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Despite the Whacky Spring Weather......we Are Making Progress
I had the day off and hubby had a "rain" day from his business. With hubby's help I now have materials (dirt, wood chips and black gold a.k.a composted wood chips) inside the garden
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Gardening: Plant advice for sloping yard
Hi Everyone, I'm looking for suggestions on plantings for a new old garden bed. Here's the issue: we live in NW Illinois, zone 5, heavy clay, full sun, cold winters. Our backyard was
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Appreciating & Propagating Succulents
I am in love with succulents now...I hold them in a "careful" embrace along with my more traditional plantings in my garden. Look at the gorgeous reclaimed wooden planter I put together
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Gardening: What is this? Is it a weed or a type of spinach
I found this growing in my carrot bed this spring, I let it grow but I still haven't figured out what it is. I shared my vegetable garden with my neighbor last season and I know he planted something late last summer. The simple resolution would be to ask him but he moved. Anyone with suggestions would be much appreciated,
Gardening: I have a plant that has pink in the middle and yellow around sides.
These plants get a flower first then a large leaved tall plant, beautiful red colors running thru the middle if the green leaf. I starts out with a pink flower and yellow flowers around the sides then next to it it shuts up these tall leaves.
DIY Pallet Planter
Simple step-by-step tutorial for how to make this cute AND functional planter! I used mine to plant fresh herbs, but it can be modified to house most any small plant!
Gardening: Please help tell me what this is called
Can anyone tell me what kind of flower this is, we just bought a home and it was planted in a flowerbed?
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There were some in our backyard when we moved in and the nursery people here called it a Swamp ...»
Gardening: What is this??
It is growing beside the road, at my neighbors house. It is growing up into a tree. I think its kind of pretty .. but would like to know what it is first, before I go poking around in it.
Gardening: A mystery plant has shown up in my flower bed. Any one know what it is
At first I was worried that it was Hog Weed, but after looking at photos on line I'm not sure.

