Archive | March, 2011

April’s garden chore list (hardy zones 6a-7)

April  has arrived and it is time to get the garden in gear to start producung! This is a month with 2 very important garden holidays EARTH DAY April 22  and ARBOR DAY April 29. CHORES TO DO IN THE GARDEN/LANDSCAPE: Check Azaleas for the pesty Lacebugs,the Boxwoods for Leafminers and the Euonymus for Scale.Spray [...]

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Viburnum and Spring Grasses, By Catherine Dougherty

  With the world spinning very quickly these days, it is more important than ever to seek some harmonic softeners in some aspect of daily life. The escalation of current technology has become mind-boggling when one considers that only 100 years ago the main duty of School Boards in rural Oklahoma was to provide hay [...]

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Culinary Herb garden in a basket

Finding a large basket at a Flea Market can save money and be useful as a kitchen garden in a small garden or where deer abound. Sometimes having a basket of herbs close by the kitchen door, will discourage deer who tend to keep their distance. To make the basket last as long as possible [...]

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gaillardia Commotion Series Frenzy and Tizzy

Cause a frenzy in the garden!

Cause a frenzy in the garden by planting gaillardias.

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Bees, Birds, and Buds

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Slope Garden Extraordinaire – 2

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Nevermore Will A Flying Flower Drift By You Unnoticed

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Welcome to my garden

“Welcome to my garden, I want my flowers to see you!” These lines from on an old garden sign say it all!  You want friends to feel welcome when they visit your garden, so why not have a pretty display at all your doors?  Entrances to your home and garden create a warm friendly feeling that reflect [...]

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Using 'found' broken pots in the garden

Oh, no! Someone has knocked down a pot of flowers and broken it! Ah, well, it happens… And sometimes you see a broken pot at a sale and think why in the world are they selling that? But wait, these can be bargains! Here is what I do. First I started putting a ‘carpet’ of [...]

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Lemonade Landscape

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Getting Galvanized!

Galvanized metal is simply steel in some form that has received a thin coating of zinc oxide, which simply prevents containers from rusting when exposed to the elements. This makes it perfect as a planter for bright succulents or spring annuals on the patio. This galvanized strainer pail, found at the Flea Market, is filled with Hens [...]

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How To Be More Creative In Your Garden

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GARDEN MVP’S

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Garden

Garden, the verb, is our focus this month for the online garden magazine Toil the Soil. Kitchen gardens are featured as the main subject. Magazine comes out March 15th.

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A LITTLE GARDEN HUMOR

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Hudson Valley Garden Journal

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Fran Sorin

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Just Dogwood Blooms

The North Carolina dogwood as it blooms in spring.

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Fire pit from old washing machine drum

The warmth of fire in the garden. Recycle an old washing machine drum.

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Recycled vintage tractor seats

Recycled vintage tractor seats!

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We got the tires at the dump

Recycled tires take on new purpose in the garden.

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Seed boxes of yesteryear

Seed boxes still bringing hope and charm.

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Milk glass vases and vintage pots

Milk glass vases and vintage pots in this extraordinary collection.

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Rusty Wallace goes gardening

We didn’t know Rusty Wallace was such an avid gardener.

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Herb gardens

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Let the Bud Swelling Begin…

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Stained glass windows coloring the porch view

Creating color on the front porch with stained glass windows.

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Geraniums in vintage metal canister planters

Vintage floral metal canisters with matching geraniums.

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Old radiator heaters are sizzling in the garden

Radiator heaters find new sizzling life in the garden.

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Thyme for a flea market basket

Thyme for a flea market basket!

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