The weather forecast indicates that there will be a light frost on Sunday night which means it is time to get the outdoor container gardens...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

Netherland Bulb Company Product Review

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I have been doing business with the Netherland bulb company since 2008 and find that the landscaper wholesale prices are fair, shipping is ...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Autumn Season Gardening

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The autumn season is a busy time for me as I was able to line up a few contracts for garden cleanup, and planting mums and as soon as the...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Working in Yard Opens Door for New Business

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While working in my yard last week a neighbor stopped by to view the yellow mums that I had planted along my front walkway and remark...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Late Summer Flowers are Blooming

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Today when I walked in the garden I saw that there were only a few late summer flowers blooming; belladonna lilies, four O’clocks, toad...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

Understanding the Garden Color Wheel

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When it comes to planning your garden color theme it is important to choose colors that are complimentary.    A garden that has good co...