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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. Giving depth to the trends that are defining gardening in 2023, the newest edition of the Garden Guide is now available in digital and print form!

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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There really is nothing like the experience of eating something that you have just picked fresh from your own garden. Fifty years ago, this was the norm; almost every backyard had a veggie patch that supplemented the food bought at a store. Gradually, the home veggie garden became obsolete. However, the tide has turned again.

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5 Tips for the Beginning Gardener

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you want to improve your health and your sustainability, one of the best ways is to grow a garden. Caring for a garden offers opportunities for exercise outside, and it allows for you to ensure that the food you eat is responsibly grown. For the beginner, though, gardening can present a number of challenges.

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Guerrilla Gardening And Seed Bombing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy and her Green Guerrilla group in New York City, guerrilla gardening uses “seed grenades” as a way of introducing vegetation to empty lots in NYC in order to make the city look better. Want to get involved in doing some guerrilla gardening of your own? You know you do! Plan a mission.

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How to Learn About Gardening in a New Locale

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve been trying my hand at gardening for the last 15 years, though in a very amateur way. (If The gardening season in the Midwest is how I thought gardening everywhere worked. This summer we moved to Tucson, Arizona, and I learned that growing a garden in the desert is nothing like growing a garden in the Midwest.

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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. The buildings are beautiful, the history, the language, the river, the food. Every one is so different and I love it.

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Weis: Olive Garden Dressing ONLY $2.59 Each Thru 6/4

For the Mommas

Weis: Olive Garden Dressing ONLY $2.59 Make a yummy, crispy salad with Olive Garden Dressing that is available for ONLY $2.59 Thru 6/4, Olive Garden Salad Dressing 16 oz is priced at $3.59 1 Olive Garden® Salad Dressing Coupon to use on this deal. Buy (1) Olive Garden Salad Dressing 16 oz $3.59 Save $1.00