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My Garden Notebook

Family Balance Sheet

The summer garden season is winding down for me. As I begin to clear out the garden, I am making notes for next year. I have been keeping a garden notebook ever since I started my garden back in the summer of 2002 and it comes in handy year after year. Do you keep a garden notebook? Let us know in the comments.

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Your Next Romantic Getaway

Shereen Travels Cheap

Wherever we go, we try to visit botanical gardens and parks. I enjoyed Longwood Gardens more than any other, but I loved Kew Gardens as much as I loved the Botanical Building in San Diego's Balboa Park. If you're willing to go further away, there are infinite possibilities. Every one is so different and I love it.

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Live Butterfly Garden

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Have you seen the Live Butterfly Garden Hatching Kit advertised on TV? The box contains the mesh 'garden' as seen on the box and a coupon to receive 5 caterpillars and food via mail. She waited anxiously all winter to be able to order the caterpillars for the garden. The Butterfly Garden was a lot of fun for my whole family.

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Vertical Gardening

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It is my most favorite plant to grow in my garden, but the last two years, they have taken over my small little garden box and spilled into my yard. Enter the Square Foot Gardening method. Last summer, I converted my 4 X 8 box to a Square Foot Garden and I was very pleased with the results. Let us know in the comments.

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My (almost) Square Foot Garden

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The weather this past weekend was gorgeous, so I took advantage of it and finally planted my vegetable and herb garden. I converted to a square foot garden in 2010 and it really changed the way that I garden. It is an efficient way of gardening. I referred to my garden notes from 2011 to plan this year.

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Dollar General Penny List & Markdowns | December 19, 2023

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Penny List Fall Harvest Home Green Star Apparel Accessories & Shoes Green Star Socks Grey Diamond Socks Yellow Dot Apparel Accessories & Shoes Pink Square Swim & Summer Toys Lawn & Garden Suncare July 4th Seasonal Halloween Seasonal Halloween Haunted Light Up Decor – 430001920814 Halloween Mini Candy Corn Decor – 430001920777 (..)

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Vertical Gardening Update: I've Got Cantaloupes

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Cantaloupe is one of my most favorite things to grow in the garden. In years past, the plants took over my garden and spilled into the yard , so I changed my planting strategy for the melons this year and planted upward , not at ground level. The taste is unbelievable, so sweet and juicy. Do you plant melons vertically?

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