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Flowers in the Garden. Real or Fake?

April 2, 2013

The other afternoon, I was driving through an older neighborhood near downtown Phoenix when a splash of color caught my eye. There were colorful flowers blooming in front yard of an old home. Now, colorful flowers are quite common in Phoenix – even in winter.  But, what caused me to stop and turn around was [...]

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Grow Your Own Potatoes in a Container

March 29, 2013

Do you like to grow vegetables?  I do. I have three raised beds where I grow different types of vegetables. Lately, I have started expanding where I grow my vegetables.  Many kinds of vegetables do great in containers.  I have grown, lettuce, spinach, sugar snap peas and herbs in pots. This year, I wanted to [...]

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Too Many Roots? How to Fix Root Bound Plants

March 26, 2013

With the arrival of spring, it is time to start thinking about getting into the garden and adding new plants. Each time I remove a plant from its container, I am looking for circling roots, which is the classic sign of a root bound plant. (Thankfully, this shrub had none). However, my new lavender plant [...]

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Signs of Spring – Fragrant, Flowering Fruit Trees

March 22, 2013

There is nothing that says spring is here as formerly leafless fruit trees covered in blossoms. What makes it even nicer, is that different types of fruit trees often flower at different times. In my garden, the apple trees bloom first… After the apple blossoms fade, then pink flowers begin to open on my peach [...]

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Growing Corn in a Container

March 19, 2013

A couple of months ago, one of my favorite seed catalogs came in the mail, which is always an exciting event in my world.  I enjoy seeing the photos of flowers and vegetables while imagining how they would look growing my own garden.  One of the seed descriptions caught my attention.  Corn that is bred [...]

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Cactus Flowers, Fruit and Shelter

March 15, 2013

Take a walk through the desert and you will most likely see cacti made up of flat pads covered in spines, commonly known as prickly pear. If you are fortunate enough to visit the desert in spring, you may be a witness to their beautiful transformation… Flower buds begin to cover the tops of prickly [...]

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From Seed to Flower

March 12, 2013

It never ceases to amaze me the humble beginnings of my favorite blue, flowering annual… When planted, these seeds will grow into beautiful, Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus). Every year, I grow Bachelor’s Button in my garden and then collect the seeds as the flowers begin to dry and store them for next year’s garden.  All you need [...]

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Indoor Plants From Kitchen Scraps: The ‘Towering’ Radish

March 8, 2013

In January, I shared with you my latest garden experiment; “An Unorthodox Winter Gardening Project”, which entailed growing indoor plants using kitchen scraps like garlic cloves, lentils, carrot tops, a sweet potato and a radish.  I enjoy garden projects – especially ones that you can do indoors during the winter months. A couple of weeks [...]

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Fill a Suet Cage With Nesting Material

March 5, 2013

Spring is on its way and the birds are getting busy building nests in my garden. Have you ever had the opportunity to see a bird’s nest up close?  It never ceases to amaze me how they create nests from different materials. Every year, I like to help the birds that visit my garden by [...]

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Create A Miniature World With a Terrarium

March 1, 2013

Would you like to create your own miniature, self-contained garden? A terrarium is a great way to do just that.  They are easy to create and make a beautiful addition to your home decor. Terrariums are a great way to express your creativity.  From the type of container to the plants you select, the possibilities [...]

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Large, Flowering Shrubs Attract Many Kinds of Birds

February 26, 2013

In my side garden, I have a large flowering shrub called ‘Pink Beauty’ (Eremophila laanii). I love this shrub for many reasons. Reason #1: I would have to stare at a bare expanse of wall, outside my kitchen window, if this shrub did not cover it up so well. Reason #2: I love its beautiful trumpet-shaped [...]

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A ‘Picky’ Hummingbird

February 22, 2013

I am very fortunate to be visited by hummingbirds all year long in my Arizona garden.  For that very reason, I have a hummingbird feeder hanging in front of my kitchen window, where I spend much of my time looking out at my vegetable garden. The majority of hummingbird visits are from Anna’s hummingbirds. This [...]

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Spring Gardening Kits for Kids

February 19, 2013

Introducing children to the joys of gardening is a great way to ‘grow’ a new generation of gardeners. I love gardening with my kids and now with my granddaughter, Lily. I am always looking for new gardening projects that are kid-friendly.  So you can imagine how thrilled I was to see the following gardening kits [...]

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