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Front Yard Landscaping: Spring Clean Up!

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We spent the past weekend yanking weeds, trimming the edges, spreading mulch, and sprucing up our front yard landscaping. I also need to figure out what we are going to plant under our bay window. It has been a problem area ever since we re-did our landscaping in 2007. Do It Yourself Landscaping: Take 2. and more WEEDS.

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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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How to Control Garden Weeds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I remember, as a child, spending hours in the garden with my mother. We would pull weeds, pick produce, plant seeds , water, and generally putter in the garden. Now that I am older and have a home of my own, I realize how much work a garden can be. How do you control weeds in your garden?

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Front Yard Landscaping: Take 3

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The DIY project that we are most proud of is the landscaping in our front yard. Read more about our Front Yard Landscaping: We Did It Ourselves. Read more about Front Yard Landscaping: Take 2. The 3 shrubs that we planted last year under the bay window have buds and should bloom in the next few weeks. Thanks for reading.

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How to Find Free or Low Cost Gardening Seminars

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Whether you are a novice gardener or a master gardener, there are many free or low cost gardening seminars, workshops, and events happening at this time of year. You'll walk away with great information about this year's gardening trends, gardening techniques, and maybe even a plant or two.

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Square Foot Gardening: Spring Clean Up

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We spent Easter weekend sprucing up our front and back yard landscaping. We spent this past weekend, cleaning up my square foot garden. 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. Now, I'm ready to plant.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. It’s FREE and each playground visit is a new experience with different kids to play with and different equipment to explore. Hit the tennis courts.

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