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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My spouse and I have gained quite a bit of experience planting bushes, trees and flowers over the years. Our two biggest experiences were in planting thousands of pine seedlings from the state nursery on our 40 acre farm (in our younger years)and planting around 3000 spring flowering bulbs on our current 6 acres. So do finances.

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Book Nook: The Old Farmer's Almanac 2023 Garden Guide

Motherhood Moments

Gardening has never gone out of style, but a surge of new gardeners has sparked an evolution not only in what is being planted but also in how and why gardeners are doing so. There’s also a desire across all age groups to grow sustainably, become more self-sufficient, and build community.”

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Fun Freetime: TurfMutt Foundation Predicts “Backyarding” Advances to a Master Level

Motherhood Moments

The building industry will incorporate the hottest amenity around – outdoor space – when conceptualizing planned communities and developments. Homeowners will continue to plant with wildlife in mind. Raised garden beds eliminate the need to kneel to tend or view plants. Yard maintenance grows smarter.

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Going Green - CarbonShack's Premier Textiles

Motherhood Moments

Following last quarter’s focus on lighting , CarbonShack dives into Q2 elevating their textiles, featuring vibrant biophilic designs that unearth and celebrate the beauty of nature’s building blocks, inside and outside of us, leading with the debut of a new kelp-inspired textile design.

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My New 30 Travel Things

Shereen Travels Cheap

Botanical gardens - I may be allergic to a lot of things, but that doesn't stop me from loving cool plants and flowers. I am fascinated by the fact that some gardeners just know how to grow almost anything. Seeing local plants all in one area can be a fun way to learn things about your destination. I want to be organized, too.

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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You were going to save a bundle on your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables and herbs. Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more. Grow Heirlooms And Save Their Seeds.

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How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

Saving Cents With Sense

This year, we wanted to build a permanent above ground garden that we could maintain each year. The nice part about building your own box garden is that you can make it any size that you want. We planted the new plants that were growing in the repurposed egg carton that I constructed 2 weeks ago. 8 wood screws.

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