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One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Claudine recently sent me an email with a question about getting started with gardening, she wrote, Hi Mavis, do you have a blog post on how to start a garden for the first time? I have a new yard (with grass) but plenty of room and is like to grow Read More >>
When my friend El Presidente and I went to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show the other day I was so hoping local artist Bob Bowling would be there with his AMAZING rustic garden cottages and primitives. And Oh Happy Day, he was. In a nutshell this guy’s stuff is one giant display of rusted Read More >>
Yesterday I couldn’t help but notice all the miniature gardens when my buddy El Presidente were at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Talk about total eye candy for a gardener on a cold winters day. The attention to detail was amazing. Tiny pots, tiny statues, tiny rocks. Check out this 12th man miniature garden. Read More >>
Yesterday, I did something crazy. I planted some sugar snap peas. Which is a little weird because most people either plant their peas on President’s Day or St. Patrick’s Day. But I couldn’t wait. With the excepting of pruning the raspberry patch and edging the lawn, all my major garden chores for this year are Read More >>
Yesterday I finally finished digging up all the dirt from last years pumpkin patch. It was a HUGE job and I am glad to have that monkey off my back let me tell you. Do you see that nice, fat mound of dirt all piled up perfectly {thank you OCD} next to the greenhouse? Well Read More >>
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