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Knockout Roses Fall Care

Laura — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:08:58 +0000

This article and video is about Knockout Roses Fall care and pruning. What should your Fall cleanup include? Should you prune Knockout Roses in the Fall or in the Spring? I answer these questions and cover everything needed to get your roses ready for Winter. Every year in Fall there are lots of questions regarding...

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Black Spot on Knockout Roses: How To Treat

Laura — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:38:24 +0000

How to treat Black Spot on Knockout Roses in 3 steps, plus solutions to prevent Black Spot from taking over Knockout Roses. Includes video. Black Spot on Knockout Roses is not a fun topic, but it is a necessary one! In this article — and in the included video — I use examples from the...

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Black Spots on Hydrangeas: Goodbye for Good!

Laura — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 01:05:55 +0000

Can’t stand black spots on hydrangeas? Neither can I! I’m sharing the causes and solutions, plus why I ultimately decided to toss out my own mophead bigleaf hydrangeas! My love of mophead bigleaf hydrangeas! Ever since I can remember, I’ve adored the deep blue color of hydrangeas that I would see on Cape Cod, Massachusetts...

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Dandelions and bees and your neighbors

Laura — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:27:18 +0000

Can dandelions and bees and your neighbors peacefully coexist? Could I leave our dandelions for the bees? Could you? And what would the neighbors think? A few days ago, I read an article about dandelions in The Guardian that made me stop and think. The article — Help Bees By Not Mowing Dandelions, Gardeners Told...

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Improve Soil Quality with Composted Cow Manure

Laura — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 23:16:45 +0000

I use Black Kow composted cow manure to improve garden soil organically. Our shrubs and flowers are healthy and beautiful. Here is why it works for me. First off, this article is not sponsored in any way by Black Kow. I’m sharing my experience using their cow manure compost because our garden soil has greatly...

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How to get rid of earthworm holes in garden mulch

Laura — Tue, 08 May 2018 14:22:05 +0000

Earthworm holes aren’t a bad thing. You want earthworms in your garden beds. However, their dirt pile holes look awful. Here’s how to get rid of earthworm holes in garden mulch easily. Once upon a time, we had a problem with mushrooms in our garden beds: I didn’t even notice the earthworm holes among the...

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Gardening: How to remove wild mushrooms the easy way!

Laura — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:20:01 +0000

I’m going to show you how to remove wild mushrooms the easy way! No chemicals or DIY liquid mixtures needed! I think mushrooms are cute, but not when the pop up in our garden beds. I plunked Mr. Gnome next to them, thinking he would help the mushrooms look like an actual garden feature. Although I totally...

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Sinking concrete? Lift it with Mudjacking!

Laura — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:35:00 +0000

Our driveway is made up of concrete slabs, and some of those slabs have been sinking slowly over the past few years. It finally got so bad that we had to do something. But what? Background We never quite understood why our driveway was sinking. We drive a tiny Honda Fit, not a giant SUV,...

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Container Garden Care: Fertilizing!

Laura — Fri, 16 May 2014 19:03:00 +0000

One of the most important steps you can do to help your container gardens thrive is to feed them regularly with a good fertilizer. It’s almost as important as remembering to water your plants! See my easy tips – along with fertilizer suggestions of what I use – over at Live Creatively Inspired! Click here:...

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Container Gardening: My 3 Top Tips!

Laura — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:00:00 +0000

I ran a Container Garden mini-series last year here on my blog, and it was super-popular, so here are the links all in one handy post! Just in time for the Summer heat – which can really do a number on your potted flowers and plants – follow these three easy container gardening tips and...

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