Category: Garden
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How to Get Rid of Fleas
“Know your enemy.” Sun Tzu If you are like me and googled “how to get rid of fleas” in a panic when you realized that despite treating your dog, or cat, with an anti-flea treatment, they still had fleas, I think that I can help. From reading reviews of flea treatments, a common reaction is…
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Heaven Scent, Fragrant ‘Snow Queen’ Oakleaf Hydrangea
When the kids were little, the Food Network was a great family friendly tv channel that we all could enjoy. Once when we were watching while I was cooking dinner, I remember hearing famous Chef Emeril Lagasse say that he wished that those of us in tv land had Smell-O-Vision so that we could smell…
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What’s Eating My Petunias? The Attack of the Budworm
The last time we went on vacation the first thing that I noticed when I walked in the door was a slight buckle in the hardwood in the hallway. The buckle was a hint that the refrigerator was leaking. My deeply relaxed vacation vibe was over in an instant. I must be a closet optimist…
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A Floral Masterpiece, The Picasso in Purple® Supertunia
I am a sucker for chartreuse leaves. So, when I first saw the Picasso in Purple® Supertunia® at a local garden center, I stopped dead in my tracks. The flowers were a bright pinkish purple with chartreuse edges. It was love at first sight. Not only was the flower stunning, but the plant wasn’t a…
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Splashes of Sun, the Sunray Dwarf Sunflower for Containers
In my county there was a farm with a field of sunflowers planted next to a busy road that attracted so much attention that it had to be moved the following year to a more hidden field. I only heard about the sunflower field after the fact, and I had huge FOMO feelings at not…
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Phenomenal Lavender and a Phenomenal Number of Bees
Bee careful for what you wish for is the theme for the day. As a new empty nester, I was excited to have more time for gardening, and I already had a project in mind. After the kids outgrew the swing set, I transformed the area into my raised bed garden spot. At the time,…
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Beloved Friend and Arch Nemesis
February 12, 2008 to September 10, 2021 I did not want a dog. I already had two kids who kept me in a perpetual state of exhaustion. But, my 8-year-old daughter found a weak point in my armor and exploited it in a brilliant masterstroke. She started with, “Mommy, can we have a dog?” “No,”…
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The Joy of Easter, Growing Tulips in Containers
It totally made my day when my daughter came over to visit and said as she came in the door, “Mom, the house looks like Easter!” That is literally the feeling that I want people to have when they see the blooming tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils in the front yard. The blossoming and greening up…
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Home Grown Sunshine, Growing Daffodils in Containers
In the children’s book Frederick, the little mouse of the same name gets into trouble with the other mice because he doesn’t work to store up food for the winter. Even though Frederick assures the other mice that his work gathering sun rays, colors, and words will come in handy too, they aren’t convinced. When…
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