Tag: flowers
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How to Have Daisy Blooms All Summer Long

Once upon a time, I dropped our Westie Daisy, my beloved friend and arch nemesis, off for grooming. If you’ve read her story, you know that she had to be medicated for grooming. The slightest hair pull could trigger horrible, torture chamber-sounding screams. No one wanted that. But with her meds, off she went as…
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Gardening Mistakes To Avoid

According to Janet Kilburn Phillips, “There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments.” At this rate of experimentation, I should be a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Gardening. One of the main things that I have learned as a gardener is a very deep appreciation for farmers. Feeding all of us requires a combination of…
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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…
