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Embracing the green garden when no flowers are blooming

Laura — Fri, 29 May 2020 14:58:43 +0000

The green garden comes into its own when no flowers are blooming. Spring is finished and Summer just getting started. Here is my soothing green garden in detail. That space between the Spring blooming bulbs, flowering shrubs and trees, and Summer garden flowers blooming profusely, is completely green. Everything is simply green in the garden....

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June Garden Photos (Six on Saturday)

Laura — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 04:10:41 +0000

Join me as I share photos of my June garden, including Red and Yellow Twig Dogwoods, Roses, Geranium Rozanne, Astilbes, Dianthus and more. What is Six on Saturday? Anyone who loves to garden can participate in Six on Saturday. We all share six photos of what’s happening in our gardens that week. You can see...

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Summer Garden Blooms!

Laura — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 03:51:00 +0000

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know that I’m in absolute gardening bliss every Summer! Our gardens are blooming with all sorts of color right now, and I thought you’d like to see a sampling of our Summer flowers up close! Summer Garden Blooms! Jade Coneflowers: These coneflowers have dark green centers...

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Marigolds and Vegetables: experiment update!

Laura — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:48:00 +0000

Last month, over at Live Creatively Inspired, I shared the start of our garden experiment: adding marigolds to our vegetable garden perimeter, with the hope they would repel bad pests and rodents, while encouraging beneficial insects like bees for better pollination. And now it’s time for an update! In summary? So far, so good! It’s...

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Plant Marigolds in the Vegetable Garden!

Laura — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:37:00 +0000

Do you plant flowers among your vegetables? We’re planting marigolds in our vegetable bed this year, after I read about the possible benefits of doing so. I’m sharing all the benefits today over at Live Creatively Inspired. Click here to read: Marigolds in the Vegetable Garden? Yes! And if you’re curious how we built our...

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