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The 5 Best Springtime Vegetables to Plant in Your Garden

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Asparagus – This hardy perennial provides an excellent source of Dietary Fiber, Folate, Selenium,  Niacin, Manganese, Potassium, Protein, Phosphorus, Zinc, Thiamin, Copper, Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Calcium, Riboflavin and Magnesium. Asparagus should be started from 1 year old crowns and planted in nutrient…

How To Attract Hummingbirds To Your Garden

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Greetings everyone…Spring has finally arrived and I couldn’t be happier. I still have a long wait before I can actually harden off my plants, and I am eagerly awaiting that day! This year, I will be adding more perennial flowering plants to entice hummingbirds to visit my garden (such as…

Brighten Up Your Outdoor Space with a White or Moonlight Garden

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? As a garden designer and enthusiast,  it has a long standing dream to create my very own white/moonlight garden featuring a few garden favorites such as jasmine, camellia, gardenia and roses. I envisioned walking through the garden at midnight and feeling dewy grass underneath my bare feet. During the…

Corkscrew Hazel

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? Photo By: Schnobby – https://commons.wikimedia.org As a garden designer I find that creating a main and unusual focal plant in any garden enhances it charm and invites a welcoming interest. In particular, a shrub such as Corkscrew Hazel would be spectacular if included in a whimsical or fairy garden…

10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Gardening Enthusiasts — Garden Variety

With Thanksgiving behind us and the holiday season officially upon us, here are ten inspired gift ideas for the gardener in your life. Garda Dibble – The Seed Planting Gardening Tool $19.99 Ideal for small urban gardens, suburban plots, raised beds, containers, square-foot patches, and even salad tables, the Garda Dibble™ lets you quickly make […]…

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Garlic O’Plenty | A Quick Guide to Garlic for the Garden

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Hardneck Garlic – (Allium sativum ophioscorodon) Harneck garlic is one of two categories of garlic (the other is softneck) and is recommended for northern climates due to its need for a long dormant period, which ensures hardy bulbs and better flavor. The bulbs of hardneck garlic generally produce 4-12 cloves…

Five Shrubs For Your Winter Garden

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(Photo by Pixabay.com) For gardeners like me who live in a cold climate, the thought of the upcoming winter season can feel you with apprehension or dread. Winters here in New York state are brutal and long. The snow-covered landscape is barren and devoid of color. However, with prudent planing,…

Saving Seeds From My Garden

Hello my gardening friends. It has been a bountiful summer in my home garden this year and I have an overload of various seeds that I will be saving for next year (and to give away to my friends and family). My Blackeyed Susan, Butterfly Bush and Purple Coneflower plants were extremely hardy this year…

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10 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

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Summer has finally arrived and with it’s arrival the proliferation of the blood-sucking and possible disease-carrying garden foe: the mosquito. In my home garden, I typically place several types of plants to deter mosquitoes. Typically, I either plant them in masses or dry leaves such as sage or rosemary to…

My Love Affair with Tomatoes….

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As the end of summer approaches and the first frost looms not far behind, I usually began to get a bit anxious about harvesting and preserving my summer vegetables. In particular, homegrown, ripe tomatoes. I truly love tomatoes and have been known to hoard as many as possible for preserving…