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Gardening is one of the hottest topics on Hometalk. Whether you're gardening as a profession, or as a hobby, you'll find awesome gardening inspiration on Hometalk. Do you need to identify a plant? Post a photo of it, and a gardening expert will be able to identify it for you. Is your garden blooming in a spectacular way? Share the joy with fellow gardening buffs. All garden talk is welcome on Hometalk; so whether you're planting a flower garden, looking for green gardening tips, or researching the perfect gardening tools, you've come to the right place.



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  • There is a downloadable information sheet and recipes on the link.
  • These darlings come in several colors, I love all of them.
  • The happy round leaves just dance in the garden...and grow in and around other plants.
  • The small round leaves put me in the mind of lotus'....which we can't grow here...but nasturtiums grow almost everywhere.
  • How beautiful are these nasturtiums as a garnish next to my sauteed cabbage and roasted red peppers?
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Nasturtiums

I've been growing nasturtiums for years in my garden. I love these versatile plants. Not only are they a savored favorite of the little hummingbirds, but they are chalked full of vitamins ...»
and nutrients. I use them for salads, garnishes and appetizers. The entire plant is edible...not to mention beautiful in the garden. #gardening

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Tammy@Deja Vue Designs Amherst, TX 3 hours ago
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    Organized Clutter 15 minutes ago
    One of my favorites! Nasturtiums.
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Gardening: This plant is very old. Just last year, I put 3 different smaller pots

together into this longer planter. They've lived outside all spring thru fall on my shady deck for years and have always done well. But look what happened this year. The now brownish and not-so-pretty areas were new growth, I believe. What do you suppose made this happen? Nothing bad is happening to them right now but I want to make sure it doesn't.
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Louise Norcross, GA 2 days ago
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    Penster47 20 minutes ago
    They are a type of succulent and I believe kin to the "Mother-in-law Tongue" family. They do ...»
    not like a lot of water or hot sun.

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  • Good landscaping turns your home into a show-stopper.
  • Recycled fence and spindles for potting bench
  • #1 - Use as many free materials in your landscape as you can. Every part of the world has at least one thing in abundance that you can use for free, be it gravel, rocks or stones; wood, pallets or pine needles; dumpsters, landfill sites or Craig's List and Freecycling networks as cheap sources for repurposed items. Find out what's in your own neighbourhood or town and use it!  I've used my local freecycling network to find plants and shrubs for free. I got a whole lilac hedge that way, it really works!!
  • #2 - Beg for plant divisions or cuttings from family, friends and neighbours. Anyone who has perennials , bulbs or tubers will have to be dividing them up every so often and will be happy to let you have the extras. 1
  • #3 - Look for local gardening clubs, they usually have plant sales once or twice a year to raise money for the club and you can get beautiful plants for much less than gardening centers sell them.  Plus you know they will survive in your climate because the local gardeners have grown them.
  • #4 - Watch for end-of-season sales.  You can pick up loads of plants at a discount from department stores that have seasonal garden centers.  That's where you can pick up your trees and shrubs for less and save big!
  • #5 - Grow your own plants from seed.  Some plants are super simple to grow, you can even just toss the seeds out in your garden at the right time and they'll grow well.  Hardy geraniums, sunflowers and pansies are easy to start from seed.  Poppies and cosmos are good examples of seeds you can just sow directly in the garden.  Opium poppies can even be sown while there is still snow on the garden!
  • #6 - Grow plants that self-seed or spread easily.  Examples are creeping thyme, culinary thyme, Johnny Jump-ups, Ladies' Mantle, campanula, euphorbia, lamium, bugleweed, poppies and bee balm.  I don't quite understand the desire for growing borderline plants in the garden.  I personally don't want to drag some plant kicking and screaming into my garden, I'd much rather have ones that are happily growing and flowering and self-seeding all over.
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6 Ways to Landscape Without Breaking the Budget

I'm back to my first love these days - gardening! I love being in the garden, digging, planting, sowing and enjoying. This house will be the 6th that I've landscaped and because I always ...»
seem to buy houses that have no landscaping, I have learned how to do it on the cheap.

Here are some of my best tips: .

#1 - Use as many free materials in your landscape as you can. Every part of the world has at least one thing in abundance that you can use for free, be it gravel, rocks or stones; wood,pallets or pine needles; dumpsters, landfill sites or Craig's List and Freecycling networks as cheap sources for repurposed items. Find out what's in your own neighbourhood or town and use it! I've used my local freecycling network to find plants and shrubs for free. I got a whole lilac hedge that way, it really works!!

#2 - Beg for plant divisions or cuttings from family, friends and neighbours. Anyone who has perennials , bulbs or tubers will have to be dividing them up every so often and will be happy to let you have the extras.

#3 - Look for local gardening clubs, they usually have plant sales once or twice a year to raise money for the club and you can get beautiful plants for much less than gardening centers sell them. Plus you know they will survive in your climate because the local gardeners have grown them.

#4 - Watch for end-of-season sales. You can pick up loads of plants at a discount from department stores that have seasonal garden centers. That's where you can pick up your trees and shrubs for less and save big!

#5 - Grow your own plants from seed. Some plants are super simple to grow, you can even just toss the seeds out in your garden at the right time and they'll grow well. Hardy geraniums,sunflowers and pansies are easy to start from seed. Poppies and cosmos are good examples of seeds you can just sow directly in the garden. Opium poppies can even be sown while there is still snow on the garden

#6 - Grow plants that self-seed or spread easily. Examples are creeping thyme, culinary thyme, Johnny Jump-ups, Ladies' Mantle, campanula, euphorbia, lamium, bugleweed, poppies and bee balm. I don't quite understand the desire for growing borderline plants in the garden. I personally don't want to drag some plant kicking and screaming into my garden, I'd much rather have ones that are happily growing and flowering and self-seeding all over.

The best part about rampant growers and self-seeders is that every year, you can dig up the extras and sell them at a yard sale to make some extra cash for the landscaping items that you can't get for free.

Hope I've been able to give you at least one tip you can use. Happy gardening!

#landscaping #gardening #Maygarden

Anne @ DesignDreams by Anne
Anne @ DesignDreams by An... Canada 24 hours ago
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    Marty's Musings 34 minutes ago
    Girl, you're rocking this post! I love your yard and home. It looks like a secret haven!
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  • $2 Stair rails from Home Depot and I used boards that I shaped into wings using my scroll saw....
  • Stencils and drawer pull with some copper wire for the antenae

Dragonflies...

I made these for my sister's birthday ... I did NOT use ceiling fan blades. I couldn't fathom sealing them enough that they wouldn't warp. I just bought some nice thin boards and used my ...»
scroll saw to shape them. Very pleased with the result! $40 for 2

8 Hours 40 Moderate
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Delyne Nunez Houston, TX 40 minutes ago
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  • Pink and white flower decoration.
  • A mini version of Lilacs
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Mini Lilacs Flower Decoration

Lilacs are among the most fragrant of flowers. These mini lilacs take up a lot less space in a city garden, but smell just as wonderfully as their big sisters. ...»

A simple flower decoration of mini lilacs in a white vase, brings the scent of Spring into your home.

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Marianne Songbird Netherlands Yesterday
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    Sherrie S 1 hour ago
    I love lilacs but they don't like Florida. Last year I bought a Texas Lilac and it grows fast ...»
    and is beautiful. Only thing missing is the smell. Well, we can't have it all.

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Gardening: What is This Orange Fuzz on My Apple Tree?

It is also on a couple of pear trees.
Kathy
Kathy Gig Harbor, WA 16 hours ago
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    Kathy 1 hour ago
    Thanks, everyone! I appreciate the quick responses. I'm glad I won't have to dig up the trees.
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  • Easily age your terra cotta pots resulting in a beautiful aged patina.
  • Grab whatever paint you have on hand, think creamy antique colors, a sponge and wax.  The wax will protect it from moisture and make the pots more durable.
  • Mix the paint with a good amount of wax till smooth.
  • Take a sponge and apply the paint mixture onto the terra-cotta pot leaving certain areas of the pot lightly exposed.
  • That's it, I swear, took about 2 minutes per pot.
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How to Easily Age Terra Cotta Pots

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Kristin San Marcos, CA 4 hours ago
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    Pam Park 2 hours ago
    Won't the moisture/water come through the clay?
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  • mine is about this size but has been growing since march (photo from mylavendergarden.com)

Gardening: My Lavender is lackluster! Help?

I'm having great luck with all my flowers/plants so far this spring EXCEPT for my lavender. It's quite pathetic looking, frankly. I'm not sure if lavender is generally a slow-grower but mine is growing at less than a snails pace. Any tips out there for helping my lavender to grow and thrive? I want to help it, but not sure how! Thanks everyone :) (It is potted on my deck)
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Leah Belverd Concord, NC 8 hours ago
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    Patricia W 2 hours ago
    Put it in the sun, it is big enough for full sunlight and needs it to grow. Make sure you keep ...»
    the soil moist. If it is lavender, they don't like too much water. I grew hundreds on grow raqcks and as soon as they were 2" tall, they went out into the sun.

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  • The Shade Path garden: Variegated Solomon Seal (Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum') in front of the blue flowers of Brunnera 'Jack Frost'.
  • View down the Shade Path this May... forget-me-nots (Myosotis), chartreuse inflorescence of Euphorbias, hosta, ferns and many others.
  • Forget-me-not-like flowers of Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
  • Our new Fothergilla bush is flowering this month, and goes so nicely with the Euphorbia!
  • This pretty patch work is of a lungwort (Pulmonaria) and a wood spurge (Euphorbia).
  • Tulip 'White Parrot'...Parrot tulips are known for their unusual markings and shape. It is a nice, frilly addition to the front of the sunny end of this garden that is mostly in shade.
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Scenes From the Shade Path Garden

Here are some views of our Shade Path garden from the past couple of weeks. I love when it turns to this blue and white phase... so peaceful...
Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gardener
Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gar... Pittsburgh, PA 6 hours ago
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    Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gar... 2 hours ago
    Thanks Barb! We have a pretty small town garden, so that makes me work to fit in all of those ...»
    plant treasures... it forces me to come up with combinations, just because there is no more room :)

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  • We made and planter 6 flower boxes across our front porch.
  • One box done, 5 more to go!
  • We hung them so the elk can't reach them. 1
  • Looking out into the yard.
  • Close up of the #maygarden on the front porch.
  • Stacks of cedar.
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May Flower Boxes Across Our Huge Front Porch Makes Me Happy!

Finally made flower boxes for the front porch and I didn't realize how happy they make me! I'm spend all day out on the porch, eating, napping, working on the laptop, talking on the ...»
phone. Love the curtained off feeling the flower boxes give. Best room in the house! More photos on the website.

Jeanette Country Design Style
Jeanette Country Design S... Payson, AZ Yesterday
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    Kimberly C 2 hours ago
    I love it, they are so cute and look so great on your awesome home.
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