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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Gardening Today: Cutting back Brush

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Gardening today took me to the side yard where there was a lot of underbrush as well as low-hanging tree limbs that needed to be trimmed....
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Pavestone Adds Definition to Flower Garden

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Today I am working on my side flower garden and decided to make it more interesting so I added 12-inch pavestone and also a pea g...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Michigan Bulb: Honest Business and Product Review

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Michigan Bulb company has been in business for 60 years and as a kid, I recall seeing their shade and sun garden collection in the circular...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Suburban Raccoon Visits Yard and Garden

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For the last couple of days, I  have noticed that the mulch in my garden has been pulled away from the plants and in some cases, it is all p...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

Planted an Herb Garden Today

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Here in USDA growing zone 6 the threat of spring frost has past and now it is safe to garden. So I took advantage of the warm and sunny day ...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Shopped Online for Garden Replacement Plants

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Now that my garden has grown in I am aware of the plants and flowering shrubs  that did not survive the bitter cold winter.   Today I made ...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Aerated: Late Spring Lawn Care

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Normally the lawn is my husband’s job but this year it has become my job.  Today when I look out at the lawn I viewed a few green patches, ...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Protecting Plants From Late Spring Snow

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When I looked out my window this morning I could not believe my eyes, because the snow was falling onto my newly green lawn and my flower g...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Testing Soil to Determine Right Grass Seed for Lawn

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Before you can grow a lush green lawn I recommend that you know what type of soil you have.  Grass seed is formulated to grow in specific s...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Yard Sale Find Creates an Inexpensive Garden Path

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While shopping at our neighborhood yard sale I found some capstone at a yard sale and then my brother gave me some cypress mulch.  I knew i...
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...