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Mini Garden Shovel Love: being petite has its advantages!

Laura — Wed, 12 May 2021 15:33:00 +0000

A mini garden shovel makes gardening easier. Read why this is such an essential gardening tool, especially for women. I love this shovel! If you had told me in my 20s — or even my 30s — that I’d be in love with a petite garden shovel, I would have laughed my head off in...

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Six Gifts for Gardeners They Will Love

Laura — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:19:48 +0000

What do you give a gardener? Today I have six gifts for gardeners they will love. I personally purchased each one of these, and would love to receive any of these as a gift! I hope my six gift ideas will help you out when it comes to finding a gift for a gardener in...

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Pruning Ornamental Grasses: short, medium, tall

Laura — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:05:17 +0000

Pruning ornamental grasses is an easy task with this helpful guide. Learn how to prune short, medium and tall ornamental grasses, plus evergreen grasses. Pruning ornamental grasses is a necessary garden chore, but don’t worry: it is an easy task to do. Once a year is all you need to keep your ornamental grasses looking...

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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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Pinky Winky Hydrangea Care — Your Ultimate Guide

Laura — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:00:20 +0000

Pinky Winky Hydrangea Care – Your Ultimate Guide to successfully grow and enjoy your Pinky Winky hydrangeas. Includes how to prune them the easy way! Pinky Winky Hydrangea is an easy-care Summer flowering shrub and a fabulous shrub for beginner gardeners because of how trouble-free it is. New pruning video! I have added a video...

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Should You Deadhead Knockout Roses?

Laura — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 23:38:02 +0000

Should you deadhead Knockout Roses? If you do, you’ll enjoy nearly constant blooming throughout the Summer and possibly into the Fall season. Please note: I may use Knock Out Roses and Knockout Roses interchangeably in this article. Although the official name is Knock Out (two words), there are many who use the word Knockout (one...

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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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My New Garden Kneeler: yes, my knees are happy!

Laura — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 23:20:38 +0000

I absolutely love my new garden kneeler and yes, my knees are happy too! If you’re a gardener, you know that Fall brings with it all sorts of garden chores, and a good garden kneeler is a must. If you garden, do you use a garden kneeler? I swear by mine — a basic blue one I...

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My nitrile gardening gloves are the best!

Laura — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:30:12 +0000

My favorite nitrile gardening gloves are the best! I have used so many different types of gardening gloves over the years, and finally — finally!! — have found my favorite ones! Here’s why I love them so much. Even when I was a little girl, gardening with my Mom and Dad, I remember wearing gardening...

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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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