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70Secret Santa Gift Ideas
by Pat Merewether
Hand Dipped Candy Is Always Welcome! The Secret Santa gift exchange is fun and takes a lot of stress off shoppers too. Each person in the game places their name on a piece of paper and folds it so the name is... published 5 weeks ago
68Tips For Growing Tomatoes
by Pat Merewether
Fully Mature Brandywine Tomatoes Perfect Roma Tomatos - meaty and delicious Tomato Hornworm - Aint he cute?Tomato Planting Guide Tomato plants are fairly easy to grow, but here are some tips for producing lot... published 6 months ago
68Easy Perennials For Your Shade Garden
by Pat Merewether
Cimifugia (Ligularia blooming at it's base. These get practically no shade and tolerate dry conditions. Ligularia Desminoides Cinnamon Stick Fern Corydalis Japanese Painted Fern Woodland PoppyMost of the... published 6 months ago
67Plants For Wet Soil
by Pat Merewether
Japanese Painted Fern - Loves moisture and shade Hibsicus - This one is hardy to Zone 5 and has 10"-12" Blooms - needs full sun. Water will rot the roots of most plants and they die a quick and dramatic... published 7 months ago
67Easier Gardening With Mulch
by Pat Merewether
Mulch helps keep the moisture in the soil, can repel pests and make the garden more attractive. It also breaks down and revitalizes the soil. Over the years I've tried various kinds of mulch on my... published 7 months ago
67Consider Vines When Planning Your Garden
by Pat Merewether
Heavenly Blue Morning Glories and Hyacinth Bean Vines Nelie Moser Clematis Akeba Vine - Grown For Foliage - tolerates shade. Vines are among the most versatile, interesting and independent plants on earth.... published 6 months ago
66Growing and Using Bird House Gourds
by Pat Merewether
Birdhouse, or bottle gourds, are perfect homes for small birds. Every year several families of House Wrens build nests, raise families and eat garden pests in our yard. Watching them carry cabbage worms into... published 7 months ago
65Cheap and Easy Gardening
by Pat Merewether
I love gardening so much I've been known to pull weeds at midnight under the light of a full moon. I'm also always looking for a bargain, so I've learned over the years that there are many freebees and... published 5 months ago
64Easy-to-grow Annuals
by Pat Merewether
If you're a first-time gardener or have kids who want to grow flowers, it's best to start with annuals that are easy to grow. Nothing will dampen a gardener's enthusiasm faster than plants that ‘fail to... published 9 months ago
64Secrets of a Lazy Gardener
by Pat Merewether
My friend has it figured out, she married an avid gardener and she just picks the flowers and harvests the fruit. But that means she's not technically a gardener. I am lazy and so devised a few short-cuts... published 7 months ago
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