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I love fresh cut flowers in a vase. In fact, every time I pass by the bouquets of fresh flowers at the farmers market my eyes glaze over because I want to buy them all and take them home with me. On the rare occasion when I buy cut flowers or someone sends them to Read More >>
So you don’t think you have a green thumb and you have even been know to kill a fake house plant or two? Have you ever priced out buying dried herbs and your mouth fell open? Have you ever tasted the difference between fresh and dried herbs and wondered where they’ve been all your Read More >>
Last night as I was sorting through my seed packets and organizing them by their planting dates, I came across a packet of Rainbow Blend Coleus seeds and smiled. I first started growing coleus about 10 years ago when Mrs. HB and I were neighbors. I had seen some crazy lush hanging baskets and planters Read More >>
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m totally lazy amount pruning my tomato plants. But, that definitely doesn’t mean you don’t get better plants and fruit from actually taking the time to do it. Really, the two most important kinds of pruning for tomato plants really aren’t that difficult or time consuming {I realize, I’m Read More >>
Looking to start some little seedlings indoors but not really wanting to shell out your cold hard cash for containers? Never fear. Mavis’ 8 places to find free gardening containers suggestions are here! There really are so many awesome places to choose from when looking for free garden containers to plant seeds in. I’ll also Read More >>
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