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Judith O

Glenview, IL
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Gardening: Can anyone identify these flowers?

On a recent trip to the Dallas Arboretum, I snapped a photo of these gorgeous flowers. Unfortunately, they didn't label them. Does anyone know what they are?
Jackie L
Jackie L Frisco, TX
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    Commented on May 04, 2013
    Those are my fav color Delphinium. www.glenviewgardeners.org
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  • Isn't this edge pretty? Trust me, this is very easy to do. All you need are three tools you likely already have on hand. 6
  • This was the before. Does this look more like what you have in your own yard? Let's fix this right up!
  • This is a simple half moon edger. Make a nice fresh cut along the grass part of your edges in a nice smooth arc.
  • Once the cut is made, trench out the soil with a hand held garden shovel and mound it away from the edge. Trim the grass along the edge horizontally and vertically to get that nice crisp haircut look.
  • The trench allows for water run off and soil falling, and the shadow just creates a really dazzling finish. 3
  • I created a fun little chart that displays the process a little better. Come check out all 4 steps as well as many other after shots at:

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/07/how-to-edge-flower-beds-like-pro.html 5
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How to edge flower beds... like a pro!

My brother is a pro gardener and many moons ago, he shared how he professionally edged flowerbeds. I get comments asking how I do my own, so today I'm sharing my secrets! ...»

How do you edge your flowerbeds?

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FunkyJunk Interiors - Don... Canada
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  • Judith O
    Commented on Apr 13, 2013
    Nothing like a neat crisp edge to neaten up a landscape & keep the grass from getting into the ...»
    flowerbed. Check out our club's website & 'like' us on FB www.glenviewgardeners.org

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  • Our dog Nikita on our Front Porch. Just wanted to share a pic of all our hard work! 15

Our Summer Front Porch.

Brenda Z
Brenda Z Evansville, IN
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  • Judith O
    Commented on Apr 06, 2013
    So beautiful, Brenda! I 'shared' it on our club's FB page also. Please 'like' our page & ...»
    checkout our website too: www.glenviewgardeners.org Happy spring!

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  • Painting the palettes. This is optional but we like the bright colors!
  • Staple commercial grade landscape fabric to the back, sides, and bottom.
  • Our planted garden! We mixed a lot of different things together but really the combination of plants could be endless! 8

Our palette garden

Cultivators Design and landscape loves to re-use things and this is our version of the palette garden. We also think these would make great herb gardens or succulent gardens too!
Cultivators Design and Landscape
Cultivators Design and La... Atlanta, GA
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  • Judith O
    Commented on Apr 06, 2013
    This is an excellent way to cover an unattractive garden shed. I recommend using succulents or ...»
    herbs. Check out our gardening website: www.glenviewgardeners.org & please 'like' us on FB Glenview Gardeners Club

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  • The last of our mushroom compost from last year...
  • "Beautiful! Glorious! Delicious!," say my plants.

Tips for Applying Mulch!

We will have 3 yards of mushroom compost delivered this week. When I begin filling my first wheelbarrow, I will think about the mulching techniques I have learned from many and various ...»
gardeners over the past 10 years...

What I have learned so far:

1. This is a lot of work! So make it count for double the time & money: add nutrients while you mulch.

2. Apply it 2-3 inches deep to suppress weeds for the growing season. You still may get some, but usually they are easier to pull out of the loose mulch than the firm soil.

3. Make sure to leave your plants some wiggle room. Apply the mulch deeply, but leave it at least one inch away from the crown of the plant. Leave 2-3 inches of space all around tree trunks.

4. Do not apply hot compost (meaning mushroom compost or other nutrient rich sources) to woodland (e.g. ferns) or silver-leaved plants (lavender).

5. For garden areas in which you want to encourage self-seeding plants, use a garden fork to "tickle in" some compost over those areas. Christopher Lloyd talks all about this in his book Succession Planting for Year-Round Pleasure. He also covers many other aspects of ornamental gardens. (It is my favorite garden book\!)

6. If you are mulching with well-rotted mushroom compost, be sure to save some extra for patching you lawn, topping off your vegetable beds (or containers), and even your ornamental containers.

7. You know you are a real gardener when just thinking of rotted plant and animal material gives you excited butterflies in your stomach... as opposed to the queasiness that most people feel in their stomachs.

Any more tips from my fellow gardeners?

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Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gar... Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Judith O
    Commented on Apr 06, 2013
    We've just completed the spring clean up & soil amending for the season. After racking all the ...»
    leaves to the center of the yard, my husband mows over the huge piles several times. Then we leave the shrunken piles while we spread a mixture of compost from my 2 compost piles, along with peat moss, mushroom compost, top soil & composted cow manure to my flower beds. With the exception of the top soil, at least everything is light weight. After that is completed, we move the new debris piles to our emptied compost bins. Check out our gardening website: www.glenviewgardeners.org & please like us on FB - Glenview Gardeners Club

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Does anyone have any idea what on earth this is?

Does anyone have any idea what on earth this is? I found it randomly growing in my yard, yesterday.
Sugar M
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    Commented on Jan 09, 2013
    Our garden club's meeting last night was on Herbs & I'm now positive of my previous ...»
    description. It's called Lovage & is a native plant in the parsley family in my area.

    Our speaker had slides that looked just like your pic. You can read a bit of the progrm info on the calender page for 1/8/12 of our website below, then google his name for his contact info. Public is always welcome to our presentations every 2nd Tues. Please 'like' us on Facebook! www.glenviewgardeners.org

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  • taken from my back flowerbed looking toward the street
  • taken from the front looking back. My home is on the right

Home Maintenance & Repairs: Rainfull lake

This lake forms with each rain in varying degrees. It lies between ours and the neighbor's yard and over the years has been leaving our yard growing larger in the neighbor's. We ...»
approached them about putting in a drainage system and were told they did that 20 years ago and weren't about to do it again. This happens up and down our street between houses and as a group we had gone before the village council with complaints. This past summer street work was done which included larger piping and grates being installed. We were told the problem was fixed.

This is the reason our sump pumps work so hard and never seem to last. Does anyone have any ideas? I am open to all suggestions except moving.

Dee W
Dee W Rock Creek, OH
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  • Judith O
    Commented on Dec 13, 2012
    Plant a rain garden with beautiful bog plants. Improves the looks of your yard, helps control ...»
    the water problem, & purifies the ground water. Our village subsidizes costs if you follow their suggestions. Do some research online. Good luck.

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Outdoor Living: I have an old staircase in my home and to dress it up, I'm thinking of tiling the risers.

Since they don't get stepped on, but likely bumped by feet, what is the best way to prepare them to hold the tile?
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Natalie W Mckeesport, PA
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  • Judith O
    Commented on May 06, 2012
    Love the 1st pic, looks like inlay.
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