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My Garden Notebook

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This year, we replaced the dirt in my square foot garden , built a vertical trellis , planted perennials around our patio, and a slew of smaller projects. One note that I made was to read about starting annual flowers from seed for next spring. I planted impatiens through out the flower beds this year to add some continuous color.

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7 Tips to Conserve Water and Save Money

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Use water collected from dehumidifier to water your garden and flower pots. It fills up quickly on sweltering days and I use that water for my flower pots. When waiting for the hot water to heat up from the faucet, trap water in a jug or bucket and use it to water your garden and flower containers. Thanks for reading.

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Square Foot Gardening: Spring Clean Up

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As you can see, it needed some attention: Some of the 'weeds' in the picuture is the mint that I naively planted 10 years ago when we built my garden box. Do yourself a favor and plant your mint in a container unless you want to spend your spare time yanking it from your garden. It is the most invasive plant known to man!

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Square Foot Gardening: Starting Over With New Soil

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Last year, I chronicled my box garden conversion from random planting to the more calculated method, known as Square Foot Gardening. Besides, he would be working on spreading the 3 cubic yards of leaf compost that we ordered around the front yard landscape and other flower beds around our home. Thanks for reading.

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Giveaway: $50 ProFlowers Gift Certificate

Saving With Shellie

When it comes to Mother’s Day, one of the most classic gifts is flowers. ProFlowers has a huge variety of flowers, plants and other gifts. You see, she is very particular about her flowers. ProFlowers has been connecting consumers with fresh-from-the-field flowers since 1998. But it turned our perfectly.

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My Backyard Compost

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I don't really time myself, but when the compost is crumbly and dark brown, I add it to the garden or flower beds. Last year, a pumpkin plant started growing out of the side of one of my bins. Thanks for reading. How I Compost: As you see above I have 2 bins. When it fills up, I take it to the compost. Do you have a compost?

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

Also, fresh blueberries at this time too, is on sale for $1 to $2 less, thanks to it being summer in South America. Other Items on Sale: Sports gear, flowers other than red roses, big screens from the previous year, soy sauce, canned water chestnuts. April Showers brings May Flowers! and BOGO at some shops such as Publix).