Category Archives: Gardening Tips Plant Specific

Our Grand Potato Harvest of 2010

Well, here’s our potato harvest for this year.  Only a few of the plants had turned brown, but once Jeff got the pitch fork in hand and started digging, he got a little excited about his little potato harvesting adventure … Continue reading

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The Perfect Time to Harvest Potatoes

Jeff and I were taking a look at what still needed to be done in the garden for Fall when we had a discussion on when to harvest potatoes.  He has about six plants of various varieties growing in the … Continue reading

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Tricks to Growing a Square Watermelon

It’s that time of season again when fruits and vegetables are plentiful and it’s time to eat a lot of them before they become scarce again. But would you want to cut into a prized square watermelon? Just like the … Continue reading

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Avalanche Clematis and Azalea Golden Lights Pictures

This time of year I always have to brag about what’s in our garden, specifically our Avalanche Clematis and the Golden Lights Azalea.  We picked the Azalea up at a nursery about three years ago and it has never disappointed … Continue reading

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From Container Garden to Lilac Bouquet

Make a Lilac bouquet and learn how to trim your Lilac Bush. I received another nice bouquet from Jeff last week.  It’s a Lilac Bouquet!  It was on the table when I came home and I had to look twice … Continue reading

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It’s Almost Time for Tulip Flowers!

I love this time of year when the Tulips start to appear. Ours are starting to come out, so I think it’s time for an article on Tulip flowers!

If you are trying to grow tulips in your garden, here’s how to make them last for as long as two months!
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Climbing Ivy, Good or Bad for Walls?

It’s not uncommon to see Ivy crawling up an outside wall of a house, and/or spreading itself over an entire wall so I decided to find out if this was a good thing. Continue reading

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Trimming/Harvesting Roses

Trimming the Roses throughout the year is easy, there are only three things to remember: Prune the flowers that are wilting before they go to hips.  This will ensure continuous blooms ALWAYS prune to a leaf set with 5 leaves, … Continue reading

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Theres a New Hydrangea in Town

I love our Hydrangeas, mostly because there are not too many plants that are blue!  However, I sometimes envy those who have pink or red Hydrangeas because I have never been able to change the color of mine, until now. … Continue reading

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What Goes Around Comes Around — The Bearded Iris!

Sometimes I can’t believe what’s growing in our Garden.  I noticed these Bearded Iris’s outside, but suddenly, I had a vase full of them on my table when I came home from shopping.  Jeff thought we couldn’t see them good enough … Continue reading

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